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AVP Tour
$60,000 AVP Heritage Contender Series Denver Open
July 3 - 5, 2026

(Q27) Kelsey Brandin/Arina Gerasimova

Kelsey Brandin

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 20, 1993 (32 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

13th (FIVB Sibiu 2026)

Career AVP Best:

33rd (Denver 2026)

Career Winnings:

$110.14

Arina Gerasimova

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 3, 1987 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Zaporozhyr, Ukraine

Height:

5'8"

College(s):

SUNY-Albany
St. John's

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

13th (FIVB Sibiu 2026)

Career AVP Best:

33rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$110.14

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	US$171.21
Overall	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	US$171.21

Previous Denver Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Denver Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/3/2026	Qualifier 1	Avery Poppinga / Nicci Yardley (20, Q6)	Lost 17-21, 17-21

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$150.00
Contender Series/Tour Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$150.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Kelsey Brandin												Arina Gerasimova
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$75.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$75.00
											Manhattan Beach	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											Gold Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$75.00	Total	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	$75.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2026	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
Total	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Kelsey Brandin													Arina Gerasimova
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2019	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00
											2022	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											2023	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2026	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Total	Total	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	$0.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set				Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches	By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0	Won 2-1	Lost 2-1	Overall	Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall	Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%
2025-2026	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3

Head to Head Results
Brandin/Gerasimova trail the series against the field 0-1 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 20, Q6 Poppinga/Yardley 0-1
7/3/26	AVP	Denver Open	Qualifier 1	Poppinga/Yardley	20, Q6	Brandin/Gerasimova	Q27	21-17, 21-17