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AVP Tour
$183,000 Atlanta Open
July 6 - 9, 2006

(23) Tara Kuk/Kim Whitney

Tara Burton Kuk

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 31, 1977 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sarasota, FL

Height:

6'0"

College(s):

Jacksonville University

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

7th (2 times)

Career AVP Best:

9th (4 times)

Career Winnings:

$16,237.50

Kim Whitney

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 4, 1977 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Clearwater, FL

Height:

6'1"

College(s):

Kansas State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

$8,662.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	37	Money
AVP	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	7	2	1	$15,325.00

Previous Atlanta Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	6/9-11/2006	Hermosa Beach Open	27, Q18	17th	72	$600.00

Atlanta Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 7/7/2006

Winner 1

Katie Jameson / Tracy Jones (10)

Won 21-18, 21-17

0:35

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Tara Kuk	Total	12	10	0	0.833	1	7	0	4
	1	4	4	0	1.000	0	1	0	2
	2	8	6	0	0.750	1	6	0	2
Kim Whitney	Total	36	21	4	0.472	0	7	3	5
	1	21	13	3	0.476	0	2	3	2
	2	15	8	1	0.467	0	5	0	3

Fri, 7/7/2006

Winner 2

Carrie Dodd / Barbra Fontana (7)

Lost 13-21, 17-21

0:36

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Tara Kuk	Total	24	12	1	0.458	0	8	2	1
	1	12	5	1	0.333	0	2	1	1
	2	12	7	0	0.583	0	6	1	0
Kim Whitney	Total	22	10	2	0.364	0	7	0	2
	1	8	3	2	0.125	0	0	0	2
	2	14	7	0	0.500	0	7	0	0

Fri, 7/7/2006

Contender 1

Janelle Allen / Jennifer Snyder (24, Q4)

Lost 15-21, 13-21

0:31

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Tara Kuk	Total	24	6	3	0.125	0	2	0	2
	1	11	3	0	0.273	0	2	0	1
	2	13	3	3	0.000	0	0	0	1
Kim Whitney	Total	21	13	3	0.476	1	2	0	1
	1	11	7	0	0.636	0	1	0	1
	2	10	6	3	0.300	1	1	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Tara Kuk	60	28	4	0.400	1	17	2	7
Kim Whitney	79	44	9	0.443	1	16	3	8
Total	139	72	13	0.424	2	33	5	15
Opponents	126	81	10	0.563	3	51	7	12

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	7	2	0	$15,325.00
Total	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	7	2	0	$15,325.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Tara Kuk												Kim Whitney
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
35	0	0	0	0	0	6	13	8	0	$12,882.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	23	0	0	0	0	0	4	9	4	0	$8,662.50
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,980.00	Manhattan Beach
36	0	0	0	0	0	7	13	8	0	$14,862.50	Total	23	0	0	0	0	0	4	9	4	0	$8,662.50

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
2006	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$1,350.00	5	4	55.6 %
Total	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$1,350.00	5	4	55.6 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Tara Kuk													Kim Whitney
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2004	AVP
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	$50.00	2005	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	$825.00	2006	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	$975.00
12	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	7	$875.00	Total	Total	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	5	$975.00

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	21	77.8%	3	11.1%	3	11.1%	24-3	88.9%	5	17.9%	4	14.3%	19	67.9%	5-23	17.9%	21-19	52.5%	8-7	53.3%	0	0	30-26	53.6%
2005-2006	6	85.7%	1	14.3%	0	0.0%	7-0	100.0%	1	11.1%	2	22.2%	6	66.7%	1-8	11.1%	6-6	50.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	9-8	52.9%
Against the Field	5	71.4%	1	14.3%	1	14.3%	6-1	85.7%	1	10.0%	1	10.0%	8	80.0%	1-9	10.0%	10-16	38.5%	4-4	50.0%	0	0	7-10	41.2%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	14	2	0	0	0	0	3	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	26
Total	0	0	14	2	0	0	0	0	3	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	26

Head to Head Results
Kuk/Whitney trail the series against the field 2-4 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 6 DeNecochea/Leibl 0-1
6/10/06	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 1	DeNecochea/Leibl	6	Kuk/Whitney	27, Q18	21-11, 21-10	0:35
Trail the series against # 7 Dodd/Fontana 0-1
7/7/06	AVP	Atlanta Open	Winner 2	Dodd/Fontana	7	Kuk/Whitney	23	21-13, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # 10 Jameson/Jones 1-0
7/7/06	AVP	Atlanta Open	Winner 1	Kuk/Whitney	23	Jameson/Jones	10	21-18, 21-17	0:35
Trail the series against # 12 Barnes/Williams 0-1
6/10/06	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 2	Barnes/Williams	12	Kuk/Whitney	27, Q18	21-16, 25-27, 15-12	1:03
Trail the series against # 24, Q4 Allen/Snyder 0-1
7/7/06	AVP	Atlanta Open	Contender 1	Allen/Snyder	24, Q4	Kuk/Whitney	23	21-15, 21-13	0:31
Lead the series against # Q14 Binder/Fair 1-0
6/9/06	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Qualifier 4	Kuk/Whitney	27, Q18	Binder/Fair	Q31	17-21, 21-14, 15-6	0:52