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AVP Tour
$183,000 Birmingham-Hoover Open presented by Vault
July 13 - 16, 2006

(25, Q2) 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 Birmingham Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	7/6-9/2006	Atlanta Open	23	17th	72	$750.00
AVP	6/9-11/2006	Hermosa Beach Open	27, Q18	17th	72	$600.00

Birmingham-Hoover Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Thu, 7/13/2006

Qualifier 2

Mary Hegarty / Meaghan Hoepfl (Q15)

Won 21-9, 21-9

0:33

Fri, 7/14/2006

Winner 1

Mimi Amaral / Tatiana Minello (8)

Lost 8-21, 15-21

0:32

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Tara Kuk	Total	12	4	4	0.000	0	5	1	2
	1	3	1	2	-0.333	0	3	0	1
	2	9	3	2	0.111	0	2	1	1
Kim Whitney	Total	26	8	3	0.192	0	4	1	2
	1	17	5	3	0.118	0	3	0	1
	2	9	3	0	0.333	0	1	1	1

Fri, 7/14/2006

Contender 1

Angela Bryan / Lisa Fitzgerald (24, Q6)

Lost 21-23, 21-16, 11-15

0:56

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Tara Kuk	Total	51	25	7	0.353	1	18	1	3
	1	22	12	1	0.500	1	12	0	1
	2	14	7	3	0.286	0	5	1	2
	3	15	6	3	0.200	0	1	0	0
Kim Whitney	Total	22	14	5	0.409	0	17	3	2
	1	11	8	2	0.545	0	4	0	1
	2	5	3	1	0.400	0	5	1	1
	3	6	3	2	0.167	0	8	2	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Tara Kuk	63	29	11	0.286	1	23	2	5
Kim Whitney	48	22	8	0.292	0	21	4	4
Total	111	51	19	0.288	1	44	6	9
Opponents	109	54	13	0.376	6	40	9	7

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	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$1,650.00	6	6	50.0 %
Total	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$1,650.00	6	6	50.0 %

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
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	$975.00	2006	AVP	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	4	$1,125.00
13	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	7	$1,025.00	Total	Total	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	5	$1,125.00

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	6	85.7%	1	14.3%	0	0.0%	7-0	100.0%	1	9.1%	2	18.2%	8	72.7%	1-10	9.1%	12-16	42.9%	4-4	50.0%	0	0	8-10	44.4%

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 3-6 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 6 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
Trail the series against # 8 Amaral/Minello 0-1
7/14/06	AVP	Birmingham-Hoover Open	Winner 1	Amaral/Minello	8	Kuk/Whitney	25, Q2	21-8, 21-15	0:32
Lead the series against # 11 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 # 23 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
Trail the series against # 24, Q6 Bryan/Fitzgerald 0-1
7/14/06	AVP	Birmingham-Hoover Open	Contender 1	Bryan/Fitzgerald	24, Q6	Kuk/Whitney	25, Q2	23-21, 16-21, 15-11	0:56
Lead the series against # 31, Q9 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
Lead the series against # Q15 Hegarty/Hoepfl 1-0
7/13/06	AVP	Birmingham-Hoover Open	Qualifier 2	Kuk/Whitney	25, Q2	Hegarty/Hoepfl	Q15	21-9, 21-9	0:33