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AVP Tour
$200,000 AVP Cuervo Gold Crown Miami Open
April 13 - 15, 2007

(22, Q3) 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 Miami Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	7/20-23/2006	Chicago Open	28, Q5	17th	104	$800.00
AVP	7/13-16/2006	Birmingham-Hoover Open	25, Q2	25th	36	$300.00
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

Miami Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 4/13/2007

Qualifier 2

Raquel Beson / Amy Castro (Q19)

Won 21-11, 21-15

0:42

Fri, 4/13/2007

Qualifier 3

Iwona Lodzik / Kristin Ursillo (Q11)

Won 21-17, 21-13

0:34

Sat, 4/14/2007

Winner 1

Jennifer Kessy / April Ross (11)

Lost 12-21, 16-21

0:35

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Tara Kuk	Total	17	4	2	0.118	0	3	0	1
	1	12	3	2	0.083	0	3	0	0
	2	5	1	0	0.200	0	0	0	1
Kim Whitney	Total	26	14	6	0.308	3	6	1	3
	1	9	4	3	0.111	2	0	1	2
	2	17	10	3	0.412	1	6	0	1

Sat, 4/14/2007

Contender 1

Dianne DeNecochea / Barbra Fontana (5)

Lost 23-21, 14-21, 10-15

1:05

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Tara Kuk	Total	33	10	6	0.121	0	9	4	0
	1	9	3	2	0.111	0	3	4	0
	2	17	4	4	0.000	0	2	0	0
	3	7	3	0	0.429	0	4	0	0
Kim Whitney	Total	33	13	5	0.242	0	13	1	5
	1	18	6	1	0.278	0	6	0	2
	2	8	2	3	-0.125	0	5	1	2
	3	7	5	1	0.571	0	2	0	1

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Tara Kuk	50	14	8	0.120	0	12	4	1
Kim Whitney	59	27	11	0.271	3	19	2	8

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	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	$2,450.00	9	8	52.9 %
2007	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$800.00	2	2	50.0 %
Total	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	$3,250.00	11	10	52.4 %

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
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	$1,375.00	2006	AVP	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	4	$1,525.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$400.00	2007	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$400.00
16	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	7	$1,825.00	Total	Total	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	5	$1,925.00

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%
2006-2007	19	86.4%	1	4.5%	2	9.1%	20-2	90.9%	2	10.0%	3	15.0%	15	75.0%	2-18	10.0%	19-15	55.9%	3-5	37.5%	0	0	23-20	53.5%
Against the Field	5	55.6%	1	11.1%	3	33.3%	6-3	66.7%	1	7.7%	1	7.7%	11	84.6%	1-12	7.7%	10-22	31.3%	4-8	33.3%	0	0	7-15	31.8%

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 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Davis/Johnson Jordan 0-1
7/21/06	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 1	Davis/Johnson Jordan	5	Kuk/Whitney	28, Q5	21-8, 21-15	0:36
Trail the series against # 5 DeNecochea/Fontana 0-1
4/14/07	AVP	Miami Open	Contender 1	DeNecochea/Fontana	5	Kuk/Whitney	22, Q3	21-23, 21-14, 15-10	1:05
Trail the series against # 9 Barnes/Williams 0-2
7/21/06	AVP	Chicago Open	Contender 2	Barnes/Williams	11	Kuk/Whitney	28, Q5	21-12, 21-10	0:35
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 # 11 Kessy/Ross 0-1
4/14/07	AVP	Miami Open	Winner 1	Kessy/Ross	11	Kuk/Whitney	22, Q3	21-12, 21-16	0:35
Lead the series against # 16 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 # 17 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 # Q11 Lodzik/Ursillo 1-0
4/13/07	AVP	Miami Open	Qualifier 3	Kuk/Whitney	22, Q3	Lodzik/Ursillo	Q11	21-17, 21-13	0:34
Lead the series against # Q19 Beson/Castro 1-0
4/13/07	AVP	Miami Open	Qualifier 2	Kuk/Whitney	22, Q3	Beson/Castro	Q19	21-11, 21-15	0:42