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AVP Tour
$200,000 AVP Louisville Open
May 24 - 27, 2007

(21, Q2) Tara Kuk/Kim Whitney

Tara Burton Kuk

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 31, 1977 (47 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 (47 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 Louisville Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	5/10-13/2007	Glendale Open	Q5	37th	12	$0.00
AVP	4/19-22/2007	Dallas Open	Q2	25th	36	$0.00
AVP	4/13-15/2007	Miami Open	22, Q3	17th	72	$800.00
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

Louisville Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Thu, 5/24/2007

Qualifier 2

Kealani Kimball / Rosalinda Masler (Q15)

Won 21-12, 21-13

0:33

Thu, 5/24/2007

Qualifier 3

Dana Rothman / Alicia Zamparelli-Flavia (Q7)

Won 21-16, 21-18

0:42

Fri, 5/25/2007

Winner 1

Lauren Fendrick / Brittany Hochevar (12)

Won 18-21, 21-17, 15-13

1:05

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Tara Kuk	Total	33	17	5	0.364	1	9	3	1
	1	14	5	4	0.071	0	3	1	0
	2	9	7	0	0.778	0	4	1	0
	3	10	5	1	0.400	1	2	1	1
Kim Whitney	Total	33	21	5	0.485	1	18	0	3
	1	13	8	2	0.462	0	9	0	1
	2	11	8	2	0.545	0	2	0	2
	3	9	5	1	0.444	1	7	0	0

Fri, 5/25/2007

Winner 2

Jennifer Kessy / April Ross (5)

Lost 24-26, 12-21

0:48

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Tara Kuk	Total	32	14	4	0.313	0	7	0	5
	1	17	8	0	0.471	0	5	0	4
	2	15	6	4	0.133	0	2	0	1
Kim Whitney	Total	27	14	2	0.444	0	19	1	3
	1	18	10	0	0.556	0	14	1	3
	2	9	4	2	0.222	0	5	0	0

Fri, 5/25/2007

Contender 1

Erin Byrd / Paige Jensen (22, Q4)

Won 23-21, 21-17

0:44

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Tara Kuk	Total	34	13	3	0.294	1	10	3	1
	1	18	6	2	0.222	0	7	2	1
	2	16	7	1	0.375	1	3	1	0
Kim Whitney	Total	21	16	2	0.667	2	11	1	4
	1	12	10	1	0.750	1	4	0	2
	2	9	6	1	0.556	1	7	1	2

Sat, 5/26/2007

Contender 2

Stacy Brannon / Jenelle Koester (19)

Won 22-20, 21-17

0:43

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Tara Kuk	Total	37	22	4	0.486	0	10	0	1
	1	17	11	1	0.588	0	6	0	0
	2	20	11	3	0.400	0	4	0	1
Kim Whitney	Total	18	12	2	0.556	2	15	1	6
	1	13	7	2	0.385	1	11	0	4
	2	5	5	0	1.000	1	4	1	2

Sat, 5/26/2007

Contender 3

Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs (2)

Lost 8-21, 14-21

0:29

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Tara Kuk	Total	13	3	4	-0.077	1	3	0	2
	1	10	2	2	0.000	1	2	0	1
	2	3	1	2	-0.333	0	1	0	1
Kim Whitney	Total	25	8	4	0.160	1	5	0	1
	1	9	2	2	0.000	0	1	0	1
	2	16	6	2	0.250	1	4	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Tara Kuk	149	69	20	0.329	3	39	6	10
Kim Whitney	124	71	15	0.452	6	68	3	17

Head to Head Results
Kuk/Whitney trail the series against the field 6-10 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Branagh/Youngs 0-1
5/26/07	AVP	Louisville Open	Contender 3	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kuk/Whitney	21, Q2	21-8, 21-14	0:29
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 5 Kessy/Ross 0-2
5/25/07	AVP	Louisville Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	5	Kuk/Whitney	21, Q2	26-24, 21-12	0:48
4/14/07	AVP	Miami Open	Winner 1	Kessy/Ross	11	Kuk/Whitney	22, Q3	21-12, 21-16	0:35
Trail the series against # 8 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
Lead the series against # 12 Fendrick/Hochevar 1-0
5/25/07	AVP	Louisville Open	Winner 1	Kuk/Whitney	21, Q2	Fendrick/Hochevar	12	18-21, 21-17, 15-13	1:05
Lead the series against # 15 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 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 # 18 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 # 19 Brannon/Koester 1-0
5/26/07	AVP	Louisville Open	Contender 2	Kuk/Whitney	21, Q2	Brannon/Koester	19	22-20, 21-17	0:43
Lead the series against # 22, Q4 Byrd/Jensen 1-0
5/25/07	AVP	Louisville Open	Contender 1	Kuk/Whitney	21, Q2	Byrd/Jensen	22, Q4	23-21, 21-17	0:44
Trail the series against # Q3 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 # Q7 Rothman/Zamparelli-Flavia 1-0
5/24/07	AVP	Louisville Open	Qualifier 3	Kuk/Whitney	21, Q2	Rothman/Zamparelli-Flavia	Q7	21-16, 21-18	0:42
Series tied with # Q15 Kimball/Masler 1-1
5/24/07	AVP	Louisville Open	Qualifier 2	Kuk/Whitney	21, Q2	Kimball/Masler	Q15	21-12, 21-13	0:33
5/10/07	AVP	Glendale Open	Qualifier 2	Kimball/Masler	Q28	Kuk/Whitney	Q5	21-18, 19-21, 15-13	1:06