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AVP Tour
$200,000 AVP esurance Tampa Open
May 31 - June 3, 2007

(22, 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 Tampa Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	5/24-27/2007	Louisville Open	21, Q2	9th	144	$2,875.00
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

Tampa Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Thu, 5/31/2007

Qualifier 2

Capri Grotowski / Brandi Tenlen (Q15)

Won 21-9, 21-16

0:34

Thu, 5/31/2007

Qualifier 3

Angela Knopf / Catie Mintz (Q7)

Won 21-17, 21-19

0:43

Fri, 6/1/2007

Winner 1

Angie Akers / Brooke Niles (11)

Lost 12-21, 15-21

0:33

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Tara Kuk	Total	24	10	4	0.250	3	2	1	3
	1	13	7	2	0.385	2	2	0	0
	2	11	3	2	0.091	1	0	1	3
Kim Whitney	Total	13	4	3	0.077	1	3	0	2
	1	7	2	2	0.000	0	2	0	1
	2	6	2	1	0.167	1	1	0	1

Fri, 6/1/2007

Contender 1

Jennifer Fopma / Julie Romias (21)

Won 21-11, 21-15

0:34

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Tara Kuk	Total	27	17	2	0.556	1	8	1	3
	1	17	10	0	0.588	1	6	1	3
	2	10	7	2	0.500	0	2	0	0
Kim Whitney	Total	19	9	3	0.316	1	7	3	1
	1	5	2	2	0.000	0	4	2	0
	2	14	7	1	0.429	1	3	1	1

Sat, 6/2/2007

Contender 2

Ashley Ivy Swift / Heather Lowe (13)

Lost 15-21, 15-21

0:35

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Tara Kuk	Total	27	11	6	0.185	2	5	1	1
	1	15	5	3	0.133	1	3	0	1
	2	12	6	3	0.250	1	2	1	0
Kim Whitney	Total	26	7	2	0.192	0	10	1	0
	1	16	4	1	0.188	0	8	0	0
	2	10	3	1	0.200	0	2	1	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Tara Kuk	78	38	12	0.333	6	15	3	7
Kim Whitney	58	20	8	0.207	2	20	4	3

Head to Head Results
Kuk/Whitney trail the series against the field 8-10 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 8 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 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
Trail the series against # 11 Akers/Niles 0-1
6/1/07	AVP	Tampa Open	Winner 1	Akers/Niles	11	Kuk/Whitney	22, Q2	21-12, 21-15	0:33
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
Trail the series against # 13 Ivy Swift/Lowe 0-1
6/2/07	AVP	Tampa Open	Contender 2	Ivy Swift/Lowe	13	Kuk/Whitney	22, Q2	21-15, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 17 Jameson/Jones 1-0
7/7/06	AVP	Atlanta Open	Winner 1	Kuk/Whitney	23	Jameson/Jones	10	21-18, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # 18 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
Trail the series against # 19 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 # 20, Q1 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 # 21 Fopma/Romias 1-0
6/1/07	AVP	Tampa Open	Contender 1	Kuk/Whitney	22, Q2	Fopma/Romias	21	21-11, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # Q3 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
Lead the series against # Q7 Knopf/Mintz 1-0
5/31/07	AVP	Tampa Open	Qualifier 3	Kuk/Whitney	22, Q2	Knopf/Mintz	Q7	21-17, 21-19	0:43
Lead the series against # Q15 Grotowski/Tenlen 1-0
5/31/07	AVP	Tampa Open	Qualifier 2	Kuk/Whitney	22, Q2	Grotowski/Tenlen	Q15	21-9, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # Q16 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