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National Volleyball League
$100,000 NVL Miami Beach
September 10 - 11, 2011

(18) Gretchen Duffner-Hand/Tara Kuk

Gretchen Duffner-Hand

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 8, 1978 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

St. Louis, MO

Height:

6'1"

College(s):

Missouri-St. Louis

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

7th (NVL Mason 2013)

Career Winnings:

$6,337.50

Tara Burton Kuk

Photo: VolleyShots.com

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 NVL Best:

7th (Baltimore 2011)

Career Winnings:

$16,237.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
NVL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00

Previous Miami Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
AVP 2007	Did not play	Kim Whitney - 17th

Recent Results 1st Tournament

NVL Miami Beach Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 9/10/2011	Winner 1	Heather Evans / Cindy Phillips (15)	Won 21-19, 21-17
Sat, 9/10/2011	Winner 2	Lisa Fitzgerald / Brittany Hochevar (2)	Lost 11-21, 20-22
Sat, 9/10/2011	Contender 2	Lynne Galli / Tarin Locascio (16)	Won 21-15, 21-16
Sat, 9/10/2011	Contender 3	Tealle Hunkus / Heather Lowe (7)	Lost 14-21, 22-24

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$)

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Gretchen Duffner-Hand												Tara Kuk
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
31	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	4	0	$4,125.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	35	0	0	0	0	0	6	13	8	0	$12,882.50
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$1,337.50	Manhattan Beach	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,980.00
36	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	5	0	$5,462.50	Total	36	0	0	0	0	0	7	13	8	0	$14,862.50

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
2011	NVL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2	2	50.0 %
Total	NVL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2	2	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Gretchen Duffner-Hand													Tara Kuk
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2004	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2005	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	$50.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2006	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	$1,375.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2007	AVP	10	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	2	1	$4,537.50
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	$1,050.00	2008	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$900.00	2008	FIVB
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	$62.50	2009	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	0	$5,600.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00	2009	USAV IDQ
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	$1,050.00	2010	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	$3,300.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00	2010	USAV IDQ
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$250.00	2011	NVL	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$750.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$0.00	2011	Wide Open	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$625.00
36	0	0	0	0	0	5	7	5	19	$3,312.50	Total	Total	40	0	0	0	0	2	9	13	8	8	$16,237.50

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	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0-0	0	0	2-2	50.0%
2010-2011	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0-0	0	0	2-2	50.0%
Against the Field	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	4-4	50.0%	0-0	0	0	2-2	50.0%

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

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 2-2 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Fitzgerald/Hochevar 0-1
9/10/11	NVL	NVL Miami Beach	Winner 2	Fitzgerald/Hochevar	2	Duffner-Hand/Kuk	18	21-11, 22-20
Trail the series against # 7 Hunkus/Lowe 0-1
9/10/11	NVL	NVL Miami Beach	Contender 3	Hunkus/Lowe	7	Duffner-Hand/Kuk	18	21-14, 24-22
Lead the series against # 15 Evans/Phillips 1-0
9/10/11	NVL	NVL Miami Beach	Winner 1	Duffner-Hand/Kuk	18	Evans/Phillips	15	21-19, 21-17
Lead the series against # 16 Galli/Locascio 1-0
9/10/11	NVL	NVL Miami Beach	Contender 2	Duffner-Hand/Kuk	18	Galli/Locascio	16	21-15, 21-16