Wide Open Beach Volleyball
$150,000 U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball
September 1 - 4, 2011
(9) Tealle Hunkus/Heather Lowe
 
Tealle Hunkus
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 10, 1985 (40 yrs old)
Home Town: Girard, OH
Height: 6'0"
College(s): Duke
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 97
Career Wins: 6
Career Wide Open Best: 2nd (Seaside 2012)
Career Winnings: $84,835.00
Heather Lowe
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 13, 1975 (50 yrs old)
Home Town: Cypress, CA
Height: 6'0"
College(s): Oregon State
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 162
Career Wins: 2
Career Wide Open Best: 3rd (Seaside Heights 2011)
Career Winnings: $119,528.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533CQMoney
AVP4000000002110 $1,750.00
FIVB5000000000005 US$0.00
FIVB C&S1000000001000 US$200.00
NORCECA2010100000000 US$1,500.00
NVL3100000200000 $11,625.00
Pro Beach3000000200100 $5,475.00
USAV IDQ4000220000000 $0.00
Wide Open5001021100000 $12,750.00
Overall27111341503215 US$33,300.00
Previous Cincinnati Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
Pro Beach 8/26-28/2011 Manhattan Beach Open 4 9th 288 $3,000.00
Wide Open 8/20-21/2011 Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach 2 5th 0 $3,000.00
FIVB 8/15-20/2011 Åland Open Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 8/9-14/2011 Visa FIVB Beach Volleyball International 21 17th 0 US$200.00
Wide Open 7/30-31/2011 Corona Light Wide Open Chicago 4 5th 0 $4,000.00
NVL 7/23-24/2011 NVL Malibu 3 9th 600 $1,000.00
USAV IDQ 7/9-10/2011 USAV IDQ #3 1 4th 0 $0.00
Wide Open 6/25-26/2011 Corona Light Wide Open Seaside Heights 4 3rd 0 $2,500.00
Wide Open 6/11-12/2011 Corona Light Wide Open Siesta Key 7th 0 $1,250.00
NVL 5/20-21/2011 NVL Baltimore 10 1st 1500 $10,000.00
FIVB 5/3-8/2011 Shanghai Open Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 4/26-5/1/2011 Sanya Open Country Quota 0 US$0.00
USAV IDQ 4/2-3/2011 USAV IDQ #2 2 5th 0 $0.00
USAV IDQ 3/19-20/2011 USAV IDQ #1 1 4th 0 $0.00
FIVB 11/2-7/2010 Phuket Thailand Open Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 10/26-31/2010 Sanya Open Country Quota 0 US$0.00
U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 9/2/2011 Winner 1 Emily Capers / Heather McGuire (8) Lost 21-15, 13-21, 8-15 0:58
Sat, 9/3/2011 Contender 1 Oksana Boukhtina / Kimberly Harrison (16, Q2) Won 21-10, 21-18 0:38
Sat, 9/3/2011 Contender 2 Angie Akers / Nicole Branagh (3) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:44
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open900000000210 $1,750.00
Total900000000210 $1,750.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Tealle Hunkus Heather Lowe
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
42002069460 $33,905.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open9500008413450 $74,817.50
2000000200 $750.00 Challenger2100001000 $2,350.00
6000021210 $7,705.00 Manhattan Beach10000006211 $7,960.00
4000021100 $6,775.00 Tour Championships3000002000 $2,210.00
5400201011970 $49,135.00 Total11010008503661 $87,337.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2010AVP400000000211 $1,750.00 6746.2 %
2010FIVB200000000002 $0.00 020.0 %
2011USAV IDQ300021000000 $0.00 9564.3 %
2011NVL210000010000 $11,000.00 9375.0 %
2011Wide Open500102110000 $12,750.00 7653.8 %
2011Pro Beach100000010000 $3,000.00 2250.0 %
2011FIVB300000000003 $0.00 030.0 %
2011FIVB C&S100000000100 $200.00 1325.0 %
TotalAVP400000000211 $1,750.00 6746.2 %
TotalUSAV IDQ300021000000 $0.00 9564.3 %
TotalNVL210000010000 $11,000.00 9375.0 %
TotalWide Open500102110000 $12,750.00 7653.8 %
TotalPro Beach100000010000 $3,000.00 2250.0 %
TotalFIVB500000000005 $0.00 050.0 %
TotalFIVB C&S100000000100 $200.00 1325.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Tealle Hunkus  Heather Lowe
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2000BVA4000001111 $1,266.00
           2000USAV2000000200 $0.00
           2000FIVB1000000001 $0.00
           2000FIVB C&S1000001000 $350.00
           2001AVP4000004000 $3,185.00
           2001BVA1000001000 $1,250.00
           2001FIVB C&S1100000000 $2,000.00
           2002AVP6000004200 $3,295.00
           2003AVP1000001000 $800.00
           2004AVP10000044200 $9,650.00
           2005AVP12000005700 $7,325.00
           2006AVP14000007610 $9,150.00
1000000001 $0.00 2007AVP160000111400 $19,075.00
5000000014 $875.00 2008AVP17000049400 $24,037.50
8000000233 $1,810.00 2009AVP13000003820 $8,720.00
2000011000 $0.00 2009USAV IDQ1000100000 $0.00
1000000001 $0.00 2009FIVB          
           2009NORCECA1000010000 $150.00
6000000321 $1,400.00 2010AVP6000000231 $1,225.00
2100010000 $0.00 2010USAV IDQ2010010000 $0.00
2000000002 $0.00 2010FIVB2000000002 $0.00
3010200000 $1,000.00 2010NORCECA3020100000 $1,250.00
3000210000 $0.00 2011USAV IDQ3000210000 $0.00
2100001000 $5,500.00 2011NVL2100001000 $5,500.00
5001031000 $6,375.00 2011Wide Open5001031000 $6,375.00
1000001000 $1,500.00 2011Pro Beach1000001000 $1,500.00
3000000003 $0.00 2011FIVB3000000003 $0.00
1000000100 $100.00 2011FIVB C&S1000000100 $100.00
452114646615 $18,560.00 TotalTotal133231415543978 $106,203.50
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall5 55.6% 1 11.1% 3 33.3% 6-3 66.7% 1 25.0% 0 0.0% 3 75.0% 1-3 25.0% 5-3 62.5% 2-3 40.0% 00 7-6 53.8%
2010-20115 55.6% 1 11.1% 3 33.3% 6-3 66.7% 1 25.0% 0 0.0% 3 75.0% 1-3 25.0% 5-3 62.5% 2-3 40.0% 00 7-6 53.8%
Against the Field1 33.3% 0 0.0% 2 66.7% 1-2 33.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 100.0% 0-3 0.0% 2-6 25.0% 0-4 0.0% 00 1-5 16.7%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Challenge/Four Star/Open0541000003000000612
Total0541000003000000612
Head to Head Results
Hunkus/Lowe trail the series against the field 3-13 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 9 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Fendrick/Niles 0-2
11/2/10FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Country Quota Fendrick/Niles Hunkus/Lowe 17-21, 21-10, 15-12 0:52
10/26/10FIVBSanya Open Country Quota Fendrick/Niles 16, Q1 Hunkus/Lowe 21-18, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # 3 Akers/Branagh 0-1
9/3/11Wide OpenU.S. Open of Beach Volleyball Contender 2 Akers/Branagh 3 Hunkus/Lowe 9 21-16, 21-18 0:44
Trail the series against # 4 Kropp/Pavlik 1-2
7/31/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Chicago Winner 5 Kropp/Pavlik 1 Hunkus/Lowe 4 21-16, 21-16  
5/21/11NVLNVL Baltimore Semi-Finals Hunkus/Lowe 10 Kropp/Pavlik 2 21-17, 21-19 0:48
5/20/11NVLNVL Baltimore Winner 2 Kropp/Pavlik 2 Hunkus/Lowe 10 21-11, 21-12 0:37
Trail the series against # 5 Fitzgerald/Hochevar 0-1
8/15/11FIVBÅland Open Country Quota Fitzgerald/Hochevar Hunkus/Lowe 21-12, 21-17 0:32
Trail the series against # 6 Batt-Rohr/Sweat 0-1
8/21/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Winner 5 Batt-Rohr/Sweat 3 Hunkus/Lowe 2 21-14, 21-15  
Trail the series against # 7 Fopma/Jones 0-1
8/27/11Pro BeachManhattan Beach Open Winner 3 Fopma/Jones 5 Hunkus/Lowe 4 21-15, 21-13 0:43
Series tied with # 8 Capers/McGuire 1-1
9/2/11Wide OpenU.S. Open of Beach Volleyball Winner 1 Capers/McGuire 8 Hunkus/Lowe 9 15-21, 21-13, 15-8 0:58
5/21/11NVLNVL Baltimore Contender 4 Hunkus/Lowe 10 Capers/McGuire 12 25-23, 22-20 0:53
Trail the series against # 10 Gray/Piening 0-2
3/20/11USAV IDQUSAV IDQ #1 Bronze Medal Gray/Piening 4 Hunkus/Lowe 1 21-5, 21-19  
6/4/10AVPAVP Huntington Beach Open Contender 1 Gray/Piening 25, Q1 Hunkus/Lowe 24 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:58
Trail the series against # 11 Pazo/VanZwieten 0-1
7/23/11NVLNVL Malibu Winner 2 Pazo/VanZwieten 19 Hunkus/Lowe 3 21-18, 21-16 0:41
Trail the series against # 12 Davis/Lima 0-1
8/21/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Contender 8 Davis/Lima 9 Hunkus/Lowe 2 17-21, 21-15, 15-12  
Lead the series against # 16, Q2 Boukhtina/Harrison 1-0
9/3/11Wide OpenU.S. Open of Beach Volleyball Contender 1 Hunkus/Lowe 9 Boukhtina/Harrison 16, Q2 21-10, 21-18 0:38