Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Lucerne Open
May 11 - 17, 2015
(5) Madelein Meppelink/Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands
 
Madelein Meppelink
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 29, 1989 (34 yrs old)
Home Town: Rhenen
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 73 kg (161 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 122
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$475,127.50
Marleen Ramond-van Iersel
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 7, 1988 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Breda
Height: 178 cm (5'11")
Weight: 69 kg (152 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 156
Career Wins: 4
Career FIVB WT Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$587,927.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB310442808023 US$467,375.00
Previous Lucerne Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/23-28/2014 São Paulo Grand Slam 9 3rd 640 US$32,000.00
FIVB 8/19-23/2014 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 6 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/29-8/2/2014 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 7 5th 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 7/22-27/2014 ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball 8 5th 480 US$21,000.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2014 The Hague Grand Slam 1 17th 240 US$9,000.00
FIVB 7/8-13/2014 Gstaad Grand Slam 5 25th 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/24-28/2014 Stavanger Grand Slam 11 4th 560 US$24,000.00
FIVB 6/17-22/2014 Berlin Grand Slam 7 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2014 Moscow Grand Slam 13 3rd 640 US$32,000.00
Lucerne Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/13/2015 Pool E Carolina Horta / Liliane Maestrini, Brazil (28, Q6) Won 21-11, 21-12 0:33
Wed, 5/13/2015 Pool E Laura Giombini / Giulia Momoli, Italy (21) Won 21-13, 21-19 0:37
Thu, 5/14/2015 Pool E Barbora Hermannova / Martina Williams, Czech Republic (12) Won 12-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:44
Fri, 5/15/2015 Winner 2 Joana Mader / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (1) Won 21-16, 21-11 0:36
Sat, 5/16/2015 Winner 3 Carolina Horta / Liliane Maestrini, Brazil (28, Q6) Won 21-14, 21-16 0:34
Sat, 5/16/2015 Semi-Finals Jamie Broder / Kristina May, Canada (10) Won 17-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:55
Sun, 5/17/2015 Gold Medal Karla Borger / Britta Buthe, Germany (4) Lost 21-16, 16-21, 13-15 0:55
Head to Head Results
Meppelink/Van Iersel lead the series against the field 18-5 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 1 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 2-0
5/15/15FIVBLucerne Open Winner 2 Meppelink/Van Iersel 5 Mader/Zumkehr 1 21-16, 21-11 0:36
7/16/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool A Meppelink/Van Iersel 1 Mader/Zumkehr 17 21-15, 11-21, 15-13 0:47
Trail the series against # 2 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
6/26/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Holtwick/Semmler 6 Meppelink/Van Iersel 11 21-19, 21-16 0:40
Series tied with # 3 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-1
6/28/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Semi-Finals Baquerizo/Fernandez 5 Meppelink/Van Iersel 11 17-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:54
6/15/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Bronze Medal Meppelink/Van Iersel 13 Baquerizo/Fernandez 7 21-19, 18-21, 15-12 0:52
Series tied with # 4 Borger/Buthe, Germany 1-1
5/17/15FIVBLucerne Open Gold Medal Borger/Buthe 4 Meppelink/Van Iersel 5 16-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:55
7/25/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Winner 2 Meppelink/Van Iersel 8 Borger/Buthe 6 26-24, 21-19 0:47
Lead the series against # 7 Humana-Paredes/Pischke, Canada 1-0
9/26/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 3 Meppelink/Van Iersel 9 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 18 21-16, 21-15 0:35
Series tied with # 8 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 1-1
9/26/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 2 Meppelink/Van Iersel 9 Goricanec/Huberli 14 21-16, 21-15 0:34
7/9/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Goricanec/Huberli 28 Meppelink/Van Iersel 5 21-16, 21-11 0:36
Lead the series against # 10 Broder/May, Canada 2-1
5/16/15FIVBLucerne Open Semi-Finals Meppelink/Van Iersel 5 Broder/May 10 17-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:55
9/24/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool H Broder/May 25 Meppelink/Van Iersel 9 21-18, 21-19 0:36
7/23/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool H Meppelink/Van Iersel 8 Broder/May 24 21-15, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 12 Hermannova/Williams, Czech Republic 1-0
5/14/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool E Meppelink/Van Iersel 5 Hermannova/Williams 12 12-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:44
Lead the series against # 14 Prokopeva/Syrtseva, Russia 1-0
8/20/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool F Meppelink/Van Iersel 6 Prokopeva/Syrtseva 22 21-18, 21-14 0:29
Lead the series against # 20 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 1-0
7/31/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Meppelink/Van Iersel 7 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 10 21-15, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # 21 Giombini/Momoli, Italy 1-0
5/13/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool E Meppelink/Van Iersel 5 Giombini/Momoli 21 21-13, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # 23 Hansel/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
7/9/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Meppelink/Van Iersel 5 Hansel/Schwaiger 21 29-31, 21-13, 22-20 1:02
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 1-0
5/1/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool H Meppelink/Van Iersel 8 Mashkova/Tsimbalova 24 21-12, 21-10 0:30
Lead the series against # 28, Q6 Horta/Maestrini, Brazil 2-0
5/16/15FIVBLucerne Open Winner 3 Meppelink/Van Iersel 5 Horta/Maestrini 28, Q6 21-14, 21-16 0:34
5/13/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool E Meppelink/Van Iersel 5 Horta/Maestrini 28, Q6 21-11, 21-12 0:33
Lead the series against # Q9 Hochevar/McGuire, United States 2-0
9/24/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool H Meppelink/Van Iersel 9 Hochevar/McGuire 24, Q4 21-16, 21-15 0:36
8/20/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool F Meppelink/Van Iersel 6 Hochevar/McGuire 27, Q4 15-21, 21-11, 15-4 0:43