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AVP Tour
$250,000 McDonald's Chicago Open presented by Nautica
July 20 - 23, 2006

(28, Q5) Tara Kuk/Kim Whitney

Tara Burton Kuk

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 31, 1977 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sarasota, FL

Resides:

Belleair Beach, 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

Resides:

Dunedin, 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 Chicago Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Franci Van Zwieten - 33rd	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	7/13-16/2006	Birmingham-Hoover Open	25, Q2	25	36	$300.00
AVP	7/6-9/2006	Atlanta Open	23	17	72	$750.00
AVP	6/9-11/2006	Hermosa Beach Open	27, Q18	17	72	$600.00

Chicago Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Thu, 7/20/2006

Qualifier 2

Rachel Malmborg / Jeanine Valiquet (Q37)

Won 25-15

0:18

Thu, 7/20/2006

Qualifier 3

Meri-de Goltz / Amber Willey (Q12)

Won 21-15, 21-17

0:39

Fri, 7/21/2006

Winner 1

Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (5)

Lost 8-21, 15-21

0:36

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Tara Kuk	Total	11	5	1	0.364	0	3	0	2
	1	3	2	0	0.667	0	0	0	2
	2	8	3	1	0.250	0	3	0	0
Kim Whitney	Total	24	11	5	0.250	1	4	0	2
	1	11	3	5	-0.182	0	4	0	1
	2	13	8	0	0.615	1	0	0	1

Fri, 7/21/2006

Contender 1

Angela Lewis / Jill Muhe (21)

Won 21-19, 16-21, 15-13

0:57

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Tara Kuk	Total	40	17	4	0.325	1	14	3	2
	1	15	6	1	0.333	0	7	2	1
	2	15	5	3	0.133	1	4	1	1
	3	10	6	0	0.600	0	3	0	0
Kim Whitney	Total	28	12	1	0.393	1	10	7	3
	1	11	4	0	0.364	1	4	4	2
	2	11	4	1	0.273	0	4	2	0
	3	6	4	0	0.667	0	2	1	1

Fri, 7/21/2006

Contender 2

Suzanne Barnes / Michelle Williams (11)

Lost 12-21, 10-21

0:35

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Tara Kuk	Total	17	5	3	0.118	0	5	0	3
	1	7	3	0	0.429	0	1	0	1
	2	10	2	3	-0.100	0	4	0	2
Kim Whitney	Total	31	10	6	0.129	0	11	0	2
	1	17	5	3	0.118	0	6	0	0
	2	14	5	3	0.143	0	5	0	2

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Tara Kuk	68	27	8	0.279	1	22	3	7
Kim Whitney	83	33	12	0.253	2	25	7	7

Head to Head Results
Kuk/Whitney trail the series against the field 4-8

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 5 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 # 6 DeNecochea/Leibl 0-1
6/10/06	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 1	DeNecochea/Leibl	6	Kuk/Whitney	27, Q18	21-11, 21-10	0:35
Trail the series against # 7 Dodd/Fontana 0-1
7/7/06	AVP	Atlanta Open	Winner 2	Dodd/Fontana	7	Kuk/Whitney	23	21-13, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 8 Amaral/Minello 0-1
7/14/06	AVP	Birmingham-Hoover Open	Winner 1	Amaral/Minello	8	Kuk/Whitney	25, Q2	21-8, 21-15	0:32
Trail the series against # 11 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
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 21 Lewis/Muhe 1-0
7/21/06	AVP	Chicago Open	Contender 1	Kuk/Whitney	28, Q5	Lewis/Muhe	21	21-19, 16-21, 15-13	0:57
Trail the series against # 22 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
Trail the series against # Q7 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 # Q12 Goltz/Willey 1-0
7/20/06	AVP	Chicago Open	Qualifier 3	Kuk/Whitney	28, Q5	Goltz/Willey	Q12	21-15, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # Q37 Malmborg/Valiquet 1-0
7/20/06	AVP	Chicago Open	Qualifier 2	Kuk/Whitney	28, Q5	Malmborg/Valiquet	Q37	25-15	0:18