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AVP Tour
$200,000 AVP Seaside Heights Open presented by Bud Light
July 5 - 8, 2007

(17) 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 Seaside Heights Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2006	Chara Harris - 33rd	Laura Romeika - 33rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	5/31-6/3/2007	Tampa Open	22, Q2	13	108	$1,700.00
AVP	5/24-27/2007	Louisville Open	21, Q2	9	144	$2,875.00
AVP	5/10-13/2007	Glendale Open	Q5	37	12	$0.00
AVP	4/19-22/2007	Dallas Open	Q2	25	36	$0.00
AVP	4/13-15/2007	Miami Open	22, Q3	17	72	$800.00
AVP	7/20-23/2006	Chicago Open	28, Q5	17	104	$800.00
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

Seaside Heights Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 7/6/2007

Winner 1

Suzanne Barnes / Michelle Williams (16)

Lost 27-29, 12-21

0:53

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Tara Kuk	Total	35	17	8	0.257	1	3	1	1
	1	23	13	5	0.348	1	2	0	0
	2	12	4	3	0.083	0	1	1	1
Kim Whitney	Total	20	11	1	0.500	0	11	1	2
	1	14	7	1	0.429	0	7	1	1
	2	6	4	0	0.667	0	4	0	1

Fri, 7/6/2007

Contender 1

Bonnie Levin / Nicole Midwin (32, Q8)

Won 21-7, 21-11

0:31

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Tara Kuk	Total	30	24	1	0.767	2	16	2	2
	1	15	13	0	0.867	1	10	1	1
	2	15	11	1	0.667	1	6	1	1
Kim Whitney	Total	10	6	0	0.600	1	4	0	1
	1	3	1	0	0.333	1	2	0	0
	2	7	5	0	0.714	0	2	0	1

Sat, 7/7/2007

Contender 2

Keao Burdine / Brittany Hochevar (15)

Lost 10-21, 15-21

0:35

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Tara Kuk	Total	32	9	5	0.125	1	4	0	3
	1	18	4	2	0.111	0	3	0	1
	2	14	5	3	0.143	1	1	0	2
Kim Whitney	Total	12	5	4	0.083	0	9	2	1
	1	4	1	1	0.000	0	4	2	0
	2	8	4	3	0.125	0	5	0	1

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Tara Kuk	97	50	14	0.371	4	23	3	6
Kim Whitney	42	22	5	0.405	1	24	3	4

Head to Head Results
Kuk/Whitney trail the series against the field 6-13

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 3 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 # 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 # 7 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
Trail the series against # 10 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 # 11 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 # 15 Burdine/Hochevar 0-1
7/7/07	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Contender 2	Burdine/Hochevar	15	Kuk/Whitney	17	21-10, 21-15	0:35
Trail the series against # 16 Barnes/Williams 0-3
7/6/07	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Winner 1	Barnes/Williams	16	Kuk/Whitney	17	29-27, 21-12	0:53
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 # 19 Jameson/Jones 1-0
7/7/06	AVP	Atlanta Open	Winner 1	Kuk/Whitney	23	Jameson/Jones	10	21-18, 21-17	0:35
Series tied with # 20, Q4 Kimball/Masler 1-1
5/24/07	AVP	Louisville Open	Qualifier 2	Kuk/Whitney	21, Q2	Kimball/Masler	Q15	21-12, 21-13	0:33
5/10/07	AVP	Glendale Open	Qualifier 2	Kimball/Masler	Q28	Kuk/Whitney	Q5	21-18, 19-21, 15-13	1:06
Lead the series against # 24 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 # 25, Q1 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
Trail the series against # 30 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 # 32, Q8 Levin/Midwin 1-0
7/6/07	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Contender 1	Kuk/Whitney	17	Levin/Midwin	32, Q8	21-7, 21-11	0:31