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AVP Tour
$200,000 AVP NIVEA Tour Belmar Open presented by Lexus
June 25 - 27, 2010

(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 Belmar Results

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

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	6/18-20/2010	AVP Virginia Beach Open	22	9	300	$2,600.00

AVP Belmar Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sat, 6/26/2010

Winner 1

Emily Capers / Claire D'Amore (16)

Won 14-21, 22-20, 16-14

1:04

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Tara Kuk	Total	50	23	4	0.380	2	17	3	1
	1	14	5	1	0.286	2	5	0	0
	2	21	11	1	0.476	0	7	1	0
	3	15	7	2	0.333	0	5	2	1
Kim Whitney	Total	32	14	2	0.375	3	17	1	1
	1	15	4	2	0.133	1	7	1	1
	2	8	5	0	0.625	2	4	0	0
	3	9	5	0	0.556	0	6	0	0

Sat, 6/26/2010

Winner 2

Jennifer Kessy / April Ross (1)

Lost 10-21, 15-21

0:36

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Tara Kuk	Total	13	3	3	0.000	2	0	1	1
	1	4	3	0	0.750	0	0	1	1
	2	9	0	3	-0.333	2	0	0	0
Kim Whitney	Total	20	8	5	0.150	0	5	0	2
	1	9	2	4	-0.222	0	1	0	0
	2	11	6	1	0.455	0	4	0	2

Sat, 6/26/2010

Contender 2

Chara Harris / Megan Wallin-Brockway (18)

Lost 19-21, 16-21

0:43

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Tara Kuk	Total	37	17	5	0.324	0	6	0	3
	1	20	11	3	0.400	0	3	0	2
	2	17	6	2	0.235	0	3	0	1
Kim Whitney	Total	20	9	2	0.350	0	11	2	5
	1	10	4	1	0.300	0	5	1	4
	2	10	5	1	0.400	0	6	1	1

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Tara Kuk	100	43	12	0.310	4	23	4	5
Kim Whitney	72	31	9	0.306	3	33	3	8

Head to Head Results
Kuk/Whitney trail the series against the field 5-7

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Kessy/Ross 0-3
6/26/10	AVP	AVP Belmar Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	1	Kuk/Whitney	17	21-10, 21-15	0:36
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 # 5 Davis/Johnson Jordan 0-2
7/20/07	AVP	Long Beach Open	Contender 2	Davis/Johnson Jordan	4	Kuk/Whitney	19	21-12, 21-15	0:39
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 # 7 Lewis/Lima 0-1
6/19/10	AVP	AVP Virginia Beach Open	Contender 4	Lewis/Lima	7	Kuk/Whitney	22	19-21, 21-14, 15-10	0:52
Lead the series against # 10 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 # 11 Kropp/Pavlik 1-0
6/19/10	AVP	AVP Virginia Beach Open	Contender 3	Kuk/Whitney	22	Kropp/Pavlik	13	13-21, 21-19, 15-11	1:10
Lead the series against # 16 Capers/D'Amore 1-0
6/26/10	AVP	AVP Belmar Open	Winner 1	Kuk/Whitney	17	Capers/D'Amore	16	14-21, 22-20, 16-14	1:04
Trail the series against # 18 Harris/Wallin-Brockway 0-1
6/26/10	AVP	AVP Belmar Open	Contender 2	Harris/Wallin-Brockway	18	Kuk/Whitney	17	21-19, 21-16	0:43
Lead the series against # 22 Gray/Piening 1-0
6/19/10	AVP	AVP Virginia Beach Open	Contender 2	Kuk/Whitney	22	Gray/Piening	21	21-19, 23-21	0:42
Lead the series against # 27, Q3 Coverdale/Hayes 1-0
6/19/10	AVP	AVP Virginia Beach Open	Contender 1	Kuk/Whitney	22	Coverdale/Hayes	27, Q7	19-21, 21-18, 15-13	1:22