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 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Girard, OH
Resides: El Segundo, CA
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 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Cypress, CA
Resides: Redondo Beach, 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 9 288 $3,000.00
Wide Open 8/20-21/2011 Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach 2 5 0 $3,000.00
FIVB 8/15-20/2011 Åland Open CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 8/9-14/2011 Visa FIVB Beach Volleyball International 21 17 0 US$200.00
Wide Open 7/30-31/2011 Corona Light Wide Open Chicago 4 5 0 $4,000.00
NVL 7/23-24/2011 NVL Malibu 3 9 600 $1,000.00
USAV IDQ 7/9-10/2011 USAV IDQ #3 1 4 0 $0.00
Wide Open 6/25-26/2011 Corona Light Wide Open Seaside Heights 4 3 0 $2,500.00
Wide Open 6/11-12/2011 Corona Light Wide Open Siesta Key 7 0 $1,250.00
NVL 5/20-21/2011 NVL Baltimore 10 1 1500 $10,000.00
FIVB 5/3-8/2011 Shanghai Open CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB 4/26-5/1/2011 Sanya Open CQ 0 US$0.00
USAV IDQ 4/2-3/2011 USAV IDQ #2 2 5 0 $0.00
USAV IDQ 3/19-20/2011 USAV IDQ #1 1 4 0 $0.00
FIVB 11/2-7/2010 Phuket Thailand Open CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB 10/26-31/2010 Sanya Open CQ 0 US$0.00
NORCECA 8/27-29/2010 Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit San Diego 8 2 180 US$1,000.00
AVP 7/16-18/2010 AVP Hermosa Beach Open 27, Q5 17 190 $700.00
NORCECA 7/9-11/2010 Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Puerto Rico 4 140 US$500.00
AVP 6/25-27/2010 AVP Belmar Open 26, Q2 17 190 $700.00
AVP 6/18-20/2010 AVP Virginia Beach Open Q2 33 100 $0.00
AVP 6/3-6/2010 AVP Huntington Beach Open 24 25 120 $350.00
USAV IDQ 3/6-7/2010 USAV IDQ #1 2 5 0 $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
Head to Head Results
Hunkus/Lowe trail the series against the field 3-13
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