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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

Resides:

The Hague

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Weight:

73 kg (161 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

125

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$475,627.50

Marleen Ramond-van Iersel
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 7, 1988 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Breda

Resides:

GOIRLE

Height:

178 cm (5'11")

Weight:

69 kg (152 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

156

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$587,927.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	31	0	4	4	2	8	0	8	0	2	3	US$467,375.00

Previous Lucerne Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/23-28/2014	São Paulo Grand Slam	9	3	640	US$32,000.00
FIVB	8/19-23/2014	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	6	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/29-8/2/2014	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	7	5	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2014	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	8	5	480	US$21,000.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2014	The Hague Grand Slam	1	17	240	US$9,000.00
FIVB	7/8-13/2014	Gstaad Grand Slam	5	25	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/24-28/2014	Stavanger Grand Slam	11	4	560	US$24,000.00
FIVB	6/17-22/2014	Berlin Grand Slam	7	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2014	Moscow Grand Slam	13	3	640	US$32,000.00
FIVB	4/30-5/4/2014	Shanghai Grand Slam	8	5	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	4/23-27/2014	Fuzhou Open	7	9	240	US$2,000.00

Lucerne Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
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

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 2-0
5/15/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Winner 2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	Mader/Zumkehr	1	21-16, 21-11	0:36
7/16/14	FIVB	The 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
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger 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
6/28/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Baquerizo/Fernandez	5	Meppelink/Van Iersel	11	17-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:54
6/15/14	FIVB	Moscow 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
5/17/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Gold Medal	Borger/Buthe	4	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	16-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:55
7/25/14	FIVB	ASICS 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
9/26/14	FIVB	São 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
9/26/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	9	Goricanec/Huberli	14	21-16, 21-15	0:34
7/9/14	FIVB	Gstaad 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
5/16/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Semi-Finals	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	Broder/May	10	17-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:55
9/24/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool H	Broder/May	25	Meppelink/Van Iersel	9	21-18, 21-19	0:36
7/23/14	FIVB	ASICS 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
5/14/15	FIVB	Lucerne 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
8/20/14	FIVB	Stare 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
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt 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
5/13/15	FIVB	Lucerne 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
7/9/14	FIVB	Gstaad 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
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai 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
5/16/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Winner 3	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	Horta/Maestrini	28, Q6	21-14, 21-16	0:34
5/13/15	FIVB	Lucerne 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
9/24/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool H	Meppelink/Van Iersel	9	Hochevar/McGuire	24, Q4	21-16, 21-15	0:36
8/20/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool F	Meppelink/Van Iersel	6	Hochevar/McGuire	27, Q4	15-21, 21-11, 15-4	0:43