Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Itapema
April 6 - 9, 2023
(8) Niina Ahtiainen/Taru Lahti, Finland
 
Niina Ahtiainen
Finland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 11, 1997 (27 yrs old)
Home Town: Imatra
Resides: Prague
Height: 182 cm (6'0")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 63
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$77,659.25
Taru Lahti-Liukkonen
Finland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 9, 1992 (31 yrs old)
Home Town: Tampere
Resides: Vantaa
Height: 178 cm (5'10")
Weight: 69 kg (152 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 96
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$171,331.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192125Money
FIVB28210040727131 US$85,340.80
Previous Itapema Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2018 Riikka Lehtonen - 25th Anniina Parkkinen - 17th
2019 Did not play Anniina Parkkinen - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/22-26/2023 Elite16 Tepic Q6 21 340 US$0.00
FIVB 3/16-19/2023 La Paz Challenge 10 17 360 US$1,500.00
FIVB 11/10-13/2022 Uberlandia Elite 16 7 5 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 10/13-16/2022 Maldives Challenge 4 1 800 US$10,000.00
FIVB 9/28-10/2/2022 Paris Elite 16 14, Q7 13 460 US$5,000.00
FIVB 7/6-10/2022 Gstaad Elite 16 28 9 530 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/10-19/2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships 31 17 640 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/1-5/2022 Jurmala Elite 16 Q8 17 400 US$0.00
FIVB 5/5-8/2022 Doha Challenge 18, Q2 9 460 US$2,500.00
Challenge Itapema Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 4/7/2023 Pool E Talita Antunes / Thamela Coradelli, Brazil (17) Won 21-14, 21-16 0:36
Fri, 4/7/2023 Pool E Miki Ishii / Sayaka Mizoe, Japan (20) Won 21-18, 10-21, 16-14 0:47
Sat, 4/8/2023 Winner 1 Hailey Harward / Kelley Kolinske, United States (13) Won 21-15, 21-17 0:34
Sat, 4/8/2023 Winner 2 Terese Cannon / Sarah Sponcil, United States (3) Lost 17-21, 22-24 0:43
Head to Head Results
Ahtiainen/Lahti lead the series against the field 12-6
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Salgado/Seixas, Brazil 0-1
11/11/22FIVBUberlandia Elite 16 Pool B Salgado/Seixas 2 Ahtiainen/Lahti 7 21-16, 22-20 0:44
Trail the series against # 3 Cannon/Sponcil, United States 0-2
4/8/23FIVBChallenge Itapema Winner 2 Cannon/Sponcil 3 Ahtiainen/Lahti 8 21-17, 24-22 0:43
6/1/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Qualifier 2 Cannon/Sponcil 13, Q1 Ahtiainen/Lahti Q8 22-20, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # 4 Cavalcanti/De Souza, Brazil 1-0
7/7/22FIVBGstaad Elite 16 Pool E Ahtiainen/Lahti 28 Cavalcanti/De Souza 12 13-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:48
Lead the series against # 9 Schneider/Sude, Germany 1-0
3/17/23FIVBLa Paz Challenge Pool C Ahtiainen/Lahti 10 Schneider/Sude 3 21-14, 17-21, 15-13 0:49
Trail the series against # 10 Almeida/Lima, Brazil 0-1
11/12/22FIVBUberlandia Elite 16 Winner 1 Almeida/Lima 5 Ahtiainen/Lahti 7 21-12, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 11 Lopes/Silva, Brazil 2-0
9/28/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Qualifier 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 14, Q7 Lopes/Silva Q10 21-17, 21-14 0:35
5/6/22FIVBDoha Challenge Pool F Ahtiainen/Lahti 18, Q2 Lopes/Silva 7 21-18, 21-12 0:38
Lead the series against # 12, Q1 Piersma/van Driel, Netherlands 1-0
5/5/22FIVBDoha Challenge Qualifier 2 Ahtiainen/Lahti 18, Q2 Piersma/van Driel Q15 21-11, 21-23, 15-10 0:50
Lead the series against # 13 Harward/Kolinske, United States 1-0
4/8/23FIVBChallenge Itapema Winner 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 8 Harward/Kolinske 13 21-15, 21-17 0:34
Trail the series against # 16, Q3 Fernandez/Soria, Spain 0-1
3/22/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Qualifier 1 Fernandez/Soria 16, Q11 Ahtiainen/Lahti Q6 38-36, 21-14 0:51
Lead the series against # 17 Antunes/Coradelli, Brazil 1-0
4/7/23FIVBChallenge Itapema Pool E Ahtiainen/Lahti 8 Antunes/Coradelli 17 21-14, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 20 Ishii/Mizoe, Japan 2-0
4/7/23FIVBChallenge Itapema Pool E Ahtiainen/Lahti 8 Ishii/Mizoe 20 21-18, 10-21, 16-14 0:47
9/28/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Qualifier 2 Ahtiainen/Lahti 14, Q7 Ishii/Mizoe Q2 21-14, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # Q12 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 1-0
10/16/22FIVBMaldives Challenge Gold Medal Ahtiainen/Lahti 4 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 10 21-16, 23-21 0:37
Lead the series against # Q17 Hasegawa/Sakaguchi, Japan 1-0
10/15/22FIVBMaldives Challenge Winner 2 Ahtiainen/Lahti 4 Hasegawa/Sakaguchi 11, Q3 18-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:50
Lead the series against # Q21 Alves/Goerl, Brazil 1-0
11/10/22FIVBUberlandia Elite 16 Pool B Ahtiainen/Lahti 7 Alves/Goerl 15 21-12, 21-10 0:32
Trail the series against # Q22 Paulikiene/Raupelyte, Lithuania 0-1
3/17/23FIVBLa Paz Challenge Lucky Loser Paulikiene/Raupelyte 24, Q24 Ahtiainen/Lahti 10 21-10, 12-21, 15-11 0:39