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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
€ 10,000 BPT Futures Messina
June 29 - July 2, 2023

(5) Menia Bentele/Anna Lutz, Switzerland

Menia Bentele
Switzerland

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 26, 2001 (22 yrs old)

Home Town:

Immenstadt

Resides:

Riehen

Height:

181 cm (5'11")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Cervia 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$7,318.10

Anna Lutz
Switzerland

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 4, 2000 (24 yrs old)

Home Town:

Basel

Resides:

Basel

Height:

173 cm (5'8")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Cervia 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$7,024.40

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	20	1	1	3	0	2	0	4	0	1	1	4	3	US$11,531.54

Previous Messina Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/8-11/2023	Futures Spiez	1	5	240	€ 300.00
FIVB	4/13-16/2023	Challenge Saquarema	Q11	25	220	US$0.00
FIVB	4/6-9/2023	Challenge Itapema	Q16	33	140	US$0.00
FIVB	10/27-30/2022	Dubai 2nd Challenge	11	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/22-25/2022	Dubai 1st Challenge	17	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/14-17/2022	Espinho Challenge	Q10	33	140	US$0.00
FIVB	7/6-10/2022	Gstaad Elite 16	30	25	340	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/26-29/2022	Cervia Futures	11, Q1	2	360	€ 700.00
FIVB	5/19-22/2022	Madrid Futures	10, Q4	5	240	€ 300.00
FIVB	3/16-20/2022	Tlaxcala Challenge	Q24	33	140	US$0.00

Futures Messina Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 6/30/2023	Pool D	Giada Bianchi / Reka Orsi Toth, Italy (12)	Lost 16-21, 15-21	0:32
Fri, 6/30/2023	Pool D	Eva Elekova / Kristina Harmanova, Slovakia (13, Q6)	Won 21-12, 21-13	0:29
Sat, 7/1/2023	Winner 1	Miharu Kashihara / Harumi Sakai, Japan (11, Q2)	Won 17-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:48
Sat, 7/1/2023	Winner 2	Franziska Friedl / Katharina Schutzenhofer, Austria (7)	Won 15-21, 25-23, 15-12	0:55
Sun, 7/2/2023	Semi-Finals	Giada Bianchi / Reka Orsi Toth, Italy (12)	Lost 19-21, 17-21	0:37
Sun, 7/2/2023	Bronze Medal	Andrea Lorenzova / Karin Zolnercikova, Czech Republic (16, Q13)	Won 21-10, 21-11	0:26

Head to Head Results
Bentele/Lutz lead the series against the field 6-2

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Bianchin/Scampoli, Italy 1-0
5/28/22	FIVB	Cervia Futures	Winner 2	Bentele/Lutz	11, Q1	Bianchin/Scampoli	1	27-25, 21-16	0:41
Lead the series against # 7 Friedl/Schutzenhofer, Austria 1-0
7/1/23	FIVB	Futures Messina	Winner 2	Bentele/Lutz	5	Friedl/Schutzenhofer	7	15-21, 25-23, 15-12	0:55
Lead the series against # 8 Castro/Pinheiro, Portugal 1-0
5/19/22	FIVB	Madrid Futures	Qualifier 1	Bentele/Lutz	10, Q4	Castro/Pinheiro	Q13	21-12, 21-16	0:33
Lead the series against # 11, Q2 Kashihara/Sakai, Japan 1-0
7/1/23	FIVB	Futures Messina	Winner 1	Bentele/Lutz	5	Kashihara/Sakai	11, Q2	17-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:48
Trail the series against # 12 Bianchi/Orsi Toth, Italy 0-2
7/2/23	FIVB	Futures Messina	Semi-Finals	Bianchi/Orsi Toth	12	Bentele/Lutz	5	21-19, 21-17	0:37
6/30/23	FIVB	Futures Messina	Pool D	Bianchi/Orsi Toth	12	Bentele/Lutz	5	21-16, 21-15	0:32
Lead the series against # 13, Q6 Elekova/Harmanova, Slovakia 1-0
6/30/23	FIVB	Futures Messina	Pool D	Bentele/Lutz	5	Elekova/Harmanova	13, Q6	21-12, 21-13	0:29
Lead the series against # 16, Q13 Lorenzova/Zolnercikova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/2/23	FIVB	Futures Messina	Bronze Medal	Bentele/Lutz	5	Lorenzova/Zolnercikova	16, Q13	21-10, 21-11	0:26