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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Saquarema
March 28 - 31, 2024

(Q9) Tjasa Kotnik/Tajda Lovsin, Slovenia

Tjasa Kotnik
Slovenia

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 16, 1992 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

Ljubljana

Resides:

Ljubljana

Height:

188 cm (6'2")

Weight:

77 kg (169 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Siofok 2019)

Career Winnings:

US$28,807.08

Tajda Lovsin
Slovenia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 7, 1998 (25 yrs old)

Home Town:

Izola

Resides:

SLOVENIA

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

66 kg (145 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$26,052.55

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	28	0	3	1	0	5	0	5	1	2	3	3	3	2	US$48,978.58

Previous Saquarema Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/21-24/2024	Challenge Recife	24, Q14	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	11/30-12/3/2023	Challenge Nuvali	Q10	25	220	US$0.00
FIVB	11/16-19/2023	Challenge Chiang Mai	13	17	360	US$1,500.00
FIVB	10/19-22/2023	Challenge Goa	15	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	Q15	21	340	US$0.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2023	Elite16 Montréal	Q5	21	340	US$0.00
FIVB	7/20-23/2023	Challenge Edmonton	11	5	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	7/13-16/2023	Challenge Portugal	5	19	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2023	Elite16 Gstaad	Q5	21	340	US$0.00
FIVB	11/29-12/3/2022	Torquay Elite 16	13, Q1	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	11/23-27/2022	Torquay Challenge	4	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	11/3-6/2022	Cape Town Elite 16	5	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	10/13-16/2022	Maldives Challenge	12	17	360	US$1,500.00
FIVB	9/28-10/2/2022	Paris Elite 16	16, Q12	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	7/21-24/2022	Agadir Challenge	18, Q5	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	6/29-7/2/2022	Ios Futures	2	2	360	€ 700.00
FIVB	6/2-5/2022	Klaipeda Futures	2	2	360	€ 700.00
FIVB	5/19-22/2022	Kusadasi Challenge	Q15	33	140	US$0.00
FIVB	5/5-8/2022	Doha Challenge	23, Q13	19	300	US$1,000.00

Challenge Saquarema Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 3/28/2024	Qualifier 1	Josemari Alves / Talita Calixto, Brazil (Q24)	Lost 19-21, 21-11, 13-15	0:49

Head to Head Results
Kotnik/Lovsin trail the series against the field 5-18

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 3 Lippmann/Ludwig, Germany 1-0
11/4/22	FIVB	Cape Town Elite 16	Pool D	Kotnik/Lovsin	5	Lippmann/Ludwig	12	21-17, 21-12	0:34
Trail the series against # 5 Borger/Ittlinger, Germany 0-1
9/29/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool A	Borger/Ittlinger	8	Kotnik/Lovsin	16, Q12	21-10, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 6 Lopes/Silva, Brazil 1-0
3/22/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Pool A	Kotnik/Lovsin	24, Q14	Lopes/Silva	1	21-18, 16-21, 15-12	0:50
Trail the series against # 9 Ahtiainen/Lahti, Finland 0-1
7/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Pool E	Ahtiainen/Lahti	20, Q12	Kotnik/Lovsin	5	21-14, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # 10 Hermannova/Stochlova, Czech Republic 0-2
7/5/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Qualifier 1	Hermannova/Stochlova	Q12	Kotnik/Lovsin	Q5	21-18, 16-21, 15-10	0:49
5/6/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Pool B	Hermannova/Stochlova	14	Kotnik/Lovsin	23, Q13	21-18, 23-21	0:41
Trail the series against # 11 Alvarez/Moreno, Spain 0-1
7/22/22	FIVB	Agadir Challenge	Pool F	Alvarez/Moreno	19, Q6	Kotnik/Lovsin	18, Q5	21-14, 21-16	0:31
Trail the series against # 12 Kongphopsarutawadee/Naraphornrapat, Thailand 0-1
10/20/23	FIVB	Challenge Goa	Pool C	Kongphopsarutawadee/Naraphornrapat	10	Kotnik/Lovsin	15	21-16, 14-21, 15-13	0:59
Trail the series against # 13, Q1 Bansley/Bukovec, Canada 0-1
3/23/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Winner 1	Bansley/Bukovec	18, Q2	Kotnik/Lovsin	24, Q14	18-21, 21-12, 15-13	0:52
Trail the series against # 14 Fernandez/Soria, Spain 0-1
10/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Goa	Winner 1	Fernandez/Soria	11, Q1	Kotnik/Lovsin	15	25-23, 23-21	0:52
Trail the series against # 15 Coradelli/Maia, Brazil 0-1
8/27/21	FIVB	Brno 2 Star	Pool F	Coradelli/Maia	7	Kotnik/Lovsin	18	16-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:47
Trail the series against # 17, Q3 Klinger/Klinger, Austria 0-3
10/14/22	FIVB	Maldives Challenge	Pool A	Klinger/Klinger	13	Kotnik/Lovsin	12	21-15, 21-15	0:32
7/2/22	FIVB	Ios Futures	Gold Medal	Klinger/Klinger	5	Kotnik/Lovsin	2	20-22, 21-17, 15-11	0:48
7/15/21	FIVB	Rubavu 2 Star	Pool A	Klinger/Klinger	12	Kotnik/Lovsin	13	21-23, 21-19, 15-12	0:54
Trail the series against # 18 Chamereau/Vieira, France 0-3
3/22/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Pool A	Chamereau/Vieira	12	Kotnik/Lovsin	24, Q14	28-26, 18-21, 16-14	1:06
11/17/23	FIVB	Challenge Chiang Mai	Pool A	Chamereau/Vieira	12, Q2	Kotnik/Lovsin	13	21-19, 21-16	0:38
8/27/21	FIVB	Brno 2 Star	Pool F	Chamereau/Vieira	19	Kotnik/Lovsin	18	21-9, 21-19	0:30
Lead the series against # 24, Q22 Hollas/Remmelg, Estonia 1-0
6/5/22	FIVB	Klaipeda Futures	Semi-Finals	Kotnik/Lovsin	2	Hollas/Remmelg	8	17-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:52
Trail the series against # Q11 Bianchin/Scampoli, Italy 0-1
7/26/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Qualifier 1	Bianchin/Scampoli	Q12	Kotnik/Lovsin	Q5	21-14, 18-21, 15-13	0:48
Series tied with # Q13 Gruszczynska/Ola, Poland 1-1
10/20/23	FIVB	Challenge Goa	Pool C	Kotnik/Lovsin	15	Gruszczynska/Ola	3	18-21, 25-23, 16-14	0:55
7/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Pool E	Gruszczynska/Ola	17	Kotnik/Lovsin	5	21-16, 21-19	0:35
Trail the series against # Q24 Alves/Calixto, Brazil 0-1
3/28/24	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Qualifier 1	Alves/Calixto	Q24	Kotnik/Lovsin	Q9	21-19, 11-21, 15-13	0:49
Lead the series against # Q25 Coakley/Sweat, United States 1-0
3/21/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Qualifier 1	Kotnik/Lovsin	24, Q14	Coakley/Sweat	Q19	21-17, 21-14	0:34