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AVP League
AVP League Week 7 - Honda Center
Saturday, October 26, 2024

Kelly Cheng/Sara Hughes, New York Nitro
vs.
Melissa Humana-Paredes/Brandie Wilkerson, Palm Beach Passion

Kelly Claes Cheng

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 18, 1995 (29 yrs old)

Home Town:

Fullerton, CA

Height:

6'2"

College(s):

Southern California

Seasons:

Tournaments:

121

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$617,750.00

Sara Hughes

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 14, 1995 (29 yrs old)

Home Town:

Long Beach, CA

Height:

5'10"

College(s):

Southern California

Seasons:

Tournaments:

130

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$582,544.92

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
AVP	17	4	1	8	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	$158,900.00
FIVB	31	6	1	1	1	9	0	8	1	3	0	0	1	US$493,750.00
FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
NORCECA	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$11,850.00
Other	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$14,000.00
Overall	56	13	3	13	1	9	1	10	1	3	0	1	1	US$678,500.00

AVP League Results and Schedule

Date	Event	Points	Game Pts	Opponent	Points	Game Pts	Result	Time
9/14	League Week 1 - UCLA Tennis Center	3	31	Brooklyn Blaze: Terese Cannon / Megan Kraft	0	27	2-0 (15-13, 16-14)	0:37
9/15	League Week 1 - UCLA Tennis Center	3	32	Los Angeles Launch: Betsi Flint / Julia Scoles	0	24	2-0 (17-15, 15-9)	0:31
9/28	League Week 3 - Viejas Arena - SDSU	3	30	San Diego Smash: Toni Rodriguez / Geena Urango	0	23	2-0 (15-12, 15-11)	0:31
9/29	League Week 3 - Viejas Arena - SDSU	3	30	Dallas Dream: Kylie Deberg / Hailey Harward	0	19	2-0 (15-11, 15-8)	0:28
10/12	League Week 5 - Delray Beach Tennis Center	3	30	Miami Mayhem: Alix Klineman / April Ross	0	23	2-0 (15-13, 15-10)	0:28
10/13	League Week 5 - Delray Beach Tennis Center	0	21	Brooklyn Blaze: Terese Cannon / Megan Kraft	3	30	0-2 (12-15, 9-15)	0:28
10/26	League Week 7 - Honda Center	0	0	Palm Beach Passion: Melissa Humana-Paredes / Brandie Wilkerson	0	0
10/27	League Week 7 - Honda Center	0	0	Austin Aces: Taryn Kloth / Kristen Nuss	0	0

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/30-9/1/2024	Chicago Heritage Series	2	3rd	2321	$13,000.00
AVP	8/15-18/2024	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	2	3rd	2321	$12,000.00
FIVB	7/27-8/9/2024	Olympic Games Paris 2024	3	5th	0	US$0.00
FIVB	6/5-9/2024	Elite16 Ostrava	2	1st	1200	US$30,000.00
FIVB	5/22-26/2024	BPT Elite16 Espinho	2	13th	460	US$5,000.00
AVP	5/16-19/2024	Huntington Beach Heritage Series	3	3rd	2321	$7,000.00
FIVB	5/1-5/2024	Elite16 Brasília	2	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	4/17-21/2024	Elite16 Tepic	2	9th	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	3/5-9/2024	Elite16 Doha	3	3rd	1000	US$14,000.00
FIVB	12/6-9/2023	BPT Finals Doha 2023	4	9th	0	US$7,500.00

Melissa Humana-Paredes

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 10, 1992 (32 yrs old)

Home Town:

Toronto, ON

Height:

5'9"

College(s):

York University (Toronto)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

128

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$662,175.00

Brandie Wilkerson

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 1, 1992 (32 yrs old)

Home Town:

Lausanne, Switzerland

Height:

5'10"

Seasons:

Tournaments:

128

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$462,300.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	8	3	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$137,700.00
FIVB	16	2	3	1	0	9	0	1	0	0	0	US$194,000.00
PAN AM	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	25	5	8	1	0	10	0	1	0	0	0	US$331,700.00

AVP League Results and Schedule

Date	Event	Points	Game Pts	Opponent	Points	Game Pts	Result	Time
9/21	League Week 2 - Hard Rock Tennis Center	0	21	Miami Mayhem: Alix Klineman / April Ross	3	30	0-2 (13-15, 8-15)	0:34
9/22	League Week 2 - Hard Rock Tennis Center	3	30	Dallas Dream: Kylie Deberg / Hailey Harward	0	16	2-0 (15-5, 15-11)	0:26
10/5	League Week 4 - H-E-B Center at Cedar Park	1	38	Austin Aces: Taryn Kloth / Kristen Nuss	2	37	1-2 (15-7, 10-15, 13-15)	0:49
10/6	League Week 4 - H-E-B Center at Cedar Park	3	30	Los Angeles Launch: Betsi Flint / Julia Scoles	0	16	2-0 (15-5, 15-11)	0:28
10/12	League Week 5 - Delray Beach Tennis Center	3	30	Brooklyn Blaze: Terese Cannon / Megan Kraft	0	19	2-0 (15-9, 15-10)	0:27
10/13	League Week 5 - Delray Beach Tennis Center	1	35	Miami Mayhem: Alix Klineman / April Ross	2	43	1-2 (15-13, 11-15, 9-15)	0:52
10/26	League Week 7 - Honda Center	0	0	New York Nitro: Kelly Cheng / Sara Hughes	0	0
10/27	League Week 7 - Honda Center	0	0	San Diego Smash: Toni Rodriguez / Geena Urango	0	0

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/30-9/1/2024	Chicago Heritage Series	3	1st	2572	$30,000.00
FIVB	7/27-8/9/2024	Olympic Games Paris 2024	4	2nd	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/3-7/2024	Elite16 Gstaad	2	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/5-9/2024	Elite16 Ostrava	4	2nd	1100	US$20,000.00
AVP	5/16-19/2024	Huntington Beach Heritage Series	4	1st	2572	$15,000.00
FIVB	5/1-5/2024	Elite16 Brasília	4	9th	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	4/17-21/2024	Elite16 Tepic	5	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	3/5-9/2024	Elite16 Doha	4	2nd	1100	US$20,000.00
FIVB	12/6-9/2023	BPT Finals Doha 2023	5	5th	0	US$20,000.00
PAN AM	10/21-27/2023	XIX Pan Am Games	4	2nd	432	US$0.00

Head to Head Results
Series tied 5-5

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
8/31/24	AVP	Chicago Heritage Series	Winner 3	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	3	Cheng/Hughes	2	23-21, 13-21, 15-8	1:00
6/9/24	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Gold Medal	Cheng/Hughes	2	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	4	21-13, 21-23, 15-12	0:48
5/19/24	AVP	Huntington Beach Heritage Series	Semi-Finals	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	4	Cheng/Hughes	3	21-19, 21-16	0:48
12/6/23	FIVB	BPT Finals Doha 2023	Pool A	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	5	Cheng/Hughes	4	23-21, 21-16	0:34
9/2/23	AVP	Gold Series Chicago Open	Winner 3	Cheng/Hughes	2	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	3	18-21, 21-19, 15-9	1:03
8/6/23	AVP	Gold Series Atlanta Open	Semi-Finals	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	3	Cheng/Hughes	1	21-18, 22-20	0:47
7/29/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Winner 1	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	4	Cheng/Hughes	2	21-19, 19-21, 17-15	0:58
7/8/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Winner 2	Cheng/Hughes	3	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	7	20-22, 21-18, 15-11	0:56
4/16/23	AVP	Pro Series New Orleans Open	Finals	Cheng/Hughes	1	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	2	21-9, 21-18	0:41
2/2/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Pool B	Cheng/Hughes	2	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	7	12-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:50