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AVP League
AVP League Week 7 - Honda Center
Sunday, October 27, 2024

Kelly Cheng/Sara Hughes, New York Nitro
vs.
Taryn Kloth/Kristen Nuss, Austin Aces

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

Taryn Kloth

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 10, 1997 (27 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sioux Falls, SD

Height:

6'4"

College(s):

Creighton
Louisiana State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$372,975.00

Kristen Nuss

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 16, 1997 (26 yrs old)

Home Town:

New Orleans, LA

Height:

5'6"

College(s):

Louisiana State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$373,550.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	17	7	3	3	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	$261,450.00
FIVB	27	7	3	2	2	8	0	5	0	0	0	US$484,500.00
Overall	44	14	6	5	2	12	0	5	0	0	0	US$745,950.00

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	3	37	Dallas Dream: Kylie Deberg / Hailey Harward	0	33	2-0 (17-15, 20-18)	0:40
9/22	League Week 2 - Hard Rock Tennis Center	3	30	Miami Mayhem: Alix Klineman / April Ross	0	18	2-0 (15-9, 15-9)	0:32
10/5	League Week 4 - H-E-B Center at Cedar Park	2	37	Palm Beach Passion: Melissa Humana-Paredes / Brandie Wilkerson	1	38	2-1 (7-15, 15-10, 15-13)	0:49
10/6	League Week 4 - H-E-B Center at Cedar Park	0	24	Brooklyn Blaze: Terese Cannon / Megan Kraft	3	34	0-2 (17-19, 7-15)	0:34
10/26	League Week 7 - Honda Center	0	0	San Diego Smash: Toni Rodriguez / Geena Urango	0	0
10/27	League Week 7 - Honda Center	0	0	New York Nitro: Kelly Cheng / Sara Hughes	0	0
11/2	League Week 8 - Comerica Center	0	0	Los Angeles Launch: Betsi Flint / Julia Scoles	0	0
11/3	League Week 8 - Comerica Center	0	0	Dallas Dream: Kylie Deberg / Hailey Harward	0	0

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/30-9/1/2024	Chicago Heritage Series	1	2nd	2444	$22,000.00
AVP	8/15-18/2024	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	1	1st	2572	$30,000.00
FIVB	7/27-8/9/2024	Olympic Games Paris 2024	2	9th	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/3-7/2024	Elite16 Gstaad	3	1st	1200	US$30,000.00
FIVB	5/22-26/2024	BPT Elite16 Espinho	5	1st	1200	US$30,000.00
AVP	5/16-19/2024	Huntington Beach Heritage Series	1	2nd	2444	$10,000.00
FIVB	5/1-5/2024	Elite16 Brasília	3	2nd	1100	US$20,000.00
FIVB	4/17-21/2024	Elite16 Tepic	3	9th	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	3/5-9/2024	Elite16 Doha	2	9th	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	12/6-9/2023	BPT Finals Doha 2023	2	1st	0	US$150,000.00
FIVB	11/22-26/2023	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	2	4th	900	US$10,000.00

Head to Head Results
Cheng/Hughes lead the series 5-3

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
9/1/24	AVP	Chicago Heritage Series	Semi-Finals	Kloth/Nuss	1	Cheng/Hughes	2	15-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:57
10/14/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Semi-Finals	Cheng/Hughes	3	Kloth/Nuss	2	18-21, 21-12, 15-13	0:45
9/3/23	AVP	Gold Series Chicago Open	Semi-Finals	Kloth/Nuss	1	Cheng/Hughes	2	17-21, 22-20, 15-12	0:58
4/30/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Semi-Finals	Kloth/Nuss	9	Cheng/Hughes	3	21-17, 21-11	0:33
4/15/23	AVP	Pro Series New Orleans Open	Winner 3	Cheng/Hughes	1	Kloth/Nuss	4	10-21, 31-29, 15-12	0:56
3/23/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool D	Cheng/Hughes	5	Kloth/Nuss	13, Q1	21-18, 21-17	0:33
1/28/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Winner 1	Cheng/Hughes	9	Kloth/Nuss	8	19-21, 21-14, 24-22	0:56
12/2/22	FIVB	Torquay Elite 16	Semi-Finals	Cheng/Hughes	2	Kloth/Nuss	3	21-18, 21-15	0:32