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CEV Challenger & Satellite
€ 20,000 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Stuttgart
Saturday, September 13, 2014 Court #2 15:30

Match #25: Contender's Bracket Round 4

(9, Q1) Melinda Adelin/Laura Longuet, France
vs.
(2) Tanja Goricanec/Tanja Huberli, Switzerland

Melinda Adelin
France

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 12, 1987 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Mulhouse

Height:

184 cm (6'0")

Weight:

72 kg (158 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (CEV C&S Stuttgart 2014)

Career Winnings:

US$7,911.86

Laura Longuet
France

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 22, 1988 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Versailles

Height:

177 cm (5'10")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (2 times)

Career CEV C&S Best:

4th (Vaduz 2015)

Career Winnings:

US$26,512.66

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	33	41	Money
CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	US$0.00
CEV C&S	5	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,684.18
FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	3	2	US$9,650.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	18	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	3	1	3	3	2	US$12,334.18

Previous Stuttgart Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV C&S	8/6-9/2014	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz	3	7th	154	€ 600.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2014	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Q12	41st	40	US$0.00
CEV C&S	6/17-21/2014	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Montpellier	5	13th	126	€ 300.00
CEV	5/28-6/1/2014	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	Q1	21st	128	€ 0.00
FIVB	5/21-25/2014	Prague Open	27, Q6	25th	120	US$800.00
FIVB	4/30-5/4/2014	Shanghai Grand Slam	Q22	41st	40	US$0.00
FIVB	4/23-27/2014	Fuzhou Open	Q12	33rd	60	US$0.00
FIVB	12/11-14/2013	Durban Open	17	17th	200	US$2,300.00
FIVB	10/29-11/3/2013	Phuket Open	27, Q7	25th	150	US$1,500.00
FIVB	10/23-27/2013	Xiamen Grand Slam	Q9	33rd	160	US$0.00
FIVB	10/8-13/2013	São Paulo Grand Slam	32, Q14	25th	240	US$2,750.00

2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Stuttgart Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/11/2014	Qualifier 1	Gabriela Tomasekova / Tina Turnerova, Slovakia (Q16)	Won 3-1	0:44
Fri, 9/12/2014	Winner 1	Karolina Baran / Jagoda Sliwka, Poland (8)	Won 3-1	0:37
Fri, 9/12/2014	Winner 2	Karla Borger / Britta Buthe, Germany (1)	Lost 0-3	0:28
Sat, 9/13/2014	Contender 2	Amaranta Navarro / Ester Ribera, Spain (11, Q10)	Won 3-1	0:55
Sat, 9/13/2014	Contender 3	Cornelia Rimser / Valerie Teufl, Austria (12, Q11)	Won 3-1	0:43
Sat, 9/13/2014	Contender 4	Tanja Goricanec / Tanja Huberli, Switzerland (2)	Lost 0-3	0:34

Tanja Goricanec
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 4, 1990 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bern

Height:

176 cm (5'9")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (CEV C&S Vaduz 2010)

Career Winnings:

US$123,778.89

Tanja Hüberli
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 27, 1992 (32 yrs old)

Home Town:

Thalwil

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

74 kg (163 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

134

Career Wins:

Career CEV C&S Wins:

1 (Baden 2016)

Career Winnings:

US$479,117.77

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
CEV	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	US$28,244.45
CEV C&S	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	US$1,308.53
FIVB	32	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	0	7	6	9	1	US$147,500.00
Overall	39	0	1	0	1	2	0	9	0	10	6	9	1	US$177,052.98

Previous Stuttgart Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/19-23/2014	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	17	9th	360	US$11,000.00
CEV	8/7-10/2014	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	5	9th	160	€ 1,500.00
FIVB	7/29-8/2/2014	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	20, Q1	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2014	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	19, Q3	17th	240	US$9,000.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2014	The Hague Grand Slam	26, Q8	9th	360	US$14,000.00
FIVB	7/8-13/2014	Gstaad Grand Slam	28	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/24-28/2014	Stavanger Grand Slam	30, Q15	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/17-22/2014	Berlin Grand Slam	Q9	33rd	80	US$0.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2014	Moscow Grand Slam	Q9	33rd	80	US$0.00
CEV	6/3-7/2014	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	21	2nd	450	€ 15,000.00
FIVB	5/21-25/2014	Prague Open	19	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	4/30-5/4/2014	Shanghai Grand Slam	Q8	33rd	80	US$0.00
FIVB	4/23-27/2014	Fuzhou Open	27, Q5	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	10/23-27/2013	Xiamen Grand Slam	22	25th	240	US$2,750.00
FIVB	10/8-13/2013	São Paulo Grand Slam	Q7	33rd	160	US$0.00

2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Stuttgart Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 9/12/2014	Winner 1	Laura Bloem / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (15, Q14)	Won 3-0	0:32
Fri, 9/12/2014	Winner 2	Anna Behlen / Anika Krebs, Germany (10, Q8)	Won 3-0	0:36
Sat, 9/13/2014	Winner 3	Isabelle Forrer / Anouk Verge-Depre, Switzerland (3)	Lost 1-3	0:51
Sat, 9/13/2014	Contender 4	Melinda Adelin / Laura Longuet, France (9, Q1)	Won 3-0	0:34
Sat, 9/13/2014	Semi-Finals	Karla Borger / Britta Buthe, Germany (1)	Lost 1-3	1:04
Sun, 9/14/2014	Bronze Medal	Lucia Bacchi / Giulia Momoli, Italy (13, Q12)	Lost By Forfeit

Head to Head Results
Goricanec/Huberli lead the series 2-0

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
9/13/14	CEV C&S	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Stuttgart	Contender 4	Goricanec/Huberli	2	Adelin/Longuet	9, Q1	3-0	0:34
4/23/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Qualifier 2	Goricanec/Huberli	27, Q5	Adelin/Longuet	Q12	21-19, 21-15	0:36