Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 BPT Elite16 Tepic
Thursday, March 23, 2023 Court #2 09:50
Match #4: Pool B
(7) Tina Graudina/Anastasija Samoilova, Latvia
vs.
(15, Q10) Valentina Gottardi/Marta Menegatti, Italy
Tina Graudina
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 9, 1998 (27 yrs old)
Home Town: Jurmala
Height: 184 cm (6'0")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 67
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$215,400.00
Anastasija Kravcenoka Samoilova
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 19, 1997 (28 yrs old)
Home Town: Daugavpils
Height: 178 cm (5'10")
Weight: 68 kg (150 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 65
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$216,900.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317212533Money
FIVB6023467215312123 US$430,800.00
FIVB Age Group WC2000010100000 US$0.00
Overall6223468216312123 US$430,800.00
Previous Tepic Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 2/1-5/2023 Doha Elite16 8 4th 900 US$10,000.00
FIVB 1/26-29/2023 Beach Pro Tour Finals 5 7th 0 US$15,000.00
FIVB 9/28-10/2/2022 Paris Elite 16 9 2nd 1100 US$20,000.00
FIVB 8/10-14/2022 Hamburg Elite 16 9 13th 460 US$5,000.00
FIVB 7/6-10/2022 Gstaad Elite 16 6 4th 900 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/10-19/2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships 3 9th 800 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/1-5/2022 Jurmala Elite 16 1 9th 600 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/25-29/2022 Ostrava Elite 16 2 5th 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 3/23-27/2022 Rosarito Elite 16 8 2nd 1100 US$20,000.00
Elite16 Tepic Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 3/23/2023 Pool B Valentina Gottardi / Marta Menegatti, Italy (15, Q10) Lost 20-22, 16-21 0:40
Thu, 3/23/2023 Pool B Raisa Schoon / Katja Stam, Netherlands (2) Lost 17-21, 15-21 0:35
Fri, 3/24/2023 Pool B Sophie Bukovec / Sarah Pavan, Canada (10) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:34

Valentina Gottardi
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 19, 2002 (22 yrs old)
Home Town: Modena
Height: 186 cm (6'1")
Weight: 67 kg (147 lb)
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 37
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$118,718.50
Marta Menegatti
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 16, 1990 (34 yrs old)
Home Town: Rovigo
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 67 kg (147 lb)
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 161
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$575,716.93
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192533Money
FIVB28131550821101 US$172,880.66
Previous Tepic Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/16-19/2023 La Paz Challenge 4 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 9/28-10/2/2022 Paris Elite 16 5 13th 460 US$5,000.00
FIVB 8/10-14/2022 Hamburg Elite 16 12 9th 600 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/21-24/2022 Agadir Challenge 3 3rd 720 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/7-10/2022 Lecce Futures 1 2nd 360 € 700.00
FIVB 6/10-19/2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships 43 5th 960 US$18,000.00
FIVB 5/26-29/2022 Cervia Futures 3 4th 280 € 400.00
FIVB 5/19-22/2022 Madrid Futures 2 2nd 360 € 700.00
FIVB 4/14-17/2022 Itapema Challenge 23 19th 300 US$1,000.00
Elite16 Tepic Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 3/22/2023 Qualifier 1 Isabel Schneider / Julia Sude, Germany (Q7) Won 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:58
Wed, 3/22/2023 Qualifier 2 Megan Kraft / Emily Stockman, United States (Q15) Won 24-22, 21-18 0:42
Thu, 3/23/2023 Pool B Tina Graudina / Anastasija Samoilova, Latvia (7) Won 22-20, 21-16 0:40
Thu, 3/23/2023 Pool B Sophie Bukovec / Sarah Pavan, Canada (10) Won 21-12, 23-21 0:38
Fri, 3/24/2023 Pool B Raisa Schoon / Katja Stam, Netherlands (2) Lost 16-21, 15-21 0:37
Fri, 3/24/2023 Winner 1 Terese Cannon / Sarah Sponcil, United States (11) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:38
Sat, 3/25/2023 Winner 2 Melissa Humana-Paredes / Brandie Wilkerson, Canada (9) Won 21-10, 19-21, 15-7 0:52
Sat, 3/25/2023 Semi-Finals Kelly Cheng / Sara Hughes, United States (5) Lost 28-30, 19-21 0:49
Sun, 3/26/2023 Bronze Medal Mariafe Artacho / Taliqua Clancy, Australia (4) Lost 21-16, 17-21, 17-19 0:55
Head to Head Results
Series tied 2-2
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
5/25/24FIVBBPT Elite16 Espinho Winner 1 Graudina/Samoilova 8 Gottardi/Menegatti 6 14-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:52
3/8/24FIVBElite16 Doha Winner 2 Graudina/Samoilova 13, Q1 Gottardi/Menegatti 10 21-19, 21-13 0:34
7/8/23FIVBElite16 Gstaad Winner 1 Gottardi/Menegatti 13, Q2 Graudina/Samoilova 15, Q6 21-19, 21-17 0:42
3/23/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Pool B Gottardi/Menegatti 15, Q10 Graudina/Samoilova 7 22-20, 21-16 0:40