AVP Tour
$60,000 Denver Contender Series
Saturday, July 5, 2025
Match #11: Pool F
(6) Anaya Evans/Megan J. Rice
vs.
(19, Q6) Megan Gebhard/Avery Poppinga
Anaya Evans
Photo: CEV
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 13, 1998 (26 yrs old)
Home Town: Croyde, England
Height: 5'11"
College(s): Grand Canyon University
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 25
Career Best: 3rd (2 times)
Career AVP Best: 3rd (Virginia Beach 2025)
Career Winnings: $2,831.10
Megan J. Rice
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 4, 1998 (27 yrs old)
Home Town: Hermosa Beach, CA
Height: 6'0"
College(s): California-Santa Barbara
Loyola Marymount
Seasons: 3
Tournaments: 19
Career Wins: 1 (NORCECA Varadero 2025)
Career AVP Best: 2nd (3 times)
Career Winnings: $27,075.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP10000000000 $600.00
Previous Denver Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2023 Did not play Lexy Denaburg - 25th
Recent Results  1st Tournament
Denver Contender Series Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 7/5/2025 Pool F Megan Gebhard / Avery Poppinga (19, Q6) Won 24-22, 19-21, 15-13 1:08
Sat, 7/5/2025 Pool F Kelly Belardi / Charlotta Bell (18, Q4)    

Megan Gebhard
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 27, 1995 (30 yrs old)
Home Town: Howell, MI
Height: 6'1"
College(s): MIT
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 31
Career Best: 3rd (NORCECA La Paz 2022)
Career AVP Best: 5th (2 times)
Career Winnings: $7,068.70
Avery Poppinga
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 22, 1999 (26 yrs old)
Home Town: Austin, TX
Height: 5'11"
College(s): Florida State
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 27
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Pompano Beach 2024)
Career AVP Best: 5th (Waupaca 2023)
Career Winnings: $2,560.83
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172545Money
AVP200000000001 $0.00
FIVB200000020000 US$440.00
Overall400000020001 US$440.00
Previous Denver Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2022 Tiffany Svenssohn - 17th Taylor Nutterfield - 13th
2023 Kaitlyn Malaney - 9th Brooke Van Sickle - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/26-29/2025 BPT Futures Geneva 13, Q3 9th 180 € 200.00
FIVB 6/19-22/2025 Futures Messina 13, Q5 9th 180 € 200.00
AVP 5/9-11/2025 Huntington Beach Heritage Series Q19 45th 751 $0.00
Denver Contender Series Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/4/2025 Qualifier 2 Allyn Brewer / Elle Evers (Q27) Won 21-11, 21-18  
Fri, 7/4/2025 Qualifier 3 Paloma Bowman / Halle Hunt (Q11) Won 21-12, 20-22, 15-6  
Sat, 7/5/2025 Pool F Anaya Evans / Megan J. Rice (6) Lost 22-24, 21-19, 13-15 1:08
Sat, 7/5/2025 Pool F Emma Donley / Piper Ferch (7)    
Head to Head Results
Evans/Rice lead the series 1-0
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
7/5/25AVPDenver Contender Series Pool F Evans/Rice 6 Gebhard/Poppinga 19, Q6 24-22, 19-21, 15-13 1:08