Match Preview

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career AVP Best:

3rd (Virginia Beach 2025)

Career Winnings:

$2,531.10

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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (NORCECA Varadero 2025)

Career AVP Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career Winnings:

$26,775.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Previous Denver Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2023	Did not play	Lexy Denaburg - 25th

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Denver Contender Series Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 7/5/2025	Pool F	Megan Gebhard / Avery Poppinga (19, Q6)

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:

Tournaments:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Pompano Beach 2024)

Career AVP Best:

5th (Waupaca 2023)

Career Winnings:

$2,560.83

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	45	Money
AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	US$440.00
Overall	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	US$440.00

Previous Denver Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Tiffany Svenssohn - 17th	Taylor Nutterfield - 13th
2023	Kaitlyn Malaney - 9th	Brooke Van Sickle - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
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)

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
7/5/25	AVP	Denver Contender Series	Pool F