Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Nuvali
Thursday, October 16, 2025 Court #4 14:10
Match #16: Pool H
(9) Piper Ferch/Teegan Van Gunst, United States
vs.
(24, Q3) Francesca Alupei/Beata Vaida, Romania
Piper Ferch
United States
Photo: NORCECA
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 20, 2003 (22 yrs old)
Home Town: Redmond, WA
Height: 178 cm (5'10")
Seasons: 2
Tournaments: 6
Career Best: 5th (FIVB Halifax 2024)
Career Winnings: US$3,150.00
Teegan Van Gunst
United States
Photo: NORCECA
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 17, 1995 (30 yrs old)
Home Town: Fayetteville, GA
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 25
Career Best: 2nd (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$31,338.98
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB10000000000 US$1,500.00
Previous Nuvali Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2023 Did not play Kimberly Hildreth - 5th
2024 Madison Shields - 7th Did not play
Recent Results  1st Tournament
BPT Challenge Nuvali Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 10/16/2025 Pool H Francesca Alupei / Beata Vaida, Romania (24, Q3)    

Francesca Ioana Alupei
Romania
Photo: CEV
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 3, 2003 (22 yrs old)
Home Town: Bucuresti
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 65 kg (143 lb)
Seasons: 1
Tournaments: 8
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB Warsaw 2025)
Career Winnings: US$1,784.25
Beata Vaida
Romania
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 28, 1997 (28 yrs old)
Home Town: Satu-Mare
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 74 kg (163 lb)
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 33
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Miguel Pereira 2018)
Career Winnings: US$6,718.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317212533Money
FIVB8001110200101 US$3,273.21
Previous Nuvali Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2025 Beata Vaida - 4th Francesca Alupei - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/18-21/2025 Futures Bondues Lille Metropole 6 5th 240 € 300.00
FIVB 9/11-14/2025 Futures Warsaw 9 3rd 320 € 500.00
FIVB 9/4-7/2025 Futures Budapest 8 9th 180 € 200.00
FIVB 5/14-18/2025 BPT Challenge Xiamen Q17 33rd 180 US$0.00
FIVB 5/1-4/2025 Futures Nuvali 11, Q2 4th 280 US$400.00
FIVB 4/8-11/2025 BPT Futures Songkhla 16, Q15 9th 180 US$200.00
FIVB 3/26-30/2025 BPT Futures Coolangatta Q14 21st 60 US$0.00
BPT Challenge Nuvali Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 10/15/2025 Qualifier 2 Anna Hammarberg / Michaela Hollaus, Austria (Q14) Won 21-14, 21-12 0:27
Thu, 10/16/2025 Pool H Piper Ferch / Teegan Van Gunst, United States (9)    
Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
10/16/25FIVBBPT Challenge Nuvali Pool H