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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Itapema
Friday, December 5, 2025 Stadium Court 13:00

Match #16: Pool B

(23, Q10) Carolina Horta/Elize Maia, Brazil
vs.
(11) Maria Gonzalez/Allanis Navas, Puerto Rico

Carolina Horta Máximo
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 20, 1992 (33 yrs old)

Home Town:

Fortaleza (CE)

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$78,900.00

Elize Maia Secomandi
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 20, 1984 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

Vitória

Height:

184 cm (6'0")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$130,986.90

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	Money
FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	4	1	US$16,500.00

Previous Itapema Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2018	Taiana Lima - 17th	Maria Clara Salgado - 33rd
2019	Angela Lavalle - 33rd	Did not play
2021	Did not play	Thamela Coradello - 5th
2022	Did not play	Thamela Coradello - 9th
2023	Ana Luiza - 33rd	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/24-28/2025	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	Q15	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	9/17-21/2025	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	22, Q9	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	4/16-20/2025	BPT Elite Brasília	Q10	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	4/9-13/2025	BPT Elite Saquarema	Q11	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	3/19-23/2025	BPT Challenge Yucatan	Q12	33rd	180	US$0.00

BPT Elite Itapema Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 12/3/2025	Qualifier 1	Andressa Cavalcanti / Taina Silva, Brazil (Q7)	Won 19-21, 21-15, 15-9	0:53
Thu, 12/4/2025	Pool B	Thamela Coradello / Victoria Lopes, Brazil (2)	Lost 14-21, 16-21	0:31
Fri, 12/5/2025	Pool B	Maria Gonzalez / Allanis Navas, Puerto Rico (11)	Won 17-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:44
Fri, 12/5/2025	Winner 1	Inna Makhno / Iryna Makhno, Ukraine (12)	Won 21-15, 21-14	0:31
Sat, 12/6/2025	Winner 2	Ieva Dumbauskaite / Gerda Grudzinskaite, Lithuania (4)	Won 15-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:46
Sat, 12/6/2025	Winner 3	Rebecca Cavalcanti / Carol Salgado, Brazil (1)	Lost 16-21, 18-21	0:37

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	4	0	$16,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
Total	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	4	1	$16,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Carolina Horta												Elize Maia
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$5,500.00
21	0	1	0	0	2	2	8	6	0	$54,250.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	26	0	0	0	1	3	5	8	8	0	$67,625.00
20	0	0	0	0	2	3	5	3	1	$16,225.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	28	2	1	2	0	3	10	3	1	1	$49,087.50
9	2	2	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	$8,425.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	9	1	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	$7,650.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U23 World Championships
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
52	2	3	0	1	5	8	15	9	1	$78,900.00	Total	64	3	1	3	1	8	18	12	9	1	$129,862.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2025	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	1	$11,500.00	6	8	42.9 %
Total	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	1	$11,500.00	6	8	42.9 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Carolina Horta													Elize Maia
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2008	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,250.00
											2009	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2011	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2011	FIVB Age Group WC
											2012	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2013	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	$6,625.00
											2014	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$400.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2014	FIVB Age Group WC
8	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	2	1	$22,187.50	2015	FIVB	3	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$5,687.50
4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	$4,287.50	2016	FIVB	12	2	1	0	1	1	3	1	3	0	$57,000.00
5	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	$6,925.00	2017	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	3	$21,500.00
8	0	1	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	$28,000.00	2018	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	2	$5,250.00
6	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	$5,000.00	2019	FIVB	5	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	$7,500.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00	2021	FIVB	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$5,400.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,500.00	2022	FIVB	5	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	$6,000.00
5	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	$1,750.00	2023	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00	2024	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	$5,000.00
6	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	1	$5,750.00	2025	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	1	$5,750.00
49	2	3	0	1	5	8	13	8	9	$76,400.00	Total	Total	61	3	1	3	1	8	18	10	8	9	$127,362.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	4	44.4%	2	22.2%	3	33.3%	6-3	66.7%	3	21.4%	3	21.4%	8	57.1%	3-11	21.4%	4-8	33.3%	5-6	45.5%	0	0	9-14	39.1%
2024-2025	2	50.0%	1	25.0%	1	25.0%	3-1	75.0%	3	30.0%	3	30.0%	4	40.0%	3-7	30.0%	2-4	33.3%	4-4	50.0%	0	0	6-8	42.9%
Against the Field	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	3	42.9%	0	0.0%	4	57.1%	3-4	42.9%	4-8	33.3%	8-0	100.0%	0	0	6-4	60.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	4	4	2	8	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	13
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Total	0	0	5	5	2	8	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	14

Maria Claudia Gonzalez Valentin
Puerto Rico

Photo: NORCECA

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 26, 2002 (24 yrs old)

Home Town:

Vega Baja

Height:

182 cm (5'8")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Veracruz 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$17,567.13

Allanis Navas Sanchez
Puerto Rico

Photo: NORCECA

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 4, 2002 (24 yrs old)

Home Town:

Manati

Height:

185 cm (5'4")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Veracruz 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$17,567.13

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	37	Money
FIVB	13	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	US$34,952.82
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	14	0	0	1	0	3	0	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	US$34,952.82

Previous Itapema Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	11/14-23/2025	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	32	17th	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	10/1-5/2025	BPT Challenge Veracruz	28, Q6	3rd	720	US$9,000.00

BPT Elite Itapema Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 12/4/2025	Pool B	Marie-Alex Belanger / Lea Monkhouse, Canada (14)	Lost 21-16, 18-21, 13-15	0:45
Fri, 12/5/2025	Pool B	Carolina Horta / Elize Maia, Brazil (23, Q10)	Lost 21-17, 15-21, 10-15	0:44

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Youth Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$10,400.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$7,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	7	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	$16,500.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$500.00
Total	14	0	0	1	0	3	0	1	1	3	3	1	$34,900.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Maria Gonzalez												Allanis Navas
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Youth Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$5,200.00	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$5,200.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$3,750.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$3,750.00
7	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	3	0	$8,250.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	7	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	3	0	$8,250.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$250.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$250.00
14	0	0	1	0	3	2	3	3	1	$17,450.00	Total	14	0	0	1	0	3	2	3	3	1	$17,450.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2018	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	4	2	66.7 %
2023	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	$3,900.00	4	7	36.4 %
2024	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	$6,000.00	3	7	30.0 %
2025	FIVB	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$18,500.00	7	7	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	11	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	3	2	2	$28,400.00	14	21	40.0 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	4	2	66.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Maria Gonzalez													Allanis Navas
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2018	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	$1,950.00	2023	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	$1,950.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	$3,000.00	2024	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	$3,000.00
3	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	$9,250.00	2025	FIVB	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	$9,250.00
12	0	0	1	0	2	2	3	2	2	$14,200.00	Total	Total	12	0	0	1	0	2	2	3	2	2	$14,200.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	12	60.0%	2	10.0%	6	30.0%	14-6	70.0%	3	14.3%	3	14.3%	15	71.4%	3-18	14.3%	12-15	44.4%	5-9	35.7%	0	0	17-24	41.5%
2024-2025	8	57.1%	1	7.1%	5	35.7%	9-5	64.3%	1	10.0%	0	0.0%	9	90.0%	1-9	10.0%	8-9	47.1%	2-5	28.6%	0	0	10-14	41.7%
Against the Field	2	50.0%	0	0.0%	2	50.0%	2-2	50.0%	0		0		0		0-0		4-0	100.0%	0-4	0.0%	0	0	2-2	50.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Youth Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
World Championships	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	4	3	3	5	0	0	4	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	12	10
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4
Total	0	0	4	3	9	17	0	0	7	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	21	26

Head to Head Results
Horta/Maia lead the series 1-0

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
12/5/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Itapema	Pool B	Horta/Maia	23, Q10	Gonzalez/Navas	11	17-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:44