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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Tlaxcala
Thursday, March 19, 2026

Match #2: Pool A

(16) Menia Bentele/Annique Niederhauser, Switzerland
vs.
(17) Anna Pavelkova/Katerina Pavelkova, Czechia

Menia Bentele
Switzerland

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 26, 2001 (24 yrs old)

Home Town:

Immenstadt

Height:

181 cm (5'11")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Cervia 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$16,352.15

Annique Niederhauser
Switzerland

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 26, 2003 (22 yrs old)

Home Town:

Hondrich

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$14,708.85

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	13	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	1	1	1	2	1	1	US$15,747.79

Previous Tlaxcala Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Anna Lutz - 33rd	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/5-8/2026	BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar	5	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	10/15-19/2025	BPT Challenge Nuvali	17	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	10/7-11/2025	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Q12	21st	300	US$0.00
FIVB	10/1-5/2025	BPT Challenge Veracruz	19	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	8/13-17/2025	BPT Elite Montréal	Q10	21st	340	US$0.00
FIVB	8/5-9/2025	BPT Challenge Baden	22, Q2	25th	220	US$1,500.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2025	BPT Elite Gstaad	16	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	6/26-29/2025	BPT Futures Geneva	1	5th	240	€ 300.00
FIVB	6/19-22/2025	Futures Messina	6	2nd	360	€ 700.00
FIVB	5/21-24/2025	BPT Futures Spiez	5	9th	180	€ 200.00
FIVB	5/14-18/2025	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Q12	33rd	180	US$0.00
FIVB	4/30-5/3/2025	BPT Futures Valencia	6	13th	140	€ 100.00

BPT Challenge Tlaxcala Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 3/19/2026	Pool A	Anna Pavelkova / Katerina Pavelkova, Czechia (17)

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	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	$2,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	$11,750.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$1,300.00
Total	13	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	1	4	1	0	$15,550.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Menia Bentele												Annique Niederhauser
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	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	$2,250.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	$2,250.00
16	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	4	1	$8,375.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	7	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	$5,875.00
25	1	2	3	1	5	10	2	1	0	$3,900.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	15	0	2	0	2	5	3	3	0	0	$2,100.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
48	1	2	4	1	5	14	8	6	1	$14,525.00	Total	28	0	2	0	2	5	5	9	3	0	$13,725.00

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
2025	FIVB	11	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	4	1	1	$10,800.00	13	18	41.9 %
2026	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$3,250.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	12	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	1	4	1	1	$14,050.00	14	20	41.2 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Menia Bentele													Annique Niederhauser
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	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2020	FIVB
7	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	1	1	$500.00	2021	FIVB
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2021	FIVB Age Group WC
7	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	2	$4,000.00	2022	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$1,150.00
12	1	0	3	0	1	2	1	3	1	$1,600.00	2023	FIVB	6	0	1	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	$700.00
											2023	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
7	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	1	$650.00	2024	FIVB	6	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	$600.00
11	0	1	0	0	1	3	4	1	1	$5,400.00	2025	FIVB	12	0	1	0	0	1	3	5	1	1	$8,900.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,625.00	2026	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,625.00
47	1	2	4	1	5	14	8	6	6	$13,775.00	Total	Total	28	0	3	0	2	5	5	9	3	1	$12,975.00

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	10	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	10-0	100.0%	4	16.7%	3	12.5%	17	70.8%	4-20	16.7%	10-17	37.0%	4-3	57.1%	0	0	14-20	41.2%
2025-2026	10	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	10-0	100.0%	4	16.7%	3	12.5%	17	70.8%	4-20	16.7%	10-17	37.0%	4-3	57.1%	0	0	14-20	41.2%
Against the Field	0		0		0		0-0		1	14.3%	0	0.0%	6	85.7%	1-6	14.3%	0-12	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	1-6	14.3%

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	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	3	1	2	5	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	9
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	7	7
Total	0	0	3	3	6	11	0	0	4	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	14	20

Anna Pavelková
Czechia

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 2, 2005 (20 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Prague 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$9,748.03

Katerina Pavelková
Czechia

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 2, 2005 (20 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Prague 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$9,748.03

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	19	1	1	1	2	2	0	2	2	3	2	1	1	US$18,347.24
FIVB Age Group WC	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	22	1	1	1	2	2	0	4	2	4	2	1	1	US$18,347.24

Previous Tlaxcala Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB Age Group WC	10/15-19/2025	U21 World Championships	16	9th	144	US$0.00
FIVB	10/1-5/2025	BPT Challenge Veracruz	18	5th	600	US$5,000.00
FIVB	8/5-9/2025	BPT Challenge Baden	24	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2025	BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury	27, Q6	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	6/19-22/2025	Futures Messina	1	3rd	320	€ 500.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2025	BPT Challenge Alanya	29, Q11	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	6/5-8/2025	Futures Prague	4	1st	400	€ 1,000.00
FIVB	5/8-11/2025	Futures Cervia	7	2nd	360	€ 700.00

BPT Challenge Tlaxcala Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 3/19/2026	Pool A	Menia Bentele / Annique Niederhauser, Switzerland (16)

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	$14,250.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	11	1	1	1	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	$3,700.00
U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	20	1	1	1	2	2	0	3	2	5	1	0	$17,950.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Anna Pavelkova												Katerina Pavelkova
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	$7,125.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	7	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	$7,125.00
11	1	1	1	2	1	3	2	0	0	$1,850.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	11	1	1	1	2	1	3	2	0	0	$1,850.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
21	1	1	1	2	2	5	5	2	0	$8,975.00	Total	20	1	1	1	2	2	5	5	1	0	$8,975.00

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
2022	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	3	1	75.0 %
2023	FIVB	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	$700.00	7	9	43.8 %
2023	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	4	2	66.7 %
2024	FIVB	6	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	$800.00	6	9	40.0 %
2025	FIVB	7	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	$14,950.00	22	11	66.7 %
2025	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	3	1	75.0 %
Total	FIVB	18	1	1	1	2	2	0	2	2	5	1	1	$16,450.00	35	29	54.7 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	$0.00	10	4	71.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Anna Pavelkova													Katerina Pavelkova
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	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2022	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
5	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	$350.00	2023	FIVB	5	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	$350.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2023	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
6	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	$400.00	2024	FIVB	6	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	$400.00
8	1	1	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	$7,475.00	2025	FIVB	7	1	1	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	$7,475.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2025	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
22	1	1	1	2	2	6	6	2	1	$8,225.00	Total	Total	21	1	1	1	2	2	6	6	1	1	$8,225.00

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	18	51.4%	8	22.9%	9	25.7%	26-9	74.3%	9	31.0%	8	27.6%	12	41.4%	9-20	31.0%	18-12	60.0%	17-17	50.0%	0	0	35-29	54.7%
2025-2026	11	57.9%	4	21.1%	4	21.1%	15-4	78.9%	7	50.0%	3	21.4%	4	28.6%	7-7	50.0%	11-4	73.3%	11-7	61.1%	0	0	22-11	66.7%
Against the Field	3	75.0%	0	0.0%	1	25.0%	3-1	75.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	6-0	100.0%	2-4	33.3%	0	0	4-2	66.7%

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	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	3	2	4	4	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	3	2	10	8	0	0	8	2	2	3	1	2	1	1	25	18
U18/19 World Championships	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
Total	0	0	6	5	17	12	0	0	11	7	2	3	1	2	1	1	38	30

Head to Head Results
Series tied 1-1

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
3/19/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	Pool A
10/3/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Veracruz	Winner 1	Pavelkova/Pavelkova	18	Bentele/Niederhauser	19	21-14, 21-13	0:27
6/22/25	FIVB	Futures Messina	Semi-Finals	Bentele/Niederhauser	6	Pavelkova/Pavelkova	1	19-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:44