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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Saquarema
Thursday, April 9, 2026

Match #29: Pool E

(17, Q4) Monika Paulikiene/Aine Raupelyte, Lithuania
vs.
(20, Q6) Carolina Horta/Elize Maia, Brazil

Monika Povilaityte Paulikiene
Lithuania

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 30, 1994 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

Tytuvenai

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

62 kg (136 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

1 (Klaipeda 2022)

Career Winnings:

US$95,890.35

Aine Raupelyte
Lithuania

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 28, 2000 (25 yrs old)

Home Town:

Vilnius

Height:

197 cm (6'6")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Tlaxcala 2026)

Career Winnings:

US$78,765.55

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	37	Money
FIVB	50	0	1	2	4	4	0	10	7	7	3	2	7	1	1	US$156,182.25

Previous Saquarema Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2023	Aine Raupelyte - 4th	Monika Paulikiene - 4th
2024	Aine Raupelyte - 25th	Monika Paulikiene - 25th
2025	Aine Raupelyte - 13th	Monika Paulikiene - 13th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/26-29/2026	BPT Challenge Nayarit	7	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	3/18-22/2026	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	13	2nd	760	US$13,000.00
FIVB	12/3-7/2025	BPT Elite Itapema	10	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	11/14-23/2025	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	31	37th	160	US$3,400.00
FIVB	10/22-26/2025	BPT Elite Cape Town	13	13th	460	US$4,500.00
FIVB	10/15-19/2025	BPT Challenge Nuvali	2	5th	600	US$5,000.00
FIVB	10/1-5/2025	BPT Challenge Veracruz	5	25th	220	US$1,500.00
FIVB	9/24-28/2025	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	Q3	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	9/17-21/2025	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	18, Q4	9th	600	US$7,500.00
FIVB	8/5-9/2025	BPT Challenge Baden	27, Q6	5th	600	US$5,000.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2025	BPT Elite Gstaad	Q15	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2025	BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury	24	25th	220	US$1,500.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2025	BPT Challenge Alanya	21	25th	220	US$1,500.00
FIVB	5/28-6/1/2025	BPT Elite Ostrava	Q11	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	4/16-20/2025	BPT Elite Brasília	15	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	4/9-13/2025	BPT Elite Saquarema	13	13th	460	US$4,500.00

BPT Elite Saquarema Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 4/8/2026	Qualifier 1	Teresa Cavalcanti / Barbara De Sousa, Brazil (Q13)	Won 21-12, 21-18	0:32
Thu, 4/9/2026	Pool E	Nina Brunner / Tanja Huberli, Switzerland (8)
Thu, 4/9/2026	Pool E	Thamela Coradello / Victoria Lopes, Brazil (5)
Thu, 4/9/2026	Pool E	Carolina Horta / Elize Maia, Brazil (20, Q6)

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$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	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	23	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	7	9	3	0	$60,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	23	0	1	1	4	3	0	8	0	1	4	0	$85,250.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00
Total	50	0	1	2	4	4	0	10	7	12	7	1	$156,150.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Monika Paulikiene												Aine Raupelyte
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	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$6,900.00	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$5,200.00
30	0	0	0	0	1	9	9	3	0	$30,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	23	0	0	0	0	1	9	9	3	0	$30,000.00
37	0	1	1	4	3	11	4	10	0	$52,625.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	24	0	1	1	4	3	8	2	4	0	$43,125.00
7	1	0	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	$5,850.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	6	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	$300.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00	U23 World Championships
2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
84	2	2	4	5	6	24	15	13	1	$95,375.00	Total	56	0	1	2	4	4	18	17	7	1	$78,625.00

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	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00	4	1	80.0 %
2023	FIVB	13	0	0	0	2	0	0	6	0	4	0	1	$34,000.00	25	23	52.1 %
2024	FIVB	17	0	0	1	2	2	0	2	4	5	1	0	$59,250.00	31	34	47.7 %
2025	FIVB	16	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	3	6	1	$46,150.00	15	29	34.1 %
2026	FIVB	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$16,250.00	8	3	72.7 %
Total	FIVB	49	0	1	2	4	4	0	10	7	12	7	2	$156,150.00	83	90	48.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Monika Paulikiene													Aine Raupelyte
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	2011	FIVB Age Group WC
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2012	FIVB Age Group WC
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	$3,600.00	2013	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2013	FIVB Age Group WC
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$1,600.00	2014	FIVB
2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2014	FIVB Age Group WC
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	$1,000.00	2015	FIVB
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	2016	FIVB
4	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	$4,700.00	2017	FIVB
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	$3,050.00	2018	FIVB
7	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	$3,600.00	2022	FIVB	7	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	0	0	$800.00
13	0	0	0	2	0	6	4	0	1	$17,000.00	2023	FIVB	13	0	0	0	2	0	6	4	0	1	$17,000.00
17	0	0	1	2	2	6	5	1	0	$29,625.00	2024	FIVB	17	0	0	1	2	2	6	5	1	0	$29,625.00
16	0	0	0	0	2	4	3	6	1	$23,075.00	2025	FIVB	16	0	0	0	0	2	4	3	6	1	$23,075.00
2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$8,125.00	2026	FIVB	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$8,125.00
83	2	2	4	5	6	24	15	13	12	$95,375.00	Total	Total	55	0	1	2	4	4	18	17	7	2	$78,625.00

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	45	64.3%	13	18.6%	12	17.1%	58-12	82.9%	21	21.2%	28	28.3%	50	50.5%	21-78	21.2%	45-50	47.4%	34-40	45.9%	4	0	83-90	48.0%
2025-2026	15	62.5%	4	16.7%	5	20.8%	19-5	79.2%	4	12.9%	11	35.5%	16	51.6%	4-27	12.9%	15-16	48.4%	8-16	33.3%	0	0	23-32	41.8%
Against the Field	3	60.0%	0	0.0%	2	40.0%	3-2	60.0%	3	15.8%	3	15.8%	13	68.4%	3-16	15.8%	6-26	18.8%	6-10	37.5%	0	0	6-18	25.0%

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
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
World Championships	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	14	10	8	22	0	0	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	38
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	9	2	24	18	2	0	16	12	1	5	1	4	0	1	53	42
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	1
Total	0	0	23	12	35	48	3	0	19	19	1	6	2	4	0	1	83	90

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$77,650.00

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$129,736.90

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	Money
FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	US$14,000.00

Previous Saquarema Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2023	Ana Luiza - 33rd	Did not play
2024	Did not play	Thamela Coradello - 9th
2025	Elize Maia - 25th	Carolina Horta - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/11-15/2026	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	19, Q4	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	12/3-7/2025	BPT Elite Itapema	23, Q10	5th	760	US$9,000.00
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

BPT Elite Saquarema Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 4/8/2026	Qualifier 1	Manu Pereira / Geovania de Lima, Brazil (Q11)	Won 21-15, 21-19	0:37
Thu, 4/9/2026	Pool E	Thamela Coradello / Victoria Lopes, Brazil (5)
Thu, 4/9/2026	Pool E	Nina Brunner / Tanja Huberli, Switzerland (8)
Thu, 4/9/2026	Pool E	Monika Paulikiene / Aine Raupelyte, Lithuania (17, Q4)

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	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	3	0	$14,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
Total	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	3	1	$14,000.00

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
20	0	1	0	0	2	2	7	5	0	$53,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	25	0	0	0	1	3	5	7	7	0	$66,375.00
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
51	2	3	0	1	5	8	14	8	1	$77,650.00	Total	63	3	1	3	1	8	18	11	8	1	$128,612.50

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 %
2026	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,500.00	3	2	60.0 %
Total	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	3	1	$14,000.00	9	10	47.4 %

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
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,250.00	2026	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,250.00
50	2	3	0	1	5	8	14	8	9	$77,650.00	Total	Total	62	3	1	3	1	8	18	11	8	9	$128,612.50

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	50.0%	2	25.0%	2	25.0%	6-2	75.0%	3	27.3%	3	27.3%	5	45.5%	3-8	27.3%	4-5	44.4%	5-5	50.0%	0	0	9-10	47.4%
2025-2026	4	50.0%	2	25.0%	2	25.0%	6-2	75.0%	3	27.3%	3	27.3%	5	45.5%	3-8	27.3%	4-5	44.4%	5-5	50.0%	0	0	9-10	47.4%
Against the Field	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	2	33.3%	0	0.0%	4	66.7%	2-4	33.3%	4-8	33.3%	4-0	100.0%	0	0	4-4	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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	4	3	2	5	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	9
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	4	2	5	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	10

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
4/9/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Pool E