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AVP Tour
$20,000 AVP Heritage Contender Series Austin Open
Friday, April 17, 2026 Court #4 8:45 AM

Match #12: Winner's Bracket Round 1

(27) Heather Friesen/Nicci Yardley
vs.
(6) Madison Shields/Kamila Tan

Heather Boyan Friesen

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 19, 1992 (33 yrs old)

Home Town:

Munster, IN

Height:

6'2"

College(s):

Western Kentucky
Hawaii

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (NORCECA Managua 2024)

Career AVP Best:

5th (Denver 2024)

Career Winnings:

$2,375.00

Nicci Reinking Yardley

Photo: Han Duong

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 12, 1988 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Fountain Valley, CA

Height:

5'10"

College(s):

Long Beach State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (NORCECA Managua 2024)

Career AVP Best:

5th (Denver 2024)

Career Winnings:

$1,848.43

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	Money
AVP	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	$1,650.00
NORCECA	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$500.00
Overall	7	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	US$2,150.00

Previous Austin Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2017	Meaghan Wheeler - 21st	Did not play
2018	Kristen Petrasic - 29th	Did not play
2019	Kristen Petrasic - 29th	Did not play

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Austin Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 4/17/2026	Winner 1	Madison Shields / Kamila Tan (6)

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$)
Heritage Series/Pro Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$650.00
Contender Series/Tour Series	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00
Total	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	$1,650.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Heather Friesen												Nicci Yardley
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
17	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Manhattan Beach	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	Tour Championships
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$600.00	Gold Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	$1,025.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	$1,025.00
9	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	1	0	$500.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	8	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	1	1	$500.00
42	0	0	0	0	1	4	12	3	3	$2,125.00	Total	22	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	2	6	$1,575.00

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
2023	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$200.00	3	2	60.0 %
2024	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	$1,450.00	3	7	30.0 %
Total	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	$1,650.00	6	9	40.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Heather Friesen													Nicci Yardley
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	$0.00	2017	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2017	NVL
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	$0.00	2018	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2018	FIVB
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	$0.00	2019	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2020	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00	2021	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	$700.00	2022	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	$700.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	$700.00	2023	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	$100.00
4	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	$725.00	2024	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	$725.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$250.00	2024	NORCECA	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$250.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2025	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$0.00
											2025	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$50.00
43	0	0	1	0	1	4	12	3	22	$2,375.00	Total	Total	22	0	0	1	0	1	3	4	2	11	$1,825.00

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	2	40.0%	1	20.0%	2	40.0%	3-2	60.0%	3	30.0%	2	20.0%	5	50.0%	3-7	30.0%	2-5	28.6%	4-4	50.0%	0	0	6-9	40.0%
2025-2026	0		0		0		0-0		0		0		0		0-0		0-0		0-0		0	0	0-0
Against the Field	0		0		0		0-0		0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0		0	0	0-1	0.0%

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
Heritage Series/Pro Series	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	2	0	2	4	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	6
Total	0	0	3	1	2	4	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	9

Madison Shields

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 9, 2000 (26 yrs old)

Home Town:

El Dorado Hills, CA

Height:

5'7"

College(s):

Pepperdine

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Pompano Beach 2024)

Career AVP Best:

5th (4 times)

Career Winnings:

$14,679.53

Kamila Tan

Photo: Brian White

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 10, 1994 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

San Diego, CA

Height:

6'0"

College(s):

San Diego
UCLA

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Pompano Beach 2025)

Career AVP Best:

9th (Waupaca 2025)

Career Winnings:

$6,450.00

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
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	US$2,250.00
Overall	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	US$2,250.00

Previous Austin Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/26-29/2026	BPT Challenge Nayarit	21	17th	340	US$2,250.00

Austin Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 4/17/2026	Winner 1	Heather Friesen / Nicci Yardley (27)

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,250.00
Contender Series/Tour Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,250.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Madison Shields												Kamila Tan
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	2	0	0	$1,250.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,250.00
7	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	1	0	$6,750.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$3,000.00
8	0	1	0	4	1	2	0	0	0	$1,500.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$1,050.00
											Manhattan Beach	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											Tour Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$925.00	Gold Series
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	$650.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$600.00
14	0	0	0	0	4	6	3	0	0	$3,300.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	7	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	$550.00
38	0	1	0	4	6	9	12	4	0	$14,375.00	Total	24	1	1	0	0	0	4	8	2	1	$6,450.00

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
2026	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,250.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,250.00	1	2	33.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Madison Shields													Kamila Tan
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2013	NVL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2014	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2015	NVL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2019	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	$1,075.00	2022	AVP
6	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	$850.00	2023	AVP
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$200.00	2023	FIVB
5	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	$725.00	2024	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$0.00
8	0	1	0	3	2	2	0	0	0	$2,300.00	2024	FIVB
6	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	0	$2,225.00	2025	AVP	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	$1,150.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0	$5,875.00	2025	FIVB	6	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	$1,800.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,125.00	2026	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	$3,500.00
37	0	1	0	4	6	9	12	4	1	$14,375.00	Total	Total	25	1	1	0	0	0	4	9	2	8	$6,450.00

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	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
2025-2026	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
4/17/26	AVP	Austin Open	Winner 1