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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Gstaad
Wednesday, July 1, 2026 Stadium Court 11:00

Match #1: Qualifier's Bracket Round 1

(Q1) Ally Batenhorst/Sara Hughes, United States
vs.
(Q16) Menia Bentele/Annique Niederhauser, Switzerland

Ally Batenhorst
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 26, 2002 (23 yrs old)

Home Town:

Houston, TX

Height:

193 cm (6'5")

Weight:

79 kg (174 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$19,100.00

Sara Hughes
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 14, 1995 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

Long Beach, CA

Height:

178 cm (5'10")

Weight:

58 kg (128 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$380,694.92

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	6	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	US$38,200.00

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2017	Did not play	Kelly Cheng - 9th
2018	Did not play	Summer Ross - 9th
2019	Did not play	Summer Ross - Country Quota
2021	Did not play	Emily Capers - 25th
2023	Did not play	Kelly Cheng - 2nd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/27-31/2026	BPT Elite Ostrava	17, Q1	9th	600	US$6,200.00
FIVB	4/8-12/2026	BPT Elite Saquarema	12	5th	760	US$9,000.00
FIVB	3/18-22/2026	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	3	3rd	720	US$9,000.00
FIVB	3/5-8/2026	BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar	1	3rd	720	US$9,000.00
FIVB	10/7-11/2025	BPT Elite Newport Beach	12	13th	460	US$5,000.00

BPT Elite Gstaad Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/1/2026	Qualifier 1	Menia Bentele / Annique Niederhauser, Switzerland (Q16)

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	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$20,200.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$18,000.00
Total	6	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$38,200.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Ally Batenhorst												Sara Hughes
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											World Championships	4	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$53,500.00
											World Tour Finals	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$86,250.00
4	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$10,100.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	31	3	1	1	2	9	11	1	0	2	$154,100.00
2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$9,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	32	3	0	5	1	4	7	4	2	6	$80,625.00
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	5	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$6,070.00
											U23 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											U21 World Championships	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00
6	0	0	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	$19,100.00	Total	83	10	1	8	4	18	24	6	3	8	$380,545.00

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$5,000.00	1	2	33.3 %
2026	FIVB	4	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$33,200.00	13	8	61.9 %
Total	FIVB	5	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$38,200.00	14	10	58.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Ally Batenhorst													Sara Hughes
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2011	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$0.00
											2012	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2012	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2013	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2014	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2015	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2016	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$9,000.00
											2017	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0	0	$24,750.00
											2018	FIVB	12	1	0	1	0	4	4	2	0	0	$50,000.00
											2019	FIVB	9	0	0	1	1	1	4	1	0	1	$27,500.00
											2020	FIVB	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$4,000.00
											2021	FIVB	9	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	5	$8,320.00
											2022	FIVB	9	4	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	$121,750.00
											2023	FIVB	11	2	1	0	1	5	2	0	0	0	$84,625.00
											2024	FIVB	6	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	$31,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,500.00	2025	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,500.00
4	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	$16,600.00	2026	FIVB	4	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	$16,600.00
5	0	0	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	$19,100.00	Total	Total	82	10	1	8	4	18	24	6	3	8	$380,545.00

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	7	50.0%	3	21.4%	4	28.6%	10-4	71.4%	4	40.0%	3	30.0%	3	30.0%	4-6	40.0%	7-3	70.0%	7-7	50.0%	0	0	14-10	58.3%
2025-2026	7	50.0%	3	21.4%	4	28.6%	10-4	71.4%	4	40.0%	3	30.0%	3	30.0%	4-6	40.0%	7-3	70.0%	7-7	50.0%	0	0	14-10	58.3%
Against the Field	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	3	42.9%	2	28.6%	2	28.6%	3-4	42.9%	4-4	50.0%	6-6	50.0%	0	0	5-5	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	1	0	4	5	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	7
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	4	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	8	3
Total	0	0	1	0	6	6	0	0	5	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	14	10

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$26,294.36

Annique Niederhauser
Switzerland

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 26, 2003 (23 yrs old)

Home Town:

Hondrich

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (4 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$20,979.81

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	20	0	2	0	0	1	0	4	1	4	2	2	2	1	US$27,951.82

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2021	Shana Zobrist - 41st	Did not play
2022	Anna Lutz - 25th	Leona Kernen - 25th
2023	Anna Lutz - 21st	Did not play
2024	Muriel Bossart - 21st	Leona Kernen - 17th
2025	Annique Niederhauser - 19th	Menia Bentele - 19th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/18-21/2026	BPT Futures Geneva	1	2nd	360	€ 1,050.00
FIVB	6/10-14/2026	BPT Challenge Alanya	28	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	5/27-31/2026	BPT Elite Ostrava	Q14	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	5/20-24/2026	BPT Challenge Nuvali	24	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	5/13-17/2026	BPT Challenge Xiamen	17	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	4/8-12/2026	BPT Elite Saquarema	21, Q7	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	3/18-22/2026	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	16	17th	340	US$2,250.00
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

BPT Elite Gstaad Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/1/2026	Qualifier 1	Ally Batenhorst / Sara Hughes, United States (Q1)

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	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	$5,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	1	1	$20,250.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	5	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$2,350.00
Total	20	0	2	0	0	1	0	4	1	8	2	1	$27,600.00

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
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	$3,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	$3,500.00
19	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	4	6	$12,625.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	10	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	2	1	$10,125.00
26	1	3	3	1	5	10	2	1	0	$4,425.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	16	0	3	0	2	5	3	3	0	0	$2,625.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$2,500.00	Confederation Championship
57	1	3	4	1	6	15	13	7	6	$23,050.00	Total	36	0	4	0	2	5	6	13	4	1	$19,750.00

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	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	1	0	$16,800.00	11	16	40.7 %
Total	FIVB	19	0	2	0	0	1	0	4	1	8	2	1	$27,600.00	24	34	41.4 %

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
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00	2022	CEV
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
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	2023	CEV
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
8	0	1	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	$8,400.00	2026	FIVB	8	0	1	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	$8,400.00
56	1	3	4	1	6	15	13	7	6	$23,050.00	Total	Total	35	0	4	0	2	5	6	13	4	1	$19,750.00

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	16	72.7%	2	9.1%	4	18.2%	18-4	81.8%	6	16.7%	5	13.9%	25	69.4%	6-30	16.7%	16-25	39.0%	8-9	47.1%	0	0	24-34	41.4%
2025-2026	16	72.7%	2	9.1%	4	18.2%	18-4	81.8%	6	16.7%	5	13.9%	25	69.4%	6-30	16.7%	16-25	39.0%	8-9	47.1%	0	0	24-34	41.4%
Against the Field	1	33.3%	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	3	18.8%	0	0.0%	13	81.3%	3-13	18.8%	2-26	7.1%	10-0	100.0%	0	0	6-13	31.6%

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	1	3	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	3	1	6	9	0	0	3	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	17
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	5	5	0	0	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	11	9
Total	0	0	4	4	11	19	0	0	7	9	2	0	0	0	0	2	24	34

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
7/1/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Qualifier 1