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AVP Tour
$60,000 AVP Heritage Contender Series Denver Open
Friday, July 3, 2026

Match #12: Qualifier's Bracket Round 1

(Q6) Avery Poppinga/Nicci Yardley
vs.
(Q27) Kelsey Brandin/Arina Gerasimova

Avery Poppinga

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 22, 1999 (27 yrs old)

Home Town:

Austin, TX

Height:

5'11"

College(s):

Florida State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Pompano Beach 2024)

Career AVP Best:

5th (Waupaca 2023)

Career Winnings:

$3,410.83

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	25	29	Money
AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00

Previous Denver Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Taylor Nutterfield - 13th	Did not play
2023	Brooke Van Sickle - 25th	Natalie Myszkowski - 19th
2024	Did not play	Heather Friesen - 5th
2025	Megan Gebhard - 19th	Cecilia Agraz - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	5/14-17/2026	Huntington Beach Open	Q18	21st	1540	$0.00

Denver Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/3/2026	Qualifier 1	Kelsey Brandin / Arina Gerasimova (Q27)

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
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	0	0	1	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Avery Poppinga												Nicci Yardley
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$750.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
9	0	1	0	1	1	5	1	0	0	$1,200.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00
											Manhattan Beach	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	Gold Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	4	$1,000.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	4	$1,025.00
11	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	1	1	$250.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	9	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	1	1	$500.00
33	0	1	0	1	2	8	9	2	9	$3,200.00	Total	24	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	2	12	$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
2026	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
Total	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Avery Poppinga													Nicci Yardley
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2017	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2018	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2019	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2021	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	1	$1,000.00	2022	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	$700.00
7	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	2	$250.00	2023	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	$100.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2023	NORCECA
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00	2024	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	$725.00
5	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	$900.00	2024	FIVB
											2024	NORCECA	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$250.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	$0.00	2025	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$0.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	$950.00	2025	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$50.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2026	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00	2026	FIVB
33	0	1	0	1	3	8	9	2	9	$3,200.00	Total	Total	24	0	0	1	0	1	3	5	2	12	$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	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	0-0	0	0	1-1	50.0%
2025-2026	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	0-0	0	0	1-1	50.0%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0		0		0		0-0		2-0	100.0%	0-0	0	0	1-0	100.0%

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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
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	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

Kelsey Brandin

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 20, 1993 (32 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

First event

Career Winnings:

$0.00

Arina Gerasimova

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 3, 1987 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Zaporozhyr, Ukraine

Height:

5'8"

College(s):

SUNY-Albany
St. John's

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

33rd (AVP Atlantic City 2022)

Career Winnings:

$0.00

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

Previous Denver Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Denver Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/3/2026	Qualifier 1	Avery Poppinga / Nicci Yardley (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$)
Contender Series/Tour Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Kelsey Brandin												Arina Gerasimova
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00
											Manhattan Beach	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											Gold Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Total	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	$0.00

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

Individual Finishes by Season

Kelsey Brandin													Arina Gerasimova
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2019	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00
											2022	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											2023	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											Total	Total	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	$0.00

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
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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
7/3/26	AVP	Denver Open	Qualifier 1