AVP Tour
$300,000 AVP Heritage Manhattan Beach Open
Thursday, August 13, 2026
Match #34: Qualifier's Bracket Round 2
(Q17) Emily Sparks/Nicci Yardley
vs.
(Q16) Harper Cooper/Alexa Fernandez
 
Emily Sparks
Photo not available
Personal Info
Home Town: Huntington Beach, CA
Height: 5'11"
College(s): Cal State-Northridge
Long Beach State
Seasons: 1
Tournaments: 1
Career Best: 29th (AVP Huntington Beach 2026)
Career Winnings: $0.00
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: 9
Tournaments: 26
Career Best: 3rd (NORCECA Managua 2024)
Career AVP Best: 5th (Denver 2024)
Career Winnings: $1,848.43
Team Career Summary 
Previous Manhattan Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2018 Did not play Lexi McKeown - 41st
2021 Did not play Tessa Van Winkle - 37th
2022 Did not play Lexi McKeown - 41st
2023 Did not play Tessa Van Winkle - 41st
2024 Did not play Heather Friesen - 25th
2025 Did not play Cecilia Agraz - 41st
Recent Results  Have not played together in the last year
Manhattan Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/13/2026 Qualifier 2 Harper Cooper / Alexa Fernandez (Q16)    
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Emily Sparks Nicci Yardley
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           Challenge/Four Star/Open3000000003 $0.00
           Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star1000001000 $50.00
           Manhattan Beach2000000002 $0.00
           Gold Series2000000002 $0.00
1000000001 $0.00 Heritage Series/Pro Series7000001114 $1,025.00
           Contender Series/Tour Series10000011521 $500.00
1000000001 $0.00 Total250000136312 $1,575.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
Individual Finishes by Season
Emily Sparks  Nicci Yardley
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2017AVP1000000001 $0.00
           2018AVP1000000001 $0.00
           2019AVP1000000001 $0.00
           2021AVP1000000001 $0.00
           2022AVP3000001101 $700.00
           2023AVP4000001102 $100.00
           2024AVP4000010210 $725.00
           2024NORCECA1001000000 $250.00
           2025AVP4000000013 $0.00
           2025FIVB2000001001 $50.00
1000000001 $0.00 2026AVP4000000211 $0.00
1000000001 $0.00 TotalTotal260010136312 $1,825.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 0-0
2025-20260 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 0-0
Against the Field0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 0-0
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost

Harper Cooper
Photo not available
Personal Info
Home Town: Rowlett, TX
Height: 5'10"
College(s): UCLA
Seasons: 1
Tournaments: 0
Career Best: First event
Career Winnings: $0.00
Alexa Fernandez
Photo: Han Duong
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 13, 2005 (20 yrs old)
Home Town: Houston, TX
Height: 5'8"
College(s): UCLA
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 6
Career Wins: 1 (AVP Laguna Beach 2025)
Career Winnings: $4,200.00
Team Career Summary 
Previous Manhattan Beach Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results  Have not played together in the last year
Manhattan Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/13/2026 Qualifier 2 Emily Sparks / Nicci Yardley (Q17)    
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Harper Cooper Alexa Fernandez
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           U21 World Championships1000000001 $0.00
           Heritage Series/Pro Series1000000001 $0.00
           Contender Series/Tour Series4100001200 $4,200.00
           Total6100001202 $4,200.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
Individual Finishes by Season
Harper Cooper  Alexa Fernandez
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2022AVP2000000200 $0.00
           2023FIVB Age Group WC1000000001 $0.00
           2024AVP2000001001 $200.00
           2025AVP1100000000 $4,000.00
           TotalTotal6100001202 $4,200.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 0-0
2025-20260 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 0-0
Against the Field0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 0-0
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
8/13/26AVPManhattan Beach Open Qualifier 2