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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:

Tournaments:

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:

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	Money
AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Previous Manhattan Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - 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 1st Tournament

Manhattan Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/13/2026	Qualifier 2	Harper Cooper / Alexa Fernandez (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$)
Heritage Series/Pro 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

Emily Sparks												Nicci Yardley
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
											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
											Gold Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	4	$1,025.00
											Contender Series/Tour Series	10	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	2	1	$500.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Total	26	0	0	0	0	1	3	6	3	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

Individual Finishes by Season

Emily Sparks													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
											2022	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	$700.00
											2023	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	$100.00
											2024	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	$725.00
											2024	NORCECA	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$250.00
											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
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2026	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Total	Total	26	0	0	1	0	1	3	6	3	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	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
Heritage Series/Pro 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

Harper Cooper

Photo not available

Personal Info

Home Town:

Rowlett, TX

Height:

5'10"

College(s):

UCLA

Seasons:

Tournaments:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (AVP Laguna Beach 2025)

Career Winnings:

$4,200.00

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 Manhattan Beach Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Manhattan Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/13/2026	Qualifier 2	Emily Sparks / Nicci Yardley (Q17)

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

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Harper Cooper												Alexa Fernandez
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											Contender Series/Tour Series	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$4,200.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Total	7	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	$4,200.00

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

Harper Cooper													Alexa Fernandez
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2022	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00
											2023	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2024	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$200.00
											2025	AVP	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00
											Total	Total	6	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	$4,200.00

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
Heritage Series/Pro 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
8/13/26	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Qualifier 2