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AVP Tour
$150,000 AVP Heritage Laguna Beach Open
Friday, September 18, 2026

Match #36: Qualifier's Bracket Round 2

(Q25) Kelsey Brandin/Arina Gerasimova
vs.
(Q8) Aree Keller/Tiffany Svenssohn

Kelsey Brandin

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 20, 1993 (32 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

13th (FIVB Sibiu 2026)

Career AVP Best:

33rd (Denver 2026)

Career Winnings:

$110.14

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:

13th (FIVB Sibiu 2026)

Career AVP Best:

33rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$110.14

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	33	Money
AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	US$171.21
Overall	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	US$171.21

Previous Laguna Beach Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/27-30/2026	Futures Brno	Q10	21st	60	€ 0.00
FIVB	7/9-12/2026	BPT Futures Sibiu	16, Q9	13th	140	€ 150.00
AVP	7/3-5/2026	Denver Open	Q27	33rd	922	$0.00

Laguna Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 9/18/2026	Qualifier 2	Aree Keller / Tiffany Svenssohn (Q8)

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$)
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$150.00
Heritage Series/Pro Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Contender Series/Tour Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
Total	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	$150.00

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
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$75.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$75.00
											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
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	$75.00	Total	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	9	$75.00

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	0	1	0.0 %
2026	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$150.00	2	3	40.0 %
Total	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$150.00	2	3	40.0 %

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
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2026	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$75.00	2026	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$75.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	$75.00	Total	Total	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	9	$75.00

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%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%
2025-2026	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	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
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
Heritage Series/Pro Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	0	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4

Aree Keller

Photo not available

Personal Info

Height:

6'0"

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$850.00

Tiffany Creamer Svenssohn

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 15, 1995 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

Newnan, GA

Height:

6'2"

College(s):

Stetson
Georgia State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career AVP Best:

5th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$8,474.80

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00

Previous Laguna Beach Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	5/22-24/2026	South Florida Open	6	5th	1540	$500.00

Laguna Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 9/18/2026	Qualifier 2	Kelsey Brandin / Arina Gerasimova (Q25)

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
Contender Series/Tour Series	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00
Total	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Aree Keller												Tiffany Svenssohn
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	$1,250.00
											Challenge/Four Star/Open	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	$0.00
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	19	0	2	0	0	9	4	4	0	0	$2,625.00
											Manhattan Beach	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											Tour Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
											Gold Series	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$325.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	$2,100.00
3	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	$850.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	14	0	0	0	0	2	6	3	3	0	$1,300.00
4	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	$850.00	Total	55	0	2	0	0	12	10	16	5	9	$7,600.00

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	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,200.00	2	2	50.0 %
2026	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00	2	2	50.0 %
Total	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00	4	4	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Aree Keller													Tiffany Svenssohn
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2018	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00
											2019	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	$0.00
											2021	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$0.00
											2022	AVP	8	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	0	1	$1,750.00
											2022	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$0.00
											2023	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	$325.00
											2023	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	$250.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2024	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	$800.00
											2024	FIVB	7	0	2	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	$1,100.00
											2024	NORCECA	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$600.00	2025	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$600.00
											2025	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	$600.00
											2025	NORCECA	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$250.00	2026	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$250.00
											2026	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	$1,925.00
3	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	$850.00	Total	Total	56	0	3	0	0	13	10	16	5	9	$8,100.00

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	50.0%	1	25.0%	1	25.0%	3-1	75.0%	1	25.0%	1	25.0%	2	50.0%	1-3	25.0%	2-2	50.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	4-4	50.0%
2025-2026	2	50.0%	1	25.0%	1	25.0%	3-1	75.0%	1	25.0%	1	25.0%	2	50.0%	1-3	25.0%	2-2	50.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	4-4	50.0%
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
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4
Total	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
9/18/26	AVP	Laguna Beach Open	Qualifier 2