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

Match #45: Qualifier's Bracket Round 2

(Q7) Emma Donley/Alexa Fernandez
vs.
(Q26) Brinza Burness/Samantha Guenther

Emma Donley

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 22, 2005 (21 yrs old)

Home Town:

Los Altos, CA

Height:

6'4"

College(s):

California-Berkeley

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (AVP Waupaca 2026)

Career Winnings:

$6,650.00

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:

$4,525.00

Team Career Summary

Previous Laguna Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2025	Did not play	Sally Perez - 1st

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Laguna Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 9/18/2026	Qualifier 2	Brinza Burness / Samantha Guenther (Q26)

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$)

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Emma Donley												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
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$925.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$325.00
3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$5,475.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$4,200.00
5	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	$6,400.00	Total	7	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	$4,525.00

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

Emma Donley													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
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$325.00	2024	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$200.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2025	AVP	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$250.00	2025	NORCECA
3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$6,075.00	2026	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$325.00
6	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	$6,650.00	Total	Total	7	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	$4,525.00

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

Brinza Burness

Photo not available

Personal Info

Home Town:

Phoenix, AZ

Height:

5'11"

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

First event

Career Winnings:

$0.00

Samantha Guenther

Photo not available

Personal Info

Home Town:

Arvada, CO

Height:

5'11"

College(s):

Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

33rd (AVP Denver 2026)

Career Winnings:

$0.00

Team Career Summary

Previous Laguna Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2025	Did not play	Melaina McKelvey - 45th

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Laguna Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 9/18/2026	Qualifier 2	Emma Donley / Alexa Fernandez (Q7)

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$)

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Brinza Burness												Samantha Guenther
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Contender Series/Tour Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$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

Brinza Burness													Samantha Guenther
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2025	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2026	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											Total	Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$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

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