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

Match #48: Qualifier's Bracket Round 2

(Q31) Hannah Byers/Macy Ludwig
vs.
(Q2) Piper Ferch/Michelle Shaffer

Hannah Byers

Photo not available

Personal Info

Home Town:

Olympia, WA

Height:

6'2"

College(s):

Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

First event

Career Winnings:

$0.00

Macy Ludwig

Photo not available

Personal Info

Home Town:

El Segundo, CA

Height:

5'8"

College(s):

Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

29th (AVP Laguna Beach 2025)

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 Laguna Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2025	Did not play	Sarah Gyepes - 29th

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Laguna Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 9/18/2026	Qualifier 2	Piper Ferch / Michelle Shaffer (Q2)

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

Hannah Byers												Macy Ludwig
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											Contender Series/Tour Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Total	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$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

Hannah Byers													Macy Ludwig
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	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
											Total	Total	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$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
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

Piper Ferch

Photo: Han Duong

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 20, 2003 (23 yrs old)

Home Town:

Redmond, WA

Height:

5'10"

College(s):

Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career AVP Best:

2nd (Virginia Beach 2025)

Career Winnings:

$32,975.00

Michelle Shaffer

Photo: NORCECA

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 30, 2000 (26 yrs old)

Home Town:

Thousand Oaks, CA

Height:

5'10"

College(s):

Santa Clara
Loyola Marymount

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (NORCECA Juan Dolio 2026)

Career AVP Best:

5th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

$5,848.43

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 Laguna Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2025	Teegan Van Gunst - 3rd	Did not play

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Laguna Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 9/18/2026	Qualifier 2	Hannah Byers / Macy Ludwig (Q31)

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

Piper Ferch												Michelle Shaffer
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
6	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	$17,250.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam
5	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	$3,375.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$150.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$50.00
											Manhattan Beach	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	Gold Series
7	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	1	$4,725.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	$2,475.00
9	0	1	2	0	4	1	1	0	0	$6,975.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	$1,300.00
31	0	1	2	0	9	3	9	1	5	$32,475.00	Total	11	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	1	3	$3,825.00

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

Piper Ferch													Michelle Shaffer
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
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	2022	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2023	AVP
5	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	$4,300.00	2024	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	$725.00
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$1,650.00	2024	FIVB
7	0	1	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	$6,550.00	2025	AVP
6	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	1	$10,875.00	2025	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$50.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00	2025	NORCECA	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	$850.00	2026	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	$3,050.00
4	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	$8,250.00	2026	FIVB
											2026	NORCECA	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00
31	0	2	2	0	9	3	9	1	5	$32,975.00	Total	Total	13	1	2	0	0	3	2	1	1	3	$5,825.00

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

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