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

Match #41: Qualifier's Bracket Round 2

(Q3) Molly Martin/Madison Shields
vs.
(Q30) Nora Darrhar/Arika Johnson

Molly Phillips Martin

Photo: NORCECA

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 31, 2001 (25 yrs old)

Home Town:

Mansfield, TX

Height:

6'5"

College(s):

Texas
Southern California

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (NORCECA San Jose 2024)

Career AVP Best:

2nd (Austin 2026)

Career Winnings:

$53,750.00

Madison Shields

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 9, 2000 (26 yrs old)

Home Town:

El Dorado Hills, CA

Height:

5'8"

College(s):

Pepperdine

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

1 (Austin 2026)

Career Winnings:

$28,204.53

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
2023	Did not play	Avery Poppinga - 17th
2025	Did not play	Macy Jerger - 5th

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Laguna Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 9/18/2026	Qualifier 2	Nora Darrhar / Arika Johnson (Q30)

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

Molly Martin												Madison Shields
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
16	0	0	0	0	1	8	4	3	0	$28,450.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	$2,500.00
12	0	0	1	0	4	2	2	3	0	$20,250.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	9	0	0	0	1	1	1	4	1	1	$11,375.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$250.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	8	0	1	0	4	1	2	0	0	0	$1,500.00
											Gold Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$925.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	$1,850.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	1	$2,175.00
3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$1,700.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	17	1	1	0	0	4	8	3	0	0	$8,425.00
38	0	1	1	0	6	14	7	7	1	$52,500.00	Total	48	1	2	0	5	6	12	15	4	2	$26,900.00

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

Molly Martin													Madison Shields
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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2022	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	$1,075.00
											2023	AVP	6	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	$850.00
											2023	FIVB	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$200.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2024	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	$725.00
5	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	$1,250.00	2024	FIVB	8	0	1	0	3	2	2	0	0	0	$2,300.00
2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,250.00	2024	NORCECA
4	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	$2,125.00	2025	AVP	6	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	0	$2,225.00
15	0	0	0	0	3	5	3	4	0	$23,625.00	2025	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0	$5,875.00
2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,425.00	2026	AVP	6	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	$6,650.00
10	0	0	1	0	2	5	1	1	0	$24,075.00	2026	FIVB	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	$7,000.00
											2026	NORCECA	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00
39	1	1	2	0	6	14	7	7	1	$53,750.00	Total	Total	48	2	2	0	5	6	12	15	4	2	$27,900.00

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

Nora Nezha Jihane Darrhar

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 21, 1992 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rabat

Height:

5'6"

College(s):

St. Andrews

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (FIVB Qingshan 2024)

Career AVP Best:

49th (Huntington Beach 2019)

Career Winnings:

$600.00

Arika Johnson

Photo: NORCECA

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 8, 1993 (33 yrs old)

Home Town:

San Louis Obispo, CA

Height:

6'0"

College(s):

Harding
Southern Illinois

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

8th (NORCECA Manzanillo 2025)

Career AVP Best:

33rd (2 times)

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	Amarie Bremel - 45th

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Laguna Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 9/18/2026	Qualifier 2	Molly Martin / Madison Shields (Q3)

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

Nora Darrhar												Arika Johnson
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$500.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$100.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$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	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	1	$600.00	Total	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	$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

Nora Darrhar													Arika Johnson
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2019	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	2022	FIVB
											2024	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$100.00	2024	FIVB
											2025	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2025	FIVB
											2025	NORCECA	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2026	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2026	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2026	NORCECA	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	1	$600.00	Total	Total	7	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	4	$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

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