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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge La Paz
Thursday, March 16, 2023 Court #2 16:00

Match #18: Qualifier's Bracket Round 2

(24, Q24) Monika Paulikiene/Aine Raupelyte, Lithuania
vs.
(Q8) Megan McNamara/Nicole McNamara, Canada

Monika Povilaityte Paulikiene
Lithuania

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 30, 1994 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

Tytuvenai

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

62 kg (136 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

1 (Klaipeda 2022)

Career Winnings:

US$105,490.35

Aine Raupelyte
Lithuania

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 28, 2000 (25 yrs old)

Home Town:

Vilnius

Height:

197 cm (6'6")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Tlaxcala 2026)

Career Winnings:

US$88,365.55

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	37	Money
FIVB	51	0	1	2	4	4	0	11	7	7	3	2	7	1	1	US$175,382.25

Previous La Paz Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	12/27-30/2022	The Hague Futures	6	3rd	320	€ 500.00

La Paz Challenge Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 3/16/2023	Qualifier 1	Anniina Parkkinen / Sara Sinisalo, Finland (Q9)	Won 21-13, 22-20	0:34
Thu, 3/16/2023	Qualifier 2	Megan McNamara / Nicole McNamara, Canada (Q8)	Won 17-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:40
Fri, 3/17/2023	Pool A	Kelly Cheng / Sara Hughes, United States (1)	Lost 17-21, 17-21	0:33
Fri, 3/17/2023	Pool A	Liliana Fernandez / Paula Soria, Spain (13)	Won 24-22, 21-18	0:37
Fri, 3/17/2023	Lucky Loser	Niina Ahtiainen / Taru Lahti, Finland (10)	Won 21-10, 12-21, 15-11	0:39
Sat, 3/18/2023	Winner 1	Taryn Brasher / Kristen Cruz, United States (2)	Lost 19-21, 22-20, 9-15	0:48

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$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$10,400.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	23	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	7	9	3	0	$66,200.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	24	0	1	1	4	3	0	8	0	1	4	0	$98,250.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00
Total	51	0	1	2	4	4	0	11	7	12	7	1	$175,350.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Monika Paulikiene												Aine Raupelyte
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	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$6,900.00	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$5,200.00
30	0	0	0	0	1	10	9	3	0	$33,100.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	23	0	0	0	0	1	10	9	3	0	$33,100.00
38	0	1	1	4	3	11	4	10	0	$59,125.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	25	0	1	1	4	3	8	2	4	0	$49,625.00
7	1	0	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	$5,850.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	6	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	$300.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00	U23 World Championships
2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
85	2	2	4	5	6	25	15	13	1	$104,975.00	Total	57	0	1	2	4	4	19	17	7	1	$88,225.00

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
2022	FIVB	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00	4	1	80.0 %
2023	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00	4	2	66.7 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00	8	3	72.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Monika Paulikiene													Aine Raupelyte
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	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2011	FIVB Age Group WC
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2012	FIVB Age Group WC
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	$3,600.00	2013	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2013	FIVB Age Group WC
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$1,600.00	2014	FIVB
2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2014	FIVB Age Group WC
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	$1,000.00	2015	FIVB
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	2016	FIVB
4	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	$4,700.00	2017	FIVB
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	$3,050.00	2018	FIVB
7	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	$3,600.00	2022	FIVB	7	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	0	0	$800.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00	2023	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
36	2	1	3	1	2	8	3	6	10	$18,800.00	Total	Total	8	0	0	1	0	0	2	5	0	0	$2,050.00

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	51	66.2%	14	18.2%	12	15.6%	65-12	84.4%	21	20.6%	28	27.5%	53	52.0%	21-81	20.6%	51-53	49.0%	35-40	46.7%	4	0	90-93	49.2%
2022-2023	13	61.9%	6	28.6%	2	9.5%	19-2	90.5%	8	26.7%	8	26.7%	14	46.7%	8-22	26.7%	13-14	48.1%	14-10	58.3%	2	0	29-24	54.7%
Against the Field	11	68.8%	4	25.0%	1	6.3%	15-1	93.8%	9	32.1%	7	25.0%	12	42.9%	9-19	32.1%	22-22	50.0%	26-16	61.9%	1	0	25-19	56.8%

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
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
World Championships	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	14	10	9	24	1	0	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	41
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	9	2	26	18	2	0	18	12	2	5	1	4	0	1	58	42
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	1
Total	0	0	23	12	38	50	4	0	21	20	2	6	2	4	0	1	90	93

Megan McNamara
Canada

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 1, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Richmond, BC

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

61 kg (134 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Youth Olympic Games Nanjing 2014)

Career FIVB WT Best:

4th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$32,259.25

Nicole McNamara
Canada

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 1, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Richmond, BC

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

61 kg (134 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Youth Olympic Games Nanjing 2014)

Career FIVB WT Best:

4th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$32,259.25

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	33	0	0	0	3	3	0	8	0	5	2	3	2	6	1	US$64,219.80
FIVB Age Group WC	5	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	38	0	1	2	3	4	0	8	0	6	2	3	2	6	1	US$64,219.80

Previous La Paz Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/22-25/2022	Dubai 1st Challenge	7	9th	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/13-16/2022	Maldives Challenge	8	19th	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	9/28-10/2/2022	Paris Elite 16	Q4	21st	340	US$0.00
FIVB	7/21-24/2022	Agadir Challenge	8	4th	680	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/14-17/2022	Espinho Challenge	8	9th	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/6-10/2022	Gstaad Elite 16	20	25th	340	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/10-19/2022	Beach Volleyball World Championships	21	17th	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/19-22/2022	Kusadasi Challenge	14, Q1	9th	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	5/5-8/2022	Doha Challenge	15	5th	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	3/23-27/2022	Rosarito Elite 16	Q13	21st	340	US$0.00
FIVB	3/16-20/2022	Tlaxcala Challenge	20, Q5	17th	360	US$1,500.00

La Paz Challenge Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 3/16/2023	Qualifier 1	Heleene Hollas / Liisa Remmelg, Estonia (Q25)	Won 21-17, 21-11	0:31
Thu, 3/16/2023	Qualifier 2	Monika Paulikiene / Aine Raupelyte, Lithuania (24, Q24)	Lost 21-17, 16-21, 10-15	0:40

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$)
Youth Olympic Games	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$11,800.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	$2,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	18	0	0	0	1	1	0	6	0	5	1	0	$37,250.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	7	0	0	0	2	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	$13,000.00
U21 World Championships	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	38	0	1	2	3	4	0	8	0	11	2	0	$64,050.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Megan McNamara												Nicole McNamara
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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Youth Olympic Games	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$5,900.00	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$5,900.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	$1,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	$1,000.00
18	0	0	0	1	1	6	5	1	0	$18,625.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	18	0	0	0	1	1	6	5	1	0	$18,625.00
7	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	0	0	$6,500.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	7	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	0	0	$6,500.00
3	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
38	0	1	2	3	4	8	11	2	0	$32,025.00	Total	38	0	1	2	3	4	8	11	2	0	$32,025.00

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
2014	FIVB Age Group WC	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	22	4	84.6 %
2016	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	6	2	75.0 %
2017	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	4	1	80.0 %
2018	FIVB	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	$6,000.00	11	6	64.7 %
2019	FIVB	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	5	$14,800.00	11	12	47.8 %
2021	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	$11,000.00	9	7	56.3 %
2022	FIVB	11	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	5	1	0	$28,750.00	17	18	48.6 %
2023	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	28	0	0	0	3	3	0	7	0	8	2	5	$60,550.00	49	44	52.7 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	5	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	32	7	82.1 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Megan McNamara													Nicole McNamara
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2014	FIVB Age Group WC	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2016	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2017	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	$3,000.00	2018	FIVB	4	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	$3,000.00
8	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	5	$7,400.00	2019	FIVB	8	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	5	$7,400.00
4	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	$5,500.00	2021	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	$5,500.00
11	0	0	0	1	1	3	5	1	0	$14,375.00	2022	FIVB	11	0	0	0	1	1	3	5	1	0	$14,375.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	2023	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
33	0	1	2	3	4	7	9	2	5	$30,275.00	Total	Total	33	0	1	2	3	4	7	9	2	5	$30,275.00

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	34	65.4%	8	15.4%	10	19.2%	42-10	80.8%	11	21.6%	7	13.7%	33	64.7%	11-40	21.6%	34-33	50.7%	19-17	52.8%	0	0	53-50	51.5%
2022-2023	15	62.5%	4	16.7%	5	20.8%	19-5	79.2%	3	13.0%	3	13.0%	17	73.9%	3-20	13.0%	15-17	46.9%	7-8	46.7%	0	0	22-25	46.8%
Against the Field	9	69.2%	1	7.7%	3	23.1%	10-3	76.9%	3	30.0%	1	10.0%	6	60.0%	3-7	30.0%	18-12	60.0%	8-8	50.0%	0	0	13-10	56.5%

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
Youth Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	8	1
World Championships	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	1	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	10	5	15	11	0	1	4	9	0	1	0	1	0	0	29	28
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	3	0	10	3	0	0	6	4	0	2	0	2	0	0	19	11
U21 World Championships	0	0	2	0	9	2	0	0	4	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	16	5
U18/19 World Championships	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	8	1
Total	0	0	16	10	48	20	0	2	18	16	1	5	2	3	0	1	85	57

Head to Head Results
Paulikiene/Raupelyte lead the series 1-0

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
3/16/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Qualifier 2	Paulikiene/Raupelyte	24, Q24	McNamara/McNamara	Q8	17-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:40