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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Saquarema
April 8 - 12, 2026

(12) Ally Batenhorst/Sara Hughes, United States

Ally Batenhorst
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 26, 2002 (23 yrs old)

Home Town:

Houston, TX

Height:

193 cm (6'5")

Weight:

79 kg (174 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$11,500.00

Sara Hughes
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 14, 1995 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

Long Beach, CA

Height:

178 cm (5'10")

Weight:

58 kg (128 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$373,094.92

Awards

Top Rookie 2017

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	US$23,000.00

Previous Saquarema Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/18-22/2026	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	3	3rd	720	US$9,000.00
FIVB	3/5-8/2026	BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar	1	3rd	720	US$9,000.00
FIVB	10/7-11/2025	BPT Elite Newport Beach	12	13th	460	US$5,000.00

BPT Elite Saquarema Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 4/9/2026	Pool A	Ieva Dumbauskaite / Gerda Grudzinskaite, Lithuania (13)	Lost 12-21, 16-21	0:31
Thu, 4/9/2026	Pool A	Erika Kliokmanaite / Ieva Vasiliauskaite, Lithuania (24, Q3)
Thu, 4/9/2026	Pool A	Rebecca Cavalcanti / Carol Salgado, Brazil (1)

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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$5,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$18,000.00
Total	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$23,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Ally Batenhorst												Sara Hughes
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											World Championships	4	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$53,500.00
											World Tour Finals	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$86,250.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	29	3	1	1	2	8	10	1	0	0	$146,500.00
2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$9,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	32	3	0	5	1	4	7	4	2	0	$80,625.00
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	5	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$6,070.00
											U23 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											U21 World Championships	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	$11,500.00	Total	81	10	1	8	4	17	23	6	3	0	$372,945.00

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	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$5,000.00	1	2	33.3 %
2026	FIVB	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$18,000.00	8	4	66.7 %
Total	FIVB	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$23,000.00	9	6	60.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Ally Batenhorst													Sara Hughes
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2011	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$0.00
											2012	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2012	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2013	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2014	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2015	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2016	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$9,000.00
											2017	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0	0	$24,750.00
											2018	FIVB	12	1	0	1	0	4	4	2	0	0	$50,000.00
											2019	FIVB	9	0	0	1	1	1	4	1	0	1	$27,500.00
											2020	FIVB	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$4,000.00
											2021	FIVB	9	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	5	$8,320.00
											2022	FIVB	9	4	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	$121,750.00
											2023	FIVB	11	2	1	0	1	5	2	0	0	0	$84,625.00
											2024	FIVB	6	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	$31,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,500.00	2025	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,500.00
2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$9,000.00	2026	FIVB	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$9,000.00
3	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	$11,500.00	Total	Total	80	10	1	8	4	17	23	6	3	8	$372,945.00

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	3	30.0%	3	30.0%	4	40.0%	6-4	60.0%	3	60.0%	1	20.0%	1	20.0%	3-2	60.0%	3-1	75.0%	6-5	54.5%	0	0	9-6	60.0%
2025-2026	3	30.0%	3	30.0%	4	40.0%	6-4	60.0%	3	60.0%	1	20.0%	1	20.0%	3-2	60.0%	3-1	75.0%	6-5	54.5%	0	0	9-6	60.0%
Against the Field	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	2-2	50.0%	2-4	33.3%	0	0	2-3	40.0%

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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	4	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	8	3
Total	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0	4	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	9	6

Head to Head Results
Batenhorst/Hughes trail the series against the field 2-3 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Cavalcanti/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
10/8/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Pool D	Cavalcanti/Salgado	5	Batenhorst/Hughes	12	15-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:46
Trail the series against # 13 Dumbauskaite/Grudzinskaite, Lithuania 0-1
4/9/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Pool A	Dumbauskaite/Grudzinskaite	13	Batenhorst/Hughes	12	21-12, 21-16	0:31
Lead the series against # 16 Feitosa/Figueira, Brazil 1-0
3/20/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	Winner 2	Batenhorst/Hughes	3	Feitosa/Figueira	5	15-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:49
Trail the series against # 17, Q4 Paulikiene/Raupelyte, Lithuania 0-1
3/21/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	Semi-Finals	Paulikiene/Raupelyte	13	Batenhorst/Hughes	3	15-21, 21-14, 16-14	0:47
Lead the series against # Q12 Gavio/Sallaberry, Brazil 1-0
3/19/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	Pool C	Batenhorst/Hughes	3	Gavio/Sallaberry	30, Q11	21-18, 21-18	0:33