| Martenne Bettendorf | |
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| Personal information | |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | April 1, 1994 |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
Martenne Julia Bettendorf (born April 1, 1994, in Portland, Oregon) is an American volleyball player .
Bettendorf started playing volleyball at Portland Central Catholic High School. [1] During her studies at the University of Oregon, she played for the University of Oregon Ducks team. In 2014, she was nominated as an All American player. [2] Following that, Bettendorf made the jump to a professional volleyball player and received a contract with Azerrail Baku in Azerbaijan. With Baku she finished second in the national championship. She joined the international club in 2016/17 in the Champions League but missed as the worst runner-up the entry into the play-offs. For the 2017/18 season, she became the successor of her compatriot Ariel Gebhardt, a German champion SSC Palmberg Schwerin. [3] For the 2018/19 season, she played in Neuchatel Switzerland where she helped lead her team to a league championship, CEV cup second runner up, and Swiss cup champions. For the 2019/20 season, she was in Nancy, France where she assisted in the teams first run to the post season playoffs. Season was cut short due to COVID.