title: Martenne Bettendorf
text: # Martenne Bettendorf
  
  Martenne Julia Bettendorf (born April 1, 1994, in Portland, Oregon) is an American volleyball player .
  
  ## Career
  
  Bettendorf started playing volleyball at Portland Central Catholic High School. 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. 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.
  
  