in beach volleyball, pavan plays as a right-side blocker. after contacting heather to find out if she knew anyone looking for a partner, she paired up with heather bansley in 2013 when she changed over to beach volleyball. after qualifying for the 2016 summer olympics in rio, the pair competed in pool-e and won all 3 matches with a 2–0 set score. for the round of 16 match they were paired with the other canadian team of broder and valjas, which they won in straight sets of (21–16, 21–11). they lost to germany's laura ludwig and kira walkenhorst in straight sets of (14–21, 14–21) in the quarterfinals.