1st - Rodrigues-Samuel BRA $26,200 2nd - Pires-Silva BRA $22,400 3rd - Behar-Shelda BRA $16,000 4th - Arce-McPeak USA $12,000 5th - Karina-Adriana Rodr BRA 5th - Pottharst-Cook AUS 7th - Rock-Fontana USA $ 6,000 7th - Renata-Roseli BRA $ 6,000 9th - Isabel-Gerusa BRA 9th - Huygens Tholen-Clarke AUS 9th - Magda-Siomara BRA 9th - Friedrichsen-Musch GER 13th- Poppinga-Schaefer USA $ 1,600 13th- Bragado-Wood USA $ 1,600 13th- Broen Ouellette-Tough CAN $ 1,600 13th- Rejane-Albetiza BRA $ 1,600 17th- Neeser-Koelliker SUI 17th- Burgesmeier-Ashforth RSA 17th- Ivanise-Sandra BRA 17th- Hashimoto-Ishizaka JPN 17th- Kim-Ji KOR 17th- Jorgensen-Funck DEN 17th- Elenice-Leninha BRA 17th- Brand-Straton AUS
SALVADOR, BRAZIL - After upsetting the first and fourth-seeded teams earlier in the competition, the Evian Women's Pro Beach Volleyball Tour duo of Lisa Arce and Holly McPeak couldn't maintain the streak against the second- and third-seeded teams here this weekend (November 9-10) in the $140,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship-Series event. Despite finishing fourth in their third FIVB event together, Arce and McPeak shared $12,000, including $7,200 in bonus pool earnings. The United States tandem dropped a 15-13 decision to second-seeded Monica Rodrigues and Adriana Samuel of Brazil Saturday in a semi- final match. In Sunday's bronze medal match, Arce and McPeak dropped another 15- 13 decision to third-seeded Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar of Brazil. In the championship match, Rodrigues and Samuel captured their first FIVB event of the season after finishing second four times by defeating top-seeded Sandra Pires and Jackie Silva of Brazil 12-10 and 12-8. Pires and Silva, who captured the Gold Medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games by defeating Rodrigues and Samuel in the finals, advanced to the finals with a 15-12 win over Bede and Behar Saturday. With the win, Rodrigues and Samuel split the $16,000 first-place prize along with sharing a $13,200 bonus. Pires and Silva shared $22,400 overall while Bede and Behar split $16,000. A pair of Manhattan Beach, Calif., residents, Arce and McPeak advanced to the final rounds with two upset wins Friday. The first was a 16-14 victory over fourth-seeded Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst of Australia 16-14. The Australians earned the Olympic bronze medal in Atlanta. Pires and Silva were the next victims for Arce and McPeak as the United States tandem won 15-8 to advance to the semi-finals. Pires and Silva had won five FIVB events this season. Bede and Behar won the previous FIVB event this season at Puerto Rico in September. Arce and McPeak, who finished third in Puerto Rico, captured the Korea title in August by defeating Rodrigues and Samuel in the finals. Three other Evian Tour teams competed in the next-to-last FIVB event of the season with Barbra Fontana Harris (Laguna Beach, Calif.) and Angela Rock (Carlsbad, Calif.) finishing seventh to share $6,000, including bonus dollars. The FIVB season ends Nov. 22-24 in Indonesia. The United States tandems of Karrie Poppinga (Mililani, Hi.)/Christine Schaefer (Florence, Ky.) and Danalee Bragado (Honolulu, Hi.)/Ali Wood (Redondo Beach, Calif.) tied for 13th in the competition to earn $800 each From: Tim Simmons, WPVA
SALVADOR, BRAZIL - Fifth-seeded Lisa Arce and Holly McPeak, the second-ranked team on the 1996 Evian Women's Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, scored two major upsets here Friday to advance to the final four of FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship-Series event along with three teams from Brazil. A pair of Manhattan Beach, Calif., residents, Arce and McPeak upset a pair of 1996 Atlanta Olympic Game medalists Friday to advance to the Olympic Crossing semi-finals Saturday against second-seeded Monica Rodrigues and Adriana Samuel, who won the Olympic silver medal for Brazil last July. In Saturday's other all-Brazil semi-finals match, third-seeded Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar challenge top-seeded Sandra Pires and Jackie Silva. Saturday's winners advance to Sunday's finals where the winning team will split the $16,000 first-place prize along with sharing a $13,200 bonus. Arce and McPeak, who are now 3-0 in the $130,000 event, opened Friday's play by defeating the fourth-seeded Australian team of Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst 16-14. The Australians earned the Olympic bronze medal in Atlanta. Pires and Silva, the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games Gold Medalists, were the next victims for Arce and McPeak as the United States tandem won 15-8 to advance to the semi-finals. "We knew we had to play our best to beat Pires and Silva," said McPeak. "I think we surprised them." Pires and Silva, who have won five FIVB events this season, advanced to the semi-finals by eliminating Adriana Rodrigues and Karina Silva of Brazil 15-10 while Monica Rodrigues and Samuel downed Cook and Pottharst 15-8 to advance to Saturday's play. Bede and Behar advanced to the semi-finals with a 15-11 win over Monica Rodrigues and Samuel, who have finished second in four FIVB events this season. Bede and Behar won the last FIVB event this season at Puerto Rico in September. Arce and McPeak, who finished third in Puerto Rico, captured the Korea title in August by defeating Rodrigues and Samuel in the finals. Three other Evian Tour teams competed in the next-to-last FIVB event of the season with Barbra Fontana Harris (Laguna Beach, Calif.) and Angela Rock (Carlsbad, Calif.) finishing seventh to share $6,000, including bonus dollars. The FIVB season ends Nov. 22-24 in Indonesia. The United States tandems of Karrie Poppinga (Mililani, Hi.)/Christine Schaefer (Florence, Ky.) and Danalee Bragado (Honolulu, Hi.)/Ali Wood (Redondo Beach, Calif.) tied for 13th in the competition to earn $800 each. Fontana Harris and Rock were eliminated 15-8 by Cook and Pottharst. Poppinga and Schaefer were ousted Brazilians Magda Lima and Simone 15-6 while Bragado and Wood were eliminated after losing 15-4 to Maike Friedrichsen and Danja Musch of Germany From: Tim Simmons, WPVA
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