DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA. - Top-seeded Lisa Arce and Holly McPeak
captured their third-straight Evian Women's Pro Beach Volleyball
Tour event here Sunday (April 20) by winning the $50,000 WPVA
Deerfield Beach Open.
Arce and McPeak, who won the last Evian Tour event in 1996 along
with the 1997 season opener April 6 in Miami Beach, Fla., was the
only team among the top four seeds to survive the "upset" bug this
weekend as the double-elimination tournament featured 17 seed
break-throughs.
Winners of five of the last six Evian Tour events, Arce and McPeak
defeated seventh-seeded Gail Castro and Gayle Stammer 15-x in the
championship match to share the $11,000 first-place prize. Castro
and Stammer, who scored three upset wins this weekend, split $8,100
for second.
The win was the 41st in McPeak's career, including 18 on the Evian
Tour. All seven of Arce's professional beach volleyball titles
have been with McPeak, who finished fifth with Reno at the 1996
Atlanta Olympic Games.
Castro, who finished ninth at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games with
Deb Richardson, was competing in her first title match since 1994
when she finished second in July with Elaine Roque and Pismo Beach,
Calif. Stammer's last title match was last June at Ocean City, Md.
with Janice Harrer.
In the third-place match, sixth-seeded Danalee Bragado and
Christine Schaefer scored a 15-3 win over fifth-seeded Elaine Roque
and Dennie Shupryt-Knoop. The win netted Bragado/Schaefer $5,700
while Roque and Knoop split $4,100. Arce and McPeak advanced to
the finals with a 15-5 win over Bragado and Schaefer while Castro
and Stammer outlasted Roque and Shupryt-Knoop 15-11.
Second-seeded Barbra Fontana and Linda Hanley, third-seeded Karolyn
Kirby and Nancy Reno and fourth-seeded Karrie Poppinga and Angela
Rock were eliminated earlier Sunday. Kirby and Reno finished fifth
after being eliminated 15-12 to Roque and Knoop.
The tandems of Fontana/Hanley and Poppinga/Rock tied for ninth.
Fontana and Hanley were eliminated 15-12 by Kirby and Reno while
11th-seeded Linda Chisholm and Deb Richardson ousted Poppinga andRock 15-4.
Chisholm and Richardson finished tied for fifth.
The seventh-place finishers at the WPVA Deerfield Beach Open also
posted career best placements. Evian Tour rookies Annette Davis
and Jenny Johnson, who had to qualify for this weekend's event as
the 36th-seeded team, were eliminated 15-7 by Chisholm and
Richardson. Also finished seventh were 14th-seeded Valinda
Hilleary and Beth Schuler were ousted 15-8 by Kirby and Reno.
Echo Entertainment of Encino, Calif., covered the WPVA Deerfield
Beach Open for distribution via the FOX Sports affiliates
throughout the United States.
The Evian Tour concludes its Florida swing with the inaugural
Cybergenics Open May 8-11 at Disney's Wide World of Sports complex.
The Cybergenics Open starts with qualifying rounds at 1 p.m. (EDT),
May 8 to determine the final four berths in the 32-team main draw.
Competition in the double-elimination main draw starts at 9 a.m.,
May 9.
The championship finals are set for at 2 p.m., May 11 with ABC
Sports providing same-day coverage of the title match at 5 p.m.
There is an $8 charge for general admission to Disney's Wide World
of Sports complex as play will be held on three courts. Fans can
call 1-800-393-WPVA for more information on the Evian Tour.
WPVA DEERFIELD BEACH OPEN - Results
DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA. - Here are Sunday's (April 20) results from
the third annual WPVA Deerfield Beach Open at the Deerfield Beach
International Fishing Pier:
Contender's Bracket, fourth-round (losers eliminated, tie for
ninth, split $1,575) - Linda Chisholm, Van Nuys, Calif./Deb
Richardson, Minneapolis, Minn. (11th-seeded) def. Karrie Poppinga,
Mililani, Hi./Angela Rock, Leucadia, Calif. (4), 15-4; Annette
Davis, Tarzana, Calif./Jenny Johnson, Sherman Oaks, Calif. (36)
def. Krista Blomquist, Branford, Conn./Cammy Ciarelli, Huntington
Beach, Calif. (8), 16-14; Karolyn Kirby, Brookline, Mass./Nancy
Reno, Glenn Ellyn, Ill. (3) def. Barbra Fontana, Manhattan Beach,
Calif./Linda Hanley, Pacific Palisades, Calif. (2), 15-12; Valinda
Hilleary, Littleton, Colo./Beth Schuler, Southfield, Mich. (14)
def. Lynda Johnson, Gresham, Ore./Jeanne Reeves, San Diego, Calif.
(21), 15-11. Championship Bracket, semi-finals (winner's advance
to Olympic Crossing semi-finals) - Lisa Arce, Manhattan Beach,
Calif./Holly McPeak, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (1) def. Elaine Roque,
Malibu, Calif./Dennie Shupryt-Knoop, Chicago, Ill. (5), 15-6; Gail
Castro, Cardiff by the Sea, Calif./Gayle Stammer, San Antonio, Tex.
(7) def. Danalee Bragado, Honolulu, Calif./Christine Schaefer,
Florence, Ky. (6), 15-11. Contender's Bracket, fifth-round -
(losers eliminated, tie for seventh, split $2,375) -
Chisholm/Richardson def. Davis/J. Johnson, 15-7; Kirby/Reno def.
Hilleary/Schuler, 15-8. Contender's Bracket, sixth-round (losers
eliminated, tie for fifth, split $3,000) - Bragado/Schaefer def.
Chisholm/Richardson, 15-9; Roque/Shupryt-Knoop def. Kirby/Reno, 15-
12. Olympic Crossing semi-finals - Arce/McPeak def.
Bragado/Schaefer, 15-5; Castro/Stammer def. Roque/Shupryt-Knoop,
15-11. Olympic Crossing consolation (winners place third, split
$5,700, losers place fourth, split $4,100) - Bragado/Schaefer def.
Roque/Shupryt-Knoop, 15-3. Olympic Crossing championship -
(winners place first, split $11,000; losers place second, split
$8,100) - Arce/McPeak vs. Castro/Stammer.
TOURNAMENT SUMMARY
RANK TEAM (overall seed; q=qualifying seed) W-L POINTS MONEY
1st Lisa Arce\Holly McPeak (1) 6-0 80 $11,000
2nd Gail Castro\Gayle Stammer (7) 5-1 72 $8,100
3rd Danalee Bragado\Christine Schaefer (6) 5-1 64 $5,700
4th Elaine Roque\Dennie Shupryt-Knoop (5) 4-3 56 $4,100
5th Linda Chisholm\Deb Richardson (11) 5-2 48 $3,000
Karolyn Kirby\Nancy Reno (4) 5-2 48 $3,000
7th Annette Davis\Jenny Johnson (36, 8) 4-2 40 $2,375
Valinda Hilleary\Beth Schuler (14) 3-2 40 $2,375
9th Karrie Poppinga\Angela Rock (4) 2-2 32 $1,575
Krista Blomquist\Cammy Ciarelli (8) 2-2 32 $1,575
Barbra Fontana\Linda Hanley (2) 2-2 32 $1,575
Lynda Johnson\Jeanne Reeves (21) 2-2 32 $1,575
13th Erin Borske\Christine Rehor-Federico (30) 2-2 24 $1,013
Pat Keller\Marla O'Hara (10) 2-2 24 $1,013
Wendy Fletcher\Ali Wood (9) 2-2 24 $1,013
Jennifer Meredith\Monique Oliver (20) 2-2 24 $1,013
17th Valerie Duringer\Lynda Street (32) 1-2 16
Anna Franca\Michelle Morse (24) 1-2 16
Julie James\Jeanette Kollasch (28) 0-2 16
Marsha Miller\Darina Staneva (15) 1-2 16
Evelyn Conley\Erin Deiters (16) 1-2 16
Alicia Chung\Shaney Fink (22) 1-2 16
Michal Clingman\Gina Pillitiere (23) 1-2 16
Liz Pagano\Kristen Schritter (18) 1-2 16
25th Rhonda Kottke\Veronica Sanchez (17) 0-2 8
Stacy Kammes\Amy Peistrup-Matthews (25) 0-2 8
Nancy Mason\Leanne Schuster (13) 0-2 8
Mary Baily\Helen Reale (19) 0-2 8
Julie Sprague\Shana Wilson (27) 0-2 8
Lucy Han\Maggie Philgence (26) 0-2 8
Luciana Louriero\Tammy Paiement (31) 0-2 8
DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA. - It was a day of upsets here Saturday (April
19) at the $50,000 WPVA Deerfield Beach Open as three of the top
four seeded teams suffered losses during the opening rounds of
competition.
Twelve (12) teams advanced to Sunday's final rounds starting at 8
a.m. (EDT) with the finals scheduled for 3 p.m. as the final two
teams battle for the $11,000 first-place prize in the third annual
WPVA Deerfield Beach Open at the Deerfield Beach International
Fishing Pier.
Second-seeded Barbra Fontana and Linda Hanley, third-seeded Karolyn
Kirby and Nancy Reno and fourth-seeded Karrie Poppinga and Angela
Rock dropped matches Saturday to fall into the contender's bracket.
Kirby and Reno lost in the championship bracket's first-round while
the tandems of Fontana/Hanley and Poppinga/Rock dropped matches in
the championship bracket quarter-finals. All three teams will open
competition at 8 a.m. Sunday with contender's bracket fourth-round
matches.
Erin Borske and Christine Federico, seeded 30th in the main draw
and 34th overall, scored the second "biggest" seed break-through in
the 11-season history of the Evian Women's Pro Beach Volleyball
Tour as the Chicago-area residents upset Kirby and Reno 15-13.
Fifth-seeded Elaine Roque and Dennie Shupryt-Knoop upset Poppinga
and Rock 15-11 to advance to Sunday's championship semi-finals at
9 a.m. along with the top-seeded tandem of Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak,
sixth-seeded Danalee Bragado/Christine Schaefer and seventh-seeded
Gail Castro/Gayle Stammer. Arce and McPeak face Roque and Shupryt-
Knoop in one semi-final match with Bragado and Schaefer playing
Castro and Stammer.
Castro and Stammer upset Fontana and Hanley 15-11 by scoring the
last four points of the match, including an ace by Castro on the
final serve of the game. The Roque/Shupryt-Knoop upset also had
the winners scoring the last four points in the match against
Poppinga/Rock.
The Borske/Federico upset win was the second biggest seed break-
through in the history of the Women's Professional Volleyball
Association history. In 1991, second-seeded Nina Matthies and
Roque dropped a 16-14 decision to 31st-seeded Cammy Ciarelli and
Diane Pestolesi in the season opener at Austin, Tex.
Despite the win, Borske and Federico finished tied for 13th with a
2-2 mark after dropping a 15-6 contender's bracket match to 11th-
seeded Linda Chisholm and Deb Richardson. The Borske/Federico
tandem had to win three qualifying matches Friday to earn a berth
in the 32-team main draw. The WPVA Deerfield Beach Open is only
third Evian Tour event for Borske and Federico as the pair had
previously posted a 17th and 25th.
Arce and McPeak gave up only 12 points in their opening three wins
Saturday to advance to the championship bracket quarter-finals,
including a 15-9 victory over eighth-seeded Krista Blomquist and
Ciarelli Saturday. Bragado and Schaefer advanced with a 15-4 win
over 14th-seeded Valinda Hilleary and Beth Schuler.
In the opening matches Sunday, Chisholm and Richardson challenge
Poppinga and Rock, 36th-seeded (29th in the main draw) Annette
Davis and Jenny Johnson play Blomquist and Ciarelli, Kirby and Reno
face Fontana and Hanley while 21st-seeded Lynda Johnson and Jeanne
Reeves face Hilleary and Schuler. Like Borske and Federico, Davis
and Johnson had to qualify Friday for Saturday's main draw as the
pair scored three upset wins after losing 15-8 to Poppinga and
Rock.
Echo Entertainment of Encino, Calif., will be covering the WPVA
Deerfield Beach Open for distribution via the Prime/FOX Sports
affiliates throughout the United States.
WPVA DEERFIELD BEACH OPEN - Results/Schedule
DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA. - Here are Saturday's (April 19) results from
the third annual WPVA Deerfield Beach Open at the Deerfield Beach
International Fishing Pier:
Championship Bracket, first-round - Lisa Arce, Manhattan Beach,
Calif./Holly McPeak, Manhattan Beach (1) def. Valerie Duringer,
Redondo Beach, Calif./Linda Street, Jupiter, Fla. (38), 15-2;
Evelyn Conley, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Erin Deiters, Green Bay, Wisc.
(16) def. Rhonda Kottke, Minneapolis, Minn./Veronica Sanchez, Santa
Monica, Calif. (17), 15-9; Wendy Fletcher, Redondo Beach,
Calif./Ali Wood, Redondo Beach, Calif. (9) def. Ana Franca, Los
Angeles, Calif./Michelle Morse, Fort Rucker, Ala. (24), 15-12;
Krista Blomquist, Branford, Ct./Cammy Ciarelli, Huntington Beach,
Calif. (8) def. Stacey Kammes, Winfield, Ill.)/Amy Matthews,
Guonee, Ill. (25), 15-7; Elaine Roque, Malibu, Calif./Dennie
Shupryt-Knoop, Chicago, Ill. (5) vs. Julie James, Houston,
Tex./Jeanette Kollasch, Palatine, Ill. (28), 15-4; Lynda Johnson,
Gresham, Ore./Jeanne Reaves, San Diego, Calif. (21) had a bye due
to a withdrawal by the Jackie Campbell, Santa Barbara,
Calif./Charlotte Roach, Santa Barbara, Calif. (12) tandem (Campbell
injury); Jennifer Meredith, Del Mar, Calif./Monique Oliver, Santa
Monica, Calif. (20) def. Nancy Mason, Belleville, Ill./Leanne
Schuster, Mesa, Ariz. (13), 15-12; Karrie Poppinga, Mililani,
Hi./Angela Rock, Leucadia, Calif. (4) def. Annette Davis, Tarzana,
Calif./Jenny Johnson, Sherman Oaks, Calif. (36), 15-8; Erin Borske,
Orland Park, Ill./Christine Federico, Plainfield, Ill. (34) def.
Karolyn Kirby, Brookline, Mass./Nancy Reno, Glen Ellyn, Ill. (3),
15-13; Valinda Hilleary, Littleton, Colo./Beth Schuler, Southfield,
Mich. (14) def. Mary Baily, Calabasas, Calif./Helen Reale, New
York, N. Y. (19), 15-12; Linda Chisholm, Van Nuys, Calif./Deb
Richardson, Minneapolis, Minn. (11) def. Alicia Chung, Santa
Monica, Calif./Shaney Fink, Los Angeles, Calif. (22), 15-9; Danalee
Bragado, Honolulu, Hi./Christine Schaefer, Florence, Ky. (6) def.
Julie Sprague, Walnut Creek, Calif./Shana Wilson, Laguna Niguel,
Calif. (27), 15-10; Gail Castro, Cardiff by the Sea, Calif./Gayle
Stammer, San Antonio, Tex. (7) def. Lucy Han, Santa Monica,
Calif./Maggie Philgence, St. Lucia Castries, V. I. (26), 15-11; Pat
Keller, Sarasota, Fla./Marla O'Hara, Agoura Hills, Calif. (10) def.
Michal Clingman, Jet, Okla./Gina Pillitiere, Akron, Ohio (23), 15-
7; Marsha Miller, Henrietta, N. Y./Dorena Staneva, Las Vegas, Nev.
(15) def. Liz Pagano, Seattle, Wash./Kristen Schritter, Omaha, Neb.
(18), 15-13; Barbra Fontana, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Linda Hanley,
Pacific Palisades, Calif. (2) def. Tammy Paiement, Fort Lauderdale,
Fla./Luciana Louriero, Miami (39), 15-4. Championship bracket,
second-round - Arce/McPeak def. Conley/Deiters, 15-1;
Blomquist/Ciarelli def. Fletcher/Wood, 15-5; Roque/Shupryt-Knoop
def. L. Johnson/Reeves, 15-6; Poppinga/Rock def. Meredith/Oliver,
15-9; Hilleary/Schuler def. Borske/Federico, 17-15;
Bragado/Schaefer def. Chisholm/Richardson, 15-5; Castro/Stammer
def. Keller/O'Hara, 15-12; Fontana/Hanley def. Miller/Staneva, 15-
1. Contender's bracket, first-round (losers eliminated, tie for
25th) - Duringer/Street def. Kottke/Sanchez, 15-11; Franca/Morse
def. Kames/Matthews, 15-2; James/Kollasch had a bye; Davis/J.
Johnson def. Mason/Schuster, 15-9; Kirby/Reno def. Baily/Reale, 15-
8; Chung/Fink def. Sprague/Wilson, 15-11; Clingman/Pillitiere def.
Han/Philgence, 15-9; Pagano/Schritter def. Louriero/Paiement, 15-8.
Championship bracket, quarter-finals - Arce/McPeak def.
Blomquist/Ciarelli, 15-9; Roque/Shupryt-Knoop def. Poppinga/Rock,
15-11; Bragado/Schaefer def. Hilleary/Schuler, 15-4; Castro/Stammer
vs. Fontana/Hanley. Contender's bracket, second-round (losers
eliminated, tie for 17th) - Borske/Federico def. Duringer/Street,
15-7; Chisholm/Richardson def. Franca/Morse, 15-10; Keller/O'Hara
def. James/Kollasch, 15-5; Davis/J. Johnson def. Miller/Stanevam
15-9; Kirby/Reno def. Conley/Deiters, 15-3; Fletcher/Wood def.
Chung/Fink, 15-11; L. Johnson/Reeves def. Clingman/Pillitiere, 15-
3; Meredith/Oliver def. Pagano/Schritter, 15-9. Contender's
bracket, third-round (losers eliminated, tie for 13th, split
$1,012.50) - Chisholm/Richardson def. Borske/Federico, 15-6;
Davis/J. Johnson def. Keller/O'Hara, 15-10; Kirby/Reno def.
Fletcher/Wood, 15-3; L. Johnson/Reeves def. Meredith/Oliver, 15-12.
Here's Sunday's schedule: Contender's Bracket, fourth-round (8
a.m., losers eliminated, tie for ninth, split $1,575) -
Chisholm/Richardson vs. Poppinga/Rock; Davis/J. Johnson vs.
Blomquist/Ciarelli; Kirby/Reno vs. Fontana/Hanley; L.
Johnson/Reeves vs. Hilleary/Schuler. Championship Bracket, semi-
finals - (9 a.m., winner's advance to Olympic Crossing semi-finals)
- Arce/McPeak vs. Roque/Shupryt-Knoop; Bragado/Schaefer vs.
Castro/Stammer. Contender's Bracket, fifth-round - 9:30 a.m.,
losers eliminated, tie for seventh, split $2,375; Contender's
Bracket, sixth-round - 10:45 a.m., losers eliminated, tie for
fifth, split $3,000; Olympic Crossing semi-finals - 12 p.m.;
Olympic Crossing consolation - 1:30 p.m., winners place third,
split $5,700, losers place fourth, split $4,100; Olympic Crossing
championship - 3 p.m. (winners place first, split $11,000; losers
place second, split $8,100.
TOURNAMENT SUMMARY
TEAM (seed) W-L POINTS MONEY
1st 80 $11,000
2nd 72 $8,100
3rd 64 $5,700
4th 56 $4,100
5th 48 $3,000
7th 40 $2,375
9th 32 $1,575
13th Erin Borske\Christine Rehor-Federico (34) 2-2 24 $1,013
Pat Keller\Marla O'Hara (10) 2-2 24 $1,013
Wendy Fletcher\Ali Wood (9) 2-2 24 $1,013
Jennifer Meredith\Monique Oliver (20) 2-2 24 $1,013
17th Valerie Duringer\Lynda Street (38) 1-2 16
Anna Franca\Michelle Morse (24) 1-2 16
Julie James\Jeanette Kollasch (28) 0-2 16
Marsha Miller\Darina Staneva (15) 1-2 16
Evelyn Conley\Erin Deiters (16) 1-2 16
Alicia Chung\Shaney Fink (22) 1-2 16
Michal Clingman\Gina Pillitiere (23) 1-2 16
Liz Pagano\Kristen Schritter (18) 1-2 16
25th Rhonda Kottke\Veronica Sanchez (17) 0-2 8
Stacy Kammes\Amy Peistrup-Matthews (25) 0-2 8
Nancy Mason\Leanne Schuster (13) 0-2 8
Mary Baily\Helen Reale (19) 0-2 8
Julie Sprague\Shana Wilson (27) 0-2 8
Lucy Han\Maggie Philgence (26) 0-2 8
Luciana Louriero\Tammy Paiement (39) 0-2 8
DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA. - The women's beach volleyball tandems of Annette Davis/Jenny Johnson and Erin Borske/Christine Federico were the top qualifiers following the opening day of competition in the $50,000 WPVA Deerfield Beach Open. A total of four teams qualified for the 32-team main draw in this weekend's Evian Women's Pro Beach Volleyball Tour at the Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier. Led by the top-ranked tandem of Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak, 28 teams were seeded into the main draw that opens with championship competition at 9 a.m. Saturday. Twelve (12) teams advance to Sunday's final rounds starting at 8 a.m. with the finals scheduled for 3 p.m. as the final two teams battling for the $11,000 first-place prize in the third annual WPVA Deerfield Beach Open. Both the tandems of Davis/Johnson and Borske/Federico won all three of their matches Friday with Davis/Johnson advancing as the main draw's 29th-seeded team due to a plus-32 point differential. Borske/Federico will be seeded 30th after compiling a plus-19 point differential. Friday's top teams are both 6-0 in qualifying action this season as the Davis/Johnson and Borske/Federico tandems were the top qualifiers at the Evian Tour season opener April 4 on South Beach in Miami Beach, Fla. South Florida residents Luciana Louriero (Miami) amd Tammy Paiement (Fort Lauderdale) advanced as the 31st-seeded team by winning three of four matches with a plus-20 point differential. Lynda Street of Jupiter, Fla., and newcomer Valerie Duringer won four of five matches to advanced as the 32nd-seeded team with a plus-8 point differential Echo Entertainment of Encino, Calif., will be covering both South Florida events for distribution via the Prime/FOX Sports affiliates throughout the United States. Evian Natural Spring Water (Great Brands of Europe, Putnam, Conn.) is starting its second season as the tour sponsor. The Evian Tour concludes its Florida swing with the inaugural Cybergenics Open May 8-11 at Disney's Wide World of Sports complex. The Cybergenics Open starts with qualifying rounds at 1 p.m. (EDT), May 8 to determine the final four berths in the 32-team main draw. Competition in the double-elimination main draw starts at 9 a.m., May 9. The championship finals are set for at 2 p.m., May 11 with ABC Sports providing same-day coverage of the title match at 5 p.m. There is an $8 charge for general admission to Disney's Wide World of Sports complex as play will be held on three courts. Fans can call 1-800-393-WPVA for more information on the Evian Tour. WPVA DEERFIELD BEACH OPEN - Results/Schedule DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA. - Here are Friday's (April 18) qualifying results from the third annual WPVA Deerfield Beach Open at the Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier: Qualifying, first-round - Annette Davis, Tarzana, Calif./Jenny Johnson, Sherman Oaks, Calif. (eighth-seeded qualifying team, 36th over) def. Jennifer Marzahl, Houston/Kathy Ross, Carlsbad, Calif. (9, 37), 15-2; Karen Loeser-Hoyt, Virginia Beach, Va./Michon Lubbers, Fort Lauderdale (12, 40) def. Deanna Johnson, San Diego/Kristine Middeler, Columbus, Ohio (5, 33), 15-13; Wendy Martin, Antioch, Tenn./Teri Van Dyke, Nashville, Tenn. (4, 32) def. Connie Armstrong, Ormond Beach, Fla./Julie Chapman, Orlando, Fla. (13, 41), 15-8; Erin Borske, Orland Park, Ill./Christine Federico, Plainfield, Ill. (6, 34) def. Tammy Paiement, Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Luciana Louriero, Miami (11, 39), 15-11; Valerie Duringer, Redondo Beach, Calif./Linda Street, Jupiter, Fla. (10, 38) def. Monica Holmes, Altadena, Calif./Sabrina Pozzi, Chatsworth, Calif. (7, 35), 15-9. Qualifying, second-round - Davis/J. Johnson def. Jackie Auzies de Turenne, Apex, N. C./Becky Sibley, Raleigh, N. C. (1, 29), 15-5; Martin/Van Dyke def. Loeser-Hoyt, 15-3; Borske/Federico def. Shannon Misek, Denver/Carrie Romer, Arvada, Colo. (3, 31), 15-4; Carrie Busch, Hermos Beach, Calif./Lori Ruser, Ogallaga, Neb. (2, 30) def. Holmes/Pozzi or Duringer/Street, 15-5. Qualifying, third-round (losers eliminated, place 41st) - D. Johnson/Middeler def. Armstrong/Chapman, 15-3. Qualifying, fourth- round (losers eliminated, tie for 37th) - Louriero/Paiement def. Loeser-Hoyt/Lubbers, 15-6; Auzias de Turenne/Sibley def. Holmes/Pozzi, 15-5; Duringer/Street def. Marzhal/Ross, 15-13; Misek/Romer def. Johnson/Middeler, 15-10. Qualifying, fifth-round (winners advance to main draw) - Davis/J. Johnson def. Matin/Van Dyke, 15-6; Borske/Federico def. Busch/Ruser, 15-9. Davis/J. Johnson advance as the 29th-seeded team due to a plus-32 point differential. Borske/Federico will be seeded 30th with a plus-19 point differential. Qualifying, sixth-round (losers eliminated, tie for 35th) - Louriero/Paiement def. Auzias de Turenne/Sibbley, 15-6; Duringer/Street def. Misek/Romer, 15-9. Qualifying, seventh- round (winners advance to main draw, losers eliminated, tie for 33rd) - Louriero/Paiement def. Busch/Ruser, 15-9; Duringer/Street def. Martin/Van Dyke, 15-12. Louriero/Paiement advance as the 31st-seeded team with a plus-20 point differential. Duringer/Street advanced as the 32nd-seeded team with a plus- differential. Here's Saturday's schedule: Championship Bracket, first-round (9 a.m.) - Lisa Arce, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Holly McPeak, Manhattan Beach (1) vs. Duringer/Street; Evelyn Conley, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Erin Deiters, Green Bay, Wisc. (16) vs. Rhonda Kottke, Minneapolis, Minn./Veronica Sanchez, Santa Monica, Calif. (17); Wendy Fletcher, Redondo Beach, Calif./Ali Wood, Redondo Beach, Calif. (9) vs. Ana Franca, Los Angeles, Calif./Michelle Morse, Fort Rucker, Ala. (24); Krista Blomquist, Branford, Ct./Cammy Ciarelli, Huntington Beach, Calif. (8) vs. Stacey Kammes, Winfield, Ill.)/Amy Matthews, Guonee, Ill. (25); Elaine Roque, Malibu, Calif./Dennie Shupryt-Knoop, Chicago, Ill. (5) vs. Julie James, Houston, Tex./Jeanette Kollasch, Palatine, Ill. (28); Jackie Campbell, Santa Barbara, Calif./Charlotte Roach, Santa Barbara, Calif. (12) vs. Lynda Johnson, Gresham, Ore./Jeanne Reaves, San Diego, Calif. (21); Nancy Mason, Belleville, Ill./Leanne Schuster, Mesa, Ariz. (13) vs. Jennifer Meredith, Del Mar, Calif./Monique Oliver, Santa Monica, Calif. (20); Karrie Poppinga, Mililani, Hi./Angela Rock, Leucadia, Calif. (4) vs. Davis/J. Johnson; Karolyn Kirby, Brookline, Mass./Nancy Reno, Glen Ellyn, Ill. (3) vs. Borske/Federico; Valinda Hilleary, Littleton, Colo./Beth Schuler, Southfield, Mich. (14) vs. Mary Baily, Calabasas, Calif./Helen Reale, New York, N. Y. (19); Linda Chisholm, Van Nuys, Calif./Deb Richardson, Minneapolis, Minn. (11) vs. Alicia Chung, Santa Monica, Calif./Shaney Fink, Los Angeles, Calif. (22); Danalee Bragado, Honolulu, Hi./Christine Schaefer, Florence, Ky. (6) vs. Julie Sprague, Walnut Creek, Calif./Shana Wilson, Laguna Niguel, Calif. (27); Gail Castro, Cardiff by the Sea, Calif./Gayle Stammer, San Antonio, Tex. (7) vs. Lucy Han, Santa Monica, Calif./Maggie Philgence, St. Lucia Castries, V. I. (26); Pat Keller, Sarasota, Fla./Marla O'Hara, Agoura Hills, Calif. (10) vs. Michal Clingman, Jet, Okla./Gina Pillitiere, Akron, Ohio (23); Marsha Miller, Henrietta, N. Y./Dorena Staneva, Las Vegas, Nev. (15) vs. Liz Pagano, Seattle, Wash./Kristen Schritter, Omaha, Neb. (18); Barbra Fontana, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Linda Hanley, Pacific Palisades, Calif. (2) vs. Louriero/Paiement. Championship bracket, second-round - 11 a.m.; Contender's bracket, first-round - 11:30 a.m., losers eliminated, tie for 25th; Championship bracket, quarter-finals - 1 p.m.; Contender's bracket, second-round - 1:30 p.m., losers eliminated, tie for 17th; Contender's bracket, third-round - 3:30 p.m., losers eliminated, tie for 13th, split $1,012.50. Here's Sunday's schedule: Contender's Bracket, fourth-round - 8 a.m., losers eliminated, tie for ninth, split $1,575; Championship Bracket, semi-finals - 9 a.m., winner's advance to Olympic Crossing semi-finals; Contender's Bracket, fifth-round - 9:30 a.m., losers eliminated, tie for seventh, split $2,375; Contender's Bracket, sixth-round - 10:45 a.m., losers eliminated, tie for fifth, split $3,000; Olympic Crossing semi-finals - 12 p.m.; Olympic Crossing consolation - 1:30 p.m., winners place third, split $5,700, losers place fourth, split $4,100; Olympic Crossing championship - 3 p.m. (winners place first, split $11,000; losers place second, split $8,100.
Thirteen (13) teams will be qualifying Friday (April 18) for the final four spots in weekend's $50,000 WPVA Deerfield Beach Open. The second Evian Women's Pro Beach Volleyball Tour of 1997 opens with 20 qualifying match Friday at 11 a.m. (EDT) at the Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier. Led by the top-ranked tandem of Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak, 28 teams have been seeded into the opening round of championship competition at 9 a.m. Saturday. Twelve (12) teams advance to Sunday's final rounds starting at 8 a.m. with the finals scheduled for 3 p.m. as the final two teams battling for the $11,000 first-place prize. Here are the qualifying teams: 1. Jackie Auzies de Turenne, Apex, N. C./Becky Sibley, Raleigh,NC 2. Carrie Busch, Hermos Beach, Calif./Lori Ruser, Ogallaga, iNeb. 3. Shannon Misek, Denver/Carrie Romer, Arvada, Colo. 4. Wendy Martin, Antioch, Tenn./Teri Van Dyke, Nashville, Tenn. 5. Deanna Johnson, San Diego/Kristine Middeler, Columbus,Ohio 6. Erin Borske, Orland Park, Ill./Christine Federico,Plainfield,Ill 7. Monica Holmes, Altadena, Calif./Sabrina Posey, Los Angeles 8. Annette Davis, Tarzana, Calif./Jenny Johnson, Sherman Oaks,Calif. 9. Jennifer Marzahl, Houston/Kathy Ross, Carlsbad, Calif. 10. Valerie Duringer, Redondo Beach, Calif./Linda Street, Jupiter,Fla 11. Tammie Paiement, Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Luciana Louriero, Miami 12. Karen Loeser-Hoyt, Virginia Beach, Va./Michon Lubbers,Ft. Lauderdale 13. Connie Armstrong, Ormond Beach, Fla./Julie Chapman, Ormond Beach
Angela Rock, a member of the 1988 United States Olympic volleyball team and the No. 3 all-time money winner in Evian Tour history ($236,156.50), will be the featured player as the Women's Professional Volleyball Association stages a "free" beach volleyball clinic Friday (April 18) at 4 p.m. (EDT) at the tournament site north of the Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier. Rock will be joined by Jeanette Kollasch, Nancy Mason and Laurie Ruser for the skills clinic for both women and men players of all ages.
The tandem of Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak are the top-seeded team on the Evian Tour as the pair will be trying to win their third-straight domestic title this weekend at the $50,000 WPVA Deerfield Beach Open. The last time a WPVA team won three consecutive Evian Tour events was when McPeak teamed with Nancy Reno to capture the last four domestic stops at the end of the 1995 season. 1 Lisa Arce\Holly McPeak 2 Barbra Fontana\Linda Hanley 3 Karolyn Kirby\Nancy Reno 4 Karrie Poppinga\Angela Rock 5 Elaine Roque\Dennie Shupryt-Knoop 6 Danalee Bragado\Christine Schaefer 7 Gail Castro\Gayle Stammer 8 Krista Blomquist\Cammy Ciarelli 9 Wendy Fletcher\Ali Wood 10 Pat Keller\Marla O'Hara 11 Linda Chisholm\Deb Richardson 12 Jackie Campbell\Charlotte Roach 13 Nancy Mason\Leanne Schuster 14 Valinda Hilleary\Beth Schuler 15 Marsha Miller\Darina Staneva 16 Evelyn Conley\Erin Deiters 17 Rhonda Kottke\Veronica Sanchez 18 Liz Pagano\Kristen Schritter 19 Mary Baily\Helen Reale 20 Jennifer Meredith\Monique Oliver 21 Lynda Johnson\Jeanne Reeves 22 Alicia Chung\Shaney Fink 23 Michal Clingman\Gina Pillitiere 24 Anna Franca\Michelle Morse 25 Stacy Kammes\Amy Peistrup-Matthews 26 Lucy Han\Maggie Philgence 27 Julie Sprague\Shana Wilson 28 Julie James\Jeanette Kollasch
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