WPVA Chicago, Illinois July 12-13, 1997
The previous best finish by a lower seeded team was by ninth-seeded Linda Hanley and Angela Rock when the pair won the 1995 Puerto Rico event by upsetting fifth-seeded McPeak and Nancy Reno.
Trailing 10-2 and 14-9 in the championship match that will be replayed July 19 on ABC Sports, Masakayan and Youngs withstood five match points by Arce and McPeak to win their first pro beach volleyball title together.
Masakayan and Youngs tied the match at 14-14 on an Arce hitting error. The winners took the lead for good on a Masakayan kill and won the match on Young's deep service ace past Arce.
The win was Masakayan's 36th professional victory as she won her first Evian Tour event since 1995, when she teamed with Karolyn Kirby to capture the eight-team Evian Invitational in Newport, R. I. (July 2).
Youngs, a member of the United States' indoor volleyball team at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, posted her first title in only her fourth Evian Tour event.
Masakayan and Youngs shared $11,000 for the win on North Avenue Beach while Arce and McPeak, who dropped a 15-7 match earlier Sunday to Masakayan and Youngs, split $8,100 for second. Arce and McPeak had won six of the previous nine Evian Tour events this season while Masakayan and Youngs become just the third team to win a domestic title this season.
After losing to Masakayan and Youngs, Arce and McPeak rebounded with wins over second-seeded Kirby and Reno (15-8) and seventh- seeded Krista Blomquist and Christine Schaefer (15-9) to reach the finals. Masakayan and Youngs downed fourth-seeded Karrie Poppinga and Rock 15-12 to reach the championship match.
Blomquist and Schaefer, who upset Kirby and Reno 15-11 in Saturday's final match, split $5,700 for finishing third after downing Poppinga and Rock 15-4. Poppinga and Rock, who injured her right knee in the tournament semifinals, split $4,100 for fourth.
1997 Evian Money Leaders
Here are the money leaders after nine of 13 Evian Tour events (1997
event titles):
T 1 Lisa Arce (6) $45,100.00
T 1 Holly McPeak (6) 45,100.00
3 Karolyn Kirby (2) 28,810.00
4 Nancy Reno (2) 27,310.00
T 5 Barbra Fontana 24,095.00
T 5 Linda Hanley 24,095.00
T 7 Karrie Poppinga 17,702.50
T 7 Angela Rock 17,702.50
T 9 Linda Chisholm 13,987.50
T 9 Deb Richardson 13,987.50
11 Christine Schaefer 13,590.00
12 Liz Masakayan (1) 13,075.00
13 Krista Blomquist 12,872.50
T 14 Elaine Roque 11,370.00
T 14 Dennie Shupryt-Knoop 11,370.00
T 16 Gail Castro 10,815.00
T 16 Gayle Stammer 10,815.00
18 Elaine Youngs (1) 10,281.25
CHICAGO, ILL. - Here are Sunday's (July 13) results from the
$50,000 Evian Open presented by Bravo Card on North Avenue Beach
(seed).
Contender's bracket, fourth-round (losers eliminated, place 9th, split $1,575) - Karrie Poppinga, Mililani, Hi./Angela Rock, Leucadia, Calif. (4) def. Danalee Bragado, Honolulu, Hi./Marla O'Hara, Agoura Hills, Calif. (9), 15-5; Gail Castro, Cardiff by the Sea, Calif./Gayle Stammer, San Antonio, Tex. (8) def. Jackie Campbell, Santa Barbara, Calif./Charlotte Roach, Santa Barbara, Calif. (15), 15-4; Karolyn Kirby, Brookline, Mass./Nancy Reno, Glen Ellyn, Ill. (2) def. Carrie Busch, Milwaukee, Wisc./Nancy Mason, Belleville, Ill. (22), 15-4; Barbra Fontana, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Linda Hanley, Pacific Palisades, Calif. (3) def. Linda Chisholm, Van Nuys, Calif./Deb Richardson, Minneapolis, Minn. (5), 15-8. Championship bracket, semi-finals - Liz Masakayan, San Diego, Calif./Elaine Youngs, El Toro, Calif. (12) def. Lisa Arce, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Holly McPeak, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (1), 15-7; Krista Blomquist, Branford, Ct./Christine Schaefer, Florence, Ky. (7) def. Jennifer Meredith, Del Mar, Calif./Leanne Schuster, Mesa, Ariz. (11), 15-8. Contender's bracket, fifth-round (losers eliminated, place 7th, split $2,375) - Poppinga/Rock def. Castro/Stammer, 15-6; Kirby/Reno def. Fontana/Hanley, 15-11. Contender's bracket, sixth-round (winners advance to Evian Open semi-finals, place 5th, split $3,000) - Poppinga/Rock def. Meredith/Schuster, 15-10; Arce/McPeak def. Kirby/Reno, 15-8. Olympic Crossing semi-finals - Masakayan/Youngs def. Poppinga/Rock, 15-12; Arce/McPeak def. Blomquist/Schaefer, 15-9. Evian Open consolation (winners place 3rd, split $5,700; losers place 4th; split $4,100) - Blomquist/Schaefer def. Poppinga/Rock, 15-4. Evian Open championship (winners place 1st, split $11,000; losers place 2nd, split $8,100) - Masakayan/Youngs def. Arce/McPeak, 16-14.
TOURNAMENT SUMMARY
RANK TEAM W-L
PTS MONEY
1st Liz Masakayan\Elaine Youngs (12) 6-0 80
$11,000
2nd Lisa Arce\Holly McPeak (1) 5-2 72
$8,100
3rd Krista Blomquist\Christine Schaefer (7) 5-1 64
$5,700
4th Karrie Poppinga\Angela Rock (4) 5-3 56
$4,100
5th Jennifer Meredith\Leanne Schuster (11) 3-2 48
$3,000
Karolyn Kirby\Nancy Reno (2) 4-2 48
$3,000
7th Gail Castro\Gayle Stammer (8) 3-2 40
$2,375
Barbra Fontana\Linda Hanley (3) 3-2 40
$2,375
9th Danalee Bragado\Marla O'Hara (9) 3-2 32
$1,575
Jackie Campbell\Charlotte Roach (15) 3-2 32
$1,575
Carrie Busch\Nancy Mason (22) 3-2 32
$1,575
Linda Chisholm\Deb Richardson (5) 3-2 32
$1,575
13th Rhonda Kottke\Darina Staneva (17) 2-2 24
$1,013
Monique Oliver\Ali Wood (10) 2-2 24
$1,013
Lynda Johnson\Jeanne Reeves (14) 2-2 24
$1,013
Valinda Hilleary\Pat Keller (13) 2-2 24
$1,013
17th Evelyn Conley\Liz Pagano (19) 1-2
16
Elaine Roque\Dennie Shupryt-Knoop (6) 1-2
16
Erin Deiters\Michelle Morse (21) 1-2
16
Julie James\Jeanette Kollasch (20) 1-2
16
Alicia Chung\Beth Schuler (16) 1-2
16
Deanne Johnson\Lynda Street (24) 1-2
16
Stacey Kammes\Amy Matthews (23) 1-2
16
Mary Baily\Helen Reale (18) 1-2
16
25th Emily Peterson\Diana Yacono (32) 0-2 8
Erin Borske\Christine Federico (25) 0-2 8
Shannon Misek\Carrie Romer (28) 0-2 8
Kim Krull\Jen Wrightson (29) 0-2 8
Tiffany Jestadt\Cherry Simkins (30) 0-2 8
Valerie Duringer\Sandy Matthes (27) 0-2 8
Jennifer Marzahl\Gina Pillitiere (26) 0-2 8
Paula Butchko\Cathy Hughes (31) 0-2 8
CHICAGO, ILL. - Here are Saturday's (July 12) results from the $50,000 Evian Open presented by Bravo Card on North Avenue Beach (seed).
Championship bracket, first-round - Lisa Arce, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Holly McPeak, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (1) def. Emily Peterson, Chicago, Ill./Diana Yacono, Hanford Park, Ill. (32), 15- 0; Alicia Chung, Capitola, Calif./Beth Schuler, Grosse Point, Mich. (16) def. Rhonda Kottke, Minneapolis, Minn./Darina Staneva, Las Vegas, Nev. (17), 15-11; Deanna Johnson, San Diego, Calif./Lynda Street, Jupiter, Fla. (24) def. Danalee Bragado, Honolulu, Hi./Marla O'Hara, Agoura Hills, Calif. (9), 15-9; Gail Castro, Cardiff by the Sea, Calif./Gayle Stammer, San Antonio, Tex. (8) def. Erin Borske, Orland Park, Ill./Christine Federico, Plainfield, Ill. (25), 15-10; Linda Chisholm, Van Nuys, Calif./Deb Richardson, Minneapolis, Minn. (5) def. Shannon Misek, Denver, Colo./Carrie Romer, Arvada, Colo. (28), 15-1; Liz Masakayan, San Diego, Calif./Elaine Youngs, El Toro, Calif. (12) def. Erin Deiters, Green Bay, Wisc./Michelle Morse, Central Point, Ore. (21), 15-1; Valinda Hilleary, Littleton, Colo./Pat Keller, Sarasota, Fla. (13) def. Julie James, Houston, Tex./Jeanette Kollasch, Palatine, Ill. (20), 15-5; Karrie Poppinga, Mililani, Hi./Angela Rock, Leucadia, Calif. (4) def. Kim Krull, San Diego, Calif./Jen Wrightson, San Diego, Calif. (29), 15-9; Barbra Fontana, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Linda Hanley, Pacific Palisades, Calif. (3) def. Tiffany Jestadt, Paradise Valley, Ariz./Cherry Simkins, Torrance, Calif. (30), 15-3; Evelyn Conley, Playa del Rey, Calif./Liz Pagano, Seattle, Wash. (19) def. Lynda Johnson, Gresham, Ore./Jeanne Reeves, San Diego, Calif. (14), 15-9; Jennifer Meredith, Del Mar, Calif./Leanne Schuster, Mesa, Ariz. (11) def. Carrie Busch, Milwaukee, Wisc./Nancy Mason, Belleville, Ill. (22), 15-7; Elaine Roque, Malibu, Calif./Dennie Shupryt-Knoop, Chicago, Ill. (6) def. Val Duringer, Redondo Beach, Calif./Sandy Matthes, St. Louis, Mo. (27), 15-10; Krista Blomquist, Branford, Ct./Christine Schaefer, Florence, Ky. (7) def. Jennifer Marzahl, Newport Beach, Calif./Gina Pillitiere, Akron, Ohio (26), 15-5; Monique Oliver, Santa Monica, Calif./Ali Wood, Redondo Beach, Calif. (10) def. Stacey Kammes, Winfield, Ill./Amy Matthews, Gurnee, Ill. (23), 15-9; Jackie Campbell, Santa Barbara, Calif./Charlotte Roach, Santa Barbara, Calif. (15) def. Mary Baily, Calabasas, Calif./Helen Reale, New York, N. Y. (18), 15-10; Karolyn Kirby, Brookline, Mass./Nancy Reno, Glen Ellyn, Ill. (2) def. Paula Butchko, Long Beach, N. Y./Cathrine Hughes, Long Beach, N. Y. (31), 15-5. Championship bracket, second-round - Arce/McPeak def. Chung/Schuler, 15-4; Castro/Stammer def. D. Johnson/Street, 15-6; Masakayan/Youngs def. Chisholm/Richardson, 15-1`0; Poppinga/Rock def. Hilleary/Keller, 15-10; Fontana/Hanley def. Conley/Pagano 15-1; Meredith/Schuster def. Roque/Shupryt-Knoop; Blomquist/Schaefer def. Oliver/Wood, 15- 7; Kirby/Reno def. Campbell/Roach, 15-11; Contender's bracket, first-round (losers eliminated, place 25th)- Kottke/Staneva def. Peterson/Yacono, 15-6; Bragado/O'Hara def. Borske/Federico, 17-15; Deiters/Morse def. Misek/Romer, 15-6; James/Kollasch def. Krull/Wrightson, 15-12; L. Johnson/Reeves def. Jestadt/Simkins, 15- 3; Busch/Mason def. Duringer/Marzahl, 15-8; Kammes/Matthews def. Marzahl/Pillitiere, 15-2; Baily/Reale def. Butchko/Hughes, 15-8. Contender's bracket, second-round (losers eliminated, place 17th) - Kottke/Staneva def. Conly/Pagano, 15-1; Bragado/O'Hara def. Roque/Shupryt-Knoop, 15-13; Oliver/Wood def. Deiters/Morse, 15-4; Campbell/Roach def. James/Kollasch 15-10; Busch/Mason def. D. Johnson/Street, 15-10; Chisholm/Richardson def. Kammes/Matthews, 16-14; Hilleary/Keller def. Baily/Reale, 15-7. Championship bracket, quarter-finals - Arce/McPeak def. Castro/Stammer, 15-9; Masakayan/Youngs def. Poppinga/Rock, 15-6; Meredith/Schuster def. Fontana/Hanley, 15-12; Blomquist/Schaefer def. Kirby/Reno, 15-11. Contender's bracket, third-round (losers eliminated, place 13th, split $1,012,50) - Bragado/O'Hara def. Kottke/Staneva, 15-8; Campbell/Roach def. Oliver/Wood, 15-11; Busch/Mason def. L. Johnson/Reeves, 15-11; Chisholm/Richardson def. Hilleary/Keller, 15-7.
Here's Sunday's schedule:
Contender's bracket, fourth-round (8 a.m., losers eliminated, place
9th, split $1,575) - Bragado/O'Hara def. Poppinga/Rock;
Campbell/Roach vs. Castro/Stammer; Busch/Mason def. Kirby/Reno;
Chisholm/Richardson vs. Fontana/Hanley. Championship bracket,
semi-finals ( 9 a.m., winners advance to Evian Open semi-finals) -
Arce/McPeak vs. Masakayan/Youngs; Meredith/Schuster vs.
Blomquist/Schaefer. Contender's bracket, fifth-round (9:30 a.m.,
losers eliminated, place 7th, split $2,375); Contender's bracket,
sixth-round (10:30 a.m., winners advance to Evian Open semi-finals,
place 5th, split $3,000); Olympic Crossing semi-finals (11:30
a.m.); Evian Open consolation (winners place 3rd, split $5,700;
losers place 4th; split $4,100); Evian Open championship (winners
place 1st, split $11,000; losers place 2nd, split $8,100).
CHICAGO, ILL. - Here's the schedule for this weekend's (July 12-13) $50,000 Evian Open presented by Bravo Card on North Avenue Beach (seed).
Championship bracket, first-round - 9 a.m. - Lisa Arce, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Holly McPeak, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (1) vs. Emily Peterson, Chicago, Ill./Diana Yacono, Hanover Park, Ill. (32); Alicia Chung, Capitola, Calif./Beth Schuler, Grosse Point, Mich. (16) vs. Rhonda Kottke, Minneapolis, Minn./Darina Staneva, Las Vegas, Nev. (17); Danalee Bragado, Honolulu, Hi./Marla O'Hara, Agoura Hills, Calif. (9) vs. Deanna Johnson, San Diego, Calif./Lynda Street, Jupiter, Fla. (24); Gail Castro, Cardiff by the Sea, Calif./Gayle Stammer, San Antonio, Tex. (8) vs. Erin Borske, Orland Park, Ill./Christine Federico, Plainfield, Ill. (25); Linda Chisholm, Van Nuys, Calif./Deb Richardson, Minneapolis, Minn. (5) vs. Shannon Misek, Denver, Colo./Carrie Romer, Arvada, Colo. (28); 9:45 a.m. approximately - Liz Masakayan, San Diego, Calif./Elaine Youngs, El Toro, Calif. (12) vs. Erin Deiters, Green Bay, Wisc./Michelle Morse, Central Point, Ore. (21); Valinda Hilleary, Littleton, Colo./Pat Keller, Sarasota, Fla. (13) vs. Julie James, Houston, Tex./Jeanette Kollasch, Palatine, Ill. (20); Barbra Fontana, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Linda Hanley, Pacific Palisades, Calif. (3) vs. Tiffany Jestadt, Paradise Valley, Ariz./Cherry Simkins, Torrance, Calif. (30); Karrie Poppinga, Mililani, Hi./Angela Rock (98th), Leucadia, Calif. (4) vs. Kim Crull, San Diego, Calif./Jen Wrightson, San Diego, Calif. (29); Lynda Johnson, Gresham, Ore./Jeanne Reeves, San Diego, Calif. (14) vs. Evelyn Conley, Playa del Rey, Calif./Liz Pagano, Seattle, Wash. (19); 10:30 a.m. approximately - Jennifer Meredith, Del Mar, Calif./Leanne Schuster, Mesa, Ariz. (11) vs. Carrie Busch, Milwaukee, Wisc./Nancy Mason, Belleville, Ill. (22); Elaine Roque, Malibu, Calif./Dennie Shupryt-Knoop, Chicago, Ill. (6) vs. Val Duringer, Redondo Beach, Calif./Sandy Matthes, St. Louis, Mo. (27); Krista Blomquist, Branford, Ct./Christine Schaefer, Florence, Ky. (7) vs. Jennifer Marzahl, Newport Beach, Calif./Gina Pillitiere, Akron, Ohio (26); Monique Oliver, Santa Monica, Calif./Ali Wood, Redondo Beach, Calif. (10) vs. Stacey Kammes, Winfield, Ill./Amy Matthews, Gurnee, Ill. (23); Jackie Campbell, Santa Barbara, Calif./Charlotte Roach, Santa Barbara, Calif. (15) vs. Mary Baily, Calabasas, Calif./Helen Reale, New York, N. Y. (18); 11:15 a.m. approximately - Karolyn Kirby, Brookline, Mass./Nancy Reno, Glen Ellyn, Ill. (2) vs. Paula Butchko, Long Beach, N. Y./Cathrine Hughes, Long Beach, N. Y. (31). Championship bracket, second-round (11:15 a.m. approximately); Contender's bracket, first-round (1 p.m. approximately, losers eliminated, place 25th). Contender's bracket, second-round (3 p.m. approximately, losers eliminated, place 17th); Championship bracket, quarter-finals (12:30 p.m. approximately); Contender's bracket, third-round (3 p.m. approximately, losers eliminated, place 13th, split $1,012,50).
Here's Sunday's schedule:
Contender's bracket, fourth-round (8
bracket, semi-finals ( 9 a.m., winners advance to Evian Open semi-
finals); Contender's bracket, fifth-round (9:30 a.m. approximately,
losers eliminated, place 7th, split $2,375); Contender's bracket,
sixth-round (10:30 a.m. approximately, winners advance to Evian
Open semi-finals, place 5th, split $3,000); Olympic Crossing semi-
finals (11:30 a.m. approximately); Evian Open consolation (1:30
p.m. approximately, winners place 3rd, split $5,700; losers place
4th; split $4,100); Evian Open championship (3 p.m. approximately,
winners place 1st, split $11,000; losers place 2nd, split $8,100).
The ninth of 13 stops on the 1997 Evian Women's Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, the $50,000 Evian Open presented by Bravo Card opens at 9 a.m. (EDT) Saturday (July 12) with the 32 teams vying for the $11,000 first-place prize.
The event will be staged on five beach volleyball courts on North Avenue Beach with 44 matches Saturday starting at 9 a.m. (CDT). Twelve (12) teams advance to Sunday's final rounds starting at 8 a.m. with elimination matches.
The Evian Open semi-finals are scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Sunday. The final two teams battle for the title on North Avenue Beach's center court at approximately 3 p.m. ABC Sports will tape the championship match for replay July 19 at 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Arce and McPeak will be seeking their third-straight pro beach win as the Evian Tour's top-ranked team captured the Ocean Pacific U. S. Open June 29 at Huntington Beach, Calif. before winning an FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event last Sunday (July 6) in Pescara, Italy.
The third-ranked team on the international circuit, Arce and McPeak have won their last 13 matches and 35 of their last 37 starts with their only defeats being to Karolyn Kirby and Nancy Reno (16-14 May 11 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. and 15-11 June 22 at Atlantic City, N. J.).
The Arce/McPeak and Kirby/Reno tandems are the only teams to win Evian Tour events this season as Arce and McPeak have captured events in Miami Beach, Fla. (April 6), Deerfield Beach, Fla. (April 20), Austin, Tex. (May 18), San Diego, Calif. (June 1), Irving, Tex. (June 15) and Huntington Beach.
Kirby and Reno, who have won nine pro beach volleyball crowns enroute to a 85-25 career mark together, completed championship runs in Lake Buena Vista and Atlantic City. The second-seeded team this weekend, Kirby and Reno won the 1992 Evian National Championships and the 1993 FIVB World Championships together.
The Arce/McPeak win in Italy also snapped a string of five-straight international titles for women's pro beach volleyball teams from Brazil. Arce and McPeak was the last non-South American team to win an FIVB last August in Pusan, Korea.
The Italy win was the 12th title in 21 pro beach starts for Arce and McPeak, who have captured 10 Evian Women's Pro Beach Volleyball Tour championships in 15 domestic events. Overall, McPeak has now won 46 pro beach titles, including eight internationally, while Arce was netting her 12 crown.
Arce and McPeak have now posted a 115-17 pro match mark together with 20 final four finishes. The Arce/McPeak team identical 3-3 match mark against Sandra Pires and Jackie Silva, the gold medalists at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, and Kirby and Reno.
Winners of 81 of 89 domestic matches together, Arce and McPeak are now the top money leaders on both the Evian Tour ($41,050 each) and FIVB ($26,000 each) circuits. Arce and McPeak have never finished lower than fourth in any of their six FIVB starts as the tandem has now posted a 34-9 international mark together.
The Evian Open presented by Bravo Card is a "homecoming" for eight
Evian Tour regulars, including Reno, Erin Borske, Christine
Federico, Stacey Kammes, Jeanette Kollasch, Nancy Mason, Amy
Matthews and Dennie Shupryt-Knoop. Shupryt-Knoop teams with Elaine
Roque as the sixth-seeded team while Mason plays with Carrie Busch
as the 23rd-seeded tandem and Kollasch teams with Julie James as
the 20th-seeded pair. The Kammes/Matthews and Borske/Federico
tandems are seeded 24th and 26th, respecitvely.
1. Lisa Arce (49th Evian Tour event), Manhattan Beach,
Calif./Holly McPeak (76th), Manhattan Beach, Calif. - 15th
Evian Tour event together, 10 Evian Tour titles together, 81-8
main draw match mark together (Arce/McPeak have competed in six
international events together with two titles and a 36-9
mark.).
2. Karolyn Kirby (130th), Brookline, Mass./Nancy Reno (74th), Glen
Ellyn, Ill. - 17th, six titles, 76-23 (Kirby/Reno have competed
in four international events together with three titles and a
9-2 mark.).
3. Barbra Fontana (97th), Manhattan Beach, Calif./Linda Hanley
(67th), Pacific Palisades, Calif. - 23rd, four titles, 95-34
(Fontana/Hanley have competed in eight international events
together with one title and a 27-17 mark, including a fourth at
the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. Fontana/Hanley won the 1996
USA Olympic Trials with a 2-0 mark.).
4. Karrie Poppinga (37th), Mililani, Hi.-Encinitas, Calif./Angela
Rock (98th), Leucadia, Calif. - 9th, 28-14 (Poppinga/Rock have
competed in three international events together with a 11-7
mark.).
5. Linda Chisholm (91st), Van Nuys, Calif./Deb Richardson (118th),
Minneapolis, Minn. - 9th, 31-17.
6. Elaine Roque (146th), Malibu, Calif./Dennie Shupryt-Knoop
(128th), Chicago, Ill. - 24th, 78-50.
7. Krista Blomquist (61st), Branford, Ct./Christine Schaefer
(62nd), Florence, Ky. - 4th, 8-6.
8. Gail Castro (145th), Cardiff by the Sea, Calif./Gayle Stammer
(127th), San Antonio, Tex. - 12th, 32-23.
9. Danalee Bragado (47th), Honolulu, Hi./Marla O'Hara (117th),
Agoura Hills, Calif. - 1st.
10. Monique Oliver (99th), Santa Monica, Calif./Ali Wood (79th),
Redondo Beach, Calif. - 1st.
11. Jennifer Meredith (12th), Del Mar, Calif./Leanne Schuster
(31st), Mesa, Ariz. - 7th, 17-12.
12. Liz Masakayan (95th), San Diego, Calif./Elaine Youngs (4th), El
Toro, Calif. - 16th, 23-29.
13. Valinda Hilleary (57th), Littleton, Colo./Pat Keller (74th),
Sarasota, Fla. - 2nd, 1-2.
14. Lynda Johnson (24th), Gresham, Ore./Jeanne Reeves (35th), San
Diego, Calif. - 9th, 18-16.
15. Jackie Campbell (117th), Santa Barbara, Calif./Charlotte Roach
(107th), Santa Barbara, Calif. - 36th, 85-69.
16. Alicia Chung (22nd), Capitola, Calif./Beth Schuler (38th),
Grosse Point, Mich. - 5th, 5-8.
17. Rhonda Kottke (24th), Minneapolis, Minn./Darina Staneva (24th),
Las Vegas, Nev. - 8th, 9-14.
18. Mary Baily (51st), Calabasas, Calif./Helen Reale (71st), New
York, N. Y. - 9th, 9-16.
19. Evelyn Conley (90th), Playa del Rey, Calif./Liz Pagano (41st),
Seattle, Wash. - 4th, 3-6.
20. Julie James (16th), Houston, Tex./Jeanette Kollasch (23rd),
Palatine, Ill. - 12th, 7-22.
21. Erin Deiters (63rd), Green Bay, Wisc./Michelle Morse (33rd),
Central Point, Ore. - 3rd, 1-4.
22. Carrie Busch (7th), Milwaukee, Wisc./Nancy Mason (26th),
Belleville, Ill. - 1st.
23. Stacey Kammes (18th), Winfield, Ill./Amy Matthews (22nd),
Gurnee, Ill. - 16th, 4-28.
24. Deanna Johnson (10th), San Diego, Calif./Lynda Street (9th),
Jupiter, Fla. - 1st.
25. Erin Borske (6th), Orland Park, Ill./Christine Federico (9th),
Plainfield, Ill. - 6th, 3-8.
26. Jennifer Marzahl (8th), Newport Beach, Calif./Gina Pillitiere
(21st), Akron, Ohio - 3rd, 2-4.
27. Val Duringer (7th), Redondo Beach, Calif./Sandy Matthes (7th),
St. Louis, Mo. - 1st.
28. Shannon Misek (19th), Denver, Colo./Carrie Romer (9th), Arvada,
Colo. - 9th, 0-6.
29. Kim Crull (1st), San Diego, Calif./Jen Wrightson (11th), San
Diego, Calif. - 1st.
30. Tiffany Jestadt (4th), Paradise Valley, Ariz./Cherry Simkins
(24th), Torrance, Calif. - 3rd, 0-2.
31. Paula Butchko (2nd), Long Beach, N. Y./Cathrine Hughes (2nd),
Long Beach, N. Y. (1st) - 2nd.
32. Emily Peterson (1st), Chicago, Ill./Diana Yacono, (1st),
Hanford Park, Ill. - 1st
WPVA CHICAGO OPEN
For the second-straight season, the Evian Women's Pro Beach
Volleyball Tour visits the Windy City for the $50,000 WPVA Chicago
Open presented by Bravo Card. The ninth stop on the 1997 Evian
Tour, the WPVA Chicago Open presented by Bravo Card starts Saturday
(July 12) at 9 a.m. (CDT) on North Avenue Beach with a 32-team main
draw. Twelve (12) teams advance to Sunday's (July 13) final rounds
starting at 8 a.m. ABC Sports will be taping the 3 p.m. finale for
replay July 19.
"FREE" CLINIC
Erin Deiters, Stacey Kammes, Jeannette Kollasch, Nancy Mason and
Amy Matthews will be the featured players as the Women's
Professional Volleyball Association stages a "free" clinic Friday
(July 11) at 4 p.m. on North Avenue Beach, the site of this
weekend's WPVA Chicago Open presented by Bravo Card. The skills
clinic is open for players of all ages. Kammes, Kollasch, Mason
and Matthews are Illinois natives while Deiters is in the midst of
her sixth-season on the Evian Women's Pro Beach Volleyball Tour.
SEEDINGS/QUALIFYING
The deadline for entries for the $50,000 WPVA Chicago Open
presented by Bravo Card is Wednesday at 5 p.m. (CDT). If more than
32 teams enter the ninth event on the Evian Women's Pro Beach
Volleyball Tour, a qualifier will be held Friday (July 11) at 1
p.m. (CDT) on North Avenue Beach to determine the final four seeds
in the 32-team main draw.
ARCE/MCPEAK SEEK THIRD STRAIGHT
Lisa Arce and Holly McPeak will be seeking their third-straight pro
beach win at the WPVA Chicago Open presented by Bravo Card. The No.
1-ranked team on the Evian Women's Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, Arce
and McPeak have won the last two pro beach events by capturing the
Ocean Pacific U. S. Open in Huntington Beach, Calif. (June 29) and
an FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event in Pescara, Italy (July
6).
NORTH AVENUE BEACH SHOOTOUT
In addition to battling for the $11,000 first-place prize in this
weekend's WPVA Chicago Open presented by Bravo Card, two teams will
be fighting for the final spot in the eight-team Evian
Invitational. The second of four "major" events on the 1997 Evian
Women's Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, the Evian Invitational will be
staged August 2-3 at the Neptune Beach Club in The Hamptons in Long
Island, N. Y. The team of Gail Castro/Gayle Stammer holds a four-
point lead over Danalee Bragado/Marla O'Hara, who need to finish
one place ahead of Castro/Stammer to qualify for the eighth and
final spot in the Evian Invitational.
1997 Evian Money Leaders
Here are the money leaders after eight Evian Tour events (1997
event titles):
T 1 Lisa Arce (6) $41,050.00
T 1 Holly McPeak (6) 41,050.00
3 Karolyn Kirby (2) 27,310.00
4 Nancy Reno (2) 25,810.00
T 5 Barbra Fontana 22,907.50
T 5 Linda Hanley 22,907.50
T 7 Karrie Poppinga 15,652.50
T 7 Angela Rock 15,652.50
T 9 Linda Chisholm 13,200.00
T 9 Deb Richardson 13,200.00
T11 Elaine Roque 11,370.00
T11 Dennie Shupryt-Knoop 11,370.00
13 Christine Schaefer 10,740.00
14 Krista Blomquist 10,022.50
Arce/McPeak's Championships (12)
Evian Tour titles (10)
Puerto Rico '96 d. Dodd/Rock
New York '96 d. Fontana/Hanley
Huntington Beach '96 d. Fontana/Hanley
Hawaii '96 d. Fontana/Hanley
Miami Beach '97 d. Kirby/Reno
Deerfield Beach '97 d. Castro/Stammer
Austin '97 d. Fontana/Hanley
San Diego '97 d. Fontana/Hanley
Irving '97 d. Kirby/Reno
Huntington Beach '97 d. Fontana/Hanley
FIVB World Tour titles (two)
Korea '96 d. Ishizaka/Takahashi, Japan
Italy '97 d. Bede/Behar, Brazil
1997 Evian Tour Schedule
April 4-6 at Miami Beach, Fla. (Arce/McPeak winners)
April 18-20 at Deerfield Beach, Fla. (Arce/McPeak)
May 8-11 at Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Kirby/Reno)
May 16-18 at Austin, Tex. (Arce/McPeak)
May 30-June 1 at San Diego, Calif. (Arce/McPeak)
June 13-15 at Irving, Tex. (Arce/McPeak)
June 20-22 at Atlantic City (Kirby/Reno)
June 27-29 at Huntington Beach, Calif. (Arce/McPeak)
July 12-13 at Chicago, Ill.
August 2-3 at The Hamptons, Long Island, N. Y.
For the second-straight season, the Evian Women's Pro Beach Volleyball Tour visits the Windy City for the $50,000 WPVA Chicago Open presented by Bravo Card. The ninth stop on the 1997 Evian Tour, the WPVA Chicago Open presented by Bravo Card starts July 12 at 9 a.m. (CDT) on North Avenue Beach with a 32-team main draw. Twelve (12) teams advance to July 13's final rounds starting at 8 a.m. ABC Sports will be taping the 3 p.m. finale for replay July 19.
In addition to battling for the $11,000 first-place prize in this weekend's WPVA Chicago Open presented by Bravo Card, two teams will be fighting for the final spot in the eight-team Evian Invitational. The second of four "major" events on the 1997 Evian Women's Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, the Evian Invitational will be staged August 2-3 at the Neptune Beach Club in The Hamptons in Long Island, N. Y. The team of Gail Castro/Gayle Stammer holds a four- point lead over Danalee Bragado/Marla O'Hara, who need to finish one place ahead of Castro/Stammer to qualify for the eighth and final spot in the Evian Invitational.
CHICAGO, ILL. - The Women's Professional Volleyball Association and Alberto VO5, the official hair care sponsor of the Evian Women's Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, will be awarding two fitness grants here this weekend at the WPVA Chicago Open presented by Bravo Card. Alberto VO5 also presents a "free" beach volleyball skills clinic Friday (July 12) at 4 p.m. (CDT) at the tournament site on North Avenue Beach featuring WPVA players. The $500 fitness grants from Alberto VO5 will be awarded on Saturday and Sunday during the WPVA Chicago Open presented by Bravo Card, the ninth stop on the 1997 Evian Tour. Alberto VO5 and the WPVA has already awarded 14 fitness grants after the first three months of the 1997 season to fitness organizations that best motivate female participation in sports and fitness. The fitness grants are open to all non-profit clubs, groups and teams with a 501(c)3 certification. Alberto VO5's will award $14,000 overall this season. Recipients will be judged on how well they motivate female participation and advancement in sports and fitness activities. Organizations will be selected in each city on the 1997 Evian Tour. For more information or to get an application for the "Get in Condition with Team VO5" fitness grants, contact the WPVA (310/726- 0706). Applications must reach the WPVA office three weeks prior to each event. The Evian Tour returns to North Avenue Beach for the second- straight season as the $50,000 WPVA Chicago Open presented by Bravo Card starts Saturday (July 12) at 9 a.m. (CDT) with the six rounds of competition in the main draw. Twelve (12) teams advance to Sunday's final 14 matches starting at 8 a.m. The tournament semi-finals will start at approximately 11:30 a. m. with the championship match set for 3 p.m. when ABC Sports taping the finals for replay July 19.
Seeding/Tour Stop No. 9 - WPVA Chicago OpenUNOFFICIAL SEEDINGS as of Sunday, June 29, 1997/8:58am |
Seed Player No. 1 Points Player No. 2 Points Total
1 Arce 300.00 McPeak 300.00 600.00
2 Kirby 248.00 Reno 247.68 495.68
3 Fontana 236.00 Hanley, L. 236.00 472.00
4 Poppinga 200.00 Rock 200.00 400.00
5 Chisholm 180.00 Richardson 180.00 360.00
6 Roque 172.00 Shupryt-Knoop 172.00 344.00
7 Blomquist 152.00 Schaefer 164.00 316.00
8 Castro 144.00 Stammer, G. 144.00 288.00
9 O'Hara 144.00 Wood, A. 128.00 272.00
10 Bragado 140.00 Keller 120.00 260.00
11 Meredith 120.00 Schuster 108.00 228.00
12 Masakayan 159.03 Youngs 64.00 223.03
13 Johnson, L. 108.00 Reeves 108.00 216.00
14 Hilleary 100.00 Oliver 102.56 202.56
15 Harrer 97.87 Mason 68.00 165.87
16 Campbell, J. 81.98 Roach 83.01 164.99
17 Chung 72.00 Schuler 80.00 152.00
18 Kottke 68.00 Staneva 80.00 148.00
19 Baily 68.00 Reale 68.00 136.00
20 Conley, E. 67.00 Pagano 64.00 131.00
21 James 60.00 Kollasch 60.00 120.00
22 Franca 56.00 Miller, M. 64.00 120.00
23 Deiters 56.00 Matthews 44.00 100.00
24 Busch, C. 35.00 Morse 64.00 99.00
25 Kammes 48.00 Wilson 46.34 94.34
26 Fink 52.00 Sprague 40.00 92.00
27 Marzahl 20.00 Pillitiere 24.00 44.00
28 Ruser 21.00 Street 22.00 43.00
29 Duringer 30.00 Innocent 12.00 42.00
30 Johnson, D. 27.00 Williams, C. 12.00 39.00
31 Misek 19.00 Romer 19.00 38.00
32 Celotto 10.00 Sanchez 26.00 36.00
33 Levin 7.00 Matthes 9.00 16.00
34 Jestadt 8.00 Simkins 5.00 13.00
35 Attwood 6.00 Leipham 7.00 13.00
36 Burrell 2.00 Philgence 10.00 12.00
37 Blankinship 8.00 Loftis 2.00 10.00
38 Luciano 3.00 Rhodes 3.00 6.00
39 Cooke 2.00 Siegel 2.00 4.00
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