McPeak and Reno downed third-seeded Lisa Arce and Karolyn Kirby 15- 7 to split the $9,400 first-place prize in the $40,000 Evian Austin Open at Emerald Point on Lake Travis.
The fifth-most popular site on the Evian Tour, the $40,000 Evian Austin Open was staged at the Emerald Point Pro Volleyball Club at the Marina (5971 Hi Line Road, 512/266-1683 or 266-1685) next to Carlos n'Charlie's on Lake Travis.
McPeak and Reno, who captured their 11th Evian Tour title, won two of the first three Evian Tour events this season before splitting for the next three events in Puerto Rico, Hermosa Beach, Calif., and San Diego.
Seeded first in the Evian Austin Open, McPeak and Reno earned the United States' first berth in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games after finishing as the second-rated team on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship-Series circuit.
McPeak and Reno advanced to the championship match with a 15-6 win over fourth-seeded Patty Dodd and Angela Rock while Arce and Kirby nipped second-seeded Barbra Fontana Harris and Linda Hanley 16-14. Arce and Kirby, who will be seeded first in the preliminary rounds of the United States Olympic Beach Volleyball Trials starting Tuesday in Baltimore, Md., split $7,000 for finishing second in their first pro beach event together.
Fontana Harris and Hanley, who finished third in the Evian Austin Open to share $5,000 with a 15-9 win over Dodd and Rock, lead 11 teams from the Evian Tour who will vie for the remaining two spots on the United States Olympic Beach Volleyball Team.
The second berth on the United States Olympic Beach Volleyball Team will be determined June 7 in a 4:30 p.m. (EDT) match at the Harborview Complex in Baltimore. The third spot will be determined June 9 in a 12 p.m. match.
The 10 other teams begin competing in the Olympic Beach Trials Tuesday (June 4) with three teams joining the Fontana Harris/Hanley tandem in the Friday through Sunday (June 7-9) qualifying matches.
Other Evian Tour tandems competing in the Olympic Beach Trials are Marie Andersson/Monique Oliver (10th-seeded), Arce/Kirby (1), Krista Blomquist/Wendy Fletcher (8), Danalee Bragado/Marla O'Hara (6), Gail Castro/Deb Richardson (3), Erin Deiters/Desiree Leipham (9), Janice Harrer/Gayle Stammer (7), Liz Masakayan/Rock (2), Karrie Poppinga/Christine Schaefer (5) and Elaine Roque/Dennie Shupryt-Knoop (4).
Here are Sunday's results for the $40,000 Evian Austin Open:
Championship bracket, semi-finals (winners advance to Olympic Crossing semi-finals) - Holly McPeak, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Nancy Reno, Glen Ellyn, Ill. (No. 1-seeded team) def. Elaine Roque, Malibu, Calif./Dennie Shupryt-Knoop, Chicago (5), 15-10; Lisa Arce, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Karolyn Kirby, Brookline, Mass. (3) def. Janice Harrer, Honolulu, Hi./Gayle Stammer, San Antonio, Tex. (10), 15-7.
Contender's bracket, fourth-round (losers eliminated, place ninth, split $1,100) - Patty Dodd, El Segundo, Calif./Angela Rock, Carlsbad, Calif. (4) def. Marie Andersson, Hawthorne, Calif./Pat Keller, Sarasota, Fla. (11), 15-4; Gail Castro, Carlsbad, Calif./Deb Richardson, Minneapolis, Minn. (7) def. Krista Blomquist, Branford, Conn./Wendy Fletcher, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (9), 15-12; Barbra Fontana Harris, Laguna Beach, Calif./Linda Hanley, Pacific Palisades, Calif. (2) def. Marla O'Hara, Agoura Hills, Calif./Ali Wood, Redondo Beach, Calif. (8), 15-3; Karrie Poppinga, Mililani, Hi./Christine Schaefer, Florence, Ky. (6) def. Danalee Bragado, Honolulu/Lynda Johnson, San Diego (13), 15-8.
Contender's bracket, fifth-round (losers eliminated, place seventh, split $1,600) - Dodd/Rock def. Castro/Richardson, 15-6; Fontana Harris/Hanley def. Poppinga/Schaefer, 15-12.
Contender's bracket, quarter-finals (winners advance to Olympic Crossing semi-finals; losers eliminated, place fifith, split $2,400) - Dodd/Rock def. Harrer/Stammer, 15-7; Fontana Harris/Hanley def. Roque/Shupryt-Knoop, 15-0.
Olympic Crossing semi-finals (winners advance to Olympic Crossing championship match; losers compete in Olympic Crossing consolation match) -McPeak/Reno def. Dodd/Rock, 15-6; Arce/Kirby def. Fontana Harris/Hanley, 16-14.
Olympic Crossing consolation (winners place third, split $5,000; losers place fourth, split $3,400) - Fontana Harris/Hanley def. Dodd/Rock, 15-9.
Olympic Crossing championship (winners place first, split $9,400; losers place third, split $7,000) - McPeak/Reno def. Arce/Kirby, 15-7.
EVIAN U.. S. OPEN NEXT
The Evian Women's Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, which will take a break for the United States Beach Volleyball Trials, will resume competition June 14-16 on Dorchester Beach in Ocean City, Md. for the $100,000 Evian U. S. Open. The event is the first of four "major" event on the 1996 Evian Tour.
Evian Austin Open
May 31-June 2, 1996 at Emerald Point on Lake Travis, Austin, Tex.
TEAM (seed) W-L POINTS MONEY
1st Holly McPeak\Nancy Reno (1) 6-0 80 $9,400
2nd Lisa Arce\Karolyn Kirby (3) 5-1 72 $7,000
3rd Barbra Fontana Harris\Linda Hanley (2) 6-2 64 $5,000
4th Patty Dodd\Angela Rock (4) 5-3 56 $3,400
5th Janice Harrer\Gayle Stammer (10) 3-2 48 $2,400
Elaine Roque\Dennie Shupryt-Knoop (5) 3-2 48 $2,400
7th Gail Castro\Deb Richardson (7) 4-2 40 $1,600
Karrie Poppinga\Christine Schaefer (6) 3-2 40 $1,600
9th Marie Andersson\Pat Keller (11) 3-2 32 $1,100
Krista Blomquist\Wendy Fletcher (9) 2-2 32 $1,100
Marla O'Hara\Ali Wood (8) 3-2 32 $1,100
Danalee Bragado\Lynda Johnson (13) 3-2 32 $1,100
13th Michal Clingman\Evelyn Conley (17) 2-2 24 $700
Erin Deiters\Alissa Evans-Lund (15) 2-2 24 $700
Valinda Hilleary\Monique Oliver (16) 2-2 24 $700
Nancy Mason\Beth Schuler (21) 2-2 24 $700
17th Lael Perlstrom-Fresenius\Kris Schritter (19) 1-2 16
Mary Baily\Shaney Fink (25) 1-2 16
Jackie Campbell\Leanne Schuster (12) 1-2 16
Rhonda Kottke\Veronica Sanchez (20) 1-2 16
Laurie Ruser\Julie Sprague (30) 1-2 16
Marsha Miller\Darina Staneva (22) 1-2 16
Julia Celotto\Desiree Leipham (23) 1-2 16
Kristi Atkinson\Jen Wrightson (18) 1-2 16
25th Sharma Grant\Monica Holmes (32) 0-2 8
Jackie Auzias de Turenne\Barbara Belding (24) 0-2 8
Stacy Kammes\Amy Peistrup-Matthews (28) 0-2 8
Christine Lussier\Wendy Whiting (29) 0-2 8
Stephanie Nelson\Liz Pagano (14) 0-2 8
Alicia Chung\Shana Wilson (27) 0-2 8
Jeanette Kollasch\Michelle Morse (26) 0-2 8
Julie James\Samantha Meador (31) 0-2 8
Totals 62-62 864 $40,000
Qualifying Totals 12-12 18 $0
QUALIFYING
TEAM (seed) W-L POINTS
Q Christine Lussier\Wendy Whiting (30) 2-0 0
Q Laurie Ruser\Julie Sprague (29) 2-0 0
Q Julie James\Samantha Meador (34) 2-1 0
Q Sharma Grant\Monica Holmes (31) 2-1 0
33rd Shannon Misek\Gina Pillitiere (32) 2-2 4
33rd Lisa Bettio\Karin Fischer (33) 1-2 4
35th Sandy Matthes\Paula Weidemann (36) 1-2 4
35th Connie Gibbon\Kathy Ross (35) 0-2 4
37th Kim Brewer\Marietta Campbell (37) 0-2 2
Revised June 2, 1996/4.08pm
AUSTIN, TEX. - Tenth-seeded Janice Harrer and Gayle Stammer upset second-seeded Barbra Fontana Harris/Linda Hanley 17-15 here Saturday (June 1) in the championship bracket quarter-finals of the $40,000 Evian Austin Open at Emerald Point on Lake Travis.
Harrer and Stammer advance to Sunday's 9 a.m. (CDT) championship semi-finals to meet third-seeded Lisa and Karolyn Kirby. Arce and Kirby moved to their semi-final match with a convincing 15-4 quarter-final victory over sixth-seeded Karrie Poppinga and Christine Schaefer.
Meeting in the other championship semi-final will be top-seeded Holly McPeak and Nancy Reno versus Elaine Roque and Dennie Shupryt- Knoop. McPeak and Reno, who have already qualified as the No. 1 USA team for July's Atlanta Olympic Games, defeated ninth-seeded Krista Blomquist and Wendy Fletcher 15-6 in their quarter-final while fifth-seeded Roque and Shupryt-Knoop upset fourth-seeded Patty Dodd and Angela Rock 17-15.
Competition begins Sunday at 8 a.m. with the fourth-round of the contender's bracket as 11th-seeded Marie Andersson and Pat Keller meet Dodd and Rock; seventh-seeded Gail Castro and Deb Richardson face Blomquist and Fletcher; eighth-seeded Marla O'Hara and Ali Wood battle Fontana Harris and Hanley and 13th-seeded Danalee Bragado and Lynda Johnson play against Poppinga and Schaefer.
The fifth-most popular site on the Evian Tour, the $40,000 Evian Austin Open is being staged at the Emerald Point Pro Volleyball Club at the Marina (5971 Hi Line Road, 512/266-1683 or 266-1685) next to Carlos n'Charlie's on Lake Travis.
The final four starts at 11:30 a.m. Sunday with the tournament finale set for 3 p.m. when the final two teams play for the $9,400 first-place prize.
The Evian Austin Open also marks the renewed partnership for Olympians McPeak and Reno. The pair won two of the first three Evian Tour events this season before splitting for the next three events in Puerto Rico, Hermosa Beach, Calif., and San Diego.
Led by the tandem of Fontana Harris and Hanley, 11 teams from the Evian Tour will vie for the remaining two spots on the United States Olympic Beach Volleyball Team. The second berth on the United States Olympic Beach Volleyball Team will be determined June 7 in a 4:30 p.m. (EDT) match at the Harborview Complex in Baltimore. The third spot will be determined June 9 in a 12 p.m. match.
The 10 other teams begin competing in the Olympic Beach Trials Tuesday (June 4) with three teams joining the Fontana Harris/Hanley tandem in the June 7-9 qualifying matches. Other Evian Tour tandems competing in the Olympic Beach Trials are Andersson/Oliver (10th-seeded), Arce/Kirby (1), Blomquist/Fletcher (8), Bragado/O'Hara (6), Castro/Richardson (3), Erin Deiters/Desiree Leipham (9), Harrer/Stammer (7), Liz Masakayan/Rock (2), Poppinga/Schaefer (5) and Roque/Shupryt-Knoop (4).
Here are Saturday's results for the $40,000 Evian Austin Open: Championship bracket, second-round - Holly McPeak, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Nancy Reno, Glen Ellyn, Ill. (1) def. Valinda Hilleary, Littleton, Colo./Monique Oliver, Santa Monica, Calif. (16), 15-5; Krista Blomquist, Branford, Conn./Wendy Fletcher, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (9) def. Marla O'Hara, Agoura Hills, Calif./Ali Wood, Redondo Beach, Calif. (8), 15-7; Elaine Roque, Malibu, Calif./Dennie Shupryt-Knoop, Chicago (5) def. Nancy Mason, Bellevue, Ill./Beth Schuler, Raleigh, N. C. (21), 15-7; Patty Dodd, El Segundo, Calif./Angela Rock, Carlsbad, Calif. (4) def. Danalee Bragado, Honolulu/Lynda Johnson, San Diego (13), 15-7; Lisa Arce, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Karolyn Kirby, Brookline, Mass. (3) vs. Lael Perlstrom-Fresenius, Laguna Beach, Calif./Kristin Schritter, San Diego (19); Marie Andersson, Hawthorne, Calif./Pat Keller, Sarasota, Fla. (11) vs. Karrie Poppinga, Mililani, Hi./Christine Schaefer, Florence, Ky. (6); Gail Castro, Carlsbad, Calif./Deb Richardson, Minneapolis, Minn. (7) vs. Janice Harrer, Honolulu, Hi./Gayle Stammer, San Antonio, Tex. (10); def. Julia Celotto, Eureka, Calif./Desiree Leipham, Reardon, Wash. (23), 15-10; Barbra Fontana Harris, Laguna Beach, Calif./Linda Hanley, Pacific Palisades, Calif. (2) def. Erin Deiters, Green Bay, Wisc./Alissa Lund, El Segundo, Calif. (15), 15-6. Championship bracket, quarter-finals - McPeak/Reno def. Blomquist/Fletcher, 15-6; Roque/Shupryt-Knoop def. Dodd/Rock, 17-15; Arce/Kirby def. Poppinga/Schaefer, 15-4; Harrer/Stammer def. Fontana Harris/Hanley, 17-15. Contender's bracket, first-round (losers eliminated, place 25th) - Michal Clingman, Raleigh, N. C./Evelyn Conley, South Pasadena, Calif. (17) def. Sharma Grant, Van Nuys, Calif./Monica Holmes, Altadena, Calif. (32), 15-9; Mary Baily, Calabasas, Calif./Shaney Fink, Northridge, Calif. (25) def. Jackie Auzias de Turenne, Raleigh, N.C./Barbara Belding, San Francisco (24), 15-7; Jackie Campbell, Santa Barbara, Calif./Leanne Schuster, Mesa, Ariz., (12) def. Stacy Kammes, Winfield, Ill./Amy Peistrup- Matthews, Gurnee, Ill. (28), 15-2; Rhonda Kottke, Minneapolis, Minn./Veronica Sanchez, Santa Monica, Calif. (20) def. Christine Lussier, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Wendy Whiting, Corona Del Mar, Calif. (29), 15-6; Laurie Ruser, San Diego/Julie Sprague, Walnut Creek, Calif. (30) def. Stephanie Nelson, Monarch Beach, Calif./Liz Pagano, Seattle (14), 15-7; Marsha Miller, Henrietta, N. Y./Darina Staneva, Redondo Beach, Calif. (22) def. Alicia Chung, Capitola, Calif./Shana Wilson, Los Angeles, Calif. (27), 15-10; Julia Celotto, Eureka, Calif./Desiree Leipham, Reardon, Wash. (23) def. Jeannette Kollasch, Palatine, Ill./Michelle Morse, Fort Rucker, Ala. (26), 15-10; Kristi Atkinson, San Juan Capistrano, Calif./Jen Wrightson, San Diego, Calif. (18) def. Julie James, Houston/Samantha Meador, Houston (31), 15-5. Contender's bracket, second-round (losers eliminated, place 17th) - Clingman/Conley def. Perlstrom-Fresenius/Schritter, 15-13; Andersson/Keller def. Baily/Fink, 15-5; Castro/Richardson def. Campbell/Schuster, 15-4; Deiters/Lund def. Kottke/Sanchez, 15-13; Hilleary/Oliver def. Ruser/Sprague, 15-9; O'Hara/Wood def. Miller/Staneva, 15-7; Mason/Schuler def. Celotto/Leipham, 15-6; Bragado/Johnson def. Atkinson/Wrightson, 15-6. Contender's bracket, third-round (losers eliminated, place 13th, split $700) - Andersson/Keller def. Clingman/Conley, 15-9; Castro/Richardson def. Deiters/Lund, 15-1; O'Hara/Wood def. Hilleary/Oliver, 15-10; Bragado/Johnson def. Mason/Schuler, 15-11. Championship bracket, semi-final pairings (9 a.m., Sunday) - McPeak/Reno vs. Roque/Shupryt-Knoop; Arce/Kirby vs. Harrer/Stammer. Contender's bracket, fourth-round pairings (8 a.m., Sunday) - Andersson/Keller vs. Dodd/Rock; Castro/Richardson vs. Blomquist/Fletcher; O'Hara/Wood vs. Fontana Harris/Hanley; Bragado/Johnson vs. Poppinga/Schaefer.
AUSTIN, TEX. - Nancy Mason and Beth Schuler, seeded 21st, pulled off a major upset while the top seeded teams all won during Friday's (May 31) opening round of the sixth Evian Austin Open at Emerald Point on Lake Travis.
Mason and Schuler teamed up for the first time and defeated 12th- seeded Jackie Campbell and Leanne Schuster 15-13 in the opening round of the Evian Austin Open, the seventh of 16 events on the 1996 Evian Women's Pro Beach Volleyball Tour.
The fifth-most popular site on the Evian Tour, the $40,000 Evian Austin Open is being staged at the Emerald Point Pro Volleyball Club at the Marina (5971 Hi Line Road, 512/266-1683 or 266-1685) next to Carlos n'Charlie's on Lake Travis.
Top-seeded Holly McPeak and Nancy Reno rolled to a first-round 15-4 victory over 32nd-seedsed Sharma Grant and Monica Holmes. Second- seeded Barbra Fontana Harris and Linda Hanley opened tourney play with a convincing 15-2 win over 31st-seeded Julie James and Samantha Meador.
Third-seeded Lisa Arce and Karolyn Kirby stopped 31st-seeded Laurie Ruser and Julie Sprague 15-1 with fourth-seeded Patty Dodd and Angela Rock downing 29th-seeded Christine Lussier and Wendy Whiting 15-2.
In the other seed break-through Friday, 19th-seeded Lael Perlstrom- Fresenius and Kristin Schritter upset 14th-seeded Stephanie Nelson and Liz Pagano 15-11.
Action gets underway Saturday at 9 a.m. (CDT). Twelve teams advance to Sunday's final rounds starting at 8 a.m. The final four starts at 11:30 a.m. Sunday with the tournament finale set for 3 p.m.
The Evian Austin Open also marks the renewed partnership for Olympians McPeak and Reno. The pair won two of the first three Evian Tour events this season before splitting for the next three events in Puerto Rico, Hermosa Beach, Calif., and San Diego. Here is Friday's results for the $40,000 Evian Austin Open:
Qualifying, first-round - Sandy Matthes, Denver/Paula Weidemann, Springfield, Mo. (36th-seed team) def. Kim Brewer, Dallas/Marietta Campbell, Dallas (37), 15-0.
Qualifying, second-round - Lisa Bettio, Columbia, S. C./Karin Fischer, Daytona Beach, Fla. (33) def. Shannon Misek, Littleton, Colo./Gina Pillitiere, Huntington Beach, Calif. (32), 15-13; Julie James, Houston/Samantha Meador, Houston (34) def. Sharma Grant, Van Nuys, Calif./Monica Holmes, Altadena, Calif. (31), 15-12; Christine Lussier, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Wendy Whiting, Corona Del Mar, Calif. (30) def. Connie Gibbon, Tucson, Ariz./Kathy Ross, San Diego (35), 15-6; Laurie Ruser, San Diego/Julie Sprague (29) def. Matthes/Weidemann, 15-1.
Qualifying, third-round (winners advance to the main draw) - Ruser/Sprague def. Bettio/Fisccher, 15-10; Lussier/Whiting def. James/Meador, 15-4.
Qualifying, fourth-round (losers eliminated, place 37th) - Misek/Pillitiere def. Brewer/M. Campbell, 15-0.
Qualifying, fifth-round (losers eliminated, place 35th) - Misek/Pillitiere def. Matthes/Weidemann, 15-4; Grant/Holmes def. Gibbon/Ross, 15-7.
Qualifying, sixth-round (winners advance to main draw; losers eliminated, place 33rd) - James/Meador def. Misek/Pillitiere, 15-8; Grant/Holmes def. Bettio/Fischer, 15-13.
Championship bracket, first-round - Holly McPeak, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Nancy Reno, Glen Ellyn, Ill. (1) def. Grant/Holmes, (32) 15- 4; Valinda Hilleary, Littleton, Colo./Monique Oliver, Santa Monica, Calif. (16) def. Michal Clingman, Raleigh, N. C./Evelyn Conley, South Pasadena, Calif. (17), 15-9; Krista Blomquist, Branford, Conn./Wendy Fletcher, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (9) def. Jackie Auzias de Turenne, Raleigh, N. C./Barbara Belding, San Diego (24), 15-0; Marla O'Hara, Agoura Hills, Calif./Ali Wood, Redondo Beach, Calif. (8) def. Mary Baily, Calabasas, Calif./Shaney Fink, Northridge, Calif. (25), 15-10; Elaine Roque, Malibu, Calif./Dennie Shupryt-Knoop, Chicago (5) def. Stacy Kammes, Winfield, Ill./Amy Peistrup-Matthews, Gurnee, Ill.(28), 15-6; Nancy Mason, Bellevue, Ill./Beth Schuler, Raleigh, N. C. (21) def. Jackie Campbell, Santa Barbara, Calif./Leanne Schuster, Mesa, Ariz., (12), 15-13; Danalee Bragado, Honolulu/Lynda Johnson, San Diego (13) def. Rhonda Kottke, Minneapolis, Minn./Veronica Sanchez, Santa Monica, Calif. (20),15- 1; Patty Dodd, El Segundo, Calif./Angela Rock, Carlsbad, Calif. (4) def. Lussier/Whiting (29), 15-2; Lisa Arce, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Karolyn Kirby, Brookline, Mass. (3) def. Ruser/Sprague (30), 15-1; Lael Perlstrom-Fresenius, Laguna Beach, Calif./Kristin Schritter, San Diego (19), def. Stephanie Nelson, Monarch Beach, Calif./Liz Pagano, Seattle (14), 15-11; Marie Andersson, Hawthorne, Calif./Pat Keller, Sarasota, Fla. (11) def. Marsha Miller, Henrietta, N. Y./Darina Staneva, Redondo Beach, Calif. (22), 15-9; Karrie Poppinga, Mililani, Hi./Christine Schaefer, Florence, Ky. (6) def. Alicia Chung, Capitola, Calif./Shana Wilson, Los Angeles, Calif. (27), 15-10; Gail Castro, Carlsbad, Calif./Deb Richardson, Minneapolis, Minn. (7) def. Jeannette Kollasch, Palatine, Ill./Michelle Morse, Fort Rucker, Ala. (26), 15-1; Janice Harrer, Honolulu, Hi./Gayle Stammer, San Antonio, Tex. (10) def. Julia Celotto, Eureka, Calif./Desiree Leipham, Reardon, Wash. (23), 15- 10; Erin Deiters, Green Bay, Wisc./Alissa Lund, El Segundo, Calif. (15) def. Kristi Atkinson, San Juan Capistrano, Calif./Jen Wrightson, San Diego, Calif. (18), 15-5; Barbra Fontana Harris, Laguna Beach, Calif./Linda Hanley, Pacific Palisades, Calif. (2) def. James/Meador (31), 15-2.
AUSTIN, TEX. - With the entries increased to 37 teams, the sixth Evian Austin Open starts here Friday (May 31) at Emerald Point on Lake Travis with 12 qualifying and 16 championship bracket matches.
The tandems of Christine Lussier/Wendy Whiting and Shannon Misek/Gina Pillitiere have been added to the field for the Evian Austin Open, the seventh of 16 events on the 1996 Evian Women's Pro Beach Volleyball Tour.
The fifth-most popular site on the Evian Tour, the $40,000 Evian Austin Open will be staged at the Emerald Point Pro Volleyball Club at the Marina (5971 Hi Line Road, 512/266-1683 or 266-1685) next to Carlos n'Charlie's on Lake Travis.
Qualifying starts at 9 a.m. (CDT) Friday followed by main draw play at 1 p.m.. Competition continues at 9 a.m. Saturday. Twelve (12) teams advance to Sunday's final rounds starting at 8 a.m. The final four starts at 11:30 a.m. Sunday with the tournament finale set for 3 p.m.
The Evian Austin Open also marks the renewed partnership for Olympians Holly McPeak and Nancy Reno. Seeded first this weekend, the pair won two of the first three Evian Tour events this season before splitting for the next three events in Puerto Rico, Hermosa Beach, Calif., and San Diego. Here is Friday's schedule for the $40,000 Evian Austin Open:
Qualifying, first-round (9 a.m., Friday) - Sandy Matthes, Los Angeles/Paula Weidemann, Los Angeles (36th-seed team) vs. Kim Brewer, Dallas/Marietta Campbell, Dallas (37).
Qualifying, second-round (9 a.m., Friday) - Shannon Misek, Littleton, Colo./Gina Pillitiere, Huntington Beach, Calif. (32) vs. Lisa Bettio, Columbia, S. C./Karin Fischer, Daytona Beach, Fla. (33); Sharma Grant, Van Nuys, Calif./Monica Holmes, Altadena, Calif. (31) vs. Julie James, Houston/Samantha Meador, Houston (34); Christine Lussier, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Wendy Whiting, Corona Del Mar, Calif. (30) vs. Connie Gibbon, Tucson, Ariz./Kathy Ross, San Diego (35); Laurie Ruser, San Diego/Julie Sprague (29) vs. Matthes/Weidemann vs. Brewer/M. Campbell winner.
Qualifying, third-round (winners advance to the main draw) - Ruser/Sprague, Matthes/Weidemann or Brewer/Campbell winner vs. Bettio/Fischer vs. Misek/Pillitiere winner; Grant/Holmes vs. James/Meador winner vs. Gibbon/Ross vs. Lussier/Whiting winner.
Qualifying, fourth-round (losers eliminated, place 37th) - to be determined. Qualifying, fifth-round (winners advance to main draw; losers eliminated, place 35th) - to be determined. Qualifying, fifth-round (winners advance to main draw; losers eliminated, place 33rd) - to be determined.
Championship bracket, first-round (1 p.m., Friday) - Holly McPeak, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Nancy Reno, Glen Ellyn, Ill. (1) vs. No. 32 qualifier; Valinda Hilleary, Littleton, Colo./Monique Oliver, Santa Monica, Calif. (16) vs. Michal Clingman, Raleigh, N. C./Evelyn Conley, South Pasadena, Calif. (17); Krista Blomquist, Branford, Conn./Wendy Fletcher, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (9) vs. Jackie Auzias de Turenne, Raleigh, N. C./Barbara Belding, San Diego (24); Marla O'Hara, Agoura Hills, Calif./Ali Wood, Redondo Beach, Calif. (8) vs. Mary Baily, Calabasas, Calif./Shaney Fink, Northridge, Calif. (25); Elaine Roque, Malibu, Calif./Dennie Shupryt-Knoop, Chicago (5) vs. Stacy Kammes, Winfield, Ill./Amy Peistrup-Matthews, Gurnee, Ill.; Jackie Campbell, Santa Barbara, Calif./Leanne Schuster, Mesa, Ariz. (12) vs. Nancy Mason, Bellevue, Ill./Beth Schuler, Raleigh, N. C. (21); Danalee Bragado (32nd), Honolulu, Hi./Lynda Johnson, San Diego (13) vs. Rhonda Kottke, Minneapolis, Minn./Veronica Sanchez, Santa Monica, Calif. (20); Patty Dodd, El Segundo, Calif./Angela Rock, Carlsbad, Calif. (4) vs. No. 29 qualifier; Lisa Arce, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Karolyn Kirby, Brookline, Mass. (3) vs. No. 30 qualifier; Stephanie Nelson, Monarch Beach, Calif./Liz Pagano, Seattle, Wash. (14) vs. Lael Perlstrom-Fresenius, Laguna Beach, Calif./Kristin Schritter, San Diego (19); Marie Andersson, Hawthorne, Calif./Pat Keller, Sarasota, Fla. (11) vs. Marsha Miller, Henrietta, N. Y./Darina Staneva, Redondo Beach, Calif. (22); Karrie Poppinga, Mililani, Hi./Christine Schaefer, Florence, Ky. (6) vs. Alicia Chung, Capitola, Calif./Shana Wilson, Los Angeles, Calif. (27); Gail Castro, Carlsbad, Calif./Deb Richardson, Minneapolis, Minn. (7) vs. Jeannette Kollasch, Palatine, Ill./Michelle Morse, Fort Rucker, Ala. (26); Janice Harrer, Honolulu, Hi./Gayle Stammer, San Antonio, Tex. (10) vs. Julia Celotto, Eureka, Calif./Desiree Leipham, Reardon, Wash. (23); Erin Deiters, Green Bay, Wisc./Alissa Lund, El Segundo, Calif. (15) vs. Kristi Atkinson, San Juan Capistrano, Calif./Jen Wrightson, San Diego, Calif. (18); Barbra Fontana Harris, Laguna Beach, Calif./Linda Hanley, Pacific Palisades, Calif. (2) vs. No. 31 qualifier.
Championship bracket, second-round (9 a.m., Saturday) - championship bracket first-round winners.
Contender's bracket, first-round (11 a.m., Saturday) - championship bracket first-round losers.
1. Holly McPeak (60th Evian Tour event), Manhattan Beach,
Calif./Nancy Reno (61st), Glen Ellyn, Ill. (18th Evian Tour
event, 10 Evian Tour titles, 82-11 Evian Tour match mark).
2. Barbra Fontana Harris (81st), Laguna Beach, Calif./Linda
Hanley (51st), Pacific Palisades, Calif. (7th, 19-9).
3. Lisa Arce (32nd), Manhattan Beach, Calif./Karolyn Kirby
(114th), Brookline, Mass. (1st).
4. Patty Dodd (95th), El Segundo, Calif./Angela Rock (81st),
Carlsbad, Calif. (2nd, 4-2).
5. Elaine Roque (129th), Malibu, Calif./Dennie Shupryt-Knoop
(111th), Chicago (7th, 20-14).
6. Karrie Poppinga (20th), Mililani, Hi./Christine Schaefer
(45th), Florence, Ky. (4th, 11-6).
7. Gail Castro (129th), Carlsbad, Calif./Deb Richardson (103rd),
Minneapolis, Minn. (5th, 12-8).
8. Marla O'Hara (101st), Agoura Hills, Calif./Ali Wood (63rd),
Redondo Beach, Calif. (18th, 48-33).
9. Krista Blomquist (46th), Branford, Conn./Wendy Fletcher
(72nd), Manhattan Beach, Calif. (9th, 19-16).
10. Janice Harrer (123rd), Honolulu, Hi./Gayle Stammer (111th),
San Antonio, Tex. (5th, 11-8).
11. Marie Andersson (81st), Hawthorne, Calif./Pat Keller (58th),
Sarasota, Fla. (7th, 11-12).
12. Jackie Campbell (104th), Santa Barbara, Calif./Leanne Schuster
(16th), Mesa, Ariz. (5th, 9-8).
13. Danalee Bragado (32nd), Honolulu, Hi./Lynda Johnson (9th), San
Diego (1st).
14. Stephanie Nelson (32nd), Monarch Beach, Calif./Liz Pagano
(26th), Seattle, Wash. (9th, 9-16).
15. Erin Deiters (49th), Green Bay, Wisc./Alissa Lund (18th), El
Segundo, Calif. (3rd, 3-4).
16. Valinda Hilleary (41st), Littleton, Colo./Monique Oliver
(84th), Santa Monica, Calif. (1st).
17. Michal Clingman (40th), Raleigh, N. C./Evelyn Conley (79th),
South Pasadena, Calif. (1st).
18. Kristi Atkinson (50th), San Juan Capistrano, Calif./Jen
Wrightson (5th), San Diego, Calif. (3rd, 4-4).
19. Lael Perlstrom-Fresenius (9th), Laguna Beach, Calif./Kristin
Schritter (6th), San Diego (5th, 3-8).
20. Rhonda Kottke (11th), Minneapolis, Minn./Veronica Sanchez
(14th), Santa Monica, Calif. (5th, 3-8).
21. Nancy Mason (11th), Bellevue, Ill./Beth Schuler (23rd),
Raleigh, N. C. (1st).
22. Marsha Miller (8th), Henrietta, N. Y./Darina Staneva (10th),
Las Vegas, Nev. (4th, 3-6).
23. Julia Celotto (22nd), Eureka, Calif./Desiree Leipham (12th),
Reardon, Wash. (1st).
24. Jackie Auzias deTurenne (23rd), Raleigh, N. C./Barbara Belding
(22nd), San Francisco, Calif. (2nd, 0-2).
25. Mary Baily (36th), Calabasas, Calif./Shaney Fink (2nd),
Northridge, Calif. (2nd, 1-2).
26. Jeannette Kollasch (9th), Palatine, Ill./Michelle Morse
(17th), Fort Rucker, Ala. (1st).
27. Alicia Chung (7th), Capitola, Calif./Shana Wilson (5th), Dana
Point, Calif. (3rd, 1-4).
28. Stacy Kammes (5th), Winfield, Ill./Amy Peistrup-Matthews
(9th), Gurnee, Ill. (5th, 0-8).
29. Laurie Ruser (3rd), San Diego/Julie Sprague (3rd), Walnut
Creek, Calif. (1st).
30. Christine Lussier (6th), Hermosa Beach, Calif./Wendy Whiting
(4th), Corona Del Mar, Calif. (1st).
31. Sharma Grant (1st), Van Nuys, Calif./Monica Holmes (2nd),
Altadena, Calif. (1st).
32. Shannon Misek (3rd), Littleton, Colo./Gina Pillitiere (8th),
Huntington Beach, Calif. (2nd, 0-2).
33. Lisa Bettio (9th), Columbia, S. C./Karin Fischer (11th),
Daytona Beach, Fla. (2nd, 0-2).
34. Julie James (1st), Houston, Tex./Samantha Meador (3rd),
Houston, Tex. (1st).
35. Connie Gibbon (39), Tucson, Ariz./Kathy Ross (5th), San Diego
(2nd, 0-2).
36. Sandy Matthes (1st), Los Angeles/Paula Weidemann (1st), Los
Angeles (1st).
37. Kim Brewer (1st), Dallas/Marietta Campbell (1st), Dallas
(1st).
EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. - The Evian Women's Pro Beach Volleyball Tour returns to Austin, Tex. for the sixth-straight season Friday through Sunday (May 31-June 2 at Emerald Point on Lake Travis.
The fifth-most popular site on the Evian Tour, the Evian Austin Open will be staged at the Emerald Point Pro Volleyball Club at the Marina (5971 Hi Line Road, 512/266-1683 or 266-1685).
Located next to Carlos n'Charlie's on Lake Travis, four courts were constructed last spring to house the Evian Tour event. Prior to last year's inaugural event at Carlos n'Charlie's, the Evian Tour had been staging Austin events at Zilker Park for four-straight years.
The Evian Austin Open will be the seventh of 16 dates on the 1996 Evian Tour, including the fifth of 14 outdoor events, as the Women's Professional Volleyball Association starts its 10th-season of operation.
The Evian Austin Open will start a four-stop Eastern swing for the Evian Tour with other stops in Ocean City, Md. (June 14-16), Newport, R. I. (June 29-30) and Chicago (July 13-14).
The Evian Tour opened the season with five different winning tandems in the first six events. The 1996 campaign started indoor events in Fairfax, Va. (Feb. 3) and New York (Feb. 24) and outdoor stops in Deerfield Beach, Fla. (Apr. 5-7), Puerto Rico (Apr. 27- 28), Hermosa Beach, Calif. (May 3-5) and San Diego (May 18-19).
The three-day Evian Austin Open is a "modified" double-elimination event. Depending on the number of entries, a qualifying session is scheduled for the 8 a.m. (CDT) Friday (May 31) at the Emerald Point Pro Volleyball Club to determine the 32-team main draw.
Championship competition starts at 1 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday (June 1). Twelve (12) teams advance to Sunday's (June 2) competition starting at 8 a.m. The final four starts at 11:30 a.m. June 2 with the tournament finale set for 3 p.m.
Prime Network will televise Evian Tour stops for the fifth-straight season with coverage of eight events, including the Evian Austin Open. Echo Entertainment of Encino, Calif., will be taping the Evian Austin Open for distribution via Prime Network. Drew Goodman of Denver, Colo., and Maria Barnes of Manhattan Beach, Calif., will provide the commentary. The event will be aired the week of June 2 by Prime.
Evian Natural Spring Water (Great Brands of Europe, Putnam, Conn.) is starting its first season as the WPVA's tour sponsor. Coors Light (Coors Brewing Co., Golden, Colo.) is starting its seventh year of involvement.
The 1996 Evian Tour season will prepare the WPVA players for the United States Olympic Trials and the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games when 18 international teams will vie in the inaugural beach volleyball "gold medal" competition.
The United States Olympic Beach Volleyball Trials will be held June 4-9 at the Harborview Complex in Baltimore, Md. The Atlanta Olympic Games' beach competition with be July 23-28 at Atlanta Beach in Clayton County, Ga.
Holly McPeak and Nancy Reno were named Jan. 26 by USA Volleyball to the United States' Olympic Beach Volleyball Team as the top women's tandem.
With McPeak and Reno already qualified for the Atlanta Olympic Games, 11 other Evian Tour teams will compete for the remaining two spots in Baltimore, including Barbra Fontana Harris and Linda Hanley. The pair secured a spot in the Trial's final four round after finishing second on the 1995-96 international circuit.
Vying for the three other spots in the Trial's final four will be Marie Andersson/Monique Oliver, Lisa Arce/Kirby, Krista Blomquist/Wendy Fletcher, Danalee Bragado/Marla O'Hara, Gail Castro/Deb Richardson, Erin Deiters/Desiree Leipham, Janice Harrer/Gayle Stammer, Liz Masakayan/Angela Rock, Karrie Poppinga/Christine Schaefer and Elaine Roque/Dennie Shupryt-Knoop.
Since April, 1995, McPeak and Reno have shared $251,080 in a combined 27 domestic (17) and international (10) events with 16 firsts, five seconds, three thirds, a fourth, a fifth and a ninth.
The McPeak/Reno tandem has won 86.7 percent of their matches since April, 1995 (137-21). In 17 Evian Tour events, McPeak and Reno shared $166,080 with 10 firsts, five seconds and two thirds with a 82-11 match mark.
Kirby and Schaefer scored upset wins over McPeak and Reno (15-13) and second-seeded Masakayan and Rock (15-4) to win the $21,000 first-place prize in the Fairfax opener.
McPeak and Reno rebounded in New York by defeating Kirby and Schaefer (15-8) before capturing the record $31,500 first-place prize by downing Masakayan and Rock 15-13 in the finals.
With ABC Sports covering the outdoor opener in Deerfield Beach, McPeak and Reno posted six-straight wins to capture the first-place prize, including a 15-8 win over Masakayan and Rock in the finals. McPeak and Arce defeating Rock and Patty Dodd 15-10 to win the Coors Light Beach Volley '96 in Puerto Rico.
Fontana Harris and Hanley captured the third outdoor event by scoring two upset wins in the Olympic Crossing rounds at the Evian Hermosa Beach Open, including a 12-11 decision over Kirby and Reno in the ABC televised finale.
Kirby and Reno avenged their Hermosa Beach defeating by downing Fontana Harris and Hanley twice in San Diego, including a 15-9 decision in the championship match as Kirby claimed her 57th Evian Tour title.
Led by Kirby, nine players are starting their 10th-season on the Evian Tour. Kirby is the winningest player 528 career match wins and $388,024.13 in earnings. Other 10-season veterans are Jackie Campbell, Castro (three event titles, $182,831.13), Lori Forsythe (seven titles, $188,599.88), Lucy Han, Harrer (12 titles, $171,782.75), Charlotte Roach, Roque (three titles, $207,067.21) and Stammer (one title).
The Evian Austin Open has been a site to remember for Kirby, who captured three titles at Zilker Park (with Rock in both 1991 and 1992, and Masakayan in 1994). Kirby and Masakayan finished third in 1993 when Fontana Harris and Forsythe captured title by defeating Harrer and Richardson in a double final.
Here are results from the previous five Austin stops on the Evian Tour.
1991 (Evian Tour event No. 51, Apr. 6-7) - 1, Karolyn Kirby/Angela Rock; 2, Gail Castro/Lori Forsythe; 3, Lisa Strand-Ma'a/Kelly VanWinden; 4, Linda Carrillo/Nina Matthies. 1992 (No. 77, June 20- 21) - 1, Kirby/Rock; 2, Patty Dodd/Elaine Roque; 3, Cammy Ciarelli/Jackie Silva; 4, Barbra Fontana Harris/Deb Richardson. 1993 (No. 87, May 14-15) - 1, Fontana Harris/Forsythe; 2, Janice Harrer/Richardson; 3, Kirby/Masakayan; 4, Castro/Roque. 1994 (No. 100, Apr. 30-May 1) - 1, Kirby/Masakayan; 2. Richardson/Dennie Shupryt-Knoop; 3, Fontana/Forsythe; 4, Castro/Roque. 1995 (No. 113, Apr. 22-23) - 1, Holly McPeak/Nancy Reno; 2, Castro/Roque; 3, Fontana Harris/Forsythe; 4, Kirby/Masakayan.
1 Holly McPeak, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (three wins) .$36,350.00 2 Nancy Reno, Glen Ellyn, Ill. (three wins). . . . . . 36,300.00 3 Angela Rock, Carlsbad, Calif. (four seconds) . . . . 25,800.00 4 Karolyn Kirby, Brookline, Mass. (two wins) . . . . . 29,175.00 T 5 Barbra Fontana Harris, Laguna Beach, Calif. (1 win). 23,975.00 T 5 Linda Hanley, Pacific Palisades, Calif. (one win). . 23,975.00 7 Christine Schaefer, Florence, Ky. (one win). . . . . 21,862.50 8 Liz Masakayan, San Diego (three seconds) . . . . . . 21,750.00 9 Lisa Arce, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (one win) . . . . 13,700.00 10 Patty Dodd, El Segundo, Calif. (one second). . . . . .9,500.00 T 11 Elaine Roque, Malibu, Calif. (two fourths) . . . . . .5,725.50 T 11 Dennie Shupryt-Knoop, Chicago, Ill. (two fourths). . .5,725.50 13 Karrie Poppinga, Mililani, Hi. (two fifths). . . . . .4,675.00 T 14 Gail Castro, Carlsbad, Calif. (one fifth). . . . . . .4,337.50 T 14 Deb Richardson, Santa Barbara, Calif. (one fifth). . .4,337.50 T 16 Marla O'Hara, Agoura Hills, Calif. (three sevenths). .3,962.50 T 16 Ali Wood, Redondo Beach, Calif. (three sevenths) . . .3,962.50 T 18 Janice Harrer, Honolulu, Hi. (one seventh) . . . . . .3,312.50 T 18 Gayle Stammer, San Antonio, Tex. (one seventh) . . . .3,312.50 T 20 Krista Blomquist, Branford, Conn. (one seventh). . . .3,162.50 T 20 Wendy Fletcher, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (one seventh).3,162.50 22 Danalee Bragado, Honolulu, Hi. (one seventh) . . . . .2,243.75 T 23 Jackie Campbell, Santa Barbara, Calif. (two ninths). .2,081.25 T 23 Leann Schuster, Mesa, Ariz. (two ninths) . . . . . . .2,081.25 25 Cammy Ciarelli, Huntington Beach, Calif. (one fourth).2,050.00 T 26 Marie Andersson, Hawthorne, Calif. (one seventh) . . .2,043.75 T 26 Pat Keller, Sarasota, Fla. (one seventh) . . . . . . .2,043.75 28 Sephanie Nelson, Monarch Beach, Calif. (three 13ths) .1,362.50 T 29 Michal Clingman, Raleigh, N. C. (one ninth). . . . . .1,293.75 T 29 Valinda Hilleary, Littleton, Colo. (one ninth) . . . .1,293.75 T 31 Alissa Evans-Lund, Playa del Rey, Calif. (two 13ths) .1,012.50 T 31 Lynda Johnson, San Diego, Calif. (two 13ths) . . . . .1,012.50 T 31 Monique Oliver, Santa Monica, Calif. (two 13ths) . . .1,012.50 34 Liz Pagano, Seattle, Wash. (two 13ths) . . . . . . . . .856.25 T 35 Kristi Atkinson, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (1 ninth) .550.00 T 35 Jen Wrightson, San Diego, Calif. (one ninth) . . . . . .550.00 T 37 Evelyn Conley, South Pasadena, Calif. (one 13th) . . . .506.25 T 37 Erin Deiters, Green Bay, Wisc. (one 13th). . . . . . . .506.25 T 37 Katy Eldridge, Huntington Beach, Calif. (one 13th) . . .506.25 T 37 Jenny Johnson, Los Angeles, Calif. (one 13th). . . . . .506.25 T 37 Jennifer Meredith, San Diego, Calif. (one 13th). . . . .506.25 T 37 Marsha Miller, Henrietta, N. Y. (one 13th) . . . . . . .506.25 T 37 Beth Schuler, Raleigh, N. C. (one 13th). . . . . . . . .506.25 T 37 Darina Staneva, Redondo Beach, Calif. (one 13th) . . . .506.25 T 45 Kengy Gardiner, North Kingstown, R. I. (one 13th). . . .350.00 T 45 Nancy Mason, Belleville, Ill. (one 13th) . . . . . . . .350.00 T 45 Samantha Shaver, Los Angeles, Calif. (one 13th). . . . .350.00 T 45 Wendy Stammer, Portland, Ore., (one 13th). . . . . . . .350.00
Feb. 3 Fairfax, VA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kirby/Schaefer Feb. 24 New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .McPeak/Reno Apr. 5- 7 Deerfield Beach, FL. . . . . . . . . . . .McPeak/Reno Apr. 27-28 Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Arce/McPeak May 3- 5 Hermosa Beach, CA. . . . . . . .Fontana Harris/Hanley May 18-19 San Diego, CA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kirby/Reno May 31-June 2 Austin, TX June 4- 9 Olympic Trials at Baltimore, MD (non-WPVA event) June 14-16 Ocean City, MD (U. S. Open) June 29-30 Newport, RI July 13-14 Chicago, IL July 20-21 Long Beach, CA July 23-28 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games (non-WPVA event) Aug. 8-11 New York, NY Aug. 16-18 Huntington Beach, CA (Nationals) Aug. 24-25 Portland, OR Sept. 14-15 Lihue, Kauai, HI (Best of the Beach) Sept. 28-29 San Francisco, CA (Tournament of Champions)
Webmaster - Tom Jack
Copyright ©Volleyball WorldWide
Volleyball WorldWide on the Computer Internet/WWW
http://www.volleyball.org/