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Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series
$150,000 Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open
September 23 - 25, 2011

(24) Sydney Donahue/Kaitlin Nielsen

Sydney Donahue

Photo: VolleyShots.com

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 10, 1986 (39 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (2 times)

Career Pro Beach Best:

9th (Hermosa Beach 2011)

Career Winnings:

$1,637.50

Kaitlin Sather Nielsen

Photo: Brian White

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 1, 1987 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Rosa, CA

Height:

6'2"

College(s):

UCLA

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (NORCECA San Diego 2013)

Career Pro Beach Best:

9th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$18,550.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	Money
AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
NVL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
Pro Beach	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,250.00
Overall	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	$2,250.00

Previous Hermosa Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
AVP 2009	Katie Carter - 41st	Did not play
AVP 2010	Kaitlin Nielsen - 41st	Sydney Donahue - 41st
Wide Open 2011	Did not play	Diane Copenhagen - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
NVL	5/20-21/2011	NVL Baltimore		17th	380	$0.00

Pro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 9/24/2011	Winner 1	Christal Engle / Jennifer Snyder (9)	Lost 15-21, 21-19, 9-15	0:54
Sat, 9/24/2011	Contender 1	Abra Amwake / Kaui Salzman (25, Q1)	Won 21-14, 21-19	0:35
Sat, 9/24/2011	Contender 2	Laryssa Mereszczak / Andrea Peterson (23)	Won 21-14, 21-19	0:51
Sat, 9/24/2011	Contender 3	Mariko Coverdale / Chelsea Hayes (32, Q11)	Won 21-17, 23-21	0:46
Sat, 9/24/2011	Contender 4	Erin Gray / Kathryn Piening (12)	Lost 11-21, 15-21	0:36

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Sydney Donahue												Kaitlin Nielsen
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	10	0	0	0	1	0	5	1	0	0	$11,000.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$262.50	Manhattan Beach	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$400.00
											Tour Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,750.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$512.50	Total	12	0	0	0	1	0	6	2	0	0	$13,150.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2010	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
2011	Pro Beach	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,250.00	3	2	60.0 %
Total	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
Total	Pro Beach	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,250.00	3	2	60.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Sydney Donahue													Kaitlin Nielsen
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	$312.50	2009	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2009	USAV IDQ
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2010	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											2010	NORCECA	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$200.00
											2011	USAV IDQ	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$0.00	2011	NVL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00
											2011	Wide Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,125.00	2011	Pro Beach	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$1,500.00
12	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	7	$1,437.50	Total	Total	10	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	0	2	$1,700.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	3-1	75.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	3-2	60.0%
2010-2011	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	3-1	75.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	3-2	60.0%
Against the Field	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	6-2	75.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	3-2	60.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Total	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

Head to Head Results
Donahue/Nielsen lead the series against the field 3-2 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 9 Engle/Snyder 0-1
9/24/11	Pro Beach	Pro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 1	Engle/Snyder	9	Donahue/Nielsen	24	21-15, 19-21, 15-9	0:54
Trail the series against # 12 Gray/Piening 0-1
9/24/11	Pro Beach	Pro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 4	Gray/Piening	12	Donahue/Nielsen	24	21-11, 21-15	0:36
Lead the series against # 23 Mereszczak/Peterson 1-0
9/24/11	Pro Beach	Pro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 2	Donahue/Nielsen	24	Mereszczak/Peterson	23	21-14, 21-19	0:51
Lead the series against # 25, Q1 Amwake/Salzman 1-0
9/24/11	Pro Beach	Pro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 1	Donahue/Nielsen	24	Amwake/Salzman	25, Q1	21-14, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against # 32, Q11 Coverdale/Hayes 1-0
9/24/11	Pro Beach	Pro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 3	Donahue/Nielsen	24	Coverdale/Hayes	32, Q11	21-17, 23-21	0:46