$60,000 Evian National Championship
August 8 - 10, 1997
(9) Liz Masakayan/Elaine Youngs
 
Liz Masakayan
Photo: Stan Liu
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 31, 1964 (59 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Monica, CA
Height: 5'8"
College(s): UCLA
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 207
Career Wins: 47
Career WPVA Wins: 34
Career Winnings: $678,274.00
Elaine Youngs
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 14, 1970 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: Orange, CA
Height: 6'0"
College(s): UCLA
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 233
Career Wins: 51
Career WPVA Wins: 2
Career Winnings: $1,764,008.75
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP43001000000 $64,500.00
BVA20001100000 $9,000.00
FIVB243122734011 US$251,100.00
USAV51011020000 $47,500.00
WPVA52011010000 $34,470.00
Overall409146864011 US$406,570.00
Previous Hermosa Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
P&R 1983 Bev Lidyoff - 4th Did not play
P&R 1986 Anna Prousalis - 1st Did not play
1991 Nancy Reno - 3rd Did not play
1992 Linda Chisholm - 3rd Did not play
1993 Karolyn Kirby - 1st Did not play
1994 Karolyn Kirby - 1st Did not play
1995 Karolyn Kirby - 1st Did not play
FIVB 1995 Karolyn Kirby - 3rd Did not play
1996 Angela Rock - 5th Did not play
FIVB 1996 Angela Rock - 5th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/1-3/1997 Portugal Open 6 4th 168 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/24-26/1997 French Open 15 9th 84 US$2,500.00
WPVA 7/12-13/1997 Chicago Open 12 1st 80 $11,000.00
WPVA 6/27-29/1997 U.S. Open 15 7th 40 $2,850.00
WPVA 6/13-15/1997 Irving Open 17 3rd 64 $5,700.00
National Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/8/1997 Winner 1 Julie Deckert / Shaney Fink (24) Won 15-4  
Fri, 8/8/1997 Winner 2 Danalee Bragado-Corso / Marla O'Hara (8) Won 15-8  
Fri, 8/8/1997 Winner 3 Lisa Arce / Holly McPeak (1) Won 17-15  
Fri, 8/8/1997 Winner 4 Krista Blomquist / Christine Podraza (5) Won 15-11  
Fri, 8/8/1997 Semi-Finals Barbra Fontana / Linda Hanley (3) Lost 13-15  
Fri, 8/8/1997 Bronze Medal Krista Blomquist / Christine Podraza (5) Lost 13-15  
Head to Head Results
Masakayan/Youngs lead the series against the field 13-5 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Arce/McPeak 3-1
8/8/97WPVANational Championships Winner 3 Masakayan/Youngs 9 Arce/McPeak 1 17-15  
7/12/97WPVAChicago Open Gold Medal Masakayan/Youngs 12 Arce/McPeak 1 16-14  
7/12/97WPVAChicago Open Winner 4 Masakayan/Youngs 12 Arce/McPeak 1 15-7  
6/13/97WPVAIrving Open Winner 2 Arce/McPeak 1 Masakayan/Youngs 17 15-6  
Trail the series against # 2 Kirby/Reno 0-2
6/27/97WPVAU.S. Open Kirby/Reno 2 Masakayan/Youngs 15 15-4  
6/13/97WPVAIrving Open Semi-Finals Kirby/Reno 2 Masakayan/Youngs 17 15-8  
Series tied with # 3 Fontana/Hanley 1-1
8/8/97WPVANational Championships Semi-Finals Fontana/Hanley 3 Masakayan/Youngs 9 15-13  
6/13/97WPVAIrving Open Bronze Medal Masakayan/Youngs 17 Fontana/Hanley 3 15-12  
Lead the series against # 4 Poppinga/Rock 3-0
7/12/97WPVAChicago Open Semi-Finals Masakayan/Youngs 12 Poppinga/Rock 4 15-12  
7/12/97WPVAChicago Open Winner 3 Masakayan/Youngs 12 Poppinga/Rock 4 15-6  
6/13/97WPVAIrving Open Contender 6 Masakayan/Youngs 17 Poppinga/Rock 4 15-13  
Lead the series against # 5 Blomquist/Podraza 2-1
8/8/97WPVANational Championships Bronze Medal Blomquist/Podraza 5 Masakayan/Youngs 9 15-13  
8/8/97WPVANational Championships Winner 4 Masakayan/Youngs 9 Blomquist/Podraza 5 15-11  
6/27/97WPVAU.S. Open Masakayan/Youngs 15 Blomquist/Podraza 8 15-11  
Lead the series against # 7 Castro Kehl/Stammer 1-0
6/13/97WPVAIrving Open Contender 4 Masakayan/Youngs 17 Castro Kehl/Stammer 7 15-5  
Lead the series against # 8 Bragado-Corso/O'Hara 1-0
8/8/97WPVANational Championships Winner 2 Masakayan/Youngs 9 Bragado-Corso/O'Hara 8 15-8  
Lead the series against # 14 Campbell/Roach 1-0
6/27/97WPVAU.S. Open Masakayan/Youngs 15 Campbell/Roach 18  
Lead the series against # 24 Deckert/Fink 1-0
8/8/97WPVANational Championships Winner 1 Masakayan/Youngs 9 Deckert/Fink 24 15-4