Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Championships
September 10 - 13, 1997
(8) Liz Masakayan/Elaine Youngs, United States
 
Liz Masakayan
United States
Photo: Stan Liu
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 31, 1964 (59 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Monica, CA
Height: 173 cm (5'8")
Weight: 65 kg (143 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 55
Career Wins: 6
Career Winnings: US$254,140.00
Elaine Youngs
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 14, 1970 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: Orange, CA
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 65 kg (143 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 100
Career Wins: 12
Career Winnings: US$685,022.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB243122734011 US$251,100.00
Previous Los Angeles Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
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
Los Angeles World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/11/1997 Caterina De Marinis / Cilene Nascimento, Italy (25) Won 12-6, 12-1 0:43
Fri, 9/12/1997 Adriana Bento Buczmiejuk / Ana Richa, Brazil (9) Won 12-8, 12-8 1:02
Fri, 9/12/1997 Lisa Arce / Holly McPeak, United States (1) Lost 6-12, 5-12 1:02
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Elaine Youngs - 3rd Liz Masakayan - 3rd
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Dianne DeNecochea - 9th Barbra Fontana - 4th
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Did not play Holly McPeak - 5th
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Did not play Rachel Scott - 7th
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Did not play Nicole Branagh - 5th
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Did not play Nicole Branagh - 5th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/10-13/1997 Los Angeles World Championships 8 5th 330 US$12,000.00
FIVB 7/19-24/1999 Marseille World Championships 13 3rd 480 US$24,000.00
Head to Head Results
Masakayan/Youngs lead the series against the field 2-1 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Arce/McPeak, United States 0-1
9/12/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Arce/McPeak 1 Masakayan/Youngs 8 12-6, 12-5 1:02
Lead the series against # 9 Bento Buczmiejuk/Richa, Brazil 1-0
9/12/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Masakayan/Youngs 8 Bento Buczmiejuk/Richa 9 12-8, 12-8 1:02
Lead the series against # 25 De Marinis/Nascimento, Italy 1-0
9/11/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Masakayan/Youngs 8 De Marinis/Nascimento 25 12-6, 12-1 0:43