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$60,000 Evian National Championship
August 8 - 10, 1997

(10) Leanne McSorley/Jennifer Meredith

Leanne Schuster McSorley

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 7, 1973 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Mesa, AZ

Height:

5'8"

College(s):

Arizona State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

125

Career Wins:

1 (BVA Hermosa Beach 2000)

Career WPVA Best:

5th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$215,294.00

Jennifer Meredith

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 3, 1972 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

Del Mar, CA

Height:

5'11"

College(s):

Pepperdine

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career WPVA Best:

5th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$113,510.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	11	13	17	25	33	Money
AVP	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$7,000.00
BVA	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00
FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	US$2,200.00
USAV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$3,750.00
WPVA	9	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	$18,635.50
Overall	17	0	0	0	0	3	4	3	1	3	1	0	2	US$34,585.50

Previous Hermosa Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1995	Nancy Christian - 13th	Did not play
1996	Jackie Campbell - 9th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/1-3/1997	Portugal Open	12	13th	72	US$2,200.00
WPVA	7/12-13/1997	Chicago Open	11	5th	48	$3,000.00
WPVA	6/27-29/1997	U.S. Open	13	13th	24	$1,215.00
WPVA	6/21-22/1997	Atlantic City Open	11	7th	40	$2,375.00
WPVA	6/13-15/1997	Irving Open	11	13th	24	$1,012.50
WPVA	5/31-6/1/1997	San Diego Open	12	7th	40	$2,375.00
WPVA	5/16-18/1997	Austin Open	14	9th	32	$1,575.00
WPVA	5/8-11/1997	Orlando Open	18	9th	32	$1,650.00

National Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/8/1997	Winner 1	Erin Galli / Deanne Johnson (23)	Won 15-6
Fri, 8/8/1997	Winner 2	Gail Castro Kehl / Gayle Stammer (7)	Won 15-4
Fri, 8/8/1997	Winner 3	Karolyn Kirby / Nancy Reno (2)	Lost 10-15
Fri, 8/8/1997	Contender 4	Mary Baily / Helen Reale (17)	Won 15-4
Fri, 8/8/1997	Contender 5	Monique Oliver / Ali Wood (11)	Won 15-5
Fri, 8/8/1997	Contender 6	Krista Blomquist / Christine Podraza (5)	Lost 10-15

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	6	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	$9,200.00
Total	6	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	$9,200.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Leanne McSorley												Jennifer Meredith
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	World Championships
8	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	1	0	$18,250.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,750.00
56	0	0	9	0	22	12	3	1	0	$105,692.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	36	0	2	2	0	12	14	3	0	0	$54,625.00
6	0	0	2	0	2	1	1	0	0	$13,220.00	Manhattan Beach	5	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	$10,155.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,495.00	Tour Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00
72	0	0	12	0	25	15	7	2	0	$140,657.50	Total	44	0	2	3	0	16	15	3	1	0	$68,030.00

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
1997	WPVA	8	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	$16,802.50	24	16	60.0 %
Total	WPVA	8	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	$16,802.50	24	16	60.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Leanne McSorley													Jennifer Meredith
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1994	WPVA	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$37.50
11	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	2	0	$2,400.00	1995	WPVA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
11	0	0	0	0	1	6	4	0	0	$6,968.75	1996	WPVA	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$506.25
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,000.00	1996	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,000.00
10	0	0	0	0	4	4	1	1	0	$8,401.25	1997	WPVA	10	0	0	0	0	4	6	0	0	0	$9,432.50
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,100.00	1997	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$1,900.00
34	0	0	0	0	5	18	8	3	0	$19,870.00	Total	Total	17	0	0	0	0	4	10	2	0	1	$12,876.25

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	0		0		0		0-0		0		0		0		0-0		0-0	0-0	0	0	24-16	60.0%
1996-1997	0		0		0		0-0		0		0		0		0-0		0-0	0-0	0	0	24-16	60.0%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	16	100.0%	0-16	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	14	100.0%	0-14	0.0%	0-0	0-0	0	0	16-14	53.3%

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	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2

Head to Head Results
McSorley/Meredith lead the series against the field 16-14 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Arce/McPeak 0-1
5/8/97	WPVA	Orlando Open	Contender 4	Arce/McPeak	1	McSorley/Meredith	18	15-2
Trail the series against # 2 Kirby/Reno 0-2
8/8/97	WPVA	National Championships	Winner 3	Kirby/Reno	2	McSorley/Meredith	10	15-10
5/8/97	WPVA	Orlando Open	Winner 2	Kirby/Reno	2	McSorley/Meredith	18	15-7
Trail the series against # 3 Fontana/Hanley 1-4
7/12/97	WPVA	Chicago Open	Winner 3	McSorley/Meredith	11	Fontana/Hanley	3	15-12
6/21/97	WPVA	Atlantic City Open	Winner 3	Fontana/Hanley	3	McSorley/Meredith	11	15-6
6/13/97	WPVA	Irving Open	Contender 3	Fontana/Hanley	3	McSorley/Meredith	11	15-7
5/31/97	WPVA	San Diego Open	Contender 5	Fontana/Hanley	2	McSorley/Meredith	12	15-9
5/16/97	WPVA	Austin Open	Winner 2	Fontana/Hanley	3	McSorley/Meredith	14	15-1
Trail the series against # 4 Poppinga/Rock 0-3
7/12/97	WPVA	Chicago Open	Contender 6	Poppinga/Rock	4	McSorley/Meredith	11	15-10
6/27/97	WPVA	U.S. Open		Poppinga/Rock	4	McSorley/Meredith	13	15-7
5/16/97	WPVA	Austin Open	Contender 4	Poppinga/Rock	5	McSorley/Meredith	14	15-11
Trail the series against # 5 Blomquist/Podraza 1-3
8/8/97	WPVA	National Championships	Contender 6	Blomquist/Podraza	5	McSorley/Meredith	10	15-10
7/12/97	WPVA	Chicago Open	Winner 4	Blomquist/Podraza	7	McSorley/Meredith	11	15-8
6/21/97	WPVA	Atlantic City Open	Winner 2	McSorley/Meredith	11	Blomquist/Podraza	6	15-13
6/13/97	WPVA	Irving Open	Winner 2	Blomquist/Podraza	6	McSorley/Meredith	11	15-12
Series tied with # 6 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 1-1
7/12/97	WPVA	Chicago Open	Winner 2	McSorley/Meredith	11	Roque/Shupryt Knoop	6	15-10
6/27/97	WPVA	U.S. Open		Roque/Shupryt Knoop	5	McSorley/Meredith	13	15-10
Lead the series against # 7 Castro Kehl/Stammer 1-0
8/8/97	WPVA	National Championships	Winner 2	McSorley/Meredith	10	Castro Kehl/Stammer	7	15-4
Lead the series against # 11 Oliver/Wood 1-0
8/8/97	WPVA	National Championships	Contender 5	McSorley/Meredith	10	Oliver/Wood	11	15-5
Lead the series against # 13 Johnson-Black/Reeves 1-0
6/21/97	WPVA	Atlantic City Open	Contender 4	McSorley/Meredith	11	Johnson-Black/Reeves	12	15-4
Lead the series against # 14 Campbell/Roach 2-0
6/27/97	WPVA	U.S. Open		McSorley/Meredith	13	Campbell/Roach	18
5/16/97	WPVA	Austin Open	Contender 3	McSorley/Meredith	14	Campbell/Roach	11	15-6
Lead the series against # 17 Baily/Reale 3-0
8/8/97	WPVA	National Championships	Contender 4	McSorley/Meredith	10	Baily/Reale	17	15-4
5/31/97	WPVA	San Diego Open	Contender 3	McSorley/Meredith	12	Baily/Reale	20	15-9
5/16/97	WPVA	Austin Open	Contender 2	McSorley/Meredith	14	Baily/Reale	16	15-1
Lead the series against # 18 Conley/Pagano 1-0
6/13/97	WPVA	Irving Open	Winner 1	McSorley/Meredith	11	Conley/Pagano	22	15-10
Lead the series against # 19 McGarr/Simenson 1-0
5/8/97	WPVA	Orlando Open	Contender 3	McSorley/Meredith	18	McGarr/Simenson	28	15-6
Lead the series against # 20 Dodd/Reynolds 1-0
7/12/97	WPVA	Chicago Open	Winner 1	McSorley/Meredith	11	Dodd/Reynolds	22	15-7
Lead the series against # 21 Hughes/Kammes 1-0
6/13/97	WPVA	Irving Open	Contender 2	McSorley/Meredith	11	Hughes/Kammes	25	15-6
Lead the series against # 23 Galli/Johnson 1-0
8/8/97	WPVA	National Championships	Winner 1	McSorley/Meredith	10	Galli/Johnson	23	15-6