$50,000 WPVA Deerfield Beach Open
April 19 - 20, 1997
(2) Barbra Fontana/Linda Hanley
 
Barbra Fontana
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 8, 1965 (59 yrs old)
Home Town: Manhattan Beach, CA
Height: 5'6"
College(s): Stanford
Seasons: 21
Tournaments: 293
Career Wins: 20
Career WPVA Wins: 9
Career Winnings: $1,005,704.50
Linda Robertson Hanley
Photo: AVP
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 8, 1960 (64 yrs old)
Home Town: Laguna Beach, CA
Height: 5'9"
College(s): UCLA
Seasons: 25
Tournaments: 217
Career Wins: 46
Career WPVA Wins: 8
Career Winnings: $499,197.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB172104441100 US$167,900.00
WPVA264962311000 $211,765.00
Overall4361066752100 US$379,665.00
Previous Deerfield Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Lori Forsythe - 1st Angela Rock - 2nd
1996 Linda Hanley - 5th Barbra Fontana - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
WPVA 4/5-6/1997 Miami Beach Open 1 5th 48 $3,600.00
FIVB 3/13-16/1997 Australian Open 9 5th 144 US$5,400.00
FIVB 2/13-16/1997 Brazil Open 8 9th 96 US$2,800.00
WPVA 9/14-15/1996 Best of the Beach III 1 2nd 0 $12,000.00
FIVB 9/6-8/1996 Puerto Rico Open 17 7th 300 US$13,500.00
WPVA 8/31-9/1/1996 Portland Open 1 1st 72 $11,000.00
WPVA 8/16-18/1996 National Championships 1 2nd 72 $15,200.00
WPVA 8/8-11/1996 New York Indoor 1 2nd 0 $14,025.00
FIVB 7/23-27/1996 Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games 4 4th 0 US$0.00
WPVA 7/13-14/1996 Chicago Open 2 2nd 72 $11,400.00
WPVA 6/29-30/1996 Newport Open 2 1st 80 $9,400.00
FIVB 6/21-23/1996 United States Open 7th 140 US$6,000.00
WPVA 6/15-16/1996 U.S. Open 2 1st 80 $20,000.00
WPVA 5/31-6/2/1996 Austin Open 2 3rd 64 $5,000.00
WPVA 5/18-19/1996 San Diego Open 4 2nd 72 $7,000.00
WPVA 5/3-5/1996 Hermosa Beach Open 4 1st 80 $11,000.00
WPVA 4/27-28/1996 Beach Volley '96 4 3rd 64 $5,700.00
Deerfield Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 4/19/1997 Winner 1 Luciana Louriero / Tammy Paiement (32) Won 15-4  
Sat, 4/19/1997 Winner 2 Marsha Miller / Darina Staneva (15) Won 15-1  
Sat, 4/19/1997 Winner 3 Gail Castro Kehl / Gayle Stammer (7) Lost 11-15  
Sat, 4/19/1997 Contender 4 Karolyn Kirby / Nancy Reno (3) Lost 12-15  
Head to Head Results
Fontana/Hanley lead the series against the field 13-11 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Arce/McPeak 3-2
8/31/96WPVAPortland Open Gold Medal Fontana/Hanley 1 Arce/McPeak 2 15-12  
8/16/96WPVANational Championships Gold Medal Arce/McPeak 3 Fontana/Hanley 1 13-12  
5/18/96WPVASan Diego Open Semi-Finals Fontana/Hanley 4 Arce/McPeak 2 15-9  
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Semi-Finals Fontana/Hanley 4 Arce/McPeak 3 14-9  
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Semi-Finals Arce/McPeak 2 Fontana/Hanley 4 15-6  
Trail the series against # 3 Kirby/Reno 2-6
4/19/97WPVADeerfield Beach Open Contender 4 Kirby/Reno 3 Fontana/Hanley 2 15-12  
4/5/97WPVAMiami Beach Open Contender 6 Kirby/Reno 5 Fontana/Hanley 1 15-8  
5/18/96WPVASan Diego Open Gold Medal Kirby/Reno 1 Fontana/Hanley 4 15-9  
5/18/96WPVASan Diego Open Winner 4 Kirby/Reno 1 Fontana/Hanley 4 15-4  
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Gold Medal Fontana/Hanley 4 Kirby/Reno 1 12-11  
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Winner 4 Kirby/Reno 1 Fontana/Hanley 4 18-16  
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Bronze Medal Fontana/Hanley 4 Kirby/Reno 1 15-12  
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Winner 4 Kirby/Reno 1 Fontana/Hanley 4 18-16  
Lead the series against # 5 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 4-1
8/31/96WPVAPortland Open Winner 4 Fontana/Hanley 1 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 5 15-6  
7/13/96WPVAChicago Open Semi-Finals Fontana/Hanley 2 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 5 15-2  
5/31/96WPVAAustin Open Contender 6 Fontana/Hanley 2 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 5 15-0  
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Winner 3 Fontana/Hanley 4 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 5 15-13  
4/5/96WPVADeerfield Beach Open Contender 6 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 6 Fontana/Hanley 3 16-14  
Lead the series against # 6 Bragado-Corso/Podraza 1-0
4/5/97WPVAMiami Beach Open Winner 3 Fontana/Hanley 1 Bragado-Corso/Podraza 9 15-8  
Trail the series against # 7 Castro Kehl/Stammer 0-1
4/19/97WPVADeerfield Beach Open Winner 3 Castro Kehl/Stammer 7 Fontana/Hanley 2 15-11  
Trail the series against # 8 Blomquist/Ciarelli 0-1
4/5/97WPVAMiami Beach Open Winner 4 Blomquist/Ciarelli 12 Fontana/Hanley 1 15-10  
Lead the series against # 15 Miller/Staneva 1-0
4/19/97WPVADeerfield Beach Open Winner 2 Fontana/Hanley 2 Miller/Staneva 15 15-1  
Lead the series against # 32 Louriero/Paiement 1-0
4/19/97WPVADeerfield Beach Open Winner 1 Fontana/Hanley 2 Louriero/Paiement 32 15-4  
Lead the series against # Q4 Lockhart/Van Dyke 1-0
7/13/96WPVAChicago Open Winner 1 Fontana/Hanley 2 Lockhart/Van Dyke 31 15-3