$40,000 WPVA Newport Open
June 29 - 30, 1996
(2) Barbra Fontana/Linda Hanley
 
Barbra Fontana
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 Newport Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1994 Lori Forsythe - 2nd Did not play
1995 Lori Forsythe - 6th Angela Rock - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
FIVB 4/10-14/1996 Brazil Open 5 13th 84 US$1,600.00
WPVA 4/5-7/1996 Deerfield Beach Open 3 5th 48 $3,000.00
FIVB 2/28-3/3/1996 Brazil Open 7th 20 US$6,000.00
WPVA 2/24-24/1996 Indoor Pro Beach Championships 3 3rd 0 $12,750.00
WPVA 2/3-3/1996 Indoor Pro Beach Championships 3 3rd 0 $4,250.00
FIVB 11/16-19/1995 Brazil Open 1st 50 US$10,000.00
Newport Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 6/29/1996 Winner 1 Paula Butchko / Cathy Hughes (31) Won 15-2  
Sat, 6/29/1996 Winner 2 Kengelin Bell / Evelyn Conley (18) Won 15-5  
Sat, 6/29/1996 Winner 3 Krista Blomquist / Danalee Bragado-Corso (10) Won 15-8  
Sat, 6/29/1996 Winner 4 Karolyn Kirby / Angela Rock (3) Won 15-9  
Sat, 6/29/1996 Semi-Finals Krista Blomquist / Danalee Bragado-Corso (10) Won 15-3  
Sat, 6/29/1996 Gold Medal Karolyn Kirby / Angela Rock (3) Won 22-20  
Head to Head Results
Fontana/Hanley lead the series against the field 20-1 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 McPeak/Reno 1-0
6/15/96WPVAU.S. Open Semi-Finals Fontana/Hanley 2 McPeak/Reno 1 15-10  
Lead the series against # 3 Kirby/Rock 2-0
6/29/96WPVANewport Open Gold Medal Fontana/Hanley 2 Kirby/Rock 3 22-20  
6/29/96WPVANewport Open Winner 4 Fontana/Hanley 2 Kirby/Rock 3 15-9  
Lead the series against # 5 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 2-1
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 Podraza/Poppinga 2-0
6/15/96WPVAU.S. Open Winner 4 Fontana/Hanley 2 Podraza/Poppinga 6 15-4  
5/31/96WPVAAustin Open Contender 5 Fontana/Hanley 2 Podraza/Poppinga 6 15-12  
Lead the series against # 7 Castro Kehl/Richardson 4-0
6/15/96WPVAU.S. Open Winner 3 Fontana/Hanley 2 Castro Kehl/Richardson 7 15-12  
5/18/96WPVASan Diego Open Winner 3 Fontana/Hanley 4 Castro Kehl/Richardson 5 15-3  
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Contender 6 Fontana/Hanley 4 Castro Kehl/Richardson 6 15-8  
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Contender 6 Fontana/Hanley 4 Castro Kehl/Richardson 6 15-7  
Lead the series against # 8 O'Hara/Wood 1-0
5/31/96WPVAAustin Open Contender 4 Fontana/Hanley 2 O'Hara/Wood 8 15-3  
Lead the series against # 9 Andersson/Keller 2-0
5/18/96WPVASan Diego Open Winner 2 Fontana/Hanley 4 Andersson/Keller 13 15-0  
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Winner 3 Fontana/Hanley 4 Andersson/Keller 12 15-5  
Lead the series against # 10 Blomquist/Bragado-Corso 2-0
6/29/96WPVANewport Open Semi-Finals Fontana/Hanley 2 Blomquist/Bragado-Corso 10 15-3  
6/29/96WPVANewport Open Winner 3 Fontana/Hanley 2 Blomquist/Bragado-Corso 10 15-8  
Lead the series against # 13 Oliver/Roche 1-0
6/15/96WPVAU.S. Open Winner 2 Fontana/Hanley 2 Oliver/Roche 15 15-2  
Lead the series against # 14 Evans-Lund/Galli 1-0
5/31/96WPVAAustin Open Winner 2 Fontana/Hanley 2 Evans-Lund/Galli 15 15-6  
Lead the series against # 18 Bell/Conley 1-0
6/29/96WPVANewport Open Winner 2 Fontana/Hanley 2 Bell/Conley 18 15-5  
Lead the series against # 31 Butchko/Hughes 1-0
6/29/96WPVANewport Open Winner 1 Fontana/Hanley 2 Butchko/Hughes 31 15-2