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$42,000 Reebok Nationals
August 19 - 21, 1994

(2) Barbra Fontana/Lori Forsythe

Barbra Fontana

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 8, 1965 (60 yrs old)

Home Town:

Manhattan Beach, CA

Height:

5'6"

College(s):

Stanford

Seasons:

Tournaments:

293

Career Wins:

Career WPVA Wins:

Career Winnings:

$1,005,704.50

Lori Kotas Forsythe

Photo: Carl Schneider

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 5, 1959 (66 yrs old)

Home Town:

Oceanside, CA

Height:

6'1"

College(s):

California-Riverside

Seasons:

Tournaments:

157

Career Wins:

Career WPVA Wins:

Career Winnings:

$258,513.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	16	1	1	3	5	1	0	2	1	0	2	0	US$68,750.00
WPVA	35	4	12	9	2	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	$161,910.00
Overall	51	5	13	12	7	7	1	2	1	1	2	0	US$230,660.00

Previous Manhattan Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1987	Did not play	Jeanne Goldsmith - 5th
1987	Did not play	Jeanne Goldsmith - 5th
1988	Did not play	Gail Castro Kehl - 4th
1989	Did not play	Gail Castro Kehl - 5th
1989	Did not play	Gail Castro Kehl - 5th
1990	Did not play	Gail Castro Kehl - 9th
1991	Holly McPeak - 7th	Gail Castro Kehl - 3rd
1992	Deb Richardson - 9th	Rita Crockett Royster - 7th
1993	Lori Forsythe - 3rd	Barbra Fontana - 3rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/4-7/1994	Japan Open		1st	50	US$11,000.00
WPVA	7/29-31/1994	Long Beach Volleyfest '94	2	2nd	64	$7,000.00
FIVB	7/23-28/1994	Goodwill Games		3rd	36	US$8,000.00
WPVA	7/9-10/1994	Santa Cruz Open	2	3rd	56	$5,000.00
WPVA	7/1-3/1994	Newport Shootout	2	2nd	0	$9,350.00
WPVA	6/24-26/1994	Sacramento Open	2	2nd	96	$7,000.00
WPVA	6/18-19/1994	Hermosa Beach Open	2	5th	60	$2,400.00
WPVA	6/4-5/1994	U.S. Open at San Diego	2	2nd	96	$7,000.00
WPVA	5/28-29/1994	Myrtle Beach Open	2	1st	72	$9,400.00
WPVA	5/13-15/1994	New Orleans Open	2	2nd	64	$7,000.00
WPVA	4/30-5/1/1994	Austin Open	2	3rd	56	$5,000.00
WPVA	4/16-17/1994	Beach Volley '94	2	3rd	56	$5,000.00
FIVB	2/8-11/1994	Chile Open		3rd	36	US$5,500.00
FIVB	1/15-22/1994	United States Open		2nd	42	US$9,000.00
FIVB	11/11-14/1993	Brazil Open		7th	14	US$2,750.00
WPVA	8/21-22/1993	World Championships	2	3rd	56	$2,700.00

Manhattan Beach Nationals Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/19/1994	Winner 1	Katie Henderson / Marsha Miller (31)	Won 15-1
Fri, 8/19/1994	Winner 2	Mary Baily / Mary Jane Smith (15)	Won 15-7
Fri, 8/19/1994	Winner 3	Cherry Simkins / Darina Staneva (26)	Won 15-2
Fri, 8/19/1994	Winner 4	Deb Richardson / Dennie Shupryt Knoop (3)	Won 15-12
Fri, 8/19/1994	Semi-Finals	Monique Oliver / Gayle Stammer (4)	Won 15-12
Fri, 8/19/1994	Gold Medal	Karolyn Kirby / Liz Masakayan (1)	Lost 4-15

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	15	1	1	2	5	1	2	1	0	2	0	0	$60,750.00
Goodwill Games	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$8,000.00
Total	16	1	1	3	5	1	2	1	0	2	0	0	$68,750.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Barbra Fontana												Lori Forsythe
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	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games
3	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	$15,750.00	World Championships
7	1	0	0	0	2	3	0	1	0	$35,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam
142	4	12	24	12	54	25	7	1	0	$476,077.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	19	1	1	2	8	4	1	2	0	0	$30,735.00
2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$13,750.00	Goodwill Games	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00
8	1	0	0	0	4	3	0	0	0	$31,980.00	Manhattan Beach
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$3,975.00	Tour Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$150.00
165	6	12	26	14	62	32	8	2	0	$577,032.50	Total	21	1	1	3	8	5	1	2	0	0	$34,885.00

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
1993	WPVA	13	1	6	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$43,860.00	52	23	69.3 %
1994	WPVA	12	1	6	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$75,350.00	52	14	78.8 %
Total	WPVA	25	2	12	7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$119,210.00	104	37	73.8 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Barbra Fontana													Lori Forsythe
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	1984	P&R	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	1985	P&R	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											1986	AVP	5	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	$510.00
											1986	P&R	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$100.00
											1987	P&R	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											1987	WPVA	9	0	0	2	2	4	1	0	0	0	$1,787.50
											1988	P&R	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											1988	WPVA	9	0	0	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	$4,450.00
											1989	P&R	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$500.00
											1989	WPVA	15	0	0	2	5	8	0	0	0	0	$11,735.50
											1990	WPVA	16	0	1	4	1	8	2	0	0	0	$18,387.50
17	0	0	0	1	8	7	1	0	0	$12,660.00	1991	WPVA	17	3	4	3	2	5	0	0	0	0	$45,575.00
											1991	PBVA	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$225.00
16	0	0	1	2	5	8	0	0	0	$17,225.00	1992	WPVA	16	0	1	0	1	13	1	0	0	0	$21,812.50
14	1	6	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	$23,580.00	1993	WPVA	14	1	6	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	$23,280.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,375.00	1993	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,375.00
12	1	6	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	$37,675.00	1994	WPVA	12	1	6	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	$37,675.00
4	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$16,750.00	1994	FIVB	4	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$16,750.00
66	3	13	11	5	18	15	1	0	0	$109,265.00	Total	Total	131	8	23	24	20	52	4	0	0	0	$184,163.00

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	135-51	72.6%
1993-1994	0		0		0		0-0		0		0		0		0-0		0-0	0-0	0	0	104-37	73.8%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	37	100.0%	0-37	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	27	100.0%	0-27	0.0%	0-0	0-0	0	0	37-27	57.8%

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

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Won

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Won

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Won

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Won

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Won

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Won

Lost

Head to Head Results
Fontana/Forsythe lead the series against the field 31-25 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Kirby/Masakayan 4-22
8/19/94	WPVA	Manhattan Beach Nationals	Gold Medal	Kirby/Masakayan	1	Fontana/Forsythe	2	15-4
7/29/94	WPVA	Long Beach Volleyfest '94	Gold Medal	Kirby/Masakayan	1	Fontana/Forsythe	2	15-9
7/9/94	WPVA	Santa Cruz Open	Semi-Finals	Kirby/Masakayan	1	Fontana/Forsythe	2	15-10
6/24/94	WPVA	Sacramento Open	Gold Medal	Kirby/Masakayan	1	Fontana/Forsythe	2	16-14
6/4/94	WPVA	U.S. Open at San Diego	Gold Medal	Kirby/Masakayan	1	Fontana/Forsythe	2	15-10
5/28/94	WPVA	Myrtle Beach Open	Gold Medal	Fontana/Forsythe	2	Kirby/Masakayan	1	15-12
5/13/94	WPVA	New Orleans Open	Gold Medal	Kirby/Masakayan	1	Fontana/Forsythe	2	15-13
4/16/94	WPVA	Beach Volley '94	Semi-Finals	Kirby/Masakayan	1	Fontana/Forsythe	2	15-3
8/7/93	WPVA	U.S. Championships	Finals	Kirby/Masakayan	1	Fontana/Forsythe	2	15-9
8/7/93	WPVA	U.S. Championships	Winner 5	Kirby/Masakayan	1	Fontana/Forsythe	2	16-14
7/10/93	WPVA	Ohio Open	Winner 5	Kirby/Masakayan	1	Fontana/Forsythe	2	15-7
6/19/93	WPVA	Santa Cruz Open	Finals	Kirby/Masakayan	1	Fontana/Forsythe	2	15-12
6/19/93	WPVA	Santa Cruz Open	Winner 5	Kirby/Masakayan	1	Fontana/Forsythe	2	15-8
6/12/93	WPVA	Hermosa Beach Open	Finals	Kirby/Masakayan	1	Fontana/Forsythe	2	15-7
6/12/93	WPVA	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 5	Kirby/Masakayan	1	Fontana/Forsythe	2	15-4
5/29/93	WPVA	Jacksonville Open	Finals	Kirby/Masakayan	1	Fontana/Forsythe	2	15-9
5/29/93	WPVA	Jacksonville Open	Winner 5	Kirby/Masakayan	1	Fontana/Forsythe	2	15-8
5/22/93	WPVA	New Orleans Open	Finals	Kirby/Masakayan	1	Fontana/Forsythe	3	7-3
5/22/93	WPVA	New Orleans Open	Finals	Kirby/Masakayan	1	Fontana/Forsythe	3	15-9
5/22/93	WPVA	New Orleans Open	Winner 5	Fontana/Forsythe	3	Kirby/Masakayan	1	15-2
5/15/93	WPVA	Austin Open	Winner 4	Fontana/Forsythe	4	Kirby/Masakayan	1	17-15
5/1/93	WPVA	Fresno Open	Contender 8	Kirby/Masakayan	1	Fontana/Forsythe	4	15-9
5/1/93	WPVA	Fresno Open	Winner 4	Fontana/Forsythe	4	Kirby/Masakayan	1	15-10
4/24/93	WPVA	San Diego Open	Finals	Kirby/Masakayan	1	Fontana/Forsythe	4	15-4
4/24/93	WPVA	San Diego Open	Winner 4	Kirby/Masakayan	1	Fontana/Forsythe	4	15-5
4/17/93	WPVA	Beach Volley '93	Winner 3	Kirby/Masakayan	1	Fontana/Forsythe	4	15-4
Lead the series against # 3 Richardson/Shupryt Knoop 5-2
8/19/94	WPVA	Manhattan Beach Nationals	Winner 4	Fontana/Forsythe	2	Richardson/Shupryt Knoop	3	15-12
6/24/94	WPVA	Sacramento Open	Semi-Finals	Fontana/Forsythe	2	Richardson/Shupryt Knoop	4	15-8
5/28/94	WPVA	Myrtle Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Fontana/Forsythe	2	Richardson/Shupryt Knoop	4	15-10
5/13/94	WPVA	New Orleans Open	Semi-Finals	Fontana/Forsythe	2	Richardson/Shupryt Knoop	4	15-13
4/30/94	WPVA	Austin Open	Semi-Finals	Richardson/Shupryt Knoop	4	Fontana/Forsythe	2	15-8
8/21/93	WPVA	World Championships	Contender 7	Fontana/Forsythe	2	Richardson/Shupryt Knoop	4	15-11
7/24/93	WPVA	Pismo Beach Open	Contender 7	Richardson/Shupryt Knoop	4	Fontana/Forsythe	2	15-9
Lead the series against # 4 Oliver/Stammer 4-1
8/19/94	WPVA	Manhattan Beach Nationals	Semi-Finals	Fontana/Forsythe	2	Oliver/Stammer	4	15-12
7/29/94	WPVA	Long Beach Volleyfest '94	Semi-Finals	Fontana/Forsythe	2	Oliver/Stammer	5	15-2
6/4/94	WPVA	U.S. Open at San Diego	Winner 4	Fontana/Forsythe	2	Oliver/Stammer	6	15-3
5/28/94	WPVA	Myrtle Beach Open	Winner 4	Oliver/Stammer	6	Fontana/Forsythe	2	15-13
4/23/94	WPVA	Fort Lauderdale Open	Winner 4	Fontana/Forsythe	2	Oliver/Stammer	6	15-5
Lead the series against # 6 Bell/Podraza 5-0
7/9/94	WPVA	Santa Cruz Open	Winner 3	Fontana/Forsythe	2	Bell/Podraza	7	15-8
4/30/94	WPVA	Austin Open	Winner 3	Fontana/Forsythe	2	Bell/Podraza	10	15-6
4/23/94	WPVA	Fort Lauderdale Open	Winner 3	Fontana/Forsythe	2	Bell/Podraza	10	15-11
4/16/94	WPVA	Beach Volley '94	Winner 3	Fontana/Forsythe	2	Bell/Podraza	10	15-8
6/19/93	WPVA	Santa Cruz Open	Winner 2	Fontana/Forsythe	2	Bell/Podraza	15	15-10
Lead the series against # 8 Campbell/Roach 3-0
7/9/94	WPVA	Santa Cruz Open	Contender 6	Fontana/Forsythe	2	Campbell/Roach	8	15-3
6/18/94	WPVA	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 4	Fontana/Forsythe	2	Campbell/Roach	9	15-7
5/13/94	WPVA	New Orleans Open	Winner 3	Fontana/Forsythe	2	Campbell/Roach	10	15-5
Lead the series against # 9 Blomquist/Wright 3-0
7/29/94	WPVA	Long Beach Volleyfest '94	Winner 2	Fontana/Forsythe	2	Blomquist/Wright	10	15-6
5/28/94	WPVA	Myrtle Beach Open	Winner 3	Fontana/Forsythe	2	Blomquist/Wright	7	15-7
4/16/94	WPVA	Beach Volley '94	Contender 6	Fontana/Forsythe	2	Blomquist/Wright	9	16-14
Lead the series against # 13 Middeler/Wood 2-0
7/9/94	WPVA	Santa Cruz Open	Winner 2	Fontana/Forsythe	2	Middeler/Wood	15	15-5
6/24/94	WPVA	Sacramento Open	Winner 2	Fontana/Forsythe	2	Middeler/Wood	15	15-1
Lead the series against # 15 Baily/Smith 2-0
8/19/94	WPVA	Manhattan Beach Nationals	Winner 2	Fontana/Forsythe	2	Baily/Smith	15	15-7
8/7/93	WPVA	U.S. Championships	Winner 2	Fontana/Forsythe	2	Baily/Smith	18	15-5
Lead the series against # 19 Conley/Galli 1-0
5/28/94	WPVA	Myrtle Beach Open	Winner 2	Fontana/Forsythe	2	Conley/Galli	18	15-6
Lead the series against # 26 Simkins/Staneva 1-0
8/19/94	WPVA	Manhattan Beach Nationals	Winner 3	Fontana/Forsythe	2	Simkins/Staneva	26	15-2
Lead the series against # 31 Henderson/Miller 1-0
8/19/94	WPVA	Manhattan Beach Nationals	Winner 1	Fontana/Forsythe	2	Henderson/Miller	31	15-1