$50,000 Mercedes-Benz San Diego Open
May 31 - June 1, 1997
(6) Danalee Bragado-Corso/Christine Podraza
 
Danalee Bragado-Corso
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 9, 1971 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Honolulu, HI
Height: 6'0"
College(s): Loyola Marymount
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 129
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Jona 1998)
Career WPVA Best: 3rd (Deerfield Beach 1997)
Career Winnings: $134,745.00
Christine Schaefer Podraza
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 27, 1968 (56 yrs old)
Home Town: Cincinnati, OH
Height: 6'0"
College(s): Minnesota
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 85
Career Wins: 1 (WPVA Fairfax 1996)
Career Winnings: $120,313.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB30000021000 US$10,400.00
WPVA50010112000 $14,325.00
Overall80010133000 US$24,725.00
Previous San Diego Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1994 Ali Wood - 17th Kengelin Bell - 5th
1995 Marie Andersson - 13th Lisa Arce - 7th
1996 Patty Dodd - 9th Karrie Poppinga - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
WPVA 5/16-18/1997 Austin Open 6 5th 48 $3,000.00
WPVA 5/8-11/1997 Orlando Open 7 9th 32 $1,650.00
WPVA 4/19-20/1997 Deerfield Beach Open 6 3rd 64 $5,700.00
WPVA 4/5-6/1997 Miami Beach Open 9 7th 40 $2,400.00
FIVB 3/13-16/1997 Australian Open 11 7th 120 US$3,800.00
FIVB 2/13-16/1997 Brazil Open 11 9th 96 US$2,800.00
San Diego Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 5/31/1997 Winner 1 Julia Celotto / Veronica Sanchez (27) Won 15-7  
Sat, 5/31/1997 Winner 2 Lynda Johnson-Black / Jeanne Reeves (11) Won 15-5  
Sat, 5/31/1997 Winner 3 Karrie Poppinga / Angela Rock (3) Lost 10-15  
Sat, 5/31/1997 Contender 4 Leanne McSorley / Jennifer Meredith (12) Lost 11-15  
Head to Head Results
Bragado-Corso/Podraza lead the series against the field 9-8 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 4 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Arce/McPeak 0-2
4/19/97WPVADeerfield Beach Open Semi-Finals Arce/McPeak 1 Bragado-Corso/Podraza 6 15-5  
4/5/97WPVAMiami Beach Open Contender 5 Arce/McPeak 4 Bragado-Corso/Podraza 9 15-8  
Trail the series against # 2 Fontana/Hanley 0-2
5/16/97WPVAAustin Open Winner 3 Fontana/Hanley 3 Bragado-Corso/Podraza 6 15-8  
4/5/97WPVAMiami Beach Open Winner 3 Fontana/Hanley 1 Bragado-Corso/Podraza 9 15-8  
Trail the series against # 3 Poppinga/Rock 0-1
5/31/97WPVASan Diego Open Winner 3 Poppinga/Rock 3 Bragado-Corso/Podraza 6 15-10  
Series tied with # 4 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 1-1
5/16/97WPVAAustin Open Contender 6 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 4 Bragado-Corso/Podraza 6 15-8  
4/19/97WPVADeerfield Beach Open Bronze Medal Bragado-Corso/Podraza 6 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 5 15-3  
Lead the series against # 7 Chisholm/Richardson 2-0
4/19/97WPVADeerfield Beach Open Contender 6 Bragado-Corso/Podraza 6 Chisholm/Richardson 11 15-9  
4/19/97WPVADeerfield Beach Open Winner 2 Bragado-Corso/Podraza 6 Chisholm/Richardson 11 15-5  
Series tied with # 8 Castro Kehl/Stammer 1-1
4/19/97WPVADeerfield Beach Open Winner 4 Castro Kehl/Stammer 7 Bragado-Corso/Podraza 6 15-12  
4/5/97WPVAMiami Beach Open Winner 2 Bragado-Corso/Podraza 9 Castro Kehl/Stammer 8 15-11  
Lead the series against # 9 Blomquist/Wood 1-0
5/16/97WPVAAustin Open Contender 5 Bragado-Corso/Podraza 6 Blomquist/Wood 8 15-11  
Lead the series against # 11 Johnson-Black/Reeves 1-0
5/31/97WPVASan Diego Open Winner 2 Bragado-Corso/Podraza 6 Johnson-Black/Reeves 11 15-5  
Trail the series against # 12 McSorley/Meredith 0-1
5/31/97WPVASan Diego Open Contender 4 McSorley/Meredith 12 Bragado-Corso/Podraza 6 15-11  
Lead the series against # 13 Campbell/Roach 1-0
5/16/97WPVAAustin Open Winner 2 Bragado-Corso/Podraza 6 Campbell/Roach 11 15-12  
Lead the series against # 24 Kammes/Matthews 1-0
5/8/97WPVAOrlando Open Winner 1 Bragado-Corso/Podraza 7 Kammes/Matthews 26 15-5  
Lead the series against # 27 Celotto/Sanchez 1-0
5/31/97WPVASan Diego Open Winner 1 Bragado-Corso/Podraza 6 Celotto/Sanchez 27 15-7