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$50,000 Mercedes-Benz San Diego Open
May 31 - June 1, 1997

(5) Karolyn Kirby/Liz Masakayan

Karolyn Kirby

Photo: Matt Barber

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 30, 1961 (64 yrs old)

Home Town:

Brookline, MA

Height:

5'11"

College(s):

Utah State
Kentucky

Seasons:

Tournaments:

187

Career Wins:

Career WPVA Wins:

Career Winnings:

$681,471.00

Liz Masakayan

Photo: Stan Liu

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 31, 1964 (60 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Monica, CA

Height:

5'8"

College(s):

UCLA

Seasons:

Tournaments:

207

Career Wins:

Career WPVA Wins:

Career Winnings:

$678,274.00

Awards

Tour Champion 1992 (with Nancy Reno), 1993 (with Liz Masakayan)

Awards

Tour Champion 1993 (with Karolyn Kirby)

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	9	13	17	25	Money
BVA	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,750.00
FIVB	17	3	3	3	0	1	1	2	3	0	1	0	US$112,100.00
WPVA	34	26	1	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$279,290.00
Overall	52	29	4	6	1	4	1	3	3	0	1	0	US$395,140.00

Previous San Diego Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
AVP 1986	Did not play	Patty Dodd - 3rd
1990	Patty Dodd - 3rd	Did not play
1991	Angela Rock - 1st	Linda Chisholm - 4th
1992	Angela Rock - 1st	Linda Chisholm - 2nd
1993	Liz Masakayan - 1st	Karolyn Kirby - 1st
1994	Liz Masakayan - 1st	Karolyn Kirby - 1st
1995	Liz Masakayan - 3rd	Karolyn Kirby - 3rd
1996	Nancy Reno - 1st	Angela Rock - 5th

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

San Diego Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 5/31/1997	Winner 1	Jennifer Marzahl / Gina Pillitiere (28)	Won 15-8
Sat, 5/31/1997	Winner 2	Leanne McSorley / Jennifer Meredith (12)	Won 15-3
Sat, 5/31/1997	Winner 3	Elaine Roque / Dennie Shupryt Knoop (4)	Won 15-13
Sat, 5/31/1997	Winner 4	Lisa Arce / Holly McPeak (1)	Lost 11-15
Sat, 5/31/1997	Contender 6	Barbra Fontana / Linda Hanley (2)	Lost 8-15

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	2	3	3	0	1	2	3	0	1	0	0	$90,100.00
Goodwill Games	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$22,000.00
Total	17	3	3	3	0	2	2	3	0	1	0	0	$112,100.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Karolyn Kirby												Liz Masakayan
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	$13,000.00	World Championships	3	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$21,000.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$12,375.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	$15,500.00
36	5	4	6	0	8	8	1	0	0	$96,200.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	69	9	4	8	5	26	12	4	1	0	$253,057.50
2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$11,000.00	Goodwill Games	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$11,000.00
											Manhattan Beach	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	$4,710.00
											Tour Championships	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$330.00
42	6	4	7	0	10	9	1	1	0	$132,575.00	Total	82	10	4	10	6	30	16	5	1	0	$305,597.50

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	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$116,550.00	67	4	94.4 %
1994	WPVA	13	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$118,700.00	61	2	96.8 %
1995	WPVA	7	3	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	$41,040.00	25	9	73.5 %
1997	WPVA	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00	3	2	60.0 %
Total	WPVA	34	26	1	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	$279,290.00	156	17	90.2 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Karolyn Kirby													Liz Masakayan
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1982	P&R	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											1983	P&R	5	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	1984	AVP
											1984	P&R	6	1	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											1985	P&R	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$50.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	1986	AVP	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$330.00
											1986	P&R	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00	1987	WPVA	4	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	$450.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	1988	P&R
5	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	$462.50	1988	WPVA	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	$1,181.50
2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,425.00	1989	P&R	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00
13	0	1	2	3	5	2	0	0	0	$10,451.00	1989	WPVA	6	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	$1,487.50
16	8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	$41,350.00	1990	WPVA
17	12	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	$67,815.00	1991	WPVA	17	1	3	3	3	4	2	1	0	0	$36,775.00
16	8	3	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	$65,487.50	1992	WPVA	16	5	4	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	$56,075.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$9,500.00	1992	FIVB
14	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$65,025.00	1993	WPVA	14	12	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$59,575.00
2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$15,500.00	1993	FIVB	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00
13	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$59,350.00	1994	WPVA	13	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$59,350.00
5	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$22,250.00	1994	FIVB	5	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$22,250.00
11	3	2	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	$32,120.00	1995	WPVA	8	3	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	$23,020.00
11	1	3	3	0	3	0	1	0	0	$29,125.00	1995	FIVB	5	0	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	$10,875.00
14	3	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	$59,575.00	1996	WPVA	9	0	3	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	$28,762.50
5	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	$20,875.00	1996	FIVB	5	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	$24,000.00
5	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	$16,800.00	1997	WPVA	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$3,300.00
155	65	20	24	9	24	12	1	0	0	$517,111.00	Total	Total	127	37	14	17	14	35	7	3	0	0	$335,981.50

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	156-17	90.2%
1996-1997	0		0		0		0-0		0		0		0		0-0		0-0	0-0	0	0	3-2	60.0%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	8	100.0%	0-8	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0	0-0	0	0	8-2	80.0%

Team Match Records by Round

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Qualifier

Pool Play

Lucky Loser

Elimination Rounds

Semi-Finals

Bronze Medal

Gold Medal

Overall

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Head to Head Results
Kirby/Masakayan lead the series against the field 8-2 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Arce/McPeak 0-1
5/31/97	WPVA	San Diego Open	Winner 4	Arce/McPeak	1	Kirby/Masakayan	5	15-11
Trail the series against # 2 Fontana/Hanley 0-1
5/31/97	WPVA	San Diego Open	Contender 6	Fontana/Hanley	2	Kirby/Masakayan	5	15-8
Lead the series against # 4 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 1-0
5/31/97	WPVA	San Diego Open	Winner 3	Kirby/Masakayan	5	Roque/Shupryt Knoop	4	15-13
Lead the series against # 12 McSorley/Meredith 1-0
5/31/97	WPVA	San Diego Open	Winner 2	Kirby/Masakayan	5	McSorley/Meredith	12	15-3
Lead the series against # 13 Campbell/Roach 5-0
8/19/94	WPVA	Manhattan Beach Nationals	Winner 3	Kirby/Masakayan	1	Campbell/Roach	8	15-3
7/9/94	WPVA	Santa Cruz Open	Winner 3	Kirby/Masakayan	1	Campbell/Roach	8	15-7
6/24/94	WPVA	Sacramento Open	Winner 3	Kirby/Masakayan	1	Campbell/Roach	9	15-3
6/18/94	WPVA	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 3	Kirby/Masakayan	1	Campbell/Roach	9	15-8
5/28/94	WPVA	Myrtle Beach Open	Winner 3	Kirby/Masakayan	1	Campbell/Roach	8	15-11
Lead the series against # 28 Marzahl/Pillitiere 1-0
5/31/97	WPVA	San Diego Open	Winner 1	Kirby/Masakayan	5	Marzahl/Pillitiere	28	15-8