$20,000 Coors Light Fresno Open
May 1 - 2, 1993
(1) 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: 16
Tournaments: 187
Career Wins: 67
Career WPVA Wins: 61
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: 22
Tournaments: 207
Career Wins: 47
Career WPVA Wins: 34
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 
TourPlayed12345679131725Money
BVA100001000000 $3,750.00
FIVB1733301123010 US$112,100.00
WPVA34261312010000 $279,290.00
Overall52294614133010 US$395,140.00
Previous Fresno Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1990 Patty Dodd - 5th Did not play
1991 Angela Rock - 2nd Patty Dodd - 17th
1992 Angela Rock - 1st Linda Chisholm - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
WPVA 4/24-25/1993 San Diego Open 1 1st 72 $5,300.00
WPVA 4/17-18/1993 Beach Volley '93 1 1st 0 $13,250.00
Fresno Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 5/1/1993 Winner 1 Andie Radmilovich / Suzie Regul (32) Won 15-2  
Sat, 5/1/1993 Winner 2 Kristine Bailey / Mary Hegarty (17) Won 15-2  
Sat, 5/1/1993 Winner 3 Lori Biller / Wendy Fletcher (8) Won 15-2  
Sat, 5/1/1993 Winner 4 Barbra Fontana / Lori Forsythe (4) Lost 10-15  
Sat, 5/1/1993 Contender 6 Marie Andersson / Shannon Millen (7) Won 15-1  
Sat, 5/1/1993 Contender 7 Janice Harrer / Deb Richardson (3) Won 15-10  
Sat, 5/1/1993 Contender 8 Barbra Fontana / Lori Forsythe (4) Won 15-9  
Sat, 5/1/1993 Finals Gail Castro Kehl / Elaine Roque (2) Won 15-6  
Sat, 5/1/1993 Finals Gail Castro Kehl / Elaine Roque (2) Won 7-6  
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open1523301230100 $90,100.00
Goodwill Games210001000000 $22,000.00
Total1733302230100 $112,100.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Karolyn Kirby Liz Masakayan
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2001000010 $13,000.00 World Championships3001011000 $21,000.00
2000011000 $12,375.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam4000013000 $15,500.00
36546088100 $96,200.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open6994852612410 $253,057.50
2100010000 $11,000.00 Goodwill Games2100010000 $11,000.00
           Manhattan Beach3000110100 $4,710.00
           Tour Championships1001000000 $330.00
426470109110 $132,575.00 Total821041063016510 $305,597.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
1993WPVA330000000000 $23,850.00 18194.7 %
TotalWPVA330000000000 $23,850.00 18194.7 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Karolyn Kirby  Liz Masakayan
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           1982P&R1000010000 $0.00
           1983P&R5000230000 $0.00
1001000000 $0.00 1984AVP          
           1984P&R6103110000 $0.00
           1985P&R2000110000 $50.00
1000010000 $0.00 1986AVP2002000000 $330.00
           1986P&R1100000000 $0.00
2000002000 $0.00 1987WPVA4000040000 $450.00
1000100000 $0.00 1988P&R          
5000014000 $462.50 1988WPVA3000120000 $1,181.50
2001010000 $1,425.00 1989P&R1001000000 $1,000.00
13012352000 $10,451.00 1989WPVA6000032100 $1,487.50
16833020000 $41,350.00 1990WPVA          
171222100000 $67,815.00 1991WPVA17133342100 $36,775.00
16832012000 $65,487.50 1992WPVA16541330000 $56,075.00
1100000000 $9,500.00 1992FIVB          
3300000000 $11,925.00 1993WPVA3300000000 $11,925.00
1100000000 $10,000.00 1993FIVB1000100000 $2,000.00
793391151110000 $218,416.00 TotalTotal681171012224200 $111,274.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 156-17 90.2%
1992-19930 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 67-4 94.4%
Against the Field0 0.0% 0 0.0% 55 100.0% 0-55 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 7 100.0% 0-7 0.0% 0-0 0-0 00 55-7 88.7%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Head to Head Results
Kirby/Masakayan lead the series against the field 15-1 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Castro Kehl/Roque 4-0
5/1/93WPVAFresno Open Finals Kirby/Masakayan 1 Castro Kehl/Roque 2 7-6  
5/1/93WPVAFresno Open Finals Kirby/Masakayan 1 Castro Kehl/Roque 2 15-6  
4/24/93WPVASan Diego Open Winner 5 Kirby/Masakayan 1 Castro Kehl/Roque 2 15-7  
4/17/93WPVABeach Volley '93 Finals Kirby/Masakayan 1 Castro Kehl/Roque 2 15-8  
Lead the series against # 3 Harrer/Richardson 2-0
5/1/93WPVAFresno Open Contender 7 Kirby/Masakayan 1 Harrer/Richardson 3 15-10  
4/17/93WPVABeach Volley '93 Winner 4 Kirby/Masakayan 1 Harrer/Richardson 3 15-5  
Lead the series against # 4 Fontana/Forsythe 4-1
5/1/93WPVAFresno Open Contender 8 Kirby/Masakayan 1 Fontana/Forsythe 4 15-9  
5/1/93WPVAFresno Open Winner 4 Fontana/Forsythe 4 Kirby/Masakayan 1 15-10  
4/24/93WPVASan Diego Open Finals Kirby/Masakayan 1 Fontana/Forsythe 4 15-4  
4/24/93WPVASan Diego Open Winner 4 Kirby/Masakayan 1 Fontana/Forsythe 4 15-5  
4/17/93WPVABeach Volley '93 Winner 3 Kirby/Masakayan 1 Fontana/Forsythe 4 15-4  
Lead the series against # 7 Andersson/Millen 1-0
5/1/93WPVAFresno Open Contender 6 Kirby/Masakayan 1 Andersson/Millen 7 15-1  
Lead the series against # 8 Biller/Fletcher 1-0
5/1/93WPVAFresno Open Winner 3 Kirby/Masakayan 1 Biller/Fletcher 8 15-2  
Lead the series against # 17 Bailey/Hegarty 2-0
5/1/93WPVAFresno Open Winner 2 Kirby/Masakayan 1 Bailey/Hegarty 17 15-2  
4/24/93WPVASan Diego Open Winner 2 Kirby/Masakayan 1 Bailey/Hegarty 17 15-0  
Lead the series against # 32 Radmilovich/Regul 1-0
5/1/93WPVAFresno Open Winner 1 Kirby/Masakayan 1 Radmilovich/Regul 32 15-2