$60,000 WPVA Miami Beach Open
April 5 - 6, 1997
(5) Karolyn Kirby/Nancy Reno
 
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
Nancy Reno
Photo: Matt Barber
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 24, 1965 (59 yrs old)
Home Town: Glen Ellyn, IL
Height: 5'11"
College(s): Stanford
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 160
Career Wins: 38
Career WPVA Wins: 20
Career Winnings: $610,369.00
Awards
  • Tour Champion 1992 (with Nancy Reno), 1993 (with Liz Masakayan)
Awards
  • Tour Champion 1992 (with Karolyn Kirby)
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB63010011000 US$76,800.00
WPVA217521501000 $170,525.00
Overall2710531512000 US$247,325.00
Previous Miami Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
P&R 1988 Mary Jo Peppler - 4th Did not play
P&R 1989 Dale Hall - 7th Did not play
FIVB 1994 Liz Masakayan - 3rd Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
WPVA 8/16-18/1996 National Championships 2 5th 48 $6,000.00
WPVA 8/8-11/1996 New York Indoor 2 3rd 0 $12,300.00
WPVA 5/18-19/1996 San Diego Open 1 1st 80 $9,400.00
WPVA 5/3-5/1996 Hermosa Beach Open 1 2nd 72 $8,100.00
WPVA 4/27-28/1996 Beach Volley '96 1 4th 56 $4,100.00
Miami Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 4/5/1997 Winner 1 Robin Enciso / Erin Galli (28) Won 15-1  
Sat, 4/5/1997 Winner 2 Krista Blomquist / Cammy Ciarelli (12) Lost 6-15  
Sat, 4/5/1997 Contender 2 Lynda Johnson-Black / Jeanne Reeves (23) Won 15-2  
Sat, 4/5/1997 Contender 3 Jennifer Meredith / Monique Oliver (20) Won 15-5  
Sat, 4/5/1997 Contender 4 Karrie Poppinga / Angela Rock (6) Won 15-9  
Sat, 4/5/1997 Contender 5 Elaine Roque / Dennie Shupryt Knoop (7) Won 15-11  
Sat, 4/5/1997 Contender 6 Barbra Fontana / Linda Hanley (1) Won 15-8  
Sat, 4/5/1997 Semi-Finals Linda Chisholm / Deb Richardson (15) Won 15-11  
Sat, 4/5/1997 Gold Medal Lisa Arce / Holly McPeak (4) Lost 12-15  
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships100100000000 $23,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open530000110000 $53,800.00
Total630100110000 $76,800.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Karolyn Kirby Nancy Reno
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           Olympic Games1000010000 $0.00
2001000010 $13,000.00 World Championships2001001000 $14,500.00
2000011000 $12,375.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam2000200000 $11,000.00
36546088100 $96,200.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open4614562107100 $164,555.00
2100010000 $11,000.00 Goodwill Games          
           Manhattan Beach2010100000 $1,064.00
           Tour Championships3011100000 $6,415.50
426470109110 $132,575.00 Total5614786118100 $197,534.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
1992WPVA531000010000 $45,775.00 21484.0 %
1996WPVA511111000000 $39,900.00 17577.3 %
1997WPVA101000000000 $10,500.00 7277.8 %
TotalWPVA1143111010000 $96,175.00 451180.4 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Karolyn Kirby  Nancy Reno
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1001000000 $0.00 1984AVP          
1000010000 $0.00 1986AVP          
2000002000 $0.00 1987WPVA          
1000100000 $0.00 1988P&R          
5000014000 $462.50 1988WPVA          
2001010000 $1,425.00 1989P&R          
13012352000 $10,451.00 1989WPVA          
16833020000 $41,350.00 1990WPVA7000021130 $1,975.00
171222100000 $67,815.00 1991WPVA170010310300 $9,757.50
16832012000 $65,487.50 1992WPVA16432232000 $50,037.50
1100000000 $9,500.00 1992FIVB1100000000 $9,500.00
           1993AVP16367000000 $0.00
141301000000 $65,025.00 1993WPVA          
2200000000 $15,500.00 1993FIVB1100000000 $10,000.00
           1994AVP14452300000 $29,559.50
131111000000 $59,350.00 1994WPVA          
5212000000 $22,250.00 1994FIVB          
11323120000 $32,120.00 1995WPVA14851000000 $57,540.00
11133030100 $29,125.00 1995FIVB9701010000 $38,500.00
14333320000 $59,575.00 1996WPVA12514110000 $63,225.00
5000032000 $20,875.00 1996FIVB5001121000 $18,000.00
1010000000 $5,250.00 1997WPVA1010000000 $5,250.00
15164202492112100 $505,561.00 TotalTotal11333211971214430 $293,344.50
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 82-21 79.6%
1996-19970 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 61-17 78.2%
Against the Field0 0.0% 0 0.0% 33 100.0% 0-33 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 13 100.0% 0-13 0.0% 0-0 0-0 00 33-13 71.7%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000000000000000031
Total000000000000000031
Head to Head Results
Kirby/Reno lead the series against the field 15-5 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Fontana/Hanley 5-2
4/5/97WPVAMiami Beach Open Contender 6 Kirby/Reno 5 Fontana/Hanley 1 15-8  
5/18/96WPVASan Diego Open Gold Medal Kirby/Reno 1 Fontana/Hanley 4 15-9  
5/18/96WPVASan Diego Open Winner 4 Kirby/Reno 1 Fontana/Hanley 4 15-4  
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Gold Medal Fontana/Hanley 4 Kirby/Reno 1 12-11  
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Winner 4 Kirby/Reno 1 Fontana/Hanley 4 18-16  
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Bronze Medal Fontana/Hanley 4 Kirby/Reno 1 15-12  
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Winner 4 Kirby/Reno 1 Fontana/Hanley 4 18-16  
Trail the series against # 4 Arce/McPeak 0-2
4/5/97WPVAMiami Beach Open Gold Medal Arce/McPeak 4 Kirby/Reno 5 15-12  
8/16/96WPVANational Championships Winner 4 Arce/McPeak 3 Kirby/Reno 2 15-7  
Lead the series against # 6 Poppinga/Rock 1-0
4/5/97WPVAMiami Beach Open Contender 4 Kirby/Reno 5 Poppinga/Rock 6 15-9  
Lead the series against # 7 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 2-0
4/5/97WPVAMiami Beach Open Contender 5 Kirby/Reno 5 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 7 15-11  
5/18/96WPVASan Diego Open Semi-Finals Kirby/Reno 1 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 6 15-12  
Trail the series against # 12 Blomquist/Ciarelli 0-1
4/5/97WPVAMiami Beach Open Winner 2 Blomquist/Ciarelli 12 Kirby/Reno 5 15-6  
Lead the series against # 14 McSorley/Reynolds 1-0
8/16/96WPVANational Championships Winner 2 Kirby/Reno 2 McSorley/Reynolds 15 15-9  
Lead the series against # 15 Chisholm/Richardson 1-0
4/5/97WPVAMiami Beach Open Semi-Finals Kirby/Reno 5 Chisholm/Richardson 15 15-11  
Lead the series against # 20 Meredith/Oliver 1-0
4/5/97WPVAMiami Beach Open Contender 3 Kirby/Reno 5 Meredith/Oliver 20 15-5  
Lead the series against # 23 Johnson-Black/Reeves 1-0
4/5/97WPVAMiami Beach Open Contender 2 Kirby/Reno 5 Johnson-Black/Reeves 23 15-2  
Lead the series against # 27 Kammes/Matthews 1-0
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Winner 1 Kirby/Reno 1 Kammes/Matthews 32 15-4  
Lead the series against # 28 Enciso/Galli 1-0
4/5/97WPVAMiami Beach Open Winner 1 Kirby/Reno 5 Enciso/Galli 28 15-1  
Lead the series against # Q6 Lockhart/Van Dyke 1-0
8/16/96WPVANational Championships Winner 1 Kirby/Reno 2 Lockhart/Van Dyke 32 15-4