$50,000 WPVA Austin Open
May 16 - 18, 1997
(2) 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 Austin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1991 Angela Rock - 1st Mary Jo Peppler - 5th
1992 Angela Rock - 1st Janice Harrer - 5th
AVP 1993 Did not play Linda Hanley - 3rd
1993 Liz Masakayan - 3rd Did not play
1994 Liz Masakayan - 1st Did not play
1995 Liz Masakayan - 4th Holly McPeak - 1st
1996 Lisa Arce - 2nd Holly McPeak - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
WPVA 5/8-11/1997 Orlando Open 2 1st 80 $14,100.00
WPVA 4/19-20/1997 Deerfield Beach Open 3 5th 48 $3,000.00
WPVA 4/5-6/1997 Miami Beach Open 5 2nd 72 $10,500.00
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 $9,400.00
Austin Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 5/16/1997 Winner 1 Krista Sivertson / Cory Williams (32) Won 15-6  
Fri, 5/16/1997 Winner 2 Shaney Fink / Marsha Miller (18) Won 15-1  
Fri, 5/16/1997 Winner 3 Pat Keller / Marla O'Hara (10) Won 15-7  
Fri, 5/16/1997 Winner 4 Barbra Fontana / Linda Hanley (3) Lost 7-15  
Fri, 5/16/1997 Contender 6 Karrie Poppinga / Angela Rock (5) Lost 12-15  
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
1997WPVA411002000000 $30,600.00 21775.0 %
TotalWPVA1453113010000 $116,275.00 591678.7 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Karolyn Kirby  Nancy Reno
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
4110020000 $15,300.00 1997WPVA4110020000 $15,300.00
15465202492312100 $515,611.00 TotalTotal11634211971414430 $303,394.50
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% 12 100.0% 0-12 0.0% 0-0 0-0 00 33-12 73.3%
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 22-9 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Arce/McPeak 1-2
5/8/97WPVAOrlando Open Contender 6 Kirby/Reno 2 Arce/McPeak 1 16-14  
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 # 3 Fontana/Hanley 6-4
5/16/97WPVAAustin Open Winner 4 Fontana/Hanley 3 Kirby/Reno 2 15-7  
5/8/97WPVAOrlando Open Winner 4 Fontana/Hanley 3 Kirby/Reno 2 15-10  
4/19/97WPVADeerfield Beach Open Contender 4 Kirby/Reno 3 Fontana/Hanley 2 15-12  
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  
Lead the series against # 4 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 2-1
4/19/97WPVADeerfield Beach Open Contender 6 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 5 Kirby/Reno 3 15-12  
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  
Lead the series against # 5 Poppinga/Rock 2-1
5/16/97WPVAAustin Open Contender 6 Poppinga/Rock 5 Kirby/Reno 2 15-12  
5/8/97WPVAOrlando Open Semi-Finals Kirby/Reno 2 Poppinga/Rock 5 15-6  
4/5/97WPVAMiami Beach Open Contender 4 Kirby/Reno 5 Poppinga/Rock 6 15-9  
Lead the series against # 6 Bragado-Corso/Podraza 1-0
5/8/97WPVAOrlando Open Winner 3 Kirby/Reno 2 Bragado-Corso/Podraza 7 15-8  
Lead the series against # 9 Chisholm/Richardson 1-0
4/5/97WPVAMiami Beach Open Semi-Finals Kirby/Reno 5 Chisholm/Richardson 15 15-11  
Lead the series against # 10 Keller/O'Hara 1-0
5/16/97WPVAAustin Open Winner 3 Kirby/Reno 2 Keller/O'Hara 10 15-7  
Lead the series against # 12 Roche/Schuler 1-0
4/19/97WPVADeerfield Beach Open Contender 5 Kirby/Reno 3 Roche/Schuler 14 15-8  
Lead the series against # 13 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 # 14 McSorley/Meredith 1-0
5/8/97WPVAOrlando Open Winner 2 Kirby/Reno 2 McSorley/Meredith 18 15-7  
Lead the series against # 16 Baily/Reale 1-0
4/19/97WPVADeerfield Beach Open Contender 1 Kirby/Reno 3 Baily/Reale 19 15-8  
Lead the series against # 18 Fink/Miller 1-0
5/16/97WPVAAustin Open Winner 2 Kirby/Reno 2 Fink/Miller 18 15-1  
Lead the series against # 24 Kammes/Matthews 1-0
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Winner 1 Kirby/Reno 1 Kammes/Matthews 32 15-4  
Trail the series against # 25 Federico/Gray 0-1
4/19/97WPVADeerfield Beach Open Winner 1 Federico/Gray 30 Kirby/Reno 3 15-13  
Lead the series against # 27 Lockhart/Van Dyke 1-0
8/16/96WPVANational Championships Winner 1 Kirby/Reno 2 Lockhart/Van Dyke 32 15-4  
Lead the series against # 32 Sivertson/Williams 1-0
5/16/97WPVAAustin Open Winner 1 Kirby/Reno 2 Sivertson/Williams 32 15-6