$60,000 Coors Light WPVA U.S. Open
August 1 - 2, 1992
(1) 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 Venice Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1990 Jackie Silva - 1st Angela Rock - 7th
1991 Angela Rock - 2nd Julie Thornton - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
WPVA 7/24-26/1992 Boulder Open 1 2nd 64 $7,000.00
WPVA 7/18-19/1992 Minneapolis Open 1 1st 72 $9,400.00
WPVA 7/4-5/1992 Atlantic City Open 3 1st 72 $9,400.00
U.S. Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 8/1/1992 Winner 2 Jill Halsted / Helen Reale (16) Won 15-6  
Sat, 8/1/1992 Winner 3 Barbra Fontana / Deb Richardson (8) Lost 10-15  
Sat, 8/1/1992 Contender 4 Rita Crockett Royster / Lori Forsythe (7) Lost 13-15  
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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
1992WPVA421000010000 $27,375.00 16480.0 %
TotalWPVA421000010000 $27,375.00 16480.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Karolyn Kirby  Nancy Reno
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
15732012000 $56,287.50 1992WPVA15332232000 $40,837.50
732791151110000 $177,791.00 TotalTotal393332813430 $52,570.00
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 82-21 79.6%
1991-19920 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 21-4 84.0%
Against the Field0 0.0% 0 0.0% 13 100.0% 0-13 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 100.0% 0-4 0.0% 0-0 0-0 00 13-4 76.5%
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 9-4 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 0 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 2 Chisholm/Masakayan 2-2
7/24/92WPVABoulder Open Finals Chisholm/Masakayan 2 Kirby/Reno 1 15-13  
7/24/92WPVABoulder Open Winner 5 Chisholm/Masakayan 2 Kirby/Reno 1 15-9  
7/18/92WPVAMinneapolis Open Finals Kirby/Reno 1 Chisholm/Masakayan 2 15-11  
7/18/92WPVAMinneapolis Open Winner 5 Kirby/Reno 1 Chisholm/Masakayan 2 15-13  
Lead the series against # 4 Ciarelli/McPeak 1-0
7/24/92WPVABoulder Open Contender 8 Kirby/Reno 1 Ciarelli/McPeak 6 15-9  
Lead the series against # 5 Castro Kehl/Harrer 1-0
7/24/92WPVABoulder Open Winner 4 Kirby/Reno 1 Castro Kehl/Harrer 4 15-7  
Series tied with # 7 Crockett Royster/Forsythe 1-1
8/1/92WPVAU.S. Open Contender 4 Crockett Royster/Forsythe 7 Kirby/Reno 1 15-13  
7/24/92WPVABoulder Open Winner 3 Kirby/Reno 1 Crockett Royster/Forsythe 8 15-6  
Series tied with # 8 Fontana/Richardson 1-1
8/1/92WPVAU.S. Open Winner 3 Fontana/Richardson 8 Kirby/Reno 1 15-10  
7/4/92WPVAAtlantic City Open Winner 4 Kirby/Reno 3 Fontana/Richardson 7 15-5  
Lead the series against # 16 Halsted/Reale 1-0
8/1/92WPVAU.S. Open Winner 2 Kirby/Reno 1 Halsted/Reale 16 15-6  
Lead the series against # 18 Keller/Roche 2-0
7/24/92WPVABoulder Open Winner 2 Kirby/Reno 1 Keller/Roche 17 15-5  
7/18/92WPVAMinneapolis Open Winner 2 Kirby/Reno 1 Keller/Roche 17 15-6