$50,000 Evian Hermosa Beach Open
May 3 - 5, 1996
(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 Hermosa Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1989 Dale Hall - 9th Did not play
1990 Patty Dodd - 3rd Did not play
1991 Angela Rock - 1st Liz Masakayan - 3rd
1992 Angela Rock - 5th Janice Harrer - 2nd
1993 Liz Masakayan - 1st Did not play
AVP 1993 Did not play Rita Crockett Royster - 3rd
1994 Liz Masakayan - 1st Did not play
AVP 1994 Did not play Angela Rock - 2nd
1995 Liz Masakayan - 1st Holly McPeak - 2nd
FIVB 1995 Liz Masakayan - 3rd Holly McPeak - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
WPVA 4/27-28/1996 Beach Volley '96 1 4th 56 $4,100.00
FIVB 11/16-19/1995 Brazil Open 7th 20 US$2,000.00
FIVB 11/9-12/1995 Puerto Rico Open 1st 50 US$10,000.00
Hermosa Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 5/3/1996 Winner 1 Stacy Kammes / Amy Matthews (32) Won 15-4  
Fri, 5/3/1996 Winner 2 Kengelin Bell / Dorothy Hert (16) Won 15-10  
Fri, 5/3/1996 Winner 3 Christine Podraza / Karrie Poppinga (8) Won 15-7  
Fri, 5/3/1996 Winner 4 Barbra Fontana / Linda Hanley (4) Won 18-16  
Fri, 5/3/1996 Semi-Finals Cammy Ciarelli / Patty Dodd (7) Won 15-4  
Fri, 5/3/1996 Gold Medal Barbra Fontana / Linda Hanley (4) Lost 11-12  
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
1996WPVA201010000000 $12,200.00 8372.7 %
TotalWPVA732010010000 $57,975.00 29780.6 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Karolyn Kirby  Nancy Reno
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
5111110000 $24,475.00 1996WPVA5211100000 $29,475.00
3000021000 $9,750.00 1996FIVB3000111000 $10,000.00
13962172271911100 $454,086.00 TotalTotal10330201571014430 $246,344.50
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%
1995-19960 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 17-5 77.3%
Against the Field0 0.0% 0 0.0% 23 100.0% 0-23 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 11 100.0% 0-11 0.0% 0-0 0-0 00 23-11 67.6%
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 8-2 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 0 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 4 Fontana/Hanley 2-2
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 # 7 Ciarelli/Dodd 1-0
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Semi-Finals Kirby/Reno 1 Ciarelli/Dodd 7 15-4  
Lead the series against # 8 Podraza/Poppinga 1-0
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Winner 3 Kirby/Reno 1 Podraza/Poppinga 8 15-7  
Lead the series against # 10 Blomquist/Fletcher 1-0
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Winner 3 Kirby/Reno 1 Blomquist/Fletcher 9 15-5  
Lead the series against # 16 Bell/Hert 1-0
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Winner 2 Kirby/Reno 1 Bell/Hert 16 15-10  
Lead the series against # 18 Conley/Galli 1-0
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Winner 2 Kirby/Reno 1 Conley/Galli 16 15-1  
Lead the series against # 32 Kammes/Matthews 1-0
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Winner 1 Kirby/Reno 1 Kammes/Matthews 32 15-4