$75,000 WPVA Chicago Open
July 13 - 14, 1996
(3) Karolyn Kirby/Angela Rock
 
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
Angela Rock
Photo: Matt Barber
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 15, 1963 (62 yrs old)
Home Town: Lakewood, CA
Height: 5'8"
College(s): San Diego State
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 169
Career Wins: 27
Career WPVA Wins: 21
Career Winnings: $489,774.50
Awards
  • Tour Champion 1992 (with Nancy Reno), 1993 (with Liz Masakayan)
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB30010020000 US$13,000.00
WPVA3418563101000 $261,730.00
Overall3718573121000 US$274,730.00
Previous Chicago Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
AVP 1993 Did not play Nancy Reno - 2nd
AVP 1994 Did not play Nancy Reno - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
WPVA 6/29-30/1996 Newport Open 3 2nd 72 $7,000.00
FIVB 4/10-14/1996 Brazil Open 3 7th 140 US$6,000.00
FIVB 10/6-8/1995 Australian Open 7th 20 US$2,000.00
WPVA 9/21-23/1995 Best of the Beach II 2 3rd 0 $5,400.00
FIVB 9/15-17/1995 Indonesia Open 3rd 36 US$5,000.00
Chicago Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 7/13/1996 Winner 1 Julie McGarr / Samantha Meador (30) Won 15-2  
Sat, 7/13/1996 Winner 2 Monique Oliver / Valinda Roche (14) Won 15-12  
Sat, 7/13/1996 Winner 3 Christine Podraza / Karrie Poppinga (6) Won 15-11  
Sat, 7/13/1996 Winner 4 Barbra Fontana / Linda Hanley (2) Won 15-8  
Sat, 7/13/1996 Semi-Finals Holly McPeak / Nancy Reno (1) Lost 0-15  
Sat, 7/13/1996 Bronze Medal Elaine Roque / Dennie Shupryt Knoop (5) Lost 10-15  
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open300100200000 $13,000.00
Total300100200000 $13,000.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Karolyn Kirby Angela Rock
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2001000010 $13,000.00 World Championships1000001000 $3,100.00
2000011000 $12,375.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam2000011000 $9,000.00
36546088100 $96,200.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open384834106020 $88,230.00
2100010000 $11,000.00 Goodwill Games          
           Manhattan Beach2010100000 $1,064.00
           Tour Championships3010200000 $6,415.50
426470109110 $132,575.00 Total4641037118020 $107,809.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
1991WPVA17122210000000 $135,630.00 921288.5 %
1992WPVA1152201010000 $85,200.00 511281.0 %
1996WPVA201010000000 $13,000.00 9469.2 %
TotalWPVA30175421010000 $233,830.00 1522884.4 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Karolyn Kirby  Angela Rock
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1001000000 $0.00 1984AVP          
1000010000 $0.00 1986AVP          
2000002000 $0.00 1987WPVA4000040000 $450.00
1000100000 $0.00 1988P&R          
5000014000 $462.50 1988WPVA4000220000 $1,681.50
2001010000 $1,425.00 1989P&R1001000000 $1,000.00
13012352000 $10,451.00 1989WPVA6000022200 $1,862.50
16833020000 $41,350.00 1990WPVA13010372000 $13,175.00
171222100000 $67,815.00 1991WPVA171222100000 $67,815.00
16832012000 $65,487.50 1992WPVA16632032000 $59,250.00
1100000000 $9,500.00 1992FIVB1010000000 $4,000.00
           1993AVP16284200000 $0.00
141301000000 $65,025.00 1993WPVA          
2200000000 $15,500.00 1993FIVB          
           1994AVP14452300000 $29,559.50
131111000000 $59,350.00 1994WPVA          
5212000000 $22,250.00 1994FIVB          
11323120000 $32,120.00 1995WPVA14253310000 $41,000.00
11133030100 $29,125.00 1995FIVB9031022010 $16,750.00
9231210000 $39,175.00 1996WPVA10050221000 $35,500.00
4000022000 $10,750.00 1996FIVB4000031000 $14,250.00
14463192281912100 $469,786.00 TotalTotal129263315162610210 $286,293.50
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
Overall1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1-0 100.0% 0 0 0 0-0 1-0 100.0% 0-0 00 161-31 83.9%
1995-19960 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 18-7 72.0%
Against the Field0 0.0% 0 0.0% 15 100.0% 0-15 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 6 100.0% 0-6 0.0% 0-0 0-0 00 15-6 71.4%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Head to Head Results
Kirby/Rock lead the series against the field 8-4 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 McPeak/Reno 1-1
7/13/96WPVAChicago Open Semi-Finals McPeak/Reno 1 Kirby/Rock 3 15-0  
6/29/96WPVANewport Open Semi-Finals Kirby/Rock 3 McPeak/Reno 1 16-14  
Trail the series against # 2 Fontana/Hanley 1-2
7/13/96WPVAChicago Open Winner 4 Kirby/Rock 3 Fontana/Hanley 2 15-8  
6/29/96WPVANewport Open Gold Medal Fontana/Hanley 2 Kirby/Rock 3 22-20  
6/29/96WPVANewport Open Winner 4 Fontana/Hanley 2 Kirby/Rock 3 15-9  
Trail the series against # 5 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 0-1
7/13/96WPVAChicago Open Bronze Medal Roque/Shupryt Knoop 5 Kirby/Rock 3 15-10  
Lead the series against # 6 Podraza/Poppinga 2-0
7/13/96WPVAChicago Open Winner 3 Kirby/Rock 3 Podraza/Poppinga 6 15-11  
6/29/96WPVANewport Open Contender 6 Kirby/Rock 3 Podraza/Poppinga 6 15-5  
Lead the series against # 11 Fletcher/McSorley 1-0
6/29/96WPVANewport Open Winner 3 Kirby/Rock 3 Fletcher/McSorley 11 15-9  
Lead the series against # 14 Oliver/Roche 1-0
7/13/96WPVAChicago Open Winner 2 Kirby/Rock 3 Oliver/Roche 14 15-12  
Lead the series against # 30 McGarr/Meador 1-0
7/13/96WPVAChicago Open Winner 1 Kirby/Rock 3 McGarr/Meador 30 15-2  
Lead the series against # 31 Lockhart/Van Dyke 1-0
6/29/96WPVANewport Open Winner 1 Kirby/Rock 3 Lockhart/Van Dyke 30 15-4