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$50,000 MCI Deerfield Beach Open
April 5 - 7, 1996

(4) Karolyn Kirby/Christine Podraza

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:

Tournaments:

187

Career Wins:

Career WPVA Wins:

Career Winnings:

$681,471.00

Christine Schaefer Podraza

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 27, 1968 (57 yrs old)

Home Town:

Cincinnati, OH

Height:

6'0"

College(s):

Minnesota

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (WPVA Fairfax 1996)

Career Winnings:

$120,313.50

Awards

Tour Champion 1992 (with Nancy Reno), 1993 (with Liz Masakayan)

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	US$4,500.00
WPVA	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$36,750.00
Overall	4	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	US$41,250.00

Previous Deerfield Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1995	Did not play	Lisa Arce - 13th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	2/28-3/3/1996	Brazil Open		9th	16	US$4,500.00
WPVA	2/24-24/1996	Indoor Pro Beach Championships	4	3rd	0	$12,750.00
WPVA	2/3-3/1996	Indoor Pro Beach Championships	4	1st	0	$21,000.00

Deerfield Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 4/5/1996	Winner 1	Rhonda Kottke / Veronica Sanchez (29)	Won 15-6
Fri, 4/5/1996	Winner 2	Evelyn Conley / Erin Galli (20)	Won 15-4
Fri, 4/5/1996	Winner 3	Gail Castro Kehl / Deb Richardson (5)	Won 15-13
Fri, 4/5/1996	Winner 4	Holly McPeak / Nancy Reno (1)	Lost 12-15
Fri, 4/5/1996	Contender 6	Lisa Arce / Patty Dodd (7)	Lost 15-17

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$4,500.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$4,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Karolyn Kirby												Christine Podraza
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	$13,000.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,100.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$12,375.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,250.00
36	5	4	6	0	8	8	1	0	0	$96,200.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	15	0	0	0	1	4	5	2	1	0	$17,675.00
											Challenger	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,650.00
2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$11,000.00	Goodwill Games
42	6	4	7	0	10	9	1	1	0	$132,575.00	Total	18	0	0	1	1	4	7	2	1	0	$24,675.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
1996	WPVA	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$36,750.00	3	2	60.0 %
Total	WPVA	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$36,750.00	3	2	60.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Karolyn Kirby													Christine Podraza
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	1984	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	1986	AVP
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00	1987	WPVA
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	1988	P&R
5	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	$462.50	1988	WPVA
2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,425.00	1989	P&R
13	0	1	2	3	5	2	0	0	0	$10,451.00	1989	WPVA
16	8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	$41,350.00	1990	WPVA
17	12	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	$67,815.00	1991	WPVA
16	8	3	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	$65,487.50	1992	WPVA
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$9,500.00	1992	FIVB
14	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$65,025.00	1993	WPVA	10	0	0	0	0	1	7	2	0	0	$950.00
2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$15,500.00	1993	FIVB
13	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$59,350.00	1994	WPVA	14	0	0	0	0	10	4	0	0	0	$12,200.00
5	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$22,250.00	1994	FIVB
11	3	2	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	$32,120.00	1995	WPVA	14	0	0	1	3	5	5	0	0	0	$15,285.00
11	1	3	3	0	3	0	1	0	0	$29,125.00	1995	FIVB	4	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	$3,750.00
3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$18,375.00	1996	WPVA	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$18,375.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,250.00	1996	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,250.00
135	62	16	22	6	17	11	1	0	0	$440,486.00	Total	Total	46	1	0	2	4	17	19	2	1	0	$52,810.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches	3 Set Matches	By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall	Overall	Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	0		0		0		0-0		0		0		0		0-0		0-0	0-0	0	0	3-2	60.0%
1995-1996	0		0		0		0-0		0		0		0		0-0		0-0	0-0	0	0	3-2	60.0%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0	0-0	0	0	3-2	60.0%

Team Match Records by Round

Country Quota

Qualifier

Pool Play

Lucky Loser

Elimination Rounds

Semi-Finals

Bronze Medal

Gold Medal

Overall

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Head to Head Results
Kirby/Podraza lead the series against the field 3-2 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 McPeak/Reno 0-1
4/5/96	WPVA	Deerfield Beach Open	Winner 4	McPeak/Reno	1	Kirby/Podraza	4	15-12
Lead the series against # 5 Castro Kehl/Richardson 1-0
4/5/96	WPVA	Deerfield Beach Open	Winner 3	Kirby/Podraza	4	Castro Kehl/Richardson	5	15-13
Trail the series against # 7 Arce/Dodd 0-1
4/5/96	WPVA	Deerfield Beach Open	Contender 6	Arce/Dodd	7	Kirby/Podraza	4	17-15
Lead the series against # 20 Conley/Galli 1-0
4/5/96	WPVA	Deerfield Beach Open	Winner 2	Kirby/Podraza	4	Conley/Galli	20	15-4
Lead the series against # 29 Kottke/Sanchez 1-0
4/5/96	WPVA	Deerfield Beach Open	Winner 1	Kirby/Podraza	4	Kottke/Sanchez	29	15-6