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$50,000 Evian Hermosa Beach Open
May 3 - 5, 1996

(9) Marla O'Hara/Ali Wood

Marla O'Hara

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 22, 1961 (63 yrs old)

Home Town:

Hawthrone, CA

Height:

5'9"

College(s):

Cal State-Los Angeles
El Camino College

Seasons:

Tournaments:

238

Career Wins:

1 (WPVA Manhattan Beach 1992)

Career Winnings:

$121,321.75

Ali Wood Lamberson

Photo: AVP

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 14, 1967 (56 yrs old)

Home Town:

Palos Verdes Estates, CA

Height:

6'0"

College(s):

California-Irvine

Seasons:

Tournaments:

178

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Xylokastro 2001)

Career WPVA Best:

3rd (Pismo Beach 1995)

Career Winnings:

$133,053.75

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	10	13	17	25	31	33	Money
FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	US$2,000.00
WPVA	24	0	0	1	1	2	4	13	1	1	1	0	0	0	$39,070.00
Overall	27	0	0	1	1	2	4	13	1	1	1	1	1	1	US$41,070.00

Previous Hermosa Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1989	Anna Biller - 17th	Did not play
1990	Vicki Shea - 13th	Did not play
1991	Deb Richardson - 5th	Kimber Collins - 25th
1992	Dennie Shupryt Knoop - 13th	Mary Hegarty - 25th
1993	Wendy Fletcher - 5th	Valinda Roche - 9th
1994	Wendy Fletcher - 5th	Heather Hafner - 17th
1995	Ali Wood - 9th	Marla O'Hara - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
WPVA	4/27-28/1996	Beach Volley '96	8	9th	32	$1,575.00
WPVA	4/5-7/1996	Deerfield Beach Open	8	7th	40	$2,375.00
FIVB	11/16-19/1995	Brazil Open		31st	6	US$0.00
WPVA	9/21-23/1995	Best of the Beach II	9	10th	0	$1,250.00
WPVA	8/18-20/1995	National Championships	10	13th	16	$700.00
WPVA	8/11-13/1995	Long Beach Invitational	9	9th	0	$1,000.00
WPVA	8/5-6/1995	Portland Open	9	9th	24	$1,100.00
WPVA	7/22-23/1995	Pismo Beach Open	3	3rd	0	$1,250.00
WPVA	7/8-9/1995	Old Orchard Beach Open	7	5th	40	$2,400.00
WPVA	6/17-18/1995	Grand Haven Open	6	17th	8	$0.00
WPVA	6/9-11/1995	U.S. Open	7	9th	24	$1,100.00
WPVA	6/3-4/1995	San Diego Open	8	7th	32	$1,600.00
WPVA	5/26-28/1995	Las Colinas Open	8	9th	24	$1,100.00
WPVA	5/13-14/1995	New Orleans Open	10	5th	40	$2,400.00

Hermosa Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 5/3/1996	Winner 1	Nancy Brookhart / Dez Leipham (24)	Won 15-6
Fri, 5/3/1996	Winner 2	Christine Podraza / Karrie Poppinga (8)	Lost 9-15
Fri, 5/3/1996	Contender 2	Kristi Atkinson / Jen Baklenko (22)	Won 15-4
Fri, 5/3/1996	Contender 3	Katy Eldridge / Jenny Johnson Jordan (30)	Won 15-10
Fri, 5/3/1996	Contender 4	Krista Blomquist / Wendy Fletcher (10)	Won 15-10
Fri, 5/3/1996	Contender 5	Gail Castro Kehl / Deb Richardson (6)	Lost 5-15

Head to Head Results
O'Hara/Wood lead the series against the field 11-7 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 5 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 0-1
4/5/96	WPVA	Deerfield Beach Open	Contender 5	Roque/Shupryt Knoop	6	O'Hara/Wood	8	15-4
Trail the series against # 6 Castro Kehl/Richardson 0-1
5/3/96	WPVA	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 5	Castro Kehl/Richardson	6	O'Hara/Wood	9	15-5
Lead the series against # 7 Ciarelli/Dodd 2-1
6/3/95	WPVA	San Diego Open	Contender 4	O'Hara/Wood	8	Ciarelli/Dodd	7	15-12
5/13/95	WPVA	New Orleans Open	Winner 2	O'Hara/Wood	10	Ciarelli/Dodd	7	15-13
4/22/95	WPVA	Austin Open	Contender 4	Ciarelli/Dodd	8	O'Hara/Wood	10	15-13
Trail the series against # 8 Podraza/Poppinga 0-1
5/3/96	WPVA	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 2	Podraza/Poppinga	8	O'Hara/Wood	9	15-9
Series tied with # 10 Blomquist/Fletcher 2-2
5/3/96	WPVA	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 4	O'Hara/Wood	9	Blomquist/Fletcher	10	15-10
4/27/96	WPVA	Beach Volley '96	Winner 2	Blomquist/Fletcher	9	O'Hara/Wood	8	15-12
4/5/96	WPVA	Deerfield Beach Open	Winner 2	O'Hara/Wood	8	Blomquist/Fletcher	9	15-10
4/22/95	WPVA	Austin Open	Winner 2	Blomquist/Fletcher	7	O'Hara/Wood	10	15-8
Trail the series against # 11 Harrer/Stammer 0-1
4/27/96	WPVA	Beach Volley '96	Contender 4	Harrer/Stammer	10	O'Hara/Wood	8	16-14
Lead the series against # 13 Campbell/McSorley 1-0
4/5/96	WPVA	Deerfield Beach Open	Contender 4	O'Hara/Wood	8	Campbell/McSorley	13	15-10
Lead the series against # 17 Nelson/Pagano 1-0
4/27/96	WPVA	Beach Volley '96	Contender 3	O'Hara/Wood	8	Nelson/Pagano	19	15-8
Lead the series against # 22 Atkinson/Baklenko 1-0
5/3/96	WPVA	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 2	O'Hara/Wood	9	Atkinson/Baklenko	22	15-4
Lead the series against # 24 Brookhart/Leipham 1-0
5/3/96	WPVA	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 1	O'Hara/Wood	9	Brookhart/Leipham	24	15-6
Lead the series against # 26 Fresenius/Schritter 1-0
4/27/96	WPVA	Beach Volley '96	Winner 1	O'Hara/Wood	8	Fresenius/Schritter	25	15-8
Lead the series against # 28 Kottke/Sanchez 1-0
4/27/96	WPVA	Beach Volley '96	Contender 2	O'Hara/Wood	8	Kottke/Sanchez	27	15-13
Lead the series against # 30 Eldridge/Johnson Jordan 1-0
5/3/96	WPVA	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 3	O'Hara/Wood	9	Eldridge/Johnson Jordan	30	15-10