$40,000 WPVA San Diego Open
May 18 - 19, 1996
(8) Christine Podraza/Karrie Poppinga
 
Christine Schaefer Podraza
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 27, 1968 (56 yrs old)
Home Town: Cincinnati, OH
Height: 6'0"
College(s): Minnesota
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 85
Career Wins: 1 (WPVA Fairfax 1996)
Career Winnings: $120,313.50
Karrie Trieschman Poppinga
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 4, 1969 (55 yrs old)
Home Town: Manhattan Beach, CA
Height: 6'0"
College(s): Hawaii
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 82
Career Best: 2nd (WPVA Kauai 1997)
Career Winnings: $130,608.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345679131725Money
FIVB500000020111 US$14,800.00
FIVB C&S100100000000 US$3,300.00
WPVA900104112000 $29,850.00
Overall1500204132111 US$47,950.00
Previous San Diego Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1992 Did not play Gabrielle Reece - 17th
1994 Kengelin Bell - 5th Did not play
AVP 1994 Did not play Rita Crockett Royster - 5th
1995 Lisa Arce - 7th Janice Harrer - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
WPVA 5/3-5/1996 Hermosa Beach Open 8 9th 32 $1,575.00
WPVA 4/27-28/1996 Beach Volley '96 7 5th 48 $3,000.00
FIVB 4/17-21/1996 Brazil Open 23 7th 140 US$6,000.00
FIVB 4/10-14/1996 Brazil Open 22 17th 56 US$1,200.00
FIVB 11/9-12/1995 Puerto Rico Open 25th 10 US$0.00
San Diego Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 5/18/1996 Winner 1 Jackie Auzias de Turenne / Barb Birnbaum (25) Won 15-3  
Sat, 5/18/1996 Winner 2 Marla O'Hara / Ali Wood (9) Won 15-12  
Sat, 5/18/1996 Winner 3 Karolyn Kirby / Nancy Reno (1) Lost 17-19  
Sat, 5/18/1996 Contender 4 Danalee Bragado-Corso / Patty Dodd (7) Won 15-13  
Sat, 5/18/1996 Contender 5 Krista Blomquist / Wendy Fletcher (11) Won 15-12  
Sat, 5/18/1996 Contender 6 Elaine Roque / Dennie Shupryt Knoop (6) Lost 9-15  
Head to Head Results
Podraza/Poppinga lead the series against the field 9-4 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Kirby/Reno 0-2
5/18/96WPVASan Diego Open Winner 3 Kirby/Reno 1 Podraza/Poppinga 8 19-17  
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Winner 3 Kirby/Reno 1 Podraza/Poppinga 8 15-7  
Trail the series against # 6 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 0-1
5/18/96WPVASan Diego Open Contender 6 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 6 Podraza/Poppinga 8 15-9  
Lead the series against # 7 Bragado-Corso/Dodd 1-0
5/18/96WPVASan Diego Open Contender 4 Podraza/Poppinga 8 Bragado-Corso/Dodd 7 15-13  
Lead the series against # 9 O'Hara/Wood 2-0
5/18/96WPVASan Diego Open Winner 2 Podraza/Poppinga 8 O'Hara/Wood 9 15-12  
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Winner 2 Podraza/Poppinga 8 O'Hara/Wood 9 15-9  
Trail the series against # 10 Harrer/Stammer 0-1
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Winner 2 Harrer/Stammer 10 Podraza/Poppinga 7 15-9  
Lead the series against # 11 Blomquist/Fletcher 2-0
5/18/96WPVASan Diego Open Contender 5 Podraza/Poppinga 8 Blomquist/Fletcher 11 15-12  
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Contender 4 Podraza/Poppinga 7 Blomquist/Fletcher 9 15-10  
Lead the series against # 12 Campbell/McSorley 1-0
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Contender 3 Podraza/Poppinga 7 Campbell/McSorley 13 15-5  
Lead the series against # 13 Andersson/Keller 1-0
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Contender 5 Podraza/Poppinga 7 Andersson/Keller 12 15-10  
Lead the series against # 22 Miller/Staneva 1-0
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Winner 1 Podraza/Poppinga 8 Miller/Staneva 25 15-10  
Lead the series against # 25 Auzias de Turenne/Birnbaum 1-0
5/18/96WPVASan Diego Open Winner 1 Podraza/Poppinga 8 Auzias de Turenne/Birnbaum 25 15-3