$40,000 Evian Austin Open
May 31 - June 2, 1996
(6) Christine Podraza/Karrie Poppinga
 
Christine Schaefer Podraza
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 27, 1968 (57 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 (56 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 Austin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1993 Kengelin Bell - 13th Did not play
1994 Kengelin Bell - 7th Did not play
1995 Lisa Arce - 9th Janice Harrer - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
WPVA 5/18-19/1996 San Diego Open 8 5th 48 $2,400.00
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$0.00
Austin Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 5/31/1996 Winner 1 Alicia Scott / Shana Wilson (27) Won 15-10  
Fri, 5/31/1996 Winner 2 Marie Andersson / Pat Keller (11) Won 15-5  
Fri, 5/31/1996 Winner 3 Lisa Arce / Karolyn Kirby (3) Lost 4-15  
Fri, 5/31/1996 Contender 4 Danalee Bragado-Corso / Lynda Johnson-Black (13) Won 15-8  
Fri, 5/31/1996 Contender 5 Barbra Fontana / Linda Hanley (2) Lost 12-15  
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open500000201110 $14,800.00
Challenger100100000000 $3,300.00
Total600100201110 $18,100.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Christine Podraza Karrie Poppinga
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000001000 $3,100.00 World Championships1000001000 $3,100.00
1000001000 $2,250.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam2000011000 $12,125.00
15000145210 $17,675.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open250004115210 $34,128.00
1001000000 $1,650.00 Challenger1001000000 $1,650.00
           Tour Championships2000020000 $3,825.00
18001147210 $24,675.00 Total310014147210 $54,828.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
1996WPVA400002110000 $8,575.00 14863.6 %
TotalWPVA400002110000 $8,575.00 14863.6 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Christine Podraza  Karrie Poppinga
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           1992WPVA2000000110 $0.00
10000017200 $950.00 1993WPVA          
           1994AVP120002100000 $12,553.00
140000104000 $12,200.00 1994WPVA          
14001355000 $15,285.00 1995WPVA13000146200 $8,375.00
4000102010 $3,750.00 1995FIVB2000000011 $0.00
7101041000 $22,662.50 1996WPVA5000041000 $5,475.00
3000011100 $5,850.00 1996FIVB2000010100 $3,600.00
5210242120310 $60,697.50 TotalTotal360003197421 $30,003.00
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 29-16 64.4%
1995-19960 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 29-16 64.4%
Against the Field0 0.0% 0 0.0% 18 100.0% 0-18 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 8 100.0% 0-8 0.0% 0-0 0-0 00 18-8 69.2%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Head to Head Results
Podraza/Poppinga lead the series against the field 11-5 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Fontana/Hanley 0-1
5/31/96WPVAAustin Open Contender 5 Fontana/Hanley 2 Podraza/Poppinga 6 15-12  
Trail the series against # 3 Arce/Kirby 0-1
5/31/96WPVAAustin Open Winner 3 Arce/Kirby 3 Podraza/Poppinga 6 15-4  
Trail the series against # 4 Dodd/Rock 0-1
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Contender 6 Dodd/Rock 3 Podraza/Poppinga 7 15-12  
Trail the series against # 5 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 # 8 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  
Lead the series against # 9 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  
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 Andersson/Keller 2-0
5/31/96WPVAAustin Open Winner 2 Podraza/Poppinga 6 Andersson/Keller 11 15-5  
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Contender 5 Podraza/Poppinga 7 Andersson/Keller 12 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 Bragado-Corso/Johnson-Black 1-0
5/31/96WPVAAustin Open Contender 4 Podraza/Poppinga 6 Bragado-Corso/Johnson-Black 13 15-8  
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 # 24 Auzias de Turenne/Birnbaum 1-0
5/18/96WPVASan Diego Open Winner 1 Podraza/Poppinga 8 Auzias de Turenne/Birnbaum 25 15-3  
Lead the series against # 27 Scott/Wilson 1-0
5/31/96WPVAAustin Open Winner 1 Podraza/Poppinga 6 Scott/Wilson 27 15-10