$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 (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
Photo: Michael Ansbro
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 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  
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