$100,000 Evian U.S. Open
June 15 - 16, 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 Ocean City Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
WPVA 5/31-6/2/1996 Austin Open 6 7th 40 $1,600.00
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
U.S. Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 6/15/1996 Winner 1 Laurie Ruser / Wendy Whiting (27) Won 15-2  
Sat, 6/15/1996 Winner 2 Marie Andersson / Pat Keller (11) Won 15-4  
Sat, 6/15/1996 Winner 3 Lisa Arce / Patty Dodd (3) Won 15-13  
Sat, 6/15/1996 Winner 4 Barbra Fontana / Linda Hanley (2) Lost 4-15  
Sat, 6/15/1996 Contender 6 Janice Harrer / Gayle Stammer (8) Lost 11-15  
Head to Head Results
Podraza/Poppinga lead the series against the field 14-5 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Fontana/Hanley 0-2
6/15/96WPVAU.S. Open Winner 4 Fontana/Hanley 2 Podraza/Poppinga 6 15-4  
5/31/96WPVAAustin Open Contender 5 Fontana/Hanley 2 Podraza/Poppinga 6 15-12  
Lead the series against # 3 Arce/Dodd 1-0
6/15/96WPVAU.S. Open Winner 3 Podraza/Poppinga 6 Arce/Dodd 3 15-13  
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  
Trail the series against # 8 Harrer/Stammer 0-2
6/15/96WPVAU.S. Open Contender 6 Harrer/Stammer 8 Podraza/Poppinga 6 15-11  
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Winner 2 Harrer/Stammer 10 Podraza/Poppinga 7 15-9  
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  
Lead the series against # 10 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 # 11 Andersson/Keller 3-0
6/15/96WPVAU.S. Open Winner 2 Podraza/Poppinga 6 Andersson/Keller 11 15-4  
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 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 # 13 Campbell/McSorley 1-0
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Contender 3 Podraza/Poppinga 7 Campbell/McSorley 13 15-5  
Lead the series against # 21 Miller/Staneva 1-0
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Winner 1 Podraza/Poppinga 8 Miller/Staneva 25 15-10  
Lead the series against # 23 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 # 25 Scott/Wilson 1-0
5/31/96WPVAAustin Open Winner 1 Podraza/Poppinga 6 Scott/Wilson 27 15-10  
Lead the series against # 27 Ruser/Whiting 1-0
6/15/96WPVAU.S. Open Winner 1 Podraza/Poppinga 6 Ruser/Whiting 27 15-2