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$40,000 Reebok U.S. Open at San Diego
June 4 - 5, 1994

(8) Kengelin Bell/Christine Podraza

Kengelin Gardiner Bell

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 19, 1970 (55 yrs old)

Height:

5'10"

College(s):

Rhode Island

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

$13,150.00

Christine Schaefer Podraza

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 27, 1968 (57 yrs old)

Home Town:

Cincinnati, OH

Height:

6'0"

College(s):

Minnesota

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (WPVA Fairfax 1996)

Career Winnings:

$120,313.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
WPVA	22	0	0	0	0	3	7	5	6	1	0	$24,500.00

Previous San Diego Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1993	Cherry Simkins - 25th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
WPVA	5/28-29/1994	Myrtle Beach Open	9	7th	32	$1,600.00
WPVA	5/13-15/1994	New Orleans Open	11	5th	40	$2,400.00
WPVA	4/30-5/1/1994	Austin Open	10	7th	32	$1,600.00
WPVA	4/16-17/1994	Beach Volley '94	10	9th	24	$1,100.00
WPVA	8/21-22/1993	World Championships	14	7th	32	$800.00
WPVA	7/24-25/1993	Pismo Beach Open	14	9th	24	$550.00
WPVA	7/10-11/1993	Ohio Open	12	13th	16	$0.00
WPVA	6/19-20/1993	Santa Cruz Open	15	13th	16	$0.00
WPVA	6/12-13/1993	Hermosa Beach Open	16	13th	16	$0.00

U.S. Open at San Diego Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 6/4/1994	Winner 1	Tiffany Anderson / Sarah Straton (25)	Won 15-6
Sat, 6/4/1994	Winner 2	Krista Blomquist / Johanna Wright (9)	Won 15-12
Sat, 6/4/1994	Winner 3	Karolyn Kirby / Liz Masakayan (1)	Lost 4-15
Sat, 6/4/1994	Contender 4	Kristi Atkinson / Mary Hegarty (18)	Won 15-8
Sat, 6/4/1994	Contender 5	Wendy Fletcher / Marla O'Hara (5)	Won 15-9
Sat, 6/4/1994	Contender 6	Monique Oliver / Gayle Stammer (6)	Lost 12-15

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type

Played

Gold

Silver

Bronze

4th

5-6th

7-8th

9-12th

13-16th

17-24th

25th

Lower

Winnings (US$)

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Kengelin Bell												Christine Podraza
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,100.00
											Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,250.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	15	0	0	0	1	4	5	2	1	0	$17,675.00
											Challenger	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,650.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Total	18	0	0	1	1	4	7	2	1	0	$24,675.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
1993	WPVA	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	1	0	0	$1,900.00	20	18	52.6 %
1994	WPVA	6	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	$10,200.00	20	12	62.5 %
Total	WPVA	15	0	0	0	0	2	3	4	5	1	0	0	$12,100.00	40	30	57.1 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Kengelin Bell													Christine Podraza
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	1992	WPVA
10	0	0	0	0	1	7	1	1	0	$950.00	1993	WPVA	10	0	0	0	0	1	7	2	0	0	$950.00
6	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	$5,100.00	1994	WPVA	6	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	$5,100.00
17	0	0	0	0	5	9	1	2	0	$6,050.00	Total	Total	16	0	0	0	0	5	9	2	0	0	$6,050.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches	3 Set Matches	By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall	Overall	Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	0		0		0		0-0		0		0		0		0-0		0-0	0-0	0	0	58-42	58.0%
1993-1994	0		0		0		0-0		0		0		0		0-0		0-0	0-0	0	0	58-42	58.0%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	19	100.0%	0-19	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	27	100.0%	0-27	0.0%	0-0	0-0	0	0	19-27	41.3%

Team Match Records by Round

Country Quota

Qualifier

Pool Play

Lucky Loser

Elimination Rounds

Semi-Finals

Bronze Medal

Gold Medal

Overall

Tournament Type

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Head to Head Results
Bell/Podraza trail the series against the field 13-18 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Kirby/Masakayan 0-2
6/4/94	WPVA	U.S. Open at San Diego	Winner 3	Kirby/Masakayan	1	Bell/Podraza	8	15-4
6/12/93	WPVA	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 2	Kirby/Masakayan	1	Bell/Podraza	16	15-8
Trail the series against # 2 Fontana/Forsythe 0-4
4/30/94	WPVA	Austin Open	Winner 3	Fontana/Forsythe	2	Bell/Podraza	10	15-6
4/23/94	WPVA	Fort Lauderdale Open	Winner 3	Fontana/Forsythe	2	Bell/Podraza	10	15-11
4/16/94	WPVA	Beach Volley '94	Winner 3	Fontana/Forsythe	2	Bell/Podraza	10	15-8
6/19/93	WPVA	Santa Cruz Open	Winner 2	Fontana/Forsythe	2	Bell/Podraza	15	15-10
Trail the series against # 3 Castro Kehl/Roque 0-6
5/28/94	WPVA	Myrtle Beach Open	Contender 5	Castro Kehl/Roque	3	Bell/Podraza	9	15-8
5/13/94	WPVA	New Orleans Open	Contender 6	Castro Kehl/Roque	3	Bell/Podraza	11	15-6
8/21/93	WPVA	World Championships	Winner 2	Castro Kehl/Roque	3	Bell/Podraza	14	15-10
7/24/93	WPVA	Pismo Beach Open	Winner 2	Castro Kehl/Roque	3	Bell/Podraza	14	15-5
5/29/93	WPVA	Jacksonville Open	Contender 4	Castro Kehl/Roque	4	Bell/Podraza	17	15-4
5/22/93	WPVA	New Orleans Open	Winner 2	Castro Kehl/Roque	2	Bell/Podraza	18	15-6
Lead the series against # 5 Fletcher/O'Hara 2-1
6/4/94	WPVA	U.S. Open at San Diego	Contender 5	Bell/Podraza	8	Fletcher/O'Hara	5	15-9
5/13/94	WPVA	New Orleans Open	Contender 4	Bell/Podraza	11	Fletcher/O'Hara	5	15-11
4/30/94	WPVA	Austin Open	Contender 5	Fletcher/O'Hara	5	Bell/Podraza	10	15-9
Trail the series against # 6 Oliver/Stammer 0-2
6/4/94	WPVA	U.S. Open at San Diego	Contender 6	Oliver/Stammer	6	Bell/Podraza	8	15-12
5/13/94	WPVA	New Orleans Open	Winner 2	Oliver/Stammer	6	Bell/Podraza	11	15-13
Lead the series against # 7 Harrer/Lidyoff 1-0
5/13/94	WPVA	New Orleans Open	Contender 5	Bell/Podraza	11	Harrer/Lidyoff	8	17-15
Lead the series against # 9 Blomquist/Wright 2-1
6/4/94	WPVA	U.S. Open at San Diego	Winner 2	Bell/Podraza	8	Blomquist/Wright	9	15-12
5/28/94	WPVA	Myrtle Beach Open	Contender 4	Bell/Podraza	9	Blomquist/Wright	7	18-16
7/10/93	WPVA	Ohio Open	Contender 3	Blomquist/Wright	13	Bell/Podraza	12	15-13
Lead the series against # 10 Hafner/Millen 2-0
4/30/94	WPVA	Austin Open	Winner 2	Bell/Podraza	10	Hafner/Millen	7	15-11
4/23/94	WPVA	Fort Lauderdale Open	Winner 2	Bell/Podraza	10	Hafner/Millen	7	15-13
Trail the series against # 11 Campbell/Roach 1-2
5/28/94	WPVA	Myrtle Beach Open	Winner 2	Campbell/Roach	8	Bell/Podraza	9	15-13
4/23/94	WPVA	Fort Lauderdale Open	Contender 4	Campbell/Roach	8	Bell/Podraza	10	16-14
4/16/94	WPVA	Beach Volley '94	Winner 2	Bell/Podraza	10	Campbell/Roach	7	15-4
Lead the series against # 18 Atkinson/Hegarty 1-0
6/4/94	WPVA	U.S. Open at San Diego	Contender 4	Bell/Podraza	8	Atkinson/Hegarty	18	15-8
Lead the series against # 19 Martin/Pagano 1-0
4/30/94	WPVA	Austin Open	Winner 1	Bell/Podraza	10	Martin/Pagano	23	15-7
Lead the series against # 25 Anderson/Straton 1-0
6/4/94	WPVA	U.S. Open at San Diego	Winner 1	Bell/Podraza	8	Anderson/Straton	25	15-6
Lead the series against # 26 Auzias de Turenne/Schuler 1-0
5/28/94	WPVA	Myrtle Beach Open	Winner 1	Bell/Podraza	9	Auzias de Turenne/Schuler	24	14-11
Lead the series against # 27 Luciano/Simkins 1-0
5/13/94	WPVA	New Orleans Open	Winner 1	Bell/Podraza	11	Luciano/Simkins	22	15-5