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$42,000 Reebok Nationals
August 19 - 21, 1994

(6) 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 Manhattan Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1993	Christine Podraza - 7th	Kengelin Bell - 7th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
WPVA	7/29-31/1994	Long Beach Volleyfest '94	7	7th	32	$1,600.00
WPVA	7/23-24/1994	Pismo Beach Open	5	7th	32	$2,000.00
WPVA	7/9-10/1994	Santa Cruz Open	7	5th	40	$2,400.00
WPVA	7/1-3/1994	Newport Shootout	7	7th	0	$3,000.00
WPVA	6/24-26/1994	Sacramento Open	8	7th	48	$1,600.00
WPVA	6/18-19/1994	Hermosa Beach Open	8	13th	24	$700.00
WPVA	6/4-5/1994	U.S. Open at San Diego	8	5th	60	$2,400.00
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

Manhattan Beach Nationals Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/19/1994	Winner 1	Rhonda Kottke / Kathy Luciano (27)	Won 15-6
Fri, 8/19/1994	Winner 2	Kristi Atkinson / Danalee Bragado-Corso (11)	Lost 14-16
Fri, 8/19/1994	Contender 2	Jackie Auzias de Turenne / Beth Schuler (24)	Won 15-11
Fri, 8/19/1994	Contender 3	Julia Celotto / Elizabeth Chavez (16)	Won 15-4
Fri, 8/19/1994	Contender 4	Lucy Han / Helen Reale (12)	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	13	0	0	0	0	3	6	3	1	0	0	0	$22,600.00	38	24	61.3 %
Total	WPVA	22	0	0	0	0	3	7	5	6	1	0	0	$24,500.00	58	42	58.0 %

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
13	0	0	0	0	9	4	0	0	0	$11,300.00	1994	WPVA	13	0	0	0	0	9	4	0	0	0	$11,300.00
24	0	0	0	0	10	11	1	2	0	$12,250.00	Total	Total	23	0	0	0	0	10	11	2	0	0	$12,250.00

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%	22	100.0%	0-22	0.0%	0-0	0-0	0	0	19-22	46.3%

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 19-22 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 6 Series, 2 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 0-5
7/9/94	WPVA	Santa Cruz Open	Winner 3	Fontana/Forsythe	2	Bell/Podraza	7	15-8
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 Richardson/Shupryt Knoop 0-2
7/29/94	WPVA	Long Beach Volleyfest '94	Contender 3	Richardson/Shupryt Knoop	4	Bell/Podraza	7	15-9
7/9/94	WPVA	Santa Cruz Open	Contender 6	Richardson/Shupryt Knoop	4	Bell/Podraza	7	15-2
Trail the series against # 4 Oliver/Stammer 1-3
7/23/94	WPVA	Pismo Beach Open	Winner 3	Oliver/Stammer	4	Bell/Podraza	5	15-5
7/9/94	WPVA	Santa Cruz Open	Contender 5	Bell/Podraza	7	Oliver/Stammer	6	15-13
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 Arce/Harrer 1-0
7/29/94	WPVA	Long Beach Volleyfest '94	Contender 2	Bell/Podraza	7	Arce/Harrer	8	16-14
Trail the series against # 8 Campbell/Roach 1-4
6/24/94	WPVA	Sacramento Open	Winner 2	Campbell/Roach	9	Bell/Podraza	8	16-14
6/18/94	WPVA	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 2	Campbell/Roach	9	Bell/Podraza	8	15-2
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
Series tied with # 9 Blomquist/Wright 2-2
7/29/94	WPVA	Long Beach Volleyfest '94	Winner 1	Blomquist/Wright	10	Bell/Podraza	7	15-13
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 Atkinson/Bragado-Corso 1-3
8/19/94	WPVA	Manhattan Beach Nationals	Winner 2	Atkinson/Bragado-Corso	11	Bell/Podraza	6	16-14
7/23/94	WPVA	Pismo Beach Open	Contender 5	Atkinson/Bragado-Corso	10	Bell/Podraza	5	15-13
6/24/94	WPVA	Sacramento Open	Contender 3	Bell/Podraza	8	Atkinson/Bragado-Corso	16	15-9
6/18/94	WPVA	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 3	Atkinson/Bragado-Corso	17	Bell/Podraza	8	15-6
Series tied with # 12 Han/Reale 1-1
8/19/94	WPVA	Manhattan Beach Nationals	Contender 4	Han/Reale	12	Bell/Podraza	6	15-12
7/9/94	WPVA	Santa Cruz Open	Contender 4	Bell/Podraza	7	Han/Reale	11	15-12
Lead the series against # 15 Baily/Smith 1-0
6/12/93	WPVA	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 2	Bell/Podraza	16	Baily/Smith	19	15-13
Lead the series against # 16 Celotto/Chavez 1-0
8/19/94	WPVA	Manhattan Beach Nationals	Contender 3	Bell/Podraza	6	Celotto/Chavez	16	15-4
Lead the series against # 18 Martin/Pagano 1-0
4/30/94	WPVA	Austin Open	Winner 1	Bell/Podraza	10	Martin/Pagano	23	15-7
Lead the series against # 22 Gathright/Schirman 1-0
7/23/94	WPVA	Pismo Beach Open	Winner 2	Bell/Podraza	5	Gathright/Schirman	21	15-8
Lead the series against # 24 Auzias de Turenne/Schuler 3-0
8/19/94	WPVA	Manhattan Beach Nationals	Contender 2	Bell/Podraza	6	Auzias de Turenne/Schuler	24	15-11
6/24/94	WPVA	Sacramento Open	Winner 1	Bell/Podraza	8	Auzias de Turenne/Schuler	25	15-8
5/28/94	WPVA	Myrtle Beach Open	Winner 1	Bell/Podraza	9	Auzias de Turenne/Schuler	24	14-11
Lead the series against # 25 Birnbaum/Czuleger 1-0
5/28/94	WPVA	Myrtle Beach Open	Contender 2	Bell/Podraza	9	Birnbaum/Czuleger	22	15-8
Lead the series against # 26 Simkins/Staneva 1-0
7/9/94	WPVA	Santa Cruz Open	Winner 1	Bell/Podraza	7	Simkins/Staneva	26	15-2
Lead the series against # 27 Kottke/Luciano 1-0
8/19/94	WPVA	Manhattan Beach Nationals	Winner 1	Bell/Podraza	6	Kottke/Luciano	27	15-6