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AVP Tour
$150,000 Hermosa Beach Open Presented By Bud Light at Target/Mervyn's Beach Bash
June 6 - 8, 2003

(Q7) Barb Birnbaum/Saralyn Smith

Barb Belding Birnbaum

Photo: Kim Goodwin

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 11, 1965 (60 yrs old)

Home Town:

San Francisco, CA

Height:

6'0"

College(s):

California-Santa Barbara

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (WPVA Santa Monica 1994)

Career AVP Best:

17th (4 times)

Career Winnings:

$3,867.50

Saralyn Smith

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 23, 1978 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Key West, FL

Height:

6'1"

College(s):

Hartford

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (NORCECA Guatemala City 2009)

Career AVP Best:

9th (12 times)

Career Winnings:

$52,742.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	27	Money
AVP	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	4	$2,200.00

Previous Hermosa Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
WPVA 1994	Melanie Sullivan - 25th	Did not play
WPVA 1996	Mindy Czuleger - 33rd	Did not play
WPVA 1997	Gracie Santana-Baeni - 25th	Did not play
2002	Karen Holman - 29th	Alicia Polzin - 53rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	4/25-27/2003	Tempe Open	24, Q9	17th	72	$500.00
AVP	4/4-6/2003	Fort Lauderdale Open	Q12	27th	18	$0.00
AVP	8/22-24/2002	US Championships of Beach Volleyball	22	17th	86	$600.00
AVP	8/8-10/2002	Manhattan Beach Open	31	25th	48	$100.00

Hermosa Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 6/6/2003	Qualifier 2	Diane Pascua / Josie Sidhu (Q26)	Won 21-15, 21-11	0:38
Fri, 6/6/2003	Qualifier 3	Tyra Turner / Franci Van Zwieten (22, Q10)	Lost 21-14, 15-21, 13-15	0:54

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	$1,500.00
Manhattan Beach	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$100.00
Tour Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$600.00
Total	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	$2,200.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Barb Birnbaum												Saralyn Smith
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
12	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	$750.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	79	0	0	0	0	0	28	37	4	0	$45,437.50
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$50.00	Manhattan Beach	7	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0	$4,080.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$300.00	Tour Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$1,550.00
15	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	$1,100.00	Total	88	0	0	0	0	0	31	41	6	0	$51,067.50

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
2002	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$700.00	0	4	0.0 %
2003	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$500.00	4	3	57.1 %
Total	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	$1,200.00	4	7	36.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Barb Birnbaum													Saralyn Smith
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
12	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	4	0	$37.50	1994	WPVA
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	$150.00	1995	WPVA
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	1	$0.00	1996	WPVA
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$0.00	1997	WPVA
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	$2,580.00	2000	BVA
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	$350.00	2002	AVP	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	$350.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$250.00	2003	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$250.00
43	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	15	7	$3,367.50	Total	Total	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	6	$600.00

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	7	63.6%	2	18.2%	2	18.2%	9-2	81.8%	1	8.3%	0	0.0%	11	91.7%	1-11	8.3%	7-11	38.9%	3-2	60.0%	0	0	10-13	43.5%
2002-2003	7	63.6%	2	18.2%	2	18.2%	9-2	81.8%	1	8.3%	0	0.0%	11	91.7%	1-11	8.3%	7-11	38.9%	3-2	60.0%	0	0	10-13	43.5%
Against the Field	4	57.1%	1	14.3%	2	28.6%	5-2	71.4%	1	9.1%	0	0.0%	10	90.9%	1-10	9.1%	8-20	28.6%	4-4	50.0%	0	0	6-12	33.3%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	7
Manhattan Beach	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4
Tour Championships	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Total	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	13

Head to Head Results
Birnbaum/Smith trail the series against the field 3-6 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 0-1
8/9/02	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 1	Davis/Johnson Jordan	2	Birnbaum/Smith	31	21-19, 21-15	0:43
Trail the series against # 10 Bragado-Corso/Lee 0-1
4/26/03	AVP	Tempe Open	Contender 1	Bragado-Corso/Lee	10	Birnbaum/Smith	24, Q9	19-21, 24-22, 15-8	0:59
Trail the series against # 11 Kessy/Pavley 0-1
4/26/03	AVP	Tempe Open	Winner 1	Kessy/Pavley	9	Birnbaum/Smith	24, Q9	21-14, 21-17	0:35
Trail the series against # 17 Hughes/Pagano 0-1
8/9/02	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 1	Hughes/Pagano	18	Birnbaum/Smith	31	21-17, 21-17	0:41
Trail the series against # 18 Fuamatu-Anderson/Ilustre 0-1
8/23/02	AVP	US Championships of Beach Volleyball	Contender 1	Fuamatu-Anderson/Ilustre	12	Birnbaum/Smith	22	21-13, 21-11	0:35
Trail the series against # 22, Q10 Turner/Van Zwieten 0-1
6/6/03	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Qualifier 3	Turner/Van Zwieten	22, Q10	Birnbaum/Smith	Q7	14-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:54
Lead the series against # Q25 Simkins/Taylor 1-0
4/25/03	AVP	Tempe Open	Qualifier 2	Birnbaum/Smith	24, Q9	Simkins/Taylor	Q24	21-18, 21-14	0:44
Lead the series against # Q26 Pascua/Sidhu 1-0
6/6/03	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Qualifier 2	Birnbaum/Smith	Q7	Pascua/Sidhu	Q26	21-15, 21-11	0:38
Lead the series against # Q27 Guerra/Niles 1-0
4/25/03	AVP	Tempe Open	Qualifier 4	Birnbaum/Smith	24, Q9	Guerra/Niles	Q32	21-18, 17-21, 15-11	0:53