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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Italy Open
June 13 - 17, 2001

(19) Dianne DeNecochea/Liz Masakayan, United States

Dianne Shoemaker DeNecochea
United States

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 16, 1967 (58 yrs old)

Home Town:

Brooklyn, MI

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$72,785.00

Liz Masakayan
United States

Photo: Stan Liu

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 31, 1964 (60 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Monica, CA

Height:

173 cm (5'8")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$254,140.00

Awards

Tour Champion 1993 (with Karolyn Kirby)

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	6	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	US$45,000.00

Previous Cagliari Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2000	Did not play	Elaine Youngs - 7th

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Italy Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 6/15/2001	Winner 1	Lina Yanchulova / Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (14)	Won 18-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:52
Fri, 6/15/2001	Winner 2	Lisa Arce / Holly McPeak, United States (3)	Lost 21-14, 13-21, 7-15	0:48
Fri, 6/15/2001	Contender 2	Chiaki Kusuhara / Ryo Tokuno, Japan (20)	Won 21-18, 21-17	0:39
Sat, 6/16/2001	Contender 3	Rong Chi / Zi Xiong, China (6)	Won 21-18, 21-19	0:42
Sat, 6/16/2001	Contender 4	Laura Bruschini / Annamaria Solazzi, Italy (9)	Won 27-25, 25-27, 17-15	1:11
Sat, 6/16/2001	Contender 5	Tatiana Minello / Sandra Pires, Brazil (5)	Lost 18-21, 21-15, 12-15	0:58

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$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$6,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$7,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	$32,000.00
Total	6	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	$45,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Dianne DeNecochea												Liz Masakayan
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$8,000.00	World Championships	3	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$21,000.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	$23,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	$15,500.00
16	0	0	2	0	5	4	2	1	0	$41,285.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	46	5	4	5	4	17	7	3	1	0	$187,100.00
											Goodwill Games	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$11,000.00
25	0	0	2	0	5	13	2	1	0	$72,785.00	Total	55	6	4	6	4	20	11	3	1	0	$234,600.00

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
2001	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$7,000.00	4	2	66.7 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$7,000.00	4	2	66.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Dianne DeNecochea													Liz Masakayan
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1993	FIVB	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00
											1994	FIVB	5	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$22,250.00
											1995	FIVB	5	0	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	$10,875.00
											1996	FIVB	5	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	$24,000.00
											1997	FIVB	4	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	$13,050.00
											1998	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	5	3	0	0	0	$26,425.00
											1999	FIVB	7	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	1	0	$44,000.00
											2000	FIVB	12	3	0	0	0	5	3	1	0	0	$62,500.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$4,500.00	2001	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$5,000.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$4,500.00	Total	Total	50	6	4	5	4	19	8	3	1	0	$215,600.00

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	20	69.0%	3	10.3%	6	20.7%	23-6	79.3%	3	37.5%	3	37.5%	2	25.0%	3-5	37.5%	20-2	90.9%	6-9	40.0%	0	0	26-11	70.3%
2000-2001	20	69.0%	3	10.3%	6	20.7%	23-6	79.3%	3	37.5%	3	37.5%	2	25.0%	3-5	37.5%	20-2	90.9%	6-9	40.0%	0	0	26-11	70.3%
Against the Field	14	63.6%	2	9.1%	6	27.3%	16-6	72.7%	3	37.5%	3	37.5%	2	25.0%	3-5	37.5%	28-4	87.5%	10-18	35.7%	0	0	19-11	63.3%

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
World Championships	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	7	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	20	8
Total	0	0	5	1	2	0	0	0	9	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	26	11

Head to Head Results
DeNecochea/Masakayan lead the series against the field 4-2 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Arce/McPeak, United States 0-1
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 2	Arce/McPeak	3	DeNecochea/Masakayan	19	14-21, 21-13, 15-7	0:48
Trail the series against # 5 Minello/Pires, Brazil 0-1
6/16/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 5	Minello/Pires	5	DeNecochea/Masakayan	19	21-18, 15-21, 15-12	0:58
Lead the series against # 6 Chi/Xiong, China 1-0
6/16/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 3	DeNecochea/Masakayan	19	Chi/Xiong	6	21-18, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against # 9 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 1-0
6/16/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 4	DeNecochea/Masakayan	19	Bruschini/Solazzi	9	27-25, 25-27, 17-15	1:11
Lead the series against # 14 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-0
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	DeNecochea/Masakayan	19	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	18-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:52
Lead the series against # 20 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 1-0
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 2	DeNecochea/Masakayan	19	Kusuhara/Tokuno	20	21-18, 21-17	0:39