Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$450,000 France Grand Slam
July 16 - 22, 2001
(16) Dianne DeNecochea/Liz Masakayan, United States
 
Dianne Shoemaker DeNecochea
United States
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 16, 1967 (57 yrs old)
Home Town: Brooklyn, MI
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 25
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 (59 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Monica, CA
Height: 173 cm (5'8")
Weight: 65 kg (143 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 55
Career Wins: 6
Career Winnings: US$254,140.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB60010022100 US$45,000.00
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Did not play Elaine Youngs - 9th
1998 Did not play Karolyn Kirby - 9th
1999 Did not play Elaine Youngs - 3rd
2000 Did not play Elaine Youngs - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/19-23/2001 Swiss Open 17 13th 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Italy Open 19 7th 180 US$7,000.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/18/2001 Winner 1 Angela Clarke / Kylie Gerlic, Australia (17, Q7) Won 21-12, 21-16 0:35
Wed, 7/18/2001 Winner 2 Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (1) Lost 21-18, 19-21, 8-15 0:57
Thu, 7/19/2001 Contender 2 Laura Bruschini / Annamaria Solazzi, Italy (15) Won 21-10, 21-18 0:43
Thu, 7/19/2001 Contender 3 Claudia Oliveira / Jackie Silva, Brazil (8) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:37
Sat, 7/21/2001 Contender 4 Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (6) Lost 12-21, 21-18, 12-15 0:48
Head to Head Results
DeNecochea/Masakayan lead the series against the field 9-6 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Bede/Behar 1 DeNecochea/Masakayan 16 18-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:57
Trail the series against # 3 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 0-1
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 2 Cook/Pottharst 1 DeNecochea/Masakayan 17 18-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:46
Trail the series against # 4 Minello/Pires, Brazil 0-1
6/16/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 5 Minello/Pires 5 DeNecochea/Masakayan 19 21-18, 15-21, 15-12 0:58
Trail the series against # 5 Arce/McPeak, United States 0-1
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Arce/McPeak 3 DeNecochea/Masakayan 19 14-21, 21-13, 15-7 0:48
Trail the series against # 6 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 6 DeNecochea/Masakayan 16 21-12, 18-21, 15-12 0:48
Series tied with # 8 Oliveira/Silva, Brazil 1-1
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 3 DeNecochea/Masakayan 16 Oliveira/Silva 8 21-16, 21-19 0:37
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 3 Oliveira/Silva 7 DeNecochea/Masakayan 17 18-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:50
Lead the series against # 11 Chi/Xiong, China 2-0
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 DeNecochea/Masakayan 17 Chi/Xiong 16 21-16, 21-18 0:36
6/16/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 3 DeNecochea/Masakayan 19 Chi/Xiong 6 21-18, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 15 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 2-0
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 DeNecochea/Masakayan 16 Bruschini/Solazzi 15 21-10, 21-18 0:43
6/16/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 4 DeNecochea/Masakayan 19 Bruschini/Solazzi 9 27-25, 25-27, 17-15 1:11
Lead the series against # 17, Q7 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 1-0
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 DeNecochea/Masakayan 16 Clarke/Gerlic 17, Q7 21-12, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 19 Galindo/Huerta, Mexico 1-0
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 2 DeNecochea/Masakayan 17 Galindo/Huerta 15 31-33, 21-19, 15-9 1:08
Lead the series against # 21 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-0
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 DeNecochea/Masakayan 19 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:52
Lead the series against # 27 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 1-0
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 DeNecochea/Masakayan 19 Kusuhara/Tokuno 20 21-18, 21-17 0:39