Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$500,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
August 1 - 4, 2001
(14) 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 Klagenfurt Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-28/2001 Portugal Open 16, Q1 7th 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/16-22/2001 France Grand Slam 16 9th 180 US$7,000.00
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
Klagenfurt World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/1/2001 Pool N Krisztina Nagy / Katalin Schlegl, Hungary (46) Won 21-15, 21-9 0:31
Wed, 8/1/2001 Pool N Angela Clarke / Kylie Gerlic, Australia (19) Won 21-14, 21-15 0:36
Thu, 8/2/2001 Winner 1 Marika Teknedzjanova / Tereza Tobiasova, Czech Republic (17) Won 21-11, 21-17 0:29
Fri, 8/3/2001 Winner 2 Tatiana Minello / Sandra Pires, Brazil (3) Lost 21-18, 15-21, 10-15 0:57
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997World ChampionshipsLos Angeles Did not play Elaine Youngs - 5th
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Did not play Elaine Youngs - 3rd
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Nancy Reynolds - 9th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/1-4/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 14 9th 200 US$6,000.00
Head to Head Results
DeNecochea/Masakayan lead the series against the field 18-10 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 5 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-2
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Bede/Behar 1 DeNecochea/Masakayan 16, Q1 21-15, 21-10 0:32
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 Minello/Pires, Brazil 0-2
8/3/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 2 Minello/Pires 3 DeNecochea/Masakayan 14 18-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:57
6/16/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 5 Minello/Pires 5 DeNecochea/Masakayan 19 21-18, 15-21, 15-12 0:58
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 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 0-2
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 5 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 7 DeNecochea/Masakayan 16, Q1 21-18, 21-23, 15-9 0:55
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 6 DeNecochea/Masakayan 16 21-12, 18-21, 15-12 0:48
Lead the series against # 7 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 4 DeNecochea/Masakayan 16, Q1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 6 21-16, 18-21, 15-13 0:59
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 3-0
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 DeNecochea/Masakayan 16, Q1 Chi/Xiong 8 21-18, 21-15 0:46
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 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 2-0
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 1 DeNecochea/Masakayan 14 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova 17 21-11, 21-17 0:29
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 DeNecochea/Masakayan 16, Q1 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova 15, Q5 21-15, 21-19 0:35
Lead the series against # 19 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 3-0
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool N DeNecochea/Masakayan 14 Clarke/Gerlic 19 21-14, 21-15 0:36
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 DeNecochea/Masakayan 16, Q1 Clarke/Gerlic 17, Q4 21-17, 19-21, 15-10 0:59
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 DeNecochea/Masakayan 16 Clarke/Gerlic 17, Q7 21-12, 21-16 0:35
Series tied with # 21 Bragado-Corso/Wood, United States 1-1
7/25/01FIVBPortugal Open DeNecochea/Masakayan 16, Q1 Bragado-Corso/Wood Q2 22-20, 21-13 0:37
7/25/01FIVBPortugal Open Bragado-Corso/Wood Q2 DeNecochea/Masakayan 16, Q1 10-21, 21-18, 19-17 0:55
Lead the series against # 27 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 # 28 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 # 30 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 1-0
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 DeNecochea/Masakayan 19 Kusuhara/Tokuno 20 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 45 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
7/25/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 4 DeNecochea/Masakayan 16, Q1 Ikauniece/Minusa 27, Q9 21-11, 21-13 0:27
Lead the series against # 46 Nagy/Schlegl, Hungary 1-0
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool N DeNecochea/Masakayan 14 Nagy/Schlegl 46 21-15, 21-9 0:31