Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Brazil Open
October 30 - November 4, 2001
(6) 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 (60 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 Fortaleza Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Did not play Barbra Fontana - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/1-4/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 14 9th 200 US$6,000.00
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
Brazil Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 11/1/2001 Winner 1 Eva Marko / Sara Montagnolli, Austria (27) Won 21-12, 21-11 0:30
Thu, 11/1/2001 Winner 2 Marie-Andree Lessard / Sarah Maxwell, Canada (22) Won 21-12, 21-18 0:38
Fri, 11/2/2001 Winner 3 Tatiana Minello / Sandra Pires, Brazil (3) Won 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:53
Fri, 11/2/2001 Winner 4 Adriana Bento Buczmiejuk / Claudia Oliveira, Brazil (7) Won 21-19, 21-10 0:30
Sat, 11/3/2001 Semi-Finals Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (1) Lost 14-21, 23-25 0:42
Sun, 11/4/2001 Bronze Medal Rebekka Kadijk / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (12) Won 22-20, 21-19 0:43
Head to Head Results
DeNecochea/Masakayan lead the series against the field 8-5 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-3
11/3/01FIVBBrazil Open Semi-Finals Bede/Behar 1 DeNecochea/Masakayan 6 21-14, 25-23 0:42
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 1-2
11/2/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 DeNecochea/Masakayan 6 Minello/Pires 3 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:53
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
Lead the series against # 7 Bento Buczmiejuk/Oliveira, Brazil 1-0
11/2/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 4 DeNecochea/Masakayan 6 Bento Buczmiejuk/Oliveira 7 21-19, 21-10 0:30
Lead the series against # 10 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 # 11 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 # 12 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-0
11/4/01FIVBBrazil Open Bronze Medal DeNecochea/Masakayan 6 Kadijk/Leenstra 12 22-20, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 22 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 1-0
11/1/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 DeNecochea/Masakayan 6 Lessard/Maxwell 22 21-12, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # 23 Nagy/Schlegl, Hungary 1-0
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool N DeNecochea/Masakayan 14 Nagy/Schlegl 46 21-15, 21-9 0:31
Lead the series against # 27 Marko/Montagnolli, Austria 1-0
11/1/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 DeNecochea/Masakayan 6 Marko/Montagnolli 27 21-12, 21-11 0:30