AVP Tour
$150,000 Hermosa Beach Open Presented by Michelob Light at Mervyn's Beach Bash
June 7 - 9, 2002
(2) Dianne DeNecochea/Barbra Fontana
 
Dianne Shoemaker DeNecochea
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 16, 1967 (58 yrs old)
Home Town: Brooklyn, MI
Height: 6'4"
College(s): Tennessee
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 146
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: $491,586.00
Barbra Fontana
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 8, 1965 (60 yrs old)
Home Town: Manhattan Beach, CA
Height: 5'6"
College(s): Stanford
Seasons: 21
Tournaments: 293
Career Wins: 20
Career AVP Wins: 2
Career Winnings: $1,005,704.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP37041301062110 $291,000.00
FIVB80000205010 US$37,570.00
Overall45041301267120 US$328,570.00
Previous Hermosa Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
P&R 1985 Did not play Debbie Black - 3rd
WPVA 1991 Did not play Holly McPeak - 9th
WPVA 1992 Did not play Deb Richardson - 4th
WPVA 1993 Did not play Lori Forsythe - 2nd
WPVA 1994 Did not play Lori Forsythe - 5th
WPVA 1995 Did not play Lori Forsythe - 3rd
FIVB 1995 Did not play Lori Forsythe - 5th
WPVA 1996 Did not play Linda Hanley - 1st
FIVB 1996 Did not play Linda Hanley - 7th
WPVA 1997 Did not play Linda Hanley - 2nd
1999 Paula Weishoff - 9th Lisa Arce - 2nd
BVA 2000 Missy Ross - 17th Did not play
2001 Wendy Stammer - 5th Elaine Youngs - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 5/24-26/2002 Huntington Beach Open 2 2nd 324 $9,750.00
Hermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 6/8/2002 Winner 2 Ashley Bowles / Liz Masakayan (18) Won 13-21, 21-13, 27-25 1:05
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dianne DeNecocheaTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A5N/A3N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A1N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A2N/A
 3N/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A0N/A
Barbra FontanaTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 3N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Sat, 6/8/2002 Winner 3 Katy Eldridge / Jennifer Meredith (7) Won 21-19, 21-14 0:40
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dianne DeNecocheaTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Barbra FontanaTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Sun, 6/9/2002 Winner 4 Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (3) Won 25-23, 21-17 0:46
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dianne DeNecocheaTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A2N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A2N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
Barbra FontanaTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Sun, 6/9/2002 Semi-Finals Carrie Dodd / Leanne McSorley (5) Won 21-16, 17-21, 17-15 0:58
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dianne DeNecocheaTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A8N/A1N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A1N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A0N/A
 3N/AN/AN/AN/A4N/A0N/A
Barbra FontanaTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 3N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Sun, 6/9/2002 Finals Holly McPeak / Elaine Youngs (1) Lost 15-21, 14-21 0:38
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dianne DeNecocheaTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
Barbra FontanaTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dianne DeNecocheaN/AN/AN/AN/A15N/A6N/A
Barbra FontanaN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
TotalN/AN/AN/AN/A15N/A6N/A
OpponentsN/AN/AN/AN/A8N/A6N/A
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam200000020000 $10,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open35041108451200 $246,320.00
Manhattan Beach200002000000 $30,900.00
Tour Championships100001000000 $4,200.00
Total400411011471200 $291,420.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Dianne DeNecochea Barbra Fontana
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           Olympic Games1000100000 $0.00
2000002000 $8,000.00 World Championships3000110100 $15,750.00
7000007000 $23,500.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam7100023010 $35,500.00
105272614122310 $347,295.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open14241224125425710 $476,077.50
           Goodwill Games2002000000 $13,750.00
9002142000 $37,775.00 Manhattan Beach8100043000 $31,980.00
3000021000 $6,475.00 Tour Championships2000011000 $3,975.00
126272824734310 $423,045.00 Total16561226146232820 $577,032.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2002AVP202000000000 $21,450.00 8280.0 %
TotalAVP202000000000 $21,450.00 8280.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Dianne DeNecochea  Barbra Fontana
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           1984P&R1000010000 $0.00
           1985P&R1001000000 $0.00
           1991WPVA17000187100 $12,660.00
           1992WPVA16001258000 $17,225.00
           1993WPVA14163220000 $23,580.00
           1993FIVB1000010000 $1,375.00
           1994WPVA14364010000 $52,425.00
           1994FIVB5112100000 $19,000.00
           1995WPVA13112063000 $21,950.00
           1995FIVB11101421200 $19,000.00
           1996WPVA14454010000 $70,862.50
           1996FIVB8000161000 $25,550.00
           1997WPVA12042231000 $35,020.00
           1997FIVB7000142000 $19,000.00
           1998SG1001000000 $13,000.00
           1998FIVB8110330000 $56,000.00
1000001000 $1,250.00 1999AVP5022010000 $19,100.00
1000000100 $0.00 1999USAV3100020000 $16,250.00
           1999FIVB7001230100 $32,750.00
           2000AVP1100000000 $25,100.00
5000004100 $3,891.00 2000BVA6211020000 $27,000.00
           2000USAV2010010000 $10,000.00
           2000FIVB11010073000 $38,000.00
5100211000 $16,085.00 2001AVP5112010000 $24,150.00
1000010000 $1,875.00 2001BVA1100000000 $7,500.00
7001023010 $23,500.00 2001FIVB10223210000 $88,750.00
2020000000 $10,725.00 2002AVP2020000000 $10,725.00
22121249210 $57,326.00 TotalTotal196203430216126400 $685,972.50
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall75 73.5% 16 15.7% 11 10.8% 91-11 89.2% 15 21.1% 11 15.5% 45 63.4% 15-56 21.1% 75-45 62.5% 31-22 58.5% 00 106-67 61.3%
2001-200216 84.2% 1 5.3% 2 10.5% 17-2 89.5% 2 18.2% 3 27.3% 6 54.5% 2-9 18.2% 16-6 72.7% 3-5 37.5% 00 19-11 63.3%
Against the Field16 61.5% 5 19.2% 5 19.2% 21-5 80.8% 5 29.4% 4 23.5% 8 47.1% 5-12 29.4% 32-16 66.7% 20-18 52.6% 00 26-17 60.5%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam000051001200000063
Challenge/Four Star/Open000011700542941100009964
Manhattan Beach000000005200000074
Tour Championships000000002100000022
Total0000168006234411000011473
Head to Head Results
DeNecochea/Fontana lead the series against the field 7-2 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 McPeak/Youngs 0-2
6/9/02AVPHermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash Finals McPeak/Youngs 1 DeNecochea/Fontana 2 21-15, 21-14 0:38
5/26/02AVPHuntington Beach Open Finals McPeak/Youngs 1 DeNecochea/Fontana 2 21-18, 20-22, 15-9 1:09
Lead the series against # 3 Davis/Johnson Jordan 1-0
6/9/02AVPHermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash Winner 4 DeNecochea/Fontana 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 25-23, 21-17 0:46
Lead the series against # 4 Arce/Hanley 1-0
5/26/02AVPHuntington Beach Open Semi-Finals DeNecochea/Fontana 2 Arce/Hanley 3 21-17, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 5 Dodd/McSorley 2-0
6/9/02AVPHermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash Semi-Finals DeNecochea/Fontana 2 Dodd/McSorley 5 21-16, 17-21, 17-15 0:58
5/26/02AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 4 DeNecochea/Fontana 2 Dodd/McSorley 6 17-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:59
Lead the series against # 7 Eldridge/Meredith 1-0
6/8/02AVPHermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash Winner 3 DeNecochea/Fontana 2 Eldridge/Meredith 7 21-19, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against # 18 Bowles/Masakayan 1-0
6/8/02AVPHermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash Winner 2 DeNecochea/Fontana 2 Bowles/Masakayan 18 13-21, 21-13, 27-25 1:05
Lead the series against # 20 Hughes/Pagano 1-0
5/25/02AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 2 DeNecochea/Fontana 2 Hughes/Pagano 18 21-18, 21-15 0:30