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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Hellas Open
July 24 - 28, 2002

(9) Dianne DeNecochea/Barbra Fontana, 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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$72,785.00

Barbra Fontana
United States

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 8, 1965 (59 yrs old)

Home Town:

Manhattan Beach, CA

Height:

168 cm (5'6")

Weight:

62 kg (136 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$374,510.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	1	0	US$37,570.00

Previous Rhodes Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/16-20/2002	France Grand Slam	7	9th	160	US$5,000.00
FIVB	7/9-13/2002	Canada Open	6	9th	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2002	Norway Open	7	5th	180	US$6,675.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2002	Switzerland Open	7	9th	120	US$3,900.00

Hellas Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/26/2002	Pool H	Inga Ikauniece / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (25, Q11)	Won 21-13, 21-17	0:37
Fri, 7/26/2002	Pool H	Alexandra Fonseca / Monica Rodrigues, Brazil (8, Q2)	Lost 16-21, 18-21	0:42
Sat, 7/27/2002	Pool H	Chiaki Kusuhara / Ryo Tokuno, Japan (24)	Won 21-17, 23-25, 15-13	1:02
Sat, 7/27/2002	Winner 1	Jia Tian / Fei Wang, China (23)	Won 21-18, 17-21, 15-9	0:56
Sat, 7/27/2002	Winner 2	Holly McPeak / Elaine Youngs, United States (2)	Lost 17-21, 13-21	0:39

Head to Head Results
DeNecochea/Fontana lead the series against the field 10-9 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 McPeak/Youngs, United States 0-1
7/27/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 2	McPeak/Youngs	2	DeNecochea/Fontana	9	21-17, 21-13	0:39
Trail the series against # 3 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 2	Bede/Behar	1	DeNecochea/Fontana	7	21-17, 25-27, 15-12	0:59
Trail the series against # 5 Connelly/Minello, Brazil 0-1
7/12/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 1	Connelly/Minello	5	DeNecochea/Fontana	6	18-21, 22-20, 15-7	0:52
Trail the series against # 6 Barros/Pires, Brazil 0-2
7/4/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool G	Barros/Pires	10	DeNecochea/Fontana	7	24-26, 21-12, 19-17	1:01
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool G	Barros/Pires	23	DeNecochea/Fontana	7	24-22, 20-22, 15-13	1:02
Series tied with # 7 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-1
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	DeNecochea/Fontana	7	Gattelli/Perrotta	8	19-21, 21-18, 18-16	0:58
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Gattelli/Perrotta	8	DeNecochea/Fontana	7	18-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:54
Trail the series against # 8, Q2 Fonseca/Rodrigues, Brazil 0-1
7/26/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool H	Fonseca/Rodrigues	8, Q2	DeNecochea/Fontana	9	21-16, 21-18	0:42
Lead the series against # 13 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-0
7/4/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool G	DeNecochea/Fontana	7	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	23	21-14, 21-15	0:33
Trail the series against # 15 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-1
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	10	DeNecochea/Fontana	7	21-19, 21-13	0:29
Trail the series against # 16, Q3 Dodd/McSorley, United States 0-1
7/11/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool F	Dodd/McSorley	22	DeNecochea/Fontana	6	14-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:45
Lead the series against # 23 Tian/Wang, China 1-0
7/27/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 1	DeNecochea/Fontana	9	Tian/Wang	23	21-18, 17-21, 15-9	0:56
Lead the series against # 24 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 1-0
7/27/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool H	DeNecochea/Fontana	9	Kusuhara/Tokuno	24	21-17, 23-25, 15-13	1:02
Lead the series against # 25, Q11 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
7/26/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool H	DeNecochea/Fontana	9	Ikauniece/Minusa	25, Q11	21-13, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against # 26, Q26 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool G	DeNecochea/Fontana	7	Hakedal/Torlen	26	21-15, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # 27, Q16 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 2-0
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	DeNecochea/Fontana	7	Ahmann/Vollmer	42	21-9, 21-16	0:30
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool G	DeNecochea/Fontana	7	Ahmann/Vollmer	26, Q14	21-14, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # 28 Mellitzer/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	DeNecochea/Fontana	7	Mellitzer/Swoboda	31	21-16, 21-12	0:35
Lead the series against # Q4 Gougeon/Lessard, Canada 1-0
7/11/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool F	DeNecochea/Fontana	6	Gougeon/Lessard	11	24-26, 21-12, 15-11	0:56