AVP Tour
$175,000 Michelob Light Manhattan Beach Open Presented by Xbox
August 8 - 10, 2002
(5) Dianne DeNecochea/Barbra Fontana
 
Dianne Shoemaker DeNecochea
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 16, 1967 (57 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 (59 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 Manhattan Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
WPVA 1991 Did not play Holly McPeak - 7th
WPVA 1992 Did not play Deb Richardson - 9th
WPVA 1993 Did not play Lori Forsythe - 3rd
WPVA 1994 Did not play Lori Forsythe - 2nd
2001 Liz Masakayan - 4th Elaine Youngs - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2002 Austria Grand Slam 7 9th 160 US$5,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2002 Hellas Open 9 5th 180 US$6,675.00
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
AVP 6/28-30/2002 Belmar Open 2 17th 72 $500.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2002 Switzerland Open 7 9th 120 US$3,900.00
AVP 6/14-16/2002 Santa Barbara Open 2 2nd 324 $9,750.00
AVP 6/7-9/2002 Hermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash 2 2nd 388 $11,700.00
AVP 5/24-26/2002 Huntington Beach Open 2 2nd 324 $9,750.00
Manhattan Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/9/2002 Winner 1 Samantha Meador / Teri Van Dyke (28) Won 21-8, 21-11 0:39
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dianne DeNecocheaTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A4N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A3N/A0N/A
Barbra FontanaTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A2N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A2N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Fri, 8/9/2002 Winner 2 Kaili Kimura / Monique Oliver (12) Won 21-8, 21-14 0:41
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dianne DeNecocheaTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A3N/A3N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A2N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A1N/A
Barbra FontanaTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Fri, 8/9/2002 Winner 3 Lisa Arce / Linda Hanley (4) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:38
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dianne DeNecocheaTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A3N/A2N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A2N/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
Sat, 8/10/2002 Winner 4 Holly McPeak / Elaine Youngs (1) Lost 19-21, 11-21 0:42
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dianne DeNecocheaTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A3N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
 2N/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
Sat, 8/10/2002 Contender 6 Carrie Dodd / Leanne McSorley (3) Lost 22-20, 19-21, 15-17 1:12
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dianne DeNecocheaTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A3N/A1N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 3N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A1N/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
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dianne DeNecocheaN/AN/AN/AN/A16N/A6N/A
Barbra FontanaN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A2N/A
TotalN/AN/AN/AN/A16N/A8N/A
OpponentsN/AN/AN/AN/A9N/A6N/A
Head to Head Results
DeNecochea/Fontana lead the series against the field 13-9 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 McPeak/Youngs 0-5
8/10/02AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 4 McPeak/Youngs 1 DeNecochea/Fontana 5 21-19, 21-11 0:42
7/27/02FIVBHellas Open Winner 2 McPeak/Youngs 2 DeNecochea/Fontana 9 21-17, 21-13 0:39
6/16/02AVPSanta Barbara Open Finals McPeak/Youngs 1 DeNecochea/Fontana 2 21-15, 21-13 0:45
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 # 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 2-0
6/16/02AVPSanta Barbara Open Semi-Finals DeNecochea/Fontana 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 21-14, 21-15 0:41
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
Series tied with # 3 Dodd/McSorley 2-2
8/10/02AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 6 Dodd/McSorley 3 DeNecochea/Fontana 5 20-22, 21-19, 17-15 1:12
7/11/02FIVBCanada Open Pool F Dodd/McSorley 22 DeNecochea/Fontana 6 14-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:45
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 # 4 Arce/Hanley 3-0
8/9/02AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 3 DeNecochea/Fontana 5 Arce/Hanley 4 21-19, 21-17 0:38
6/16/02AVPSanta Barbara Open Contender 5 DeNecochea/Fontana 2 Arce/Hanley 4 21-16, 21-15 0:41
5/26/02AVPHuntington Beach Open Semi-Finals DeNecochea/Fontana 2 Arce/Hanley 3 21-17, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 7 Eldridge/Meredith 2-0
6/16/02AVPSanta Barbara Open Contender 4 DeNecochea/Fontana 2 Eldridge/Meredith 6 21-18, 21-19 0:45
6/8/02AVPHermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash Winner 3 DeNecochea/Fontana 2 Eldridge/Meredith 7 21-19, 21-14 0:40
Trail the series against # 8 Akers/Pavley 0-1
6/15/02AVPSanta Barbara Open Winner 3 Akers/Pavley 23 DeNecochea/Fontana 2 21-16, 15-21, 20-18 1:00
Lead the series against # 11 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 # 12 Kimura/Oliver 1-0
8/9/02AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 2 DeNecochea/Fontana 5 Kimura/Oliver 12 21-8, 21-14 0:41
Trail the series against # 15 Keller/Miller 0-1
6/29/02AVPBelmar Open Contender 1 Keller/Miller 16 DeNecochea/Fontana 2 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 18 Hughes/Pagano 1-0
5/25/02AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 2 DeNecochea/Fontana 2 Hughes/Pagano 18 21-18, 21-15 0:30
Lead the series against # 28 Meador/Van Dyke 1-0
8/9/02AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 1 DeNecochea/Fontana 5 Meador/Van Dyke 28 21-8, 21-11 0:39