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$150,000 Nissan US Championships of Beach Volleyball Presented by Xbox
August 22 - 24, 2002

(6) Dianne DeNecochea/Barbra Fontana

Dianne Shoemaker DeNecochea

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 16, 1967 (58 yrs old)

Home Town:

Brooklyn, MI

Height:

6'4"

College(s):

Tennessee

Seasons:

Tournaments:

146

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

$491,586.00

Barbra Fontana

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 8, 1965 (60 yrs old)

Home Town:

Manhattan Beach, CA

Height:

5'6"

College(s):

Stanford

Seasons:

Tournaments:

293

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$1,005,704.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	37	0	4	13	0	10	6	2	1	1	0	$291,000.00
FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	1	0	US$37,570.00
Overall	45	0	4	13	0	12	6	7	1	2	0	US$328,570.00

Previous Chicago Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
WPVA 1996	Did not play	Linda Hanley - 2nd
WPVA 1997	Did not play	Linda Hanley - 7th
1999	Did not play	Lisa Arce - 7th
FIVB 2000	Did not play	Lisa Arce - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/14-18/2002	China Open	8	9th	120	US$3,900.00
AVP	8/8-10/2002	Manhattan Beach Open	5	5th	286	$4,900.00
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

US Championships of Beach Volleyball Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 8/23/2002

Winner 2

Ashley Bowles / Monique Oliver (11)

Won 21-18, 21-13

0:37

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Dianne DeNecochea	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	4	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	0	N/A
Barbra Fontana	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A

Fri, 8/23/2002

Winner 3

Carrie Dodd / Leanne McSorley (3)

Won 21-18, 21-12

0:42

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Dianne DeNecochea	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	0	N/A
Barbra Fontana	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A

Sat, 8/24/2002

Winner 4

Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (2)

Lost 17-21, 12-21

0:45

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Dianne DeNecochea	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	2	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	1	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	1	N/A
Barbra Fontana	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	1	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	1	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A

Sat, 8/24/2002

Contender 5

Nancy Reynolds / Rachel Scott (5)

Lost 21-14, 21-23, 11-15

0:52

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Dianne DeNecochea	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	4	N/A	1	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2	N/A	1	N/A
	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
Barbra Fontana	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	1	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	1	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Dianne DeNecochea	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	12	N/A	3	N/A
Barbra Fontana	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	2	N/A
Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	12	N/A	5	N/A
Opponents	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	4	N/A	4	N/A

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$10,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	35	0	4	11	0	8	4	5	1	2	0	0	$246,320.00
Manhattan Beach	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$30,900.00
Tour Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,200.00
Total	40	0	4	11	0	11	4	7	1	2	0	0	$291,420.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Dianne DeNecochea												Barbra Fontana
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$8,000.00	World Championships	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	$15,750.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	$23,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	7	1	0	0	0	2	3	0	1	0	$35,500.00
105	2	7	26	1	41	22	3	1	0	$347,295.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	142	4	12	24	12	54	25	7	1	0	$476,077.50
											Goodwill Games	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$13,750.00
9	0	0	2	1	4	2	0	0	0	$37,775.00	Manhattan Beach	8	1	0	0	0	4	3	0	0	0	$31,980.00
3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$6,475.00	Tour Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$3,975.00
126	2	7	28	2	47	34	3	1	0	$423,045.00	Total	165	6	12	26	14	62	32	8	2	0	$577,032.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2002	AVP	6	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	$40,800.00	18	10	64.3 %
2002	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	0	$35,050.00	18	13	58.1 %
Total	AVP	6	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	$40,800.00	18	10	64.3 %
Total	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	0	$35,050.00	18	13	58.1 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Dianne DeNecochea													Barbra Fontana
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1984	P&R	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											1985	P&R	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											1991	WPVA	17	0	0	0	1	8	7	1	0	0	$12,660.00
											1992	WPVA	16	0	0	1	2	5	8	0	0	0	$17,225.00
											1993	WPVA	14	1	6	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	$23,580.00
											1993	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,375.00
											1994	WPVA	14	3	6	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	$52,425.00
											1994	FIVB	5	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	$19,000.00
											1995	WPVA	13	1	1	2	0	6	3	0	0	0	$21,950.00
											1995	FIVB	11	1	0	1	4	2	1	2	0	0	$19,000.00
											1996	WPVA	14	4	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	$70,862.50
											1996	FIVB	8	0	0	0	1	6	1	0	0	0	$25,550.00
											1997	WPVA	12	0	4	2	2	3	1	0	0	0	$35,020.00
											1997	FIVB	7	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	0	0	$19,000.00
											1998	SG	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$13,000.00
											1998	FIVB	8	1	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	$56,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00	1999	AVP	5	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$19,100.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	1999	USAV	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$16,250.00
											1999	FIVB	7	0	0	1	2	3	0	1	0	0	$32,750.00
											2000	AVP	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$25,100.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	$3,891.00	2000	BVA	6	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	$27,000.00
											2000	USAV	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$10,000.00
											2000	FIVB	11	0	1	0	0	7	3	0	0	0	$38,000.00
5	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	$16,085.00	2001	AVP	5	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$24,150.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,875.00	2001	BVA	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00
7	0	0	1	0	2	3	0	1	0	$23,500.00	2001	FIVB	10	2	2	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	$88,750.00
6	0	3	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	$20,400.00	2002	AVP	6	0	3	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	$20,400.00
7	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	0	0	$17,525.00	2002	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	0	0	$17,525.00
33	1	3	1	2	8	14	3	1	0	$84,526.00	Total	Total	207	20	35	30	21	65	31	5	0	0	$713,172.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	75	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%	0	0	106-67	61.3%
2001-2002	16	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%	0	0	19-11	63.3%
Against the Field	12	57.1%	4	19.0%	5	23.8%	16-5	76.2%	3	21.4%	2	14.3%	9	64.3%	3-11	21.4%	24-18	57.1%	14-14	50.0%	0	0	19-16	54.3%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	11	7	0	0	54	29	4	11	0	0	0	0	99	64
Manhattan Beach	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	4
Tour Championships	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Total	0	0	0	0	16	8	0	0	62	34	4	11	0	0	0	0	114	73

Head to Head Results
DeNecochea/Fontana lead the series against the field 12-11 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 McPeak/Youngs 0-5
8/10/02	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 4	McPeak/Youngs	1	DeNecochea/Fontana	5	21-19, 21-11	0:42
7/27/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 2	McPeak/Youngs	2	DeNecochea/Fontana	9	21-17, 21-13	0:39
6/16/02	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Finals	McPeak/Youngs	1	DeNecochea/Fontana	2	21-15, 21-13	0:45
6/9/02	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash	Finals	McPeak/Youngs	1	DeNecochea/Fontana	2	21-15, 21-14	0:38
5/26/02	AVP	Huntington 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 2-1
8/24/02	AVP	US Championships of Beach Volleyball	Winner 4	Davis/Johnson Jordan	2	DeNecochea/Fontana	6	21-17, 21-12	0:45
6/16/02	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Semi-Finals	DeNecochea/Fontana	2	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	21-14, 21-15	0:41
6/9/02	AVP	Hermosa 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 # 3 Dodd/McSorley 3-2
8/23/02	AVP	US Championships of Beach Volleyball	Winner 3	DeNecochea/Fontana	6	Dodd/McSorley	3	21-18, 21-12	0:42
8/10/02	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 6	Dodd/McSorley	3	DeNecochea/Fontana	5	20-22, 21-19, 17-15	1:12
7/11/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool F	Dodd/McSorley	22	DeNecochea/Fontana	6	14-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:45
6/9/02	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash	Semi-Finals	DeNecochea/Fontana	2	Dodd/McSorley	5	21-16, 17-21, 17-15	0:58
5/26/02	AVP	Huntington 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
8/9/02	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 3	DeNecochea/Fontana	5	Arce/Hanley	4	21-19, 21-17	0:38
6/16/02	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Contender 5	DeNecochea/Fontana	2	Arce/Hanley	4	21-16, 21-15	0:41
5/26/02	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Semi-Finals	DeNecochea/Fontana	2	Arce/Hanley	3	21-17, 21-17	0:38
Trail the series against # 5 Reynolds/Scott 0-1
8/24/02	AVP	US Championships of Beach Volleyball	Contender 5	Reynolds/Scott	5	DeNecochea/Fontana	6	14-21, 23-21, 15-11	0:52
Lead the series against # 7 Eldridge/Meredith 2-0
6/16/02	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Contender 4	DeNecochea/Fontana	2	Eldridge/Meredith	6	21-18, 21-19	0:45
6/8/02	AVP	Hermosa 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
6/15/02	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Winner 3	Akers/Pavley	23	DeNecochea/Fontana	2	21-16, 15-21, 20-18	1:00
Lead the series against # 11 Bowles/Oliver 1-0
8/23/02	AVP	US Championships of Beach Volleyball	Winner 2	DeNecochea/Fontana	6	Bowles/Oliver	11	21-18, 21-13	0:37
Trail the series against # 18 Keller/Miller 0-1
6/29/02	AVP	Belmar Open	Contender 1	Keller/Miller	16	DeNecochea/Fontana	2	21-18, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 19 Hughes/Pagano 1-0
5/25/02	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 2	DeNecochea/Fontana	2	Hughes/Pagano	18	21-18, 21-15	0:30