AVP Tour
$200,000 AVP Atlanta Open
June 7 - 10, 2007
(3) 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 Atlanta Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB 1996 Did not play Linda Hanley - 4th
2006 Tammy Leibl - 5th Carrie Dodd - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 5/31-6/3/2007 Tampa Open 4 3rd 270 $9,500.00
AVP 5/24-27/2007 Louisville Open 4 3rd 270 $9,500.00
AVP 5/18-20/2007 Hermosa Beach Open 4 7th 180 $4,600.00
AVP 5/10-13/2007 Glendale Open 4 3rd 270 $9,500.00
AVP 5/3-6/2007 Huntington Beach Open 4 5th 216 $6,000.00
AVP 4/19-22/2007 Dallas Open 4 3rd 270 $9,500.00
AVP 4/13-15/2007 Miami Open 5 3rd 270 $9,500.00
Atlanta Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/8/2007 Winner 2 Suzanne Barnes / Michelle Williams (19) Won 19-21, 21-19, 15-11 1:22
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dianne DeNecocheaTotal301530.4003333
 114620.2862111
 210510.4001120
 36400.6670102
Barbra FontanaTotal321950.43802211
 115740.20001410
 28510.5000301
 39700.7780500
Fri, 6/8/2007 Winner 3 Carrie Dodd / Tatiana Minello (6) Won 30-28, 21-17 0:56
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dianne DeNecocheaTotal271930.5934436
 1171310.7062235
 210620.4002201
Barbra FontanaTotal281610.5360401
 118900.5000300
 210710.6000101
Sat, 6/9/2007 Winner 4 Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (7) Won 34-32, 16-21, 16-14 1:20
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dianne DeNecocheaTotal341860.3533605
 112910.6671301
 21645-0.0631102
 36500.8331202
Barbra FontanaTotal452250.37801322
 1201120.4500512
 211410.2730310
 314720.3570500
Sun, 6/10/2007 Semi-Finals Rachel Scott / Tyra Turner (2) Lost 18-21, 28-30 0:55
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dianne DeNecocheaTotal291660.3453912
 18620.5000110
 2211040.2863802
Barbra FontanaTotal351640.34301401
 115910.5330501
 220730.2000900
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dianne DeNecochea12068180.4171322716
Barbra Fontana14073150.41405335
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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
2002AVP703102000100 $48,300.00 191163.3 %
2002FIVB800002050100 $37,570.00 191555.9 %
2007AVP800601100000 $67,600.00 271564.3 %
TotalAVP1503703100100 $115,900.00 462663.9 %
TotalFIVB800002050100 $37,570.00 191555.9 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Dianne DeNecochea  Barbra Fontana
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
7031020100 $24,150.00 2002AVP7031020100 $24,150.00
8000025100 $18,785.00 2002FIVB8000025100 $18,785.00
8014021000 $22,090.00 2003AVP3000012000 $3,090.00
7001015000 $29,000.00 2003FIVB1000000010 $1,750.00
3000021000 $3,800.00 2004AVP11013061000 $28,912.50
           2004FIVB2000000002 $0.00
13004054000 $43,900.00 2005AVP          
16005065000 $53,600.00 2006AVP150000114000 $33,400.00
3000000102 $1,500.00 2006FIVB2000000011 $1,000.00
8006020000 $33,800.00 2007AVP8006020000 $33,800.00
93142222630512 $277,226.00 TotalTotal251203640218538623 $820,135.00
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%
2006-200731 73.8% 8 19.0% 3 7.1% 39-3 92.9% 7 22.6% 3 9.7% 21 67.7% 7-24 22.6% 31-21 59.6% 15-6 71.4% 00 46-27 63.0%
Against the Field30 62.5% 12 25.0% 6 12.5% 42-6 87.5% 8 17.8% 5 11.1% 32 71.1% 8-37 17.8% 60-64 48.4% 40-22 64.5% 00 50-43 53.8%
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 22-16 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 2 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 0-6
6/2/07AVPTampa Open Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 21-14, 21-19 0:47
5/27/07AVPLouisville Open Semi-Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 21-17, 21-14 0:42
5/12/07AVPGlendale Open Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 18-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:55
5/5/07AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 21-13, 21-19 0:40
4/21/07AVPDallas Open Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 21-16, 21-18 0:47
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 DeNecochea/Fontana 7 21-13, 21-17 0:35
Series tied with # 2 Scott/Turner 2-2
6/10/07AVPAtlanta Open Semi-Finals Scott/Turner 2 DeNecochea/Fontana 3 21-18, 30-28 0:55
5/13/07AVPGlendale Open Semi-Finals Scott/Turner 3 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 17-21, 22-20, 15-13 0:56
4/20/07AVPDallas Open Winner 3 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 Scott/Turner 5 21-17, 21-19 0:52
4/15/07AVPMiami Open Contender 5 DeNecochea/Fontana 5 Scott/Turner 4 19-21, 21-15, 15-12 1:04
Trail the series against # 4 Kessy/Ross 1-4
6/2/07AVPTampa Open Winner 3 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 Kessy/Ross 5 21-15, 21-16 0:49
5/25/07AVPLouisville Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 5 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 21-18, 21-16 0:50
5/19/07AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 5 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 21-19, 13-21, 15-11 1:04
5/6/07AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 6 Kessy/Ross 6 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 21-17, 22-20 0:48
4/15/07AVPMiami Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 11 DeNecochea/Fontana 5 21-14, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 5 McPeak/Tom 1-0
6/2/07AVPTampa Open Contender 5 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 McPeak/Tom 7 21-16, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # 6 Dodd/Minello 4-0
6/8/07AVPAtlanta Open Winner 3 DeNecochea/Fontana 3 Dodd/Minello 6 30-28, 21-17 0:56
5/27/07AVPLouisville Open Contender 5 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 Dodd/Minello 6 21-14, 22-24, 15-10 1:05
4/22/07AVPDallas Open Contender 5 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 Dodd/Minello 7 23-21, 14-21, 15-8 0:57
4/14/07AVPMiami Open Contender 3 DeNecochea/Fontana 5 Dodd/Minello 7 23-25, 24-22, 15-6 1:05
Lead the series against # 7 Davis/Johnson Jordan 4-3
6/9/07AVPAtlanta Open Winner 4 DeNecochea/Fontana 3 Davis/Johnson Jordan 7 34-32, 16-21, 16-14 1:20
5/20/07AVPHermosa Beach Open Contender 5 Davis/Johnson Jordan 8 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 21-18, 32-30 1:01
4/14/07AVPMiami Open Contender 4 DeNecochea/Fontana 5 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 21-13, 23-21 0:46
9/7/02AVPLas Vegas Shootout Semi-Finals Davis/Johnson Jordan 2 DeNecochea/Fontana 3 22-20, 21-16 0:39
8/24/02AVPUS Championships of Beach Volleyball Winner 4 Davis/Johnson Jordan 2 DeNecochea/Fontana 6 21-17, 21-12 0:45
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
Lead the series against # 8 Lewis/Lima 1-0
5/5/07AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 3 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 Lewis/Lima 12 21-14, 22-20 0:44
Series tied with # 9 Akers/Niles 1-1
5/11/07AVPGlendale Open Winner 2 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 Akers/Niles 13 16-21, 22-20, 15-11 1:02
4/14/07AVPMiami Open Winner 2 Akers/Niles 12 DeNecochea/Fontana 5 26-24, 19-21, 15-12 1:08
Lead the series against # 11 Ivy Swift/Lowe 2-0
6/1/07AVPTampa Open Winner 2 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 Ivy Swift/Lowe 13 21-12, 21-23, 15-11 0:59
5/26/07AVPLouisville Open Contender 3 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 Ivy Swift/Lowe 16 21-16, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # 14 D'Amore/Polzin 1-0
5/19/07AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 2 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 D'Amore/Polzin 20 21-7, 21-12 0:34
Lead the series against # 15 Jameson/Jones 1-0
6/15/02AVPSanta Barbara Open Contender 3 DeNecochea/Fontana 2 Jameson/Jones 13 21-8, 23-21 0:36
Lead the series against # 18 Allen/Snyder 1-0
5/19/07AVPHermosa Beach Open Contender 4 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 Allen/Snyder 23 21-18, 21-19 0:47
Lead the series against # 19 Barnes/Williams 2-0
6/8/07AVPAtlanta Open Winner 2 DeNecochea/Fontana 3 Barnes/Williams 19 19-21, 21-19, 15-11 1:22
5/4/07AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 2 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 Barnes/Williams 13 21-15, 21-14 0:43
Lead the series against # Q2 Byrd/Jensen 1-0
5/19/07AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 1 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 Byrd/Jensen 29, Q4 21-8, 21-10 0:35