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AVP Tour
$280,000 AVP Brooklyn Open presented by Cushman & Wakefield
August 23 - 26, 2007

(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 Brooklyn Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2006	Tammy Leibl - 9th	Carrie Dodd - 7th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/16-19/2007	Boston Open	6	3rd	390	$13,300.00
AVP	7/5-8/2007	Seaside Heights Open	4	5th	216	$6,000.00
AVP	6/14-17/2007	Charleston Open	4	7th	180	$4,650.00
AVP	6/7-10/2007	Atlanta Open	3	3rd	270	$9,500.00
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

Brooklyn Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 8/24/2007

Winner 1

Angie Hall / Lauren Mills (27, Q5)

Won 21-12, 21-19

0:34

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Dianne DeNecochea	Total	17	14	2	0.706	2	4	2	3
	1	11	8	2	0.545	1	2	2	1
	2	6	6	0	1.000	1	2	0	2
Barbra Fontana	Total	21	11	2	0.429	0	5	1	1
	1	9	7	0	0.778	0	5	0	0
	2	12	4	2	0.167	0	0	1	1

Fri, 8/24/2007

Winner 2

Paula Roca / Sarah Straton (11)

Won 21-13, 21-13

0:39

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Dianne DeNecochea	Total	23	13	3	0.435	5	6	1	2
	1	13	7	3	0.308	2	3	1	1
	2	10	6	0	0.600	3	3	0	1
Barbra Fontana	Total	19	9	4	0.263	0	14	2	1
	1	8	3	3	0.000	0	6	2	0
	2	11	6	1	0.455	0	8	0	1

Sat, 8/25/2007

Winner 3

Rachel Scott / Tyra Turner (3)

Won 21-15, 21-15

0:45

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Dianne DeNecochea	Total	24	17	2	0.625	3	4	4	5
	1	11	8	1	0.636	0	0	4	2
	2	13	9	1	0.615	3	4	0	3
Barbra Fontana	Total	18	9	3	0.333	0	15	0	0
	1	12	6	3	0.250	0	11	0	0
	2	6	3	0	0.500	0	4	0	0

Sat, 8/25/2007

Winner 4

Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs (2)

Lost 12-21, 17-21

0:46

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Dianne DeNecochea	Total	27	16	5	0.407	1	2	0	3
	1	13	7	3	0.308	1	2	0	2
	2	14	9	2	0.500	0	0	0	1
Barbra Fontana	Total	18	5	2	0.167	0	9	1	2
	1	8	1	1	0.000	0	3	0	1
	2	10	4	1	0.300	0	6	1	1

Sat, 8/25/2007

Contender 6

Jennifer Kessy / April Ross (5)

Lost 16-21, 10-21

0:45

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Dianne DeNecochea	Total	17	6	3	0.176	1	2	1	0
	1	7	3	1	0.286	1	2	1	0
	2	10	3	2	0.100	0	0	0	0
Barbra Fontana	Total	21	9	3	0.286	0	12	0	0
	1	10	6	0	0.600	0	6	0	0
	2	11	3	3	0.000	0	6	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Dianne DeNecochea	108	66	15	0.472	12	18	8	13
Barbra Fontana	97	43	14	0.299	0	55	4	4

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	7	0	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	$48,300.00	19	11	63.3 %
2002	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	1	0	0	$37,570.00	19	15	55.9 %
2007	AVP	12	0	0	7	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	$100,050.00	39	23	62.9 %
Total	AVP	19	0	3	8	0	5	2	0	0	1	0	0	$148,350.00	58	34	63.0 %
Total	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	1	0	0	$37,570.00	19	15	55.9 %

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
7	0	3	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	$24,150.00	2002	AVP	7	0	3	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	$24,150.00
8	0	0	0	0	2	5	1	0	0	$18,785.00	2002	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	2	5	1	0	0	$18,785.00
8	0	1	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	$22,090.00	2003	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$3,090.00
7	0	0	1	0	1	5	0	0	0	$29,000.00	2003	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,750.00
3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$3,800.00	2004	AVP	11	0	1	3	0	6	1	0	0	0	$28,912.50
											2004	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
13	0	0	4	0	5	4	0	0	0	$43,900.00	2005	AVP
16	0	0	5	0	6	5	0	0	0	$53,600.00	2006	AVP	15	0	0	0	0	11	4	0	0	0	$33,400.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$1,500.00	2006	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$1,000.00
15	0	0	7	0	6	2	0	0	0	$56,875.00	2007	AVP	15	0	0	8	0	5	2	0	0	0	$60,275.00
100	1	4	23	2	30	32	5	1	2	$300,301.00	Total	Total	258	20	36	42	21	88	40	6	2	3	$846,610.00

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%
2006-2007	31	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%	0	0	46-27	63.0%
Against the Field	29	63.0%	11	23.9%	6	13.0%	40-6	87.0%	8	16.7%	5	10.4%	35	72.9%	8-40	16.7%	58-70	45.3%	38-22	63.3%	0	0	48-46	51.1%

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 27-25 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 0-7
8/19/07	AVP	Boston Open	Semi-Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	DeNecochea/Fontana	6	21-11, 21-14	0:45
6/2/07	AVP	Tampa Open	Winner 4	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	21-14, 21-19	0:47
5/27/07	AVP	Louisville Open	Semi-Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	21-17, 21-14	0:42
5/12/07	AVP	Glendale Open	Winner 4	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	18-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:55
5/5/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 4	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	21-13, 21-19	0:40
4/21/07	AVP	Dallas Open	Winner 4	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	21-16, 21-18	0:47
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	DeNecochea/Fontana	7	21-13, 21-17	0:35
Trail the series against # 2 Branagh/Youngs 1-4
8/25/07	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	2	DeNecochea/Fontana	6	21-12, 21-17	0:46
8/18/07	AVP	Boston Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	2	DeNecochea/Fontana	6	21-19, 21-14	0:40
6/2/07	AVP	Tampa Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	3	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	21-14, 21-12	0:43
5/13/07	AVP	Glendale Open	Contender 5	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-15, 21-17	0:45
4/22/07	AVP	Dallas Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	2	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	21-17, 21-18	0:48
Lead the series against # 3 Scott/Turner 3-2
8/25/07	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Winner 3	DeNecochea/Fontana	6	Scott/Turner	3	21-15, 21-15	0:45
6/10/07	AVP	Atlanta Open	Semi-Finals	Scott/Turner	2	DeNecochea/Fontana	3	21-18, 30-28	0:55
5/13/07	AVP	Glendale Open	Semi-Finals	Scott/Turner	3	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	17-21, 22-20, 15-13	0:56
4/20/07	AVP	Dallas Open	Winner 3	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	Scott/Turner	5	21-17, 21-19	0:52
4/15/07	AVP	Miami Open	Contender 5	DeNecochea/Fontana	5	Scott/Turner	4	19-21, 21-15, 15-12	1:04
Lead the series against # 4 Davis/Johnson Jordan 5-4
8/17/07	AVP	Boston Open	Winner 3	DeNecochea/Fontana	6	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	17-21, 21-18, 16-14	0:55
7/8/07	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Contender 6	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	17-21, 21-12, 15-10	1:00
6/9/07	AVP	Atlanta Open	Winner 4	DeNecochea/Fontana	3	Davis/Johnson Jordan	7	34-32, 16-21, 16-14	1:20
5/20/07	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 5	Davis/Johnson Jordan	8	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	21-18, 32-30	1:01
4/14/07	AVP	Miami Open	Contender 4	DeNecochea/Fontana	5	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	21-13, 23-21	0:46
9/7/02	AVP	Las Vegas Shootout	Semi-Finals	Davis/Johnson Jordan	2	DeNecochea/Fontana	3	22-20, 21-16	0:39
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
Trail the series against # 5 Kessy/Ross 2-7
8/25/07	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Contender 6	Kessy/Ross	5	DeNecochea/Fontana	6	21-16, 21-10	0:45
8/19/07	AVP	Boston Open	Contender 5	DeNecochea/Fontana	6	Kessy/Ross	5	23-21, 23-25, 15-11	1:12
7/7/07	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	5	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	21-13, 21-19	0:45
6/16/07	AVP	Charleston Open	Contender 4	Kessy/Ross	6	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	21-12, 23-21	0:49
6/2/07	AVP	Tampa Open	Winner 3	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	Kessy/Ross	5	21-15, 21-16	0:49
5/25/07	AVP	Louisville Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	5	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	21-18, 21-16	0:50
5/19/07	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	5	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	21-19, 13-21, 15-11	1:04
5/6/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 6	Kessy/Ross	6	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	21-17, 22-20	0:48
4/15/07	AVP	Miami Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	11	DeNecochea/Fontana	5	21-14, 21-19	0:43
Lead the series against # 7 Akers/Niles 2-1
7/7/07	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Contender 4	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	Akers/Niles	7	29-27, 26-24	1:06
5/11/07	AVP	Glendale Open	Winner 2	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	Akers/Niles	13	16-21, 22-20, 15-11	1:02
4/14/07	AVP	Miami Open	Winner 2	Akers/Niles	12	DeNecochea/Fontana	5	26-24, 19-21, 15-12	1:08
Lead the series against # 8 Dodd/Minello 4-0
6/8/07	AVP	Atlanta Open	Winner 3	DeNecochea/Fontana	3	Dodd/Minello	6	30-28, 21-17	0:56
5/27/07	AVP	Louisville Open	Contender 5	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	Dodd/Minello	6	21-14, 22-24, 15-10	1:05
4/22/07	AVP	Dallas Open	Contender 5	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	Dodd/Minello	7	23-21, 14-21, 15-8	0:57
4/14/07	AVP	Miami Open	Contender 3	DeNecochea/Fontana	5	Dodd/Minello	7	23-25, 24-22, 15-6	1:05
Lead the series against # 10 Lewis/Lima 2-0
8/17/07	AVP	Boston Open	Winner 2	DeNecochea/Fontana	6	Lewis/Lima	11	21-16, 21-14	0:38
5/5/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 3	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	Lewis/Lima	12	21-14, 22-20	0:44
Lead the series against # 11 Roca/Straton 1-0
8/24/07	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Winner 2	DeNecochea/Fontana	6	Roca/Straton	11	21-13, 21-13	0:39
Lead the series against # 12 Kropp/Pavley 1-0
7/6/07	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Winner 2	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	Kropp/Pavley	13	22-20, 21-16	0:44
Lead the series against # 13 Ivy Swift/Lowe 2-0
6/1/07	AVP	Tampa Open	Winner 2	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	Ivy Swift/Lowe	13	21-12, 21-23, 15-11	0:59
5/26/07	AVP	Louisville Open	Contender 3	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	Ivy Swift/Lowe	16	21-16, 21-16	0:44
Lead the series against # 16 Barnes/Williams 2-0
6/8/07	AVP	Atlanta Open	Winner 2	DeNecochea/Fontana	3	Barnes/Williams	19	19-21, 21-19, 15-11	1:22
5/4/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 2	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	Barnes/Williams	13	21-15, 21-14	0:43
Lead the series against # 17 Burdine/Hochevar 1-0
6/16/07	AVP	Charleston Open	Contender 3	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	Burdine/Hochevar	18	21-14, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 Hall/Mills 1-0
8/24/07	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Winner 1	DeNecochea/Fontana	6	Hall/Mills	27, Q5	21-12, 21-19	0:34