AVP Tour
$210,000 AVP Crocs Slam McDonalds Chicago Open presented by Nautica
July 10 - 13, 2008
(7) 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 Chicago Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - 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
2002 Barbra Fontana - 5th Dianne DeNecochea - 5th
2003 Nancy Reynolds - 3rd Jennifer Kessy - 7th
2004 Did not play Jennifer Kessy - 7th
2005 Tammy Leibl - 5th Did not play
2006 Tammy Leibl - 3rd Carrie Dodd - 9th
2007 Logan Tom - 9th Alicia Polzin - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 7/4-6/2008 AVP Slam Boulder 4 3rd 390 $9,500.00
AVP 6/20-22/2008 AVP Belmar Open 4 3rd 270 $9,500.00
AVP 6/5-7/2008 AVP Hermosa Beach Open 5 7th 180 $4,600.00
AVP 5/30-6/1/2008 AVP Atlanta 4 5th 216 $6,000.00
AVP 5/24-26/2008 AVP Louisville 3 9th 144 $2,875.00
AVP 5/8-10/2008 AVP Charleston 5 3rd 270 $9,500.00
AVP 5/1-3/2008 AVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach 5 9th 144 $2,875.00
AVP 4/17-20/2008 AVP Gold Crown Dallas 5 7th 180 $4,650.00
AVP 9/14-16/2007 San Francisco Best of the Beach 6 3rd 0 $12,000.00
AVP 8/30-9/2/2007 Cincinnati Open 4 2nd 468 $15,000.00
AVP 8/23-26/2007 Brooklyn Open 6 5th 312 $8,500.00
AVP 8/16-19/2007 Boston Open 6 3rd 390 $13,300.00
AVP Slam Chicago Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/11/2008 Winner 1 Rosalinda Masler / Alicia Zamparelli-Flavia (26, Q2) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:37
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dianne DeNecocheaTotal271820.5932604
 112810.5830203
 2151010.6002401
Barbra FontanaTotal15920.4671600
 110620.4001400
 25300.6000200
Fri, 7/11/2008 Winner 2 Katie Jameson / Tracy Jones (10) Won 22-20, 18-21, 15-9 0:58
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dianne DeNecocheaTotal332130.54501233
 114730.2860330
 213900.6920603
 36500.8330300
Barbra FontanaTotal441730.31801811
 115820.4000500
 218610.2780811
 311300.2730500
Sat, 7/12/2008 Winner 3 Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (2) Lost 21-12, 16-21, 9-15 0:59
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dianne DeNecocheaTotal211500.7144125
 17500.7143012
 212800.6671102
 32201.0000011
Barbra FontanaTotal341620.41201500
 112600.5000700
 213520.2310700
 39500.5560100
Sat, 7/12/2008 Contender 4 Stacy Brannon / Whitney Pavlik (13) Won 22-20, 21-12 0:43
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dianne DeNecocheaTotal201340.4501832
 112730.3330620
 28610.6251212
Barbra FontanaTotal241410.5420611
 112510.3330211
 212900.7500400
Sat, 7/12/2008 Contender 5 Rachel Scott / Tyra Turner (6) Won 21-11, 22-20 0:42
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dianne DeNecocheaTotal221600.7271231
 19600.6671011
 2131000.7690220
Barbra FontanaTotal211210.5240810
 112900.7500610
 29310.2220200
Sun, 7/13/2008 Contender 6 Jennifer Kessy / April Ross (4) Lost 15-21, 14-21 0:42
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dianne DeNecocheaTotal1667-0.0630102
 17330.0000000
 2934-0.1110102
Barbra FontanaTotal241120.3750721
 114420.1430621
 210700.7000100
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dianne DeNecochea13989160.5258301117
Barbra Fontana16279110.42016053
Head to Head Results
DeNecochea/Fontana lead the series against the field 45-43 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 0-12
7/6/08AVPAVP Slam Boulder Semi-Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 21-18, 16-21, 15-7 0:54
5/31/08AVPAVP Atlanta Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 21-14, 21-8 0:37
9/15/07AVPSan Francisco Best of the Beach Semi-Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 DeNecochea/Fontana 6 21-9, 21-11 0:34
9/2/07AVPCincinnati Open Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 21-17, 21-15 1:01
9/1/07AVPCincinnati Open Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 21-16, 21-18 0:45
8/19/07AVPBoston Open Semi-Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 DeNecochea/Fontana 6 21-11, 21-14 0:45
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
Lead the series against # 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 7-6
7/12/08AVPAVP Slam Chicago Open Winner 3 Davis/Johnson Jordan 2 DeNecochea/Fontana 7 12-21, 21-16, 15-9 0:59
6/21/08AVPAVP Belmar Open Winner 4 Davis/Johnson Jordan 1 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 21-16, 21-14 0:42
5/9/08AVPAVP Charleston Winner 3 DeNecochea/Fontana 5 Davis/Johnson Jordan 4 21-19, 13-21, 20-18 1:07
9/15/07AVPSan Francisco Best of the Beach Contender 2 DeNecochea/Fontana 6 Davis/Johnson Jordan 4 21-17, 17-21, 17-15 1:03
8/17/07AVPBoston Open Winner 3 DeNecochea/Fontana 6 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 17-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:55
7/8/07AVPSeaside Heights Open Contender 6 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 17-21, 21-12, 15-10 1:00
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
Trail the series against # 3 Branagh/Youngs 1-5
5/9/08AVPAVP Charleston Winner 4 Branagh/Youngs 1 DeNecochea/Fontana 5 17-21, 21-17, 15-9 1:02
8/25/07AVPBrooklyn Open Winner 4 Branagh/Youngs 2 DeNecochea/Fontana 6 21-12, 21-17 0:46
8/18/07AVPBoston Open Winner 4 Branagh/Youngs 2 DeNecochea/Fontana 6 21-19, 21-14 0:40
6/2/07AVPTampa Open Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 3 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 21-14, 21-12 0:43
5/13/07AVPGlendale Open Contender 5 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 Branagh/Youngs 2 21-15, 21-17 0:45
4/22/07AVPDallas Open Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 2 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 21-17, 21-18 0:48
Trail the series against # 4 Kessy/Ross 2-10
7/13/08AVPAVP Slam Chicago Open Contender 6 Kessy/Ross 4 DeNecochea/Fontana 7 21-15, 21-14 0:42
5/10/08AVPAVP Charleston Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 3 DeNecochea/Fontana 5 21-17, 21-17 0:49
4/19/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Dallas Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 4 DeNecochea/Fontana 5 21-16, 21-16 0:44
8/25/07AVPBrooklyn Open Contender 6 Kessy/Ross 5 DeNecochea/Fontana 6 21-16, 21-10 0:45
8/19/07AVPBoston Open Contender 5 DeNecochea/Fontana 6 Kessy/Ross 5 23-21, 23-25, 15-11 1:12
7/7/07AVPSeaside Heights Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 5 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 21-13, 21-19 0:45
6/16/07AVPCharleston Open Contender 4 Kessy/Ross 6 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 21-12, 23-21 0:49
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 Dodd/Minello 6-2
6/22/08AVPAVP Belmar Open Semi-Finals Dodd/Minello 2 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 21-14, 21-16 0:46
6/6/08AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Winner 3 Dodd/Minello 4 DeNecochea/Fontana 5 22-20, 21-19 0:55
5/10/08AVPAVP Charleston Contender 4 DeNecochea/Fontana 5 Dodd/Minello 7 21-16, 19-21, 15-5 1:00
9/1/07AVPCincinnati Open Winner 3 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 Dodd/Minello 5 22-20, 21-14 0:43
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 # 6 Scott/Turner 5-3
7/12/08AVPAVP Slam Chicago Open Contender 5 DeNecochea/Fontana 7 Scott/Turner 6 21-11, 22-20 0:42
4/20/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Dallas Contender 3 Scott/Turner 3 DeNecochea/Fontana 5 21-11, 21-16 0:42
9/14/07AVPSan Francisco Best of the Beach Winner 1 DeNecochea/Fontana 6 Scott/Turner 3 21-19, 18-21, 15-13 0:59
8/25/07AVPBrooklyn Open Winner 3 DeNecochea/Fontana 6 Scott/Turner 3 21-15, 21-15 0:45
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
Lead the series against # 8 Akers/McPeak 2-1
7/5/08AVPAVP Slam Boulder Winner 3 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 Akers/McPeak 5 21-19, 20-22, 15-13 1:08
6/22/08AVPAVP Belmar Open Contender 4 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 Akers/McPeak 3 22-20, 21-19 0:49
6/1/08AVPAVP Atlanta Contender 4 Akers/McPeak 5 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 21-19, 21-16 0:50
Series tied with # 9 Kropp/Reynolds 2-2
6/21/08AVPAVP Belmar Open Winner 3 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 Kropp/Reynolds 5 21-15, 15-21, 15-11 1:12
6/7/08AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Contender 5 Kropp/Reynolds 9 DeNecochea/Fontana 5 21-19, 21-18 0:53
5/2/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach Contender 3 Kropp/Reynolds 10 DeNecochea/Fontana 5 21-15, 19-21, 15-12 0:59
4/19/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Dallas Winner 2 DeNecochea/Fontana 5 Kropp/Reynolds 12 21-19, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # 10 Jameson/Jones 4-2
7/11/08AVPAVP Slam Chicago Open Winner 2 DeNecochea/Fontana 7 Jameson/Jones 10 22-20, 18-21, 15-9 0:58
5/25/08AVPAVP Louisville Contender 2 Jameson/Jones 8 DeNecochea/Fontana 3 23-21, 16-21, 15-12 1:04
5/2/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach Winner 2 Jameson/Jones 12 DeNecochea/Fontana 5 20-22, 21-14, 15-13 1:02
7/7/07AVPSeaside Heights Open Contender 5 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 Jameson/Jones 19 21-19, 21-18 0:39
6/15/07AVPCharleston Open Winner 2 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 Jameson/Jones 20 21-16, 21-13 0:37
6/15/02AVPSanta Barbara Open Contender 3 DeNecochea/Fontana 2 Jameson/Jones 13 21-8, 23-21 0:36
Lead the series against # 11 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 # 12 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 # 13 Brannon/Pavlik 1-0
7/12/08AVPAVP Slam Chicago Open Contender 4 DeNecochea/Fontana 7 Brannon/Pavlik 13 22-20, 21-12 0:43
Lead the series against # 14 Fendrick/Roca 1-0
6/6/08AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Winner 2 DeNecochea/Fontana 5 Fendrick/Roca 12 21-19, 21-14 0:52
Lead the series against # 15 Lewis/Lima 4-0
5/31/08AVPAVP Atlanta Winner 3 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 Lewis/Lima 12 21-13, 13-21, 15-9 1:12
5/8/08AVPAVP Charleston Winner 2 DeNecochea/Fontana 5 Lewis/Lima 12 23-21, 21-16 0:51
8/17/07AVPBoston Open Winner 2 DeNecochea/Fontana 6 Lewis/Lima 11 21-16, 21-14 0:38
5/5/07AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 3 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 Lewis/Lima 12 21-14, 22-20 0:44
Lead the series against # 16 Johnson/Zartman 2-0
7/5/08AVPAVP Slam Boulder Winner 2 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 Johnson/Zartman 13 21-19, 25-23 0:49
5/2/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach Contender 2 DeNecochea/Fontana 5 Johnson/Zartman 19 21-11, 21-14 0:41
Lead the series against # 18 Pavley/Polzin 1-0
5/26/07AVPLouisville Open Contender 4 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 Pavley/Polzin 14 21-19, 21-13 0:43
Lead the series against # 19 Knopf/Straton 1-0
6/20/08AVPAVP Belmar Open Winner 2 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 Knopf/Straton 13 21-16, 21-12 0:42
Lead the series against # 26, Q2 Masler/Zamparelli-Flavia 1-0
7/11/08AVPAVP Slam Chicago Open Winner 1 DeNecochea/Fontana 7 Masler/Zamparelli-Flavia 26, Q2 21-15, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 28, Q6 Groothuis/Roubanis 1-0
7/4/08AVPAVP Slam Boulder Winner 1 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 Groothuis/Roubanis 29 21-12, 21-12 0:34