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AVP Tour
$150,000 Chicago Open Presented by Bud Light
August 28 - 30, 2003

(16) Sharman Mitchell/Alicia Polzin

Sharman Grant Mitchell

Photo: Stan Liu

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 23, 1973 (52 yrs old)

Height:

6'0"

College(s):

Utah

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

7th (BVA Oceanside 2001)

Career AVP Best:

9th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$6,405.00

Alicia Polzin

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 6, 1971 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Houston, TX

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

Long Beach State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (NORCECA Boca Chica 2007)

Career AVP Best:

3rd (Chicago 2007)

Career Winnings:

$71,517.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	27	33	Money
AVP	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	2	1	1	$7,960.00

Previous Chicago Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2002	Alicia Polzin - 13th	Sharman Mitchell - 13th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/14-16/2003	Huntington Beach Open	20, Q1	9th	172	$1,920.00
AVP	8/7-9/2003	Manhattan Beach Open	19	17th	86	$600.00
AVP	7/25-27/2003	Belmar Open	18, Q2	17th	72	$500.00
AVP	6/13-15/2003	San Diego Open	16, Q5	17th	72	$500.00
AVP	6/6-8/2003	Hermosa Beach Open	14	13th	130	$1,260.00
AVP	4/25-27/2003	Tempe Open	Q7	25th	36	$0.00
AVP	4/4-6/2003	Fort Lauderdale Open	Q11	25th	36	$0.00

Chicago Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 8/29/2003

Winner 1

Barbara Khozam / Kristin Schritter (17, Q3)

Won 17-21, 21-19, 15-10

1:01

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Sharman Mitchell	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
	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
Alicia Polzin	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	1	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	1	N/A	1	N/A
	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A

Fri, 8/29/2003

Winner 2

Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings (1)

Lost 12-21, 10-21

0:29

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Sharman Mitchell	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
Alicia Polzin	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, 8/29/2003

Contender 1

Tanya Fuamatu-Anderson / Heidi Ilustre (15)

Won 21-15, 21-18

0:40

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Sharman Mitchell	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	2	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	2	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
Alicia Polzin	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	4	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	2	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	2	N/A

Fri, 8/29/2003

Contender 2

Anne McArthur / Sarah White (23, Q11)

Won 21-16, 21-13

0:34

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Sharman Mitchell	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	4	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	2	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	2	N/A
Alicia Polzin	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	4	N/A	4	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	3	N/A	3	N/A

Fri, 8/29/2003

Contender 3

Barbra Fontana / Jennifer Kessy (11)

Lost 14-21, 19-21

0:36

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Sharman Mitchell	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
Alicia Polzin	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

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Sharman Mitchell	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	7	N/A
Alicia Polzin	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6	N/A	9	N/A
Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6	N/A	16	N/A
Opponents	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	9	N/A	6	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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	2	0	$6,100.00
Manhattan Beach	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$600.00
Tour Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,260.00
Total	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	2	0	$7,960.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Sharman Mitchell												Alicia Polzin
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
19	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	4	0	$4,425.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	81	0	0	1	0	3	34	33	5	0	$61,050.00
											Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$650.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$350.00	Manhattan Beach	8	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	$7,150.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$630.00	Tour Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$630.00
24	0	0	0	0	0	5	6	5	0	$5,405.00	Total	91	0	0	1	0	3	40	35	5	0	$69,480.00

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	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	$1,260.00	2	2	50.0 %
2003	AVP	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	2	0	$6,700.00	13	15	46.4 %
Total	AVP	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	2	2	$7,960.00	15	17	46.9 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Sharman Mitchell													Alicia Polzin
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	$0.00	1996	WPVA
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	2001	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	2001	BVA
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	$630.00	2002	AVP	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	$630.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	0	$3,350.00	2003	AVP	8	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	0	$3,350.00
24	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	6	10	$4,980.00	Total	Total	14	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	2	5	$3,980.00

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	11	73.3%	3	20.0%	1	6.7%	14-1	93.3%	1	6.3%	3	18.8%	12	75.0%	1-15	6.3%	11-12	47.8%	4-4	50.0%	0	0	15-17	46.9%
2002-2003	11	73.3%	3	20.0%	1	6.7%	14-1	93.3%	1	6.3%	3	18.8%	12	75.0%	1-15	6.3%	11-12	47.8%	4-4	50.0%	0	0	15-17	46.9%
Against the Field	6	75.0%	1	12.5%	1	12.5%	7-1	87.5%	1	7.1%	2	14.3%	11	78.6%	1-13	7.1%	12-20	37.5%	4-6	40.0%	0	0	8-14	36.4%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	5	3	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	13
Manhattan Beach	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Tour Championships	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Total	0	0	5	3	0	0	0	0	4	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	17

Head to Head Results
Mitchell/Polzin trail the series against the field 8-14 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 9 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 0-1
8/29/03	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 2	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Mitchell/Polzin	16	21-12, 21-10	0:29
Trail the series against # 2 McPeak/Youngs 0-1
6/7/03	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 2	McPeak/Youngs	3	Mitchell/Polzin	14	21-13, 21-8	0:32
Trail the series against # 3 DeNecochea/Reynolds 0-1
6/7/03	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 2	DeNecochea/Reynolds	6	Mitchell/Polzin	14	23-21, 21-17	0:44
Trail the series against # 4 Davis/Johnson Jordan 0-1
8/8/03	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 2	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	Mitchell/Polzin	19	21-10, 21-12	0:37
Trail the series against # 7 Meredith/Stammer 0-1
8/15/03	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 3	Meredith/Stammer	8	Mitchell/Polzin	20, Q1	21-12, 21-19	0:25
Trail the series against # 9 Keller/Miller 0-1
8/23/02	AVP	US Championships of Beach Volleyball	Contender 2	Keller/Miller	18	Mitchell/Polzin	23	21-15, 21-13	0:40
Trail the series against # 11 Fontana/Kessy 0-1
8/29/03	AVP	Chicago Open	Contender 3	Fontana/Kessy	11	Mitchell/Polzin	16	21-14, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # 12 Bowles/Young 2-1
8/15/03	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 2	Mitchell/Polzin	20, Q1	Bowles/Young	11	21-18, 21-16	0:47
6/14/03	AVP	San Diego Open	Contender 1	Bowles/Young	18	Mitchell/Polzin	16, Q5	19-21, 21-19, 15-13
6/7/03	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 1	Mitchell/Polzin	14	Bowles/Young	19	21-19, 21-19	0:41
Trail the series against # 13 Jameson/Jones 0-2
8/15/03	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 1	Jameson/Jones	13	Mitchell/Polzin	20, Q1	21-16, 18-21, 15-10	0:57
7/26/03	AVP	Belmar Open	Contender 1	Jameson/Jones	16	Mitchell/Polzin	18, Q2	21-16, 21-11	0:35
Lead the series against # 14 Roca/Santana-Baeni 1-0
8/8/03	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 1	Mitchell/Polzin	19	Roca/Santana-Baeni	14	21-18, 12-21, 15-13	1:14
Series tied with # 15 Fuamatu-Anderson/Ilustre 1-1
8/29/03	AVP	Chicago Open	Contender 1	Mitchell/Polzin	16	Fuamatu-Anderson/Ilustre	15	21-15, 21-18	0:40
7/26/03	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 1	Fuamatu-Anderson/Ilustre	15	Mitchell/Polzin	18, Q2	21-11, 21-17	0:35
Series tied with # 17, Q3 Khozam/Schritter 1-1
8/29/03	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 1	Mitchell/Polzin	16	Khozam/Schritter	17, Q3	17-21, 21-19, 15-10	1:01
6/13/03	AVP	San Diego Open	Qualifier 4	Khozam/Schritter	21, Q4	Mitchell/Polzin	16, Q5	21-17, 12-21, 17-15	1:00
Lead the series against # 18, Q1 Bragado-Corso/Fendrick 1-0
8/15/03	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 1	Mitchell/Polzin	20, Q1	Bragado-Corso/Fendrick	19, Q3	21-18, 24-22	0:50
Series tied with # 22, Q5 Audette/Reale 1-1
6/7/03	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 1	Mitchell/Polzin	14	Audette/Reale	20, Q6	21-18, 21-13	0:40
4/25/03	AVP	Tempe Open	Qualifier 4	Audette/Reale	21, Q6	Mitchell/Polzin	Q7	21-18
Lead the series against # 23, Q11 McArthur/White 1-0
8/29/03	AVP	Chicago Open	Contender 2	Mitchell/Polzin	16	McArthur/White	23, Q11	21-16, 21-13	0:34
Trail the series against # Q4 Coleman/Deckert 0-1
8/8/03	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 2	Coleman/Deckert	29, Q5	Mitchell/Polzin	19	21-16, 25-23	0:55