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AVP Tour
$200,000 AVP Toyota Hermosa Beach Open presented by Bud Light
May 18 - 20, 2007

(24) Jenelle Koester/Saralyn Smith

Jenelle Koester

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 16, 1977 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Beason, IL

Height:

6'0"

College(s):

Connecticut

Seasons:

Tournaments:

107

Career Best:

3rd (NVL Aspen 2012)

Career AVP Best:

7th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$50,107.50

Saralyn Smith

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 23, 1978 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Key West, FL

Height:

6'1"

College(s):

Hartford

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (NORCECA Guatemala City 2009)

Career AVP Best:

9th (12 times)

Career Winnings:

$52,742.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	$2,200.00

Previous Hermosa Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2001	Romana Neuschaefer - 29th	Did not play
2002	Did not play	Alicia Polzin - 53rd
2003	Denise Johns - 17th	Barb Birnbaum - 27th
2004	Daven Allison - 17th	Sharman Mitchell - 25th
2005	Pat Keller - 7th	Ann Windes - 17th
2006	Courtney Guerra - 17th	Ann Windes - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	5/3-6/2007	Huntington Beach Open	23	17th	72	$700.00
AVP	4/13-15/2007	Miami Open	21	17th	72	$800.00

Hermosa Beach Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sat, 5/19/2007

Winner 1

Angela Lewis / Priscilla Lima (9)

Lost 21-16, 13-21, 10-15

0:53

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jenelle Koester	Total	28	14	3	0.393	0	7	2	1
	1	11	7	1	0.545	0	3	1	0
	2	9	4	1	0.333	0	2	1	1
	3	8	3	1	0.250	0	2	0	0
Saralyn Smith	Total	23	11	3	0.348	1	5	1	3
	1	10	6	1	0.500	0	2	0	1
	2	7	3	1	0.286	1	1	1	2
	3	6	2	1	0.167	0	2	0	0

Sat, 5/19/2007

Contender 1

Sara Johnson / Jill Muhe (25, Q1)

Won 21-13, 21-18

0:39

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jenelle Koester	Total	24	15	1	0.583	1	13	2	2
	1	12	8	0	0.667	0	4	2	1
	2	12	7	1	0.500	1	9	0	1
Saralyn Smith	Total	30	15	2	0.433	0	11	1	0
	1	12	4	2	0.167	0	4	1	0
	2	18	11	0	0.611	0	7	0	0

Sat, 5/19/2007

Contender 2

Janelle Allen / Jennifer Snyder (23)

Lost 21-16, 12-21, 9-15

0:40

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jenelle Koester	Total	49	20	7	0.265	0	9	0	3
	1	15	10	1	0.600	0	3	0	1
	2	19	6	4	0.105	0	3	0	1
	3	15	4	2	0.133	0	3	0	1
Saralyn Smith	Total	23	11	4	0.304	2	7	0	2
	1	11	6	2	0.364	1	4	0	0
	2	7	4	0	0.571	0	1	0	1
	3	5	1	2	-0.200	1	2	0	1

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jenelle Koester	101	49	11	0.376	1	29	4	6
Saralyn Smith	76	37	9	0.368	3	23	2	5

Head to Head Results
Koester/Smith trail the series against the field 2-4 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 7 McPeak/Tom 0-1
4/14/07	AVP	Miami Open	Contender 1	McPeak/Tom	6	Koester/Smith	21	21-9, 21-13	0:40
Trail the series against # 9 Lewis/Lima 0-1
5/19/07	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 1	Lewis/Lima	9	Koester/Smith	24	16-21, 21-13, 15-10	0:53
Trail the series against # 12 Akers/Niles 0-1
4/14/07	AVP	Miami Open	Winner 1	Akers/Niles	12	Koester/Smith	21	21-16, 18-21, 15-8	0:44
Trail the series against # 23 Allen/Snyder 0-1
5/19/07	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 2	Allen/Snyder	23	Koester/Smith	24	16-21, 21-12, 15-9	0:40
Lead the series against # 25, Q1 Johnson/Muhe 1-0
5/19/07	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 1	Koester/Smith	24	Johnson/Muhe	25, Q1	21-13, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # Q9 Fusco/Kirstein 1-0
5/4/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 1	Koester/Smith	23	Fusco/Kirstein	26, Q12	21-18, 21-17	0:36