Team Preview

AVP Tour
$150,000 Huntington Beach Open Presented by Bud Light
August 14 - 16, 2003

(9) Angie Akers/Sarah Straton

Angie Akers

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 30, 1976 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Ft. Wayne, IN

Height:

6'0"

College(s):

Notre Dame

Seasons:

Tournaments:

174

Career Best:

2nd (4 times)

Career AVP Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$434,452.50

Sarah Straton

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 6, 1970 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Perth, Western Australia

Height:

6'2"

College(s):

Western Australia

Seasons:

Tournaments:

145

Career Wins:

1 (AVP Muskegon 2001)

Career Winnings:

$182,065.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	Money
AVP	12	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	3	0	0	0	$24,750.00
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$0.00
Overall	13	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	3	0	0	1	US$24,750.00

Previous Huntington Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2002	Ashley Bowles - 37th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/7-9/2003	Manhattan Beach Open	8	9th	172	$1,920.00
AVP	7/25-27/2003	Belmar Open	9	7th	180	$2,500.00
AVP	6/13-15/2003	San Diego Open	8	9th	144	$1,600.00
AVP	6/6-8/2003	Hermosa Beach Open	9	7th	216	$3,000.00
AVP	4/25-27/2003	Tempe Open	11	5th	216	$3,500.00
AVP	4/4-6/2003	Fort Lauderdale Open	8	13th	108	$1,050.00

Huntington Beach Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 8/15/2003

Winner 1

Daven Allison / Kim Zuffelato (24, Q4)

Won 21-16, 21-19

0:39

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Angie Akers	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
Sarah Straton	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	4	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2	N/A	0	N/A

Fri, 8/15/2003

Winner 2

Jennifer Meredith / Wendy Stammer (8)

Lost 17-21, 21-23

0:44

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Angie Akers	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
Sarah Straton	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, 8/15/2003

Contender 1

Kelly Kuebler / Jaimie Lee (23, Q5)

Won 17-21, 25-23, 15-12

1:04

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Angie Akers	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
Sarah Straton	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	0	N/A	0	N/A
	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	1	N/A

Fri, 8/15/2003

Contender 2

Paula Roca / Gracie Santana-Baeni (16)

Lost 21-18, 18-21, 12-15

1:02

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Angie Akers	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	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	1	N/A	0	N/A
Sarah Straton	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2	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

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Angie Akers	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	0	N/A
Sarah Straton	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	7	N/A	1	N/A
Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	8	N/A	1	N/A
Opponents	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	6	N/A

Head to Head Results
Akers/Straton lead the series against the field 16-12 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 McPeak/Youngs 0-1
4/27/03	AVP	Tempe Open	Winner 4	McPeak/Youngs	2	Akers/Straton	11	21-18, 21-16	0:38
Lead the series against # 3 DeNecochea/Reynolds 1-0
4/26/03	AVP	Tempe Open	Winner 2	Akers/Straton	11	DeNecochea/Reynolds	6	21-16, 18-21, 15-12	0:51
Lead the series against # 4 Davis/Johnson Jordan 1-0
4/26/03	AVP	Tempe Open	Winner 3	Akers/Straton	11	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	18-21, 21-13, 15-7	0:44
Trail the series against # 6 Dodd/McSorley 0-2
8/8/03	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 4	Dodd/McSorley	6	Akers/Straton	8	21-11, 21-8	0:21
7/27/03	AVP	Belmar Open	Contender 4	Dodd/McSorley	7	Akers/Straton	9	21-10, 21-15	0:31
Trail the series against # 7 Hanley/Masakayan 1-4
7/26/03	AVP	Belmar Open	Contender 3	Akers/Straton	9	Hanley/Masakayan	6	15-21, 21-19, 16-14	0:53
6/14/03	AVP	San Diego Open	Contender 3	Hanley/Masakayan	6	Akers/Straton	8	16-21, 22-20, 15-11	0:50
6/8/03	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 4	Hanley/Masakayan	7	Akers/Straton	9	21-13, 21-14	0:32
4/27/03	AVP	Tempe Open	Contender 5	Hanley/Masakayan	8	Akers/Straton	11	21-17, 21-16	0:37
4/5/03	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Winner 2	Hanley/Masakayan	9	Akers/Straton	8	21-11, 21-13	0:37
Trail the series against # 8 Meredith/Stammer 0-4
8/15/03	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 2	Meredith/Stammer	8	Akers/Straton	9	21-17, 23-21	0:44
8/8/03	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 2	Meredith/Stammer	9	Akers/Straton	8	21-13, 21-18	0:49
7/26/03	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 2	Meredith/Stammer	8	Akers/Straton	9	24-22, 20-22, 15-10	1:04
6/7/03	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 2	Meredith/Stammer	8	Akers/Straton	9	19-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:59
Lead the series against # 13 Jameson/Jones 1-0
7/26/03	AVP	Belmar Open	Contender 2	Akers/Straton	9	Jameson/Jones	16	21-17, 21-19	0:33
Lead the series against # 15 Galli/Wood 1-0
8/8/03	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 3	Akers/Straton	8	Galli/Wood	18	25-23, 21-14	0:41
Series tied with # 16 Roca/Santana-Baeni 1-1
8/15/03	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 2	Roca/Santana-Baeni	16	Akers/Straton	9	18-21, 21-18, 15-12	1:02
6/7/03	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 2	Akers/Straton	9	Roca/Santana-Baeni	16, Q1	21-17, 25-23	0:46
Lead the series against # 17 Fuamatu-Anderson/Ilustre 1-0
6/14/03	AVP	San Diego Open	Contender 2	Akers/Straton	8	Fuamatu-Anderson/Ilustre	15	21-10, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # 22, Q15 Reitz/Sanders 1-0
6/7/03	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 1	Akers/Straton	9	Reitz/Sanders	24, Q21	18-21, 21-9, 15-9	0:50
Lead the series against # 23, Q5 Kuebler/Lee 1-0
8/15/03	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 1	Akers/Straton	9	Kuebler/Lee	23, Q5	17-21, 25-23, 15-12	1:04
Lead the series against # 24, Q4 Allison/Zuffelato 4-0
8/15/03	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 1	Akers/Straton	9	Allison/Zuffelato	24, Q4	21-16, 21-19	0:39
8/8/03	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 1	Akers/Straton	8	Allison/Zuffelato	25	21-15, 21-14	0:36
4/26/03	AVP	Tempe Open	Winner 1	Akers/Straton	11	Allison/Zuffelato	22, Q3	19-21, 21-19, 15-7	0:51
4/5/03	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Contender 1	Akers/Straton	8	Allison/Zuffelato	23, Q2	12-21, 21-17, 17-15	0:58
Lead the series against # Q2 Khozam/Schritter 1-0
8/8/03	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 2	Akers/Straton	8	Khozam/Schritter	23	21-19, 20-22, 15-8	1:03
Lead the series against # Q8 Birnbaum/Smith 1-0
6/14/03	AVP	San Diego Open	Contender 1	Akers/Straton	8	Birnbaum/Smith	23, Q10	21-10, 21-14	0:35
Lead the series against # Q11 Johns/Koester 1-0
6/7/03	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 1	Akers/Straton	9	Johns/Koester	23, Q14	21-15, 21-15	0:35