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AVP Tour
$250,000 McDonald's Chicago Open presented by Nautica
July 20 - 23, 2006

(12) Angie Akers/Heather Lowe

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

Heather Lowe

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 13, 1975 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Cypress, CA

Height:

6'0"

College(s):

Oregon State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

155

Career Wins:

Career AVP Best:

5th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

$119,528.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	3	0	$15,600.00

Previous Chicago Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2002	Jenny Pavley - 17th	Katie Jameson - 9th
2003	Sarah Straton - 9th	Did not play
2004	Rachel Scott - 5th	Jenny Pavley - 17th
2005	Nicole Branagh - 9th	Jenny Pavley - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	7/13-16/2006	Birmingham-Hoover Open	13	13th	108	$1,400.00
AVP	7/6-9/2006	Atlanta Open	15	9th	144	$2,600.00
AVP	6/29-7/2/2006	Seaside Heights Open	15	13th	108	$1,400.00
AVP	6/15-18/2006	Sacramento Open	13	17th	104	$800.00
AVP	6/9-11/2006	Hermosa Beach Open	17	9th	144	$2,450.00
AVP	5/26-28/2006	Huntington Beach Open	16	13th	108	$1,400.00
AVP	5/18-20/2006	Santa Barbara Open	14	17th	104	$800.00
AVP	5/5-7/2006	Tempe Open	16	13th	108	$1,550.00

Chicago Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 7/21/2006

Winner 1

Angela Lewis / Jill Muhe (21)

Won 21-16, 19-21, 17-15

0:56

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Angie Akers	Total	25	14	1	0.520	0	14	1	2
	1	9	6	0	0.667	0	3	0	1
	2	11	5	1	0.364	0	5	1	1
	3	5	3	0	0.600	0	6	0	0
Heather Lowe	Total	35	23	6	0.486	1	6	2	2
	1	8	7	1	0.750	0	1	0	0
	2	12	7	2	0.417	0	1	2	2
	3	15	9	3	0.400	1	4	0	0

Fri, 7/21/2006

Winner 2

Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (5)

Lost 20-22, 17-21

0:45

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Angie Akers	Total	32	18	3	0.469	0	11	1	0
	1	16	7	2	0.313	0	6	0	0
	2	16	11	1	0.625	0	5	1	0
Heather Lowe	Total	26	6	10	-0.154	1	15	0	0
	1	15	3	7	-0.267	1	8	0	0
	2	11	3	3	0.000	0	7	0	0

Fri, 7/21/2006

Contender 2

Janelle Allen / Jennifer Snyder (22)

Lost 17-21, 15-21

0:34

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Angie Akers	Total	22	8	7	0.045	1	6	1	3
	1	15	5	5	0.000	0	4	0	1
	2	7	3	2	0.143	1	2	1	2
Heather Lowe	Total	23	6	6	0.000	1	8	2	1
	1	10	2	4	-0.200	0	4	2	1
	2	13	4	2	0.154	1	4	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Angie Akers	79	40	11	0.367	1	31	3	5
Heather Lowe	84	35	22	0.155	3	29	4	3
Total	163	75	33	0.258	4	60	7	8
Opponents	157	82	18	0.408	10	49	7	15

Head to Head Results
Akers/Lowe trail the series against the field 13-17 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 8 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 0-3
6/10/06	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 2	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Akers/Lowe	17	21-12, 21-7	0:26
5/27/06	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 2	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Akers/Lowe	16	21-19, 21-16	0:34
5/6/06	AVP	Tempe Open	Winner 2	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Akers/Lowe	16	21-16, 21-14	0:34
Trail the series against # 2 Scott/Youngs 0-2
7/7/06	AVP	Atlanta Open	Winner 2	Scott/Youngs	2	Akers/Lowe	15	21-17, 21-19	0:41
6/30/06	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Winner 2	Scott/Youngs	2	Akers/Lowe	15	21-18, 21-16	0:38
Trail the series against # 4 Kessy/Reynolds 0-3
7/14/06	AVP	Birmingham-Hoover Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Reynolds	4	Akers/Lowe	13	21-17, 24-22	0:48
6/16/06	AVP	Sacramento Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Reynolds	4	Akers/Lowe	13	21-9, 21-13	0:34
5/19/06	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Contender 2	Kessy/Reynolds	4	Akers/Lowe	14	21-16, 21-11	0:40
Trail the series against # 5 Davis/Johnson Jordan 0-2
7/21/06	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 2	Davis/Johnson Jordan	5	Akers/Lowe	12	22-20, 21-17	0:45
7/8/06	AVP	Atlanta Open	Contender 3	Davis/Johnson Jordan	5	Akers/Lowe	15	21-16, 21-18	0:37
Trail the series against # 6 DeNecochea/Leibl 0-1
6/10/06	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 4	DeNecochea/Leibl	6	Akers/Lowe	17	22-20, 21-18	0:39
Trail the series against # 7 Dodd/Fontana 0-2
5/27/06	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 3	Dodd/Fontana	8	Akers/Lowe	16	21-12, 19-21, 15-5	0:51
5/6/06	AVP	Tempe Open	Contender 2	Dodd/Fontana	9	Akers/Lowe	16	21-23, 21-19, 15-10	1:03
Trail the series against # 8 Amaral/Minello 0-1
7/1/06	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Contender 3	Amaral/Minello	8	Akers/Lowe	15	21-15, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # 10 Johns/Polzin 1-0
5/6/06	AVP	Tempe Open	Winner 1	Akers/Lowe	16	Johns/Polzin	17	15-21, 21-15, 19-17	0:44
Trail the series against # 11 Barnes/Williams 0-1
7/15/06	AVP	Birmingham-Hoover Open	Contender 3	Barnes/Williams	12	Akers/Lowe	13	21-17, 21-14	0:41
Lead the series against # 16 Burdine/Ross 1-0
7/14/06	AVP	Birmingham-Hoover Open	Winner 1	Akers/Lowe	13	Burdine/Ross	20	22-24, 21-16, 15-11	1:04
Lead the series against # 17 Smith/Windes 2-0
7/7/06	AVP	Atlanta Open	Contender 1	Akers/Lowe	15	Smith/Windes	17	21-17, 21-18	0:39
6/10/06	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 1	Akers/Lowe	17	Smith/Windes	16	21-14, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # 20 Guerra/Koester 3-1
7/15/06	AVP	Birmingham-Hoover Open	Contender 2	Akers/Lowe	13	Guerra/Koester	19	21-18, 32-34, 15-9	1:35
7/7/06	AVP	Atlanta Open	Winner 1	Akers/Lowe	15	Guerra/Koester	18	21-18, 21-15	0:35
6/30/06	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Contender 2	Akers/Lowe	15	Guerra/Koester	17	21-17, 21-14	0:36
6/16/06	AVP	Sacramento Open	Contender 1	Guerra/Koester	19	Akers/Lowe	13	21-19, 18-21, 15-13	0:55
Lead the series against # 21 Lewis/Muhe 1-0
7/21/06	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 1	Akers/Lowe	12	Lewis/Muhe	21	21-16, 19-21, 17-15	0:56
Series tied with # 22 Allen/Snyder 1-1
7/21/06	AVP	Chicago Open	Contender 2	Allen/Snyder	22	Akers/Lowe	12	21-17, 21-15	0:34
7/8/06	AVP	Atlanta Open	Contender 2	Akers/Lowe	15	Allen/Snyder	24, Q4	27-25, 23-21	0:45
Lead the series against # 23, Q1 Cook/Ivy Swift 1-0
6/16/06	AVP	Sacramento Open	Winner 1	Akers/Lowe	13	Cook/Ivy Swift	20	17-21, 21-19, 19-17	0:59
Lead the series against # 27, Q10 Pavlaskova/Van Zwieten 1-0
5/27/06	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 2	Akers/Lowe	16	Pavlaskova/Van Zwieten	31, Q20	21-17, 21-13	0:33
Lead the series against # Q7 Bryan/Fitzgerald 1-0
6/10/06	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 2	Akers/Lowe	17	Bryan/Fitzgerald	31, Q39	21-14, 21-11	0:31
Lead the series against # Q8 Preston/Rowe 1-0
5/19/06	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Contender 1	Akers/Lowe	14	Preston/Rowe	30, Q10	21-18, 21-19	0:34