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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Hyundai Open Barcelona
September 8 - 13, 2009

(6) Angie Akers/Tyra Turner, United States

Angie Akers
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 30, 1976 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Ft. Wayne, IN

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$166,650.00

Tyra Harper Turner
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 21, 1976 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Fort Myers Beach, FL

Height:

185 cm (6'1")

Weight:

77 kg (169 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (5 times)

Career Winnings:

US$231,450.00

Awards

Top Rookie 2009

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	24	0	2	2	2	6	2	4	2	1	3	US$240,300.00

Previous Barcelona Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2008	Did not play	Rachel Scott - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/24-29/2009	The Hague Open	7	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/17-22/2009	Aland Open	6	7th	300	US$7,600.00
FIVB	7/27-8/1/2009	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	5	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	7/20-26/2009	Marseille Grand Slam	11	5th	480	US$11,400.00
FIVB	7/13-18/2009	Moscow Grand Slam	6	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	7/6-11/2009	Gstaad Grand Slam	6	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/25-7/4/2009	Stavanger World Championships	6	5th	600	US$18,000.00
FIVB	5/19-24/2009	Japan Open	26	4th	420	US$11,200.00

Barcelona Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/10/2009	Winner 1	Deborah Giaoui / Eva Hamzaoui, France (27, Q6)	Won 21-10, 21-18	0:35
Thu, 9/10/2009	Winner 2	Vivian Cunha / Angela Lavalle, Brazil (11, Q1)	Won 21-17, 19-21, 15-13	0:52
Fri, 9/11/2009	Winner 3	Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (3)	Lost 17-21, 28-30	0:57
Fri, 9/11/2009	Contender 4	Simone Kuhn / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (18)	Won 21-15, 21-15	0:34
Sat, 9/12/2009	Contender 5	Shelda Bede / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (5)	Won 25-23, 16-21, 15-13	0:58
Sat, 9/12/2009	Contender 6	Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (12)	Won 21-19, 28-26	0:54
Sat, 9/12/2009	Semi-Finals	Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (2)	Lost 15-21, 19-21	0:37
Sun, 9/13/2009	Bronze Medal	Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (3)	Lost 13-21, 19-21	0:43

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$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$18,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	10	0	0	0	0	4	0	3	0	1	2	0	$87,100.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	13	0	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	0	1	0	$135,200.00
Total	24	0	2	2	2	6	2	4	2	1	3	0	$240,300.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Angie Akers												Tyra Turner
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$12,500.00	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$14,500.00
26	0	0	0	0	5	5	3	4	0	$66,750.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	23	0	1	1	0	5	6	4	2	0	$95,200.00
23	0	2	2	2	4	8	0	3	0	$87,400.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	28	0	4	3	2	5	9	2	1	0	$121,750.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Challenger
52	0	2	2	2	10	13	5	7	0	$166,650.00	Total	53	0	5	4	2	11	16	6	3	0	$231,450.00

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
2009	FIVB	9	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	1	1	0	$92,900.00	28	16	63.6 %
Total	FIVB	9	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	1	1	0	$92,900.00	28	16	63.6 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Angie Akers													Tyra Turner
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2003	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2004	FIVB
											2005	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$3,000.00
											2006	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	2	$8,700.00
											2007	FIVB	7	0	0	1	0	1	3	1	0	1	$31,550.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2007	FIVB C&S
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2008	FIVB	12	0	3	1	0	2	5	0	0	1	$65,500.00
9	0	0	0	2	5	0	1	1	0	$46,450.00	2009	FIVB	9	0	0	0	2	5	0	1	1	0	$46,450.00
14	0	0	0	2	5	0	2	1	4	$46,450.00	Total	Total	36	0	3	2	2	8	10	5	1	5	$155,200.00

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	38	63.3%	19	31.7%	3	5.0%	57-3	95.0%	16	29.1%	4	7.3%	35	63.6%	16-39	29.1%	38-35	52.1%	35-7	83.3%	3	2	76-44	63.3%
2008-2009	23	69.7%	9	27.3%	1	3.0%	32-1	97.0%	6	26.1%	2	8.7%	15	65.2%	6-17	26.1%	23-15	60.5%	15-3	83.3%	0	1	38-19	66.7%
Against the Field	21	63.6%	11	33.3%	1	3.0%	32-1	97.0%	9	23.1%	4	10.3%	26	66.7%	9-30	23.1%	42-50	45.7%	40-10	80.0%	0	1	41-31	56.9%

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
World Championships	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	1	0	20	7	0	0	6	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	15
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	29	11	2	4	2	2	0	2	45	27
Total	0	0	2	1	22	8	0	0	37	20	2	4	2	2	0	2	76	44

Head to Head Results
Akers/Turner lead the series against the field 19-14 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 5 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-2
7/31/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	3	Akers/Turner	5	21-18, 21-18	0:44
7/17/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	3	Akers/Turner	6	21-14 Retired	0:24
Trail the series against # 2 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 0-3
9/12/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Semi-Finals	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Akers/Turner	6	21-15, 21-19	0:37
8/20/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 3	Antonelli/Antunes	3	Akers/Turner	6	21-16, 21-15	0:35
5/24/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Semi-Finals	Antonelli/Antunes	5	Akers/Turner	26	21-15, 21-11	0:34
Trail the series against # 3 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-5
9/13/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Bronze Medal	Kessy/Ross	3	Akers/Turner	6	21-13, 21-19	0:43
9/11/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	3	Akers/Turner	6	21-17, 30-28	0:57
8/21/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 5	Kessy/Ross	2	Akers/Turner	6	21-17, 21-17	0:39
7/24/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	3	Akers/Turner	11	21-17, 21-19	0:42
7/3/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	1	Akers/Turner	6	17-21, 21-12, 15-9	0:51
Lead the series against # 4 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 2-0
7/3/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Winner 2	Akers/Turner	6	Ludwig/Niedrig	10	17-21, 23-21, 15-11	1:01
5/21/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Akers/Turner	26	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	21-19, 14-21, 15-10	0:48
Lead the series against # 5 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 1-0
9/12/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 5	Akers/Turner	6	Bede/Connelly	5	25-23, 16-21, 15-13	0:58
Series tied with # 7 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-1
8/19/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 2	Akers/Turner	6	Keizer/Van Iersel	11	21-16, 21-19	0:41
5/24/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Bronze Medal	Keizer/Van Iersel	13	Akers/Turner	26	21-19, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 11, Q1 Cunha/Lavalle, Brazil 1-0
9/10/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 2	Akers/Turner	6	Cunha/Lavalle	11, Q1	21-17, 19-21, 15-13	0:52
Lead the series against # 12 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 2-0
9/12/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 6	Akers/Turner	6	Salgado/Salgado	12	21-19, 28-26	0:54
5/22/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 3	Akers/Turner	26	Salgado/Salgado	2	13-21, 22-20, 15-10	0:48
Lead the series against # 13 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 2-0
7/31/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Akers/Turner	5	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	18	21-11, 21-17	0:37
5/22/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 4	Akers/Turner	26	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	14	21-17, 21-14	0:35
Lead the series against # 14 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
7/29/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool E	Akers/Turner	5	Martins/Santanna	21	21-13, 21-14	0:30
Series tied with # 15 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-1
7/30/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool E	Akers/Turner	5	Holtwick/Semmler	12	21-13, 21-15	0:36
7/9/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool F	Holtwick/Semmler	11	Akers/Turner	6	21-19, 21-23, 15-13	0:53
Lead the series against # 16 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 3-0
7/17/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Akers/Turner	6	Petrova/Skalnikova	24	21-16, 21-11	0:32
7/8/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool F	Akers/Turner	6	Petrova/Skalnikova	22, Q3	21-16, 21-14	0:33
5/21/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 2	Akers/Turner	26	Petrova/Skalnikova	23, Q2	21-16, 21-11	0:31
Lead the series against # 17 Lubetz/Sude, Germany 1-0
7/24/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Winner 3	Akers/Turner	11	Lubetz/Sude	27, Q3	21-10, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # 18 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-0
9/11/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 4	Akers/Turner	6	Kuhn/Zumkehr	18	21-15, 21-15	0:34
Trail the series against # 21 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-1
8/26/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	26, Q1	Akers/Turner	7	21-16, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # 22 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-0
7/29/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool E	Akers/Turner	5	Baburina/Osheyko	28	21-14, 21-17	0:38
Trail the series against # 25 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 0-1
6/30/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Pool F	Ljungquist/Lundqvist	19	Akers/Turner	6	21-17, 21-19	0:45
Lead the series against # 27, Q6 Giaoui/Hamzaoui, France 2-0
9/10/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 1	Akers/Turner	6	Giaoui/Hamzaoui	27, Q6	21-10, 21-18	0:35
6/28/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Pool F	Akers/Turner	6	Giaoui/Hamzaoui	30	23-25, 21-16, 15-13	0:58