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$200,000 AVP Crocs Tour Tournament of Champions
September 4 - 6, 2009

(7) Angie Akers/Tyra Turner

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

Tyra Harper Turner

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 21, 1976 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Fort Myers Beach, FL

Height:

6'1"

College(s):

Central Florida

Seasons:

Tournaments:

155

Career Wins:

1 (AVP San Diego 2008)

Career Winnings:

$573,135.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	17	0	1	8	0	2	4	1	1	0	0	$136,940.00
FIVB	24	0	2	2	2	6	2	4	2	1	3	US$240,300.00
P&R	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00
Overall	42	0	3	11	2	8	6	5	3	1	3	US$382,240.00

Previous Mason Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Nicole Branagh - 17th	Makare Wilson - 9th
2006	Brooke Niles - 13th	Nancy Reynolds - 5th
2007	Brooke Niles - 3rd	Did not play
2008	Holly McPeak - 5th	Rachel Scott - 7th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/27-30/2009	Chicago Open	8	7th	370	$5,700.00
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
AVP	8/14-16/2009	San Francisco Open	9	9th	300	$3,960.00
AVP	8/6-8/2009	Hermosa Beach Open	8	3rd	540	$14,200.00
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
AVP	6/18-21/2009	Ocean City Open	6	5th	450	$6,240.00
AVP	5/29-31/2009	Atlanta Open	5	7th	370	$5,280.00
FIVB	5/19-24/2009	Japan Open	26	4th	420	US$11,200.00
AVP	5/15-17/2009	Houston Open	6	7th	370	$5,280.00
AVP	5/1-3/2009	San Diego Open	4	7th	370	$5,280.00
AVP	4/16-19/2009	Riverside Open	4	3rd	540	$10,200.00
AVP	3/27-29/2009	Panama City Beach Open	4	3rd	540	$10,200.00

Tournament of Champions Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 9/4/2009

Winner 1

Lauren Fendrick / Ashley Ivy Swift (10)

Won 17-21, 21-17, 15-9

1:01

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Angie Akers	Total	38	19	3	0.421	1	13	0	2
	1	15	4	2	0.133	1	5	0	1
	2	16	9	1	0.500	0	6	0	1
	3	7	6	0	0.857	0	2	0	0
Tyra Turner	Total	27	19	1	0.667	3	13	2	7
	1	12	7	1	0.500	0	7	1	3
	2	9	7	0	0.778	2	4	1	3
	3	6	5	0	0.833	1	2	0	1

Fri, 9/4/2009

Winner 2

Jennifer Kessy / April Ross (2)

Lost 18-21, 19-21

0:45

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Angie Akers	Total	28	17	3	0.500	0	4	0	1
	1	11	8	1	0.636	0	1	0	0
	2	17	9	2	0.412	0	3	0	1
Tyra Turner	Total	8	4	1	0.375	2	2	2	3
	1	3	2	0	0.667	1	1	0	1
	2	5	2	1	0.200	1	1	2	2

Sat, 9/5/2009

Contender 2

Barbra Fontana / Jenny Kropp (12)

Won 21-13, 21-8

0:35

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Angie Akers	Total	22	14	1	0.591	1	12	4	0
	1	14	7	1	0.429	0	5	2	0
	2	8	7	0	0.875	1	7	2	0
Tyra Turner	Total	20	13	0	0.650	0	7	0	1
	1	6	4	0	0.667	0	3	0	1
	2	14	9	0	0.643	0	4	0	0

Sat, 9/5/2009

Contender 3

Jennifer Fopma / Brittany Hochevar (11)

Won 21-16, 21-12

0:38

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Angie Akers	Total	23	15	2	0.565	0	9	3	1
	1	11	5	2	0.273	0	5	2	1
	2	12	10	0	0.833	0	4	1	0
Tyra Turner	Total	16	11	1	0.625	4	5	2	4
	1	9	7	0	0.778	1	2	0	1
	2	7	4	1	0.429	3	3	2	3

Sun, 9/6/2009

Contender 4

Priscilla Lima / Tatiana Minello (4)

Lost 14-21, 20-22

0:44

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Angie Akers	Total	7	6	0	0.857	0	8	0	0
	1	2	2	0	1.000	0	1	0	0
	2	5	4	0	0.800	0	7	0	0
Tyra Turner	Total	37	23	5	0.486	2	2	0	3
	1	17	10	2	0.471	0	2	0	1
	2	20	13	3	0.500	2	0	0	2

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Angie Akers	118	71	9	0.525	2	46	7	4
Tyra Turner	108	70	8	0.574	11	29	6	18

Head to Head Results
Akers/Turner trail the series against the field 17-22 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Branagh/Youngs 0-6
8/29/09	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	1	Akers/Turner	8	21-18, 21-10	0:43
8/15/09	AVP	San Francisco Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	1	Akers/Turner	9	21-14, 25-23	0:48
8/8/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Akers/Turner	8	18-21, 21-12, 15-11	1:15
8/7/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	1	Akers/Turner	8	21-18, 22-24, 15-11	1:06
4/18/09	AVP	Riverside Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	1	Akers/Turner	4	21-19, 21-18	0:49
3/29/09	AVP	Panama City Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Akers/Turner	4	30-28, 21-13	0:53
Trail the series against # 2 Kessy/Ross 0-5
9/4/09	AVP	Tournament of Champions	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	2	Akers/Turner	7	21-18, 21-19	0:45
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
4/19/09	AVP	Riverside Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Akers/Turner	4	21-15, 21-18	0:46
Trail the series against # 4 Lima/Minello 1-2
9/6/09	AVP	Tournament of Champions	Contender 4	Lima/Minello	4	Akers/Turner	7	21-14, 22-20	0:44
6/20/09	AVP	Ocean City Open	Contender 5	Akers/Turner	6	Lima/Minello	7	21-17, 21-13	0:41
5/30/09	AVP	Atlanta Open	Contender 4	Lima/Minello	6	Akers/Turner	5	21-18, 21-16	0:47
Trail the series against # 5 DeNecochea/Dodd 2-4
8/29/09	AVP	Chicago Open	Contender 5	DeNecochea/Dodd	5	Akers/Turner	8	21-17, 21-18	0:44
8/8/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 5	Akers/Turner	8	DeNecochea/Dodd	4	21-19, 21-17	0:46
6/21/09	AVP	Ocean City Open	Contender 6	DeNecochea/Dodd	4	Akers/Turner	6	18-21, 21-10, 15-9	0:51
5/30/09	AVP	Atlanta Open	Winner 3	DeNecochea/Dodd	4	Akers/Turner	5	21-17, 21-16	0:47
5/2/09	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 3	DeNecochea/Dodd	5	Akers/Turner	4	21-18, 21-18	0:48
4/18/09	AVP	Riverside Open	Winner 3	Akers/Turner	4	DeNecochea/Dodd	5	21-19, 21-16	0:48
Lead the series against # 6 Scott/Walsh Jennings 1-0
8/8/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 6	Akers/Turner	8	Scott/Walsh Jennings	3	21-11, 21-10	0:37
Lead the series against # 8 Jameson/Jones 2-1
8/7/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 4	Akers/Turner	8	Jameson/Jones	12	16-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:48
6/20/09	AVP	Ocean City Open	Contender 4	Akers/Turner	6	Jameson/Jones	8	19-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:55
5/2/09	AVP	San Diego Open	Contender 3	Jameson/Jones	6	Akers/Turner	4	15-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:55
Series tied with # 9 Fitzgerald/Niles 2-2
8/28/09	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 2	Akers/Turner	8	Fitzgerald/Niles	9	21-18, 21-15	0:37
6/20/09	AVP	Ocean City Open	Winner 3	Fitzgerald/Niles	3	Akers/Turner	6	16-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:56
5/17/09	AVP	Houston Open	Contender 4	Fitzgerald/Niles	5	Akers/Turner	6	21-19, 15-21, 15-12	1:00
4/19/09	AVP	Riverside Open	Contender 6	Akers/Turner	4	Fitzgerald/Niles	8	21-12, 21-16	0:43
Lead the series against # 10 Fendrick/Ivy Swift 5-2
9/4/09	AVP	Tournament of Champions	Winner 1	Akers/Turner	7	Fendrick/Ivy Swift	10	17-21, 21-17, 15-9	1:01
8/29/09	AVP	Chicago Open	Contender 4	Akers/Turner	8	Fendrick/Ivy Swift	11	21-15, 18-21, 22-20	1:12
8/15/09	AVP	San Francisco Open	Contender 3	Fendrick/Ivy Swift	11	Akers/Turner	9	26-28, 22-20, 15-11	1:11
5/30/09	AVP	Atlanta Open	Contender 3	Akers/Turner	5	Fendrick/Ivy Swift	10	21-18, 24-22	0:43
5/15/09	AVP	Houston Open	Winner 2	Fendrick/Ivy Swift	11	Akers/Turner	6	21-16, 22-20	0:44
5/2/09	AVP	San Diego Open	Contender 2	Akers/Turner	4	Fendrick/Ivy Swift	10	24-22, 21-17	0:43
3/29/09	AVP	Panama City Beach Open	Winner 3	Akers/Turner	4	Fendrick/Ivy Swift	12	21-13, 19-21, 15-11	0:45
Lead the series against # 11 Fopma/Hochevar 3-0
9/5/09	AVP	Tournament of Champions	Contender 3	Akers/Turner	7	Fopma/Hochevar	11	21-16, 21-12	0:38
8/14/09	AVP	San Francisco Open	Winner 2	Akers/Turner	9	Fopma/Hochevar	8	21-14, 18-21, 15-11	0:53
8/7/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 2	Akers/Turner	8	Fopma/Hochevar	9	21-19, 19-21, 16-14	1:06
Lead the series against # 12 Fontana/Kropp 1-0
9/5/09	AVP	Tournament of Champions	Contender 2	Akers/Turner	7	Fontana/Kropp	12	21-13, 21-8	0:35