Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Foro Italico Beach Volley Grand Slam
May 17 - 22, 2010
(4) Angie Akers/Tyra Turner, United States
 
Angie Akers
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 30, 1976 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Ft. Wayne, IN
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 75 kg (165 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 52
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 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Fort Myers Beach, FL
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 77 kg (169 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 53
Career Best: 2nd (5 times)
Career Winnings: US$231,450.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB240222624213 US$240,300.00
Previous Rome Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/4-9/2010 Shanghai Open 4 5th 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 11/3-8/2009 Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT 2 2nd 540 US$21,000.00
FIVB 10/27-11/1/2009 Sanya Open 3 3rd 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 9/8-13/2009 Barcelona Open 6 4th 420 US$11,200.00
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
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
Rome Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 5/18/2010 Pool D Janne Kongshavn / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (29, Q3) Won 21-15, 15-21, 16-14 0:52
Wed, 5/19/2010 Pool D Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (20) Lost 19-21, 16-21 0:33
Thu, 5/20/2010 Pool D Maria Prokopeva / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (13) Won 14-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:46
Thu, 5/20/2010 Winner 1 Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (23) Won 21-17, 21-14 0:30
Fri, 5/21/2010 Winner 2 Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (1) Lost 18-21, 15-21 0:35
Head to Head Results
Akers/Turner lead the series against the field 32-21 (Lead 18 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-4
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Akers/Turner 4 21-18, 21-15 0:35
5/7/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 4 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Akers/Turner 4 21-14, 21-16 0:38
7/31/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 3 Akers/Turner 5 21-18, 21-18 0:44
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 3 Akers/Turner 6 21-14 Retired 0:24
Trail the series against # 2 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-7
11/8/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Gold Medal Kessy/Ross 1 Akers/Turner 2 21-12, 21-17 0:37
11/1/09FIVBSanya Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 1 Akers/Turner 3 22-20, 19-21, 15-11 1:00
9/13/09FIVBBarcelona Open Bronze Medal Kessy/Ross 3 Akers/Turner 6 21-13, 21-19 0:43
9/11/09FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 3 Akers/Turner 6 21-17, 30-28 0:57
8/21/09FIVBAland Open Contender 5 Kessy/Ross 2 Akers/Turner 6 21-17, 21-17 0:39
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 3 Akers/Turner 11 21-17, 21-19 0:42
7/3/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 1 Akers/Turner 6 17-21, 21-12, 15-9 0:51
Trail the series against # 3 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 0-3
9/12/09FIVBBarcelona Open Semi-Finals Antonelli/Antunes 2 Akers/Turner 6 21-15, 21-19 0:37
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Akers/Turner 6 21-16, 21-15 0:35
5/24/09FIVBJapan Open Semi-Finals Antonelli/Antunes 5 Akers/Turner 26 21-15, 21-11 0:34
Trail the series against # 5 Branagh/May-Treanor, United States 0-1
5/8/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 6 Branagh/May-Treanor 6 Akers/Turner 4 21-11, 21-12 0:31
Lead the series against # 6 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 2-0
9/12/09FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 6 Akers/Turner 6 Salgado/Salgado 12 21-19, 28-26 0:54
5/22/09FIVBJapan Open Winner 3 Akers/Turner 26 Salgado/Salgado 2 13-21, 22-20, 15-10 0:48
Lead the series against # 7 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 3-0
10/31/09FIVBSanya Open Contender 6 Akers/Turner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 2 21-14, 13-21, 19-17 0:51
7/3/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 2 Akers/Turner 6 Ludwig/Niedrig 10 17-21, 23-21, 15-11 1:01
5/21/09FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Akers/Turner 26 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 21-19, 14-21, 15-10 0:48
Lead the series against # 8 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Akers/Turner 6 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 11 21-17, 21-19 0:38
Series tied with # 9 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 1-1
11/1/09FIVBSanya Open Bronze Medal Akers/Turner 3 Cicolari/Menegatti 15, Q8 21-15, 21-15 0:36
10/30/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 4 Cicolari/Menegatti 15, Q8 Akers/Turner 3 21-13, 21-16 0:41
Trail the series against # 10 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-1
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Gioria/Momoli 19 Akers/Turner 6 21-16, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 11 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 2-0
7/31/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Akers/Turner 5 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 18 21-11, 21-17 0:37
5/22/09FIVBJapan Open Winner 4 Akers/Turner 26 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 14 21-17, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against # 12 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 1-0
5/7/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 3 Akers/Turner 4 Hansel/Montagnolli 12 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 13 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 2-0
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool D Akers/Turner 4 Prokopeva/Ukolova 13 14-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:46
11/7/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Semi-Finals Akers/Turner 2 Prokopeva/Ukolova 22 22-20, 17-21, 21-19 1:03
Lead the series against # 15 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 2-0
10/30/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 3 Akers/Turner 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 11 21-15, 24-26, 15-11 0:56
9/11/09FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 4 Akers/Turner 6 Kuhn/Zumkehr 18 21-15, 21-15 0:34
Series tied with # 18 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-1
8/19/09FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Akers/Turner 6 Keizer/Van Iersel 11 21-16, 21-19 0:41
5/24/09FIVBJapan Open Bronze Medal Keizer/Van Iersel 13 Akers/Turner 26 21-19, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 19 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 2-0
11/5/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Winner 2 Akers/Turner 2 Mouha/Van Breedam 15 21-15, 20-22, 15-12 0:50
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Akers/Turner 6 Mouha/Van Breedam 17 21-19, 21-18 0:37
Trail the series against # 20 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-2
5/19/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool D Holtwick/Semmler 20 Akers/Turner 4 21-19, 21-16 0:33
7/30/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Akers/Turner 5 Holtwick/Semmler 12 21-13, 21-15 0:36
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Holtwick/Semmler 11 Akers/Turner 6 21-19, 21-23, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # 21 Banck/Gunther, Germany 1-0
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Akers/Turner 6 Banck/Gunther 22 23-25, 21-18, 15-10 0:57
Lead the series against # 23 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 2-0
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 1 Akers/Turner 4 Kolocova/Slukova 23 21-17, 21-14 0:30
10/29/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Akers/Turner 3 Kolocova/Slukova 14 23-21, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 24 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 2-0
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Akers/Turner 4 Candelas/Garcia 20 16-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:48
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Akers/Turner 6 Candelas/Garcia 27, Q9 21-12, 21-17 0:32
Lead the series against # 25, Q12 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-0
11/6/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Winner 4 Akers/Turner 2 Baquerizo/Fernandez 30, Q6 21-9, 19-21, 15-10 0:48
Lead the series against # 27, Q7 Forrer/Schmocker, Switzerland 1-0
6/26/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool F Akers/Turner 6 Forrer/Schmocker 43 21-13, 21-19 0:32
Lead the series against # 29, Q3 Kongshavn/Torlen, Norway 2-0
5/18/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool D Akers/Turner 4 Kongshavn/Torlen 29, Q3 21-15, 15-21, 16-14 0:52
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Akers/Turner 4 Kongshavn/Torlen 29 21-15, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # Q1 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
7/29/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Akers/Turner 5 Martins/Santanna 21 21-13, 21-14 0:30
Lead the series against # Q2 Lessard/Martin, Canada 2-0
7/23/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 2 Akers/Turner 11 Lessard/Martin 22 21-13, 21-19 0:38
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Akers/Turner 6 Lessard/Martin 28 18-21, 24-22, 17-15 1:01
Trail the series against # Q5 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-1
8/26/09FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 26, Q1 Akers/Turner 7 21-16, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # Q10 Barsuk/Birlova, Russia 1-0
11/6/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Winner 3 Akers/Turner 2 Barsuk/Birlova 23, Q3 16-21, 21-19, 15-4 0:52
Lead the series against # Q13 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
8/19/09FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Akers/Turner 6 Jursone/Minusa 27, Q3 21-13, 26-24 0:45