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AVP Tour
$250,000 AVP Hermosa Beach Open Presented by Bud Light
July 21 - 24, 2005

(12) Angie Akers/Nicole Branagh

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

Nicole Branagh

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 31, 1979 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Orinda, CA

Height:

6'2"

College(s):

Minnesota

Seasons:

Tournaments:

193

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$1,100,692.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	CQ	Money
AVP	10	0	0	1	0	1	1	6	0	1	0	0	$28,125.00
FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	2	2	0	2	US$76,900.00
Wide Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00
Overall	24	0	0	1	0	3	2	11	2	3	0	2	US$108,025.00

Previous Hermosa Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2002	Jenny Pavley - 17th	Did not play
2003	Sarah Straton - 7th	Did not play
2004	Rachel Scott - 5th	Lauren Fendrick - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	7/8-10/2005	Belmar Open	11	9th	144	$2,200.00
AVP	6/30-7/2/2005	Cincinnati Open	10	17th	104	$1,050.00
AVP	6/10-12/2005	San Diego Open	9	9th	144	$2,200.00
AVP	5/20-22/2005	Santa Barbara Open	10	7th	180	$3,500.00

Hermosa Beach Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 7/22/2005

Winner 1

Patti Cook / Jill Muhe (21)

Won 21-8, 16-21, 16-14

0:54

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Angie Akers	Total	24	14	1	0.542	0	16	1	2
	1	10	7	0	0.700	0	5	1	2
	2	10	4	1	0.300	0	9	0	0
	3	4	3	0	0.750	0	2	0	0
Nicole Branagh	Total	41	21	10	0.268	2	13	2	4
	1	5	5	0	1.000	1	1	1	2
	2	19	5	5	0.000	0	4	1	1
	3	17	11	5	0.353	1	8	0	1

Fri, 7/22/2005

Winner 2

Jennifer Meredith / Nancy Reynolds (5)

Won 27-25, 18-21, 15-11

1:08

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Angie Akers	Total	35	20	2	0.514	1	17	1	0
	1	7	4	1	0.429	1	9	0	0
	2	14	7	0	0.500	0	1	1	0
	3	14	9	1	0.571	0	7	0	0
Nicole Branagh	Total	50	25	6	0.380	1	9	3	5
	1	27	15	3	0.444	0	4	3	0
	2	9	6	1	0.556	1	1	0	4
	3	14	4	2	0.143	0	4	0	1

Sat, 7/23/2005

Winner 3

Tyra Turner / Makare Wilson (4)

Lost 13-21, 18-21

0:38

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Angie Akers	Total	10	6	2	0.400	0	5	2	4
	1	4	4	0	1.000	0	1	1	1
	2	6	2	2	0.000	0	4	1	3
Nicole Branagh	Total	39	15	8	0.179	1	6	2	2
	1	18	7	4	0.167	1	2	0	1
	2	21	8	4	0.190	0	4	2	1

Sat, 7/23/2005

Contender 4

Pat Keller / Jenelle Koester (18)

Lost 19-21, 14-21

0:37

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Angie Akers	Total	15	6	2	0.267	0	12	0	0
	1	10	5	1	0.400	0	8	0	0
	2	5	1	1	0.000	0	4	0	0
Nicole Branagh	Total	38	14	6	0.211	1	7	2	4
	1	22	7	4	0.136	0	3	1	3
	2	16	7	2	0.313	1	4	1	1

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Angie Akers	84	46	7	0.464	1	50	4	6
Nicole Branagh	168	75	30	0.268	5	35	9	15
Total	252	121	37	0.333	6	85	13	21
Opponents	231	106	23	0.359	12	76	9	16

Head to Head Results
Akers/Branagh trail the series against the field 9-10 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Scott/Youngs 0-1
5/21/05	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Winner 3	Scott/Youngs	2	Akers/Branagh	10	21-16, 21-16	0:38
Trail the series against # 3 Kessy/McPeak 0-1
6/11/05	AVP	San Diego Open	Contender 4	Kessy/McPeak	3	Akers/Branagh	9	19-21, 21-18, 15-7	0:49
Trail the series against # 4 Turner/Wilson 0-4
7/23/05	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 3	Turner/Wilson	4	Akers/Branagh	12	21-13, 21-18	0:38
7/9/05	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 2	Turner/Wilson	6	Akers/Branagh	11	16-21, 21-9, 15-9	0:50
7/1/05	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Winner 2	Turner/Wilson	7	Akers/Branagh	10	21-18, 21-14	0:37
5/22/05	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Contender 5	Turner/Wilson	6	Akers/Branagh	10	21-17, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 5 Meredith/Reynolds 1-0
7/22/05	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 2	Akers/Branagh	12	Meredith/Reynolds	5	27-25, 18-21, 15-11	1:08
Trail the series against # 8 DeNecochea/Leibl 0-1
7/1/05	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Contender 1	DeNecochea/Leibl	9	Akers/Branagh	10	21-15, 21-17	0:44
Trail the series against # 9 Jameson/Jones 1-2
7/9/05	AVP	Belmar Open	Contender 4	Jameson/Jones	8	Akers/Branagh	11	21-18, 19-21, 19-17	0:57
6/11/05	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 2	Jameson/Jones	8	Akers/Branagh	9	24-26, 21-17, 15-13	0:52
5/21/05	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Winner 2	Akers/Branagh	10	Jameson/Jones	7	21-16, 26-24	0:39
Lead the series against # 13 Lowe/Pavley 2-0
7/9/05	AVP	Belmar Open	Contender 3	Akers/Branagh	11	Lowe/Pavley	14	21-14, 18-21, 15-11	0:50
5/21/05	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Contender 4	Akers/Branagh	10	Lowe/Pavley	14	21-17, 14-21, 15-10	0:53
Lead the series against # 15 Johns/Polzin 1-0
7/9/05	AVP	Belmar Open	Contender 2	Akers/Branagh	11	Johns/Polzin	12	10-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:53
Trail the series against # 18 Keller/Koester 0-1
7/23/05	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 4	Keller/Koester	18	Akers/Branagh	12	21-19, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against # 21 Cook/Muhe 1-0
7/22/05	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 1	Akers/Branagh	12	Cook/Muhe	21	21-8, 16-21, 16-14	0:54
Lead the series against # 22 Ivy Swift/Vakhidova 2-0
7/9/05	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 1	Akers/Branagh	11	Ivy Swift/Vakhidova	22	21-19, 21-19	0:50
6/11/05	AVP	San Diego Open	Contender 2	Akers/Branagh	9	Ivy Swift/Vakhidova	23, Q2	21-19, 21-18	0:41
Lead the series against # 23, Q1 Barnes/Williams 1-0
7/1/05	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Winner 1	Akers/Branagh	10	Barnes/Williams	23, Q4	21-19, 21-16	0:41