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$250,000 AVP Manhattan Beach Open Presented by Bud Light
August 18 - 20, 2005

(10) Angie Akers/Nicole Branagh

Angie Akers

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 30, 1976 (49 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 (46 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

Awards

Top Rookie 2009

Awards

Most Improved Player 2008

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 Manhattan Beach Results

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

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/11-14/2005	Huntington Beach Open	10	9th	208	$3,150.00
AVP	7/21-24/2005	Hermosa Beach Open	12	9th	208	$3,150.00
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

Manhattan Beach Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 8/19/2005

Winner 1

Kimberly Coleman / Brittany Hochevar (23, Q2)

Won 21-10, 21-9

0:34

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Angie Akers	Total	12	6	0	0.500	3	10	2	2
	1	6	3	0	0.500	1	6	1	1
	2	6	3	0	0.500	2	4	1	1
Nicole Branagh	Total	21	13	1	0.571	2	9	4	4
	1	13	8	0	0.615	1	6	1	1
	2	8	5	1	0.500	1	3	3	3

Fri, 8/19/2005

Winner 2

Dianne DeNecochea / Tammy Leibl (7)

Lost 21-14, 17-21, 11-15

1:04

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Angie Akers	Total	24	14	2	0.500	2	7	3	5
	1	8	5	0	0.625	1	1	2	3
	2	12	7	2	0.417	1	4	1	1
	3	4	2	0	0.500	0	2	0	1
Nicole Branagh	Total	42	21	6	0.357	1	3	2	6
	1	12	12	0	1.000	1	1	0	3
	2	11	3	2	0.091	0	0	1	1
	3	19	6	4	0.105	0	2	1	2

Fri, 8/19/2005

Contender 2

Suzana Manole / Beth Van Fleet (24, Q1)

Won 21-19, 21-15

0:40

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Angie Akers	Total	12	4	2	0.167	3	12	3	1
	1	6	1	1	0.000	1	7	2	0
	2	6	3	1	0.333	2	5	1	1
Nicole Branagh	Total	41	22	5	0.415	2	9	0	2
	1	22	13	3	0.455	1	4	0	1
	2	19	9	2	0.368	1	5	0	1

Fri, 8/19/2005

Contender 3

Heather Lowe / Jenny Pavley (15)

Won 21-18, 21-12

0:41

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Angie Akers	Total	29	17	4	0.448	0	8	2	1
	1	15	9	3	0.400	0	4	1	1
	2	14	8	1	0.500	0	4	1	0
Nicole Branagh	Total	19	12	3	0.474	1	11	2	5
	1	12	8	2	0.500	0	5	1	2
	2	7	4	1	0.429	1	6	1	3

Fri, 8/19/2005

Contender 4

Mimi Amaral / Tatiana Minello (4)

Lost 22-24, 21-18, 13-15

1:08

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Angie Akers	Total	39	19	2	0.436	0	17	1	3
	1	17	10	1	0.529	0	10	1	0
	2	13	5	0	0.385	0	3	0	2
	3	9	4	1	0.333	0	4	0	1
Nicole Branagh	Total	31	13	3	0.323	1	13	4	3
	1	15	4	2	0.133	0	6	0	0
	2	7	5	1	0.571	1	3	2	1
	3	9	4	0	0.444	0	4	2	2

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Angie Akers	116	60	10	0.431	8	54	11	12
Nicole Branagh	154	81	18	0.409	7	45	12	20
Total	270	141	28	0.419	15	99	23	32
Opponents	267	107	44	0.236	10	96	15	18

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	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$7,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	$34,300.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	14	0	0	0	0	2	1	8	2	1	0	0	$60,575.00
Manhattan Beach	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$3,150.00
Tour Championships	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	23	0	0	1	0	3	1	11	2	3	0	0	$105,025.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Angie Akers												Nicole Branagh
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$12,500.00	World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	$25,000.00
26	0	0	0	0	5	5	3	4	0	$66,750.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	39	0	2	3	1	7	11	6	3	0	$186,100.00
113	0	4	16	2	35	43	7	3	0	$288,760.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	115	18	19	16	6	20	26	4	3	0	$609,417.50
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,450.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Challenger
8	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	0	0	$20,105.00	Manhattan Beach	9	1	3	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	$76,825.00
5	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	$5,850.00	Tour Championships	7	0	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	$32,325.00
											Gold Series	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$6,500.00
155	0	4	17	2	44	56	13	7	0	$393,965.00	Total	177	19	28	22	7	33	41	12	6	0	$937,617.50

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
2005	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	1	0	0	$18,400.00	18	14	56.3 %
Total	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	1	0	0	$18,400.00	18	14	56.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Angie Akers													Nicole Branagh
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
7	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	1	$7,095.00	2002	AVP
9	0	0	0	0	4	5	0	0	0	$10,250.00	2003	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2003	FIVB
12	0	0	1	0	5	6	0	0	0	$19,450.00	2004	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	$2,430.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2004	FIVB
10	0	0	0	0	4	5	1	0	0	$14,450.00	2005	AVP	9	0	0	0	0	1	5	3	0	0	$9,850.00
41	0	0	1	0	16	17	3	0	4	$51,245.00	Total	Total	14	0	0	0	0	1	8	3	0	2	$12,280.00

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	19	67.9%	5	17.9%	4	14.3%	24-4	85.7%	2	11.8%	5	29.4%	10	58.8%	2-15	11.8%	19-10	65.5%	7-9	43.8%	0	0	26-19	57.8%
2004-2005	19	67.9%	5	17.9%	4	14.3%	24-4	85.7%	2	12.5%	4	25.0%	10	62.5%	2-14	12.5%	19-10	65.5%	7-8	46.7%	0	0	26-18	59.1%
Against the Field	16	64.0%	5	20.0%	4	16.0%	21-4	84.0%	2	12.5%	4	25.0%	10	62.5%	2-14	12.5%	32-20	61.5%	14-16	46.7%	0	0	23-18	56.1%

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	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	2	3	0	8	4	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	10
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	38	28
Manhattan Beach	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
Tour Championships	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	2	2	3	0	11	4	0	0	21	20	0	1	0	0	0	0	60	42

Head to Head Results
Akers/Branagh lead the series against the field 16-14 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 7 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 Amaral/Minello 0-1
8/19/05	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 4	Amaral/Minello	4	Akers/Branagh	10	24-22, 18-21, 15-13	1:08
Trail the series against # 5 Turner/Wilson 0-5
8/13/05	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 4	Turner/Wilson	4	Akers/Branagh	10	21-15, 17-21, 15-13	0:56
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
Trail the series against # 7 DeNecochea/Leibl 0-3
8/19/05	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 2	DeNecochea/Leibl	7	Akers/Branagh	10	14-21, 21-17, 15-11	1:04
8/12/05	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 2	DeNecochea/Leibl	7	Akers/Branagh	10	21-16, 21-15	0:41
7/1/05	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Contender 1	DeNecochea/Leibl	9	Akers/Branagh	10	21-15, 21-17	0:44
Lead the series against # 8 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 # 11 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 # 12 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 # 14 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 # 15 Lowe/Pavley 3-0
8/19/05	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 3	Akers/Branagh	10	Lowe/Pavley	15	21-18, 21-12	0:41
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 # 17 Pascua/Wood 1-0
8/13/05	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 3	Akers/Branagh	10	Pascua/Wood	16	21-10, 21-17	0:38
Lead the series against # 19 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 # 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 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
Lead the series against # 23, Q2 Coleman/Hochevar 2-0
8/19/05	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 1	Akers/Branagh	10	Coleman/Hochevar	23, Q2	21-10, 21-9	0:34
8/13/05	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 2	Akers/Branagh	10	Coleman/Hochevar	24, Q1	21-16, 22-20	0:40
Lead the series against # 24, Q1 Manole/Van Fleet 3-0
8/19/05	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 2	Akers/Branagh	10	Manole/Van Fleet	24, Q1	21-19, 21-15	0:40
8/12/05	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 1	Akers/Branagh	10	Manole/Van Fleet	23	21-12, 21-16	0:43
5/21/05	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Winner 1	Akers/Branagh	10	Manole/Van Fleet	23	21-14, 26-24	0:48