Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Moscow Grand Slam
July 11 - 16, 2011
(17) Angie Akers/Nicole Branagh, 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
Nicole Branagh
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 31, 1979 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Orinda, CA
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 79 kg (174 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 82
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$392,075.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725CQMoney
FIVB1300002052202 US$76,900.00
Previous Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Did not play Elaine Youngs - 2nd
2009 Tyra Turner - 5th Did not play
2010 Tyra Turner - 5th Misty May-Treanor - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/4-9/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 6/27-7/2/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 11 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam 12, Q2 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 5/17-22/2011 Myslowice Open 7 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/3-8/2011 Shanghai Open 8 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 4/26-5/1/2011 Sanya Open 13 5th 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 4/17-22/2011 Brasilia Open 12 9th 240 US$6,000.00
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/13/2011 Pool A Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (16) Lost 15-21, 21-16, 13-15 0:50
Wed, 7/13/2011 Pool A Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (1) Lost 17-21, 14-21 0:34
Thu, 7/14/2011 Pool A Madelein Meppelink / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (32, Q3) Won 21-14, 21-16 0:37
Thu, 7/14/2011 Winner 1 Louise Bawden / Becchara Palmer, Australia (23) Won 21-19, 14-21, 15-12 0:50
Fri, 7/15/2011 Winner 2 Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (5) Lost 16-21, 21-19, 13-15 0:48
Head to Head Results
Akers/Branagh lead the series against the field 16-15 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 8 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
7/13/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Akers/Branagh 17 21-17, 21-14 0:34
Series tied with # 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-1
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool E Akers/Branagh 12, Q2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 5 21-19, 17-21, 15-13 0:49
4/29/11FIVBSanya Open Winner 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 5 Akers/Branagh 13 15-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:48
Trail the series against # 3 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 0-2
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 1 Cicolari/Menegatti 14 Akers/Branagh 12, Q2 21-18, 20-22, 15-13 0:55
5/6/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Cicolari/Menegatti 18 Akers/Branagh 8 21-19, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # 5 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 0-2
7/15/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 5 Akers/Branagh 17 21-16, 19-21, 15-13 0:48
4/30/11FIVBSanya Open Contender 6 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Akers/Branagh 13 21-13, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 6 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
5/19/11FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 4 Keizer/Van Iersel 6 Akers/Branagh 7 21-16, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 7 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-1
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Akers/Branagh 12 24-22, 31-29 0:54
Lead the series against # 8 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-0
4/19/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Akers/Branagh 12 Salgado/Salgado 5 21-19, 21-23, 15-11 0:57
Trail the series against # 12 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 0-1
6/16/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 1 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 22 Akers/Branagh 11 24-22, 19-21, 15-13 0:56
Series tied with # 16 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-1
7/13/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Kolocova/Slukova 16 Akers/Branagh 17 21-15, 16-21, 15-13 0:50
5/6/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Akers/Branagh 8 Kolocova/Slukova 10 11-21, 21-15, 21-19 0:51
Lead the series against # 20, Q5 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 3-1
6/13/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool K Akers/Branagh 11 Gioria/Momoli 14 21-15, 21-17 0:39
5/19/11FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 2 Akers/Branagh 7 Gioria/Momoli 24, Q6 21-19, 21-18 0:39
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Gioria/Momoli 25 Akers/Branagh 8 21-12, 21-19 0:34
4/19/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Akers/Branagh 12 Gioria/Momoli 21, Q4 21-14, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 22 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-1
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool E Baquerizo/Fernandez 21 Akers/Branagh 12, Q2 12-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:44
Lead the series against # 23 Bawden/Palmer, Australia 1-0
7/14/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Akers/Branagh 17 Bawden/Palmer 23 21-19, 14-21, 15-12 0:50
Lead the series against # 24, Q2 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
4/29/11FIVBSanya Open Contender 4 Akers/Branagh 13 Nystrom/Nystrom 18 21-14, 28-26 0:43
Trail the series against # 26, Q17 Fitzgerald/Hochevar, United States 0-2
7/4/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Country Quota Fitzgerald/Hochevar Q18 Akers/Branagh 21-19, 15-21, 16-14 0:49
6/27/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Country Quota Fitzgerald/Hochevar Q21 Akers/Branagh 21-19, 21-15 0:34
Series tied with # 27, Q13 Lavalle/Maestrini, Brazil 1-1
5/19/11FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Lavalle/Maestrini 26 Akers/Branagh 7 21-13, 21-17 0:39
4/28/11FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Akers/Branagh 13 Lavalle/Maestrini 20, Q9 16-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:48
Lead the series against # 28, Q11 Gielen/Mouha, Belgium 1-0
6/15/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool K Akers/Branagh 11 Gielen/Mouha 38 22-24, 21-15, 15-13 0:54
Lead the series against # 32, Q3 Meppelink/Wesselink, Netherlands 2-0
7/14/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Akers/Branagh 17 Meppelink/Wesselink 32, Q3 21-14, 21-16 0:37
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Akers/Branagh 8 Meppelink/Wesselink 24 21-19, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # Q6 Lessard/Martin, Canada 1-0
5/19/11FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 3 Akers/Branagh 7 Lessard/Martin 18 21-18, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # Q9 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 1-0
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool E Akers/Branagh 12, Q2 Candelas/Garcia 28, Q7 21-16, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # Q10 Dampney/Mullin, England 1-0
6/7/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Akers/Branagh 12, Q2 Dampney/Mullin Q15 21-18, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # Q15 Marciniak/Urban, Poland 1-0
5/19/11FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 1 Akers/Branagh 7 Marciniak/Urban 10 26-24, 19-21, 15-11 0:56