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Wide Open Beach Volleyball
$150,000 U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball
September 1 - 4, 2011

(3) 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 Wide Open Best:

7th (Cincinnati 2011)

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:

192

Career Wins:

Career Wide Open Best:

7th (Cincinnati 2011)

Career Winnings:

$1,100,192.50

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 Cincinnati Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
P&R 2010	Tyra Turner - 3rd	Misty May-Treanor - 3rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/15-20/2011	Åland Open	12	13th	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	8/1-6/2011	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	16, Q1	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/25-30/2011	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	19, Q1	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	7/19-24/2011	Québec Open	6	9th	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/11-16/2011	Moscow Grand Slam	17	9th	320	US$8,000.00
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

U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 9/2/2011	Winner 1	Jenny Johnson Jordan / Sheila Shaw (14)	Won 21-18, 21-11	0:44
Fri, 9/2/2011	Winner 2	Kristen Batt-Rohr / Brooke Sweat (6)	Lost 21-23, 17-21	0:44
Sat, 9/3/2011	Contender 2	Tealle Hunkus / Heather Lowe (9)	Won 21-16, 21-18	0:44
Sat, 9/3/2011	Contender 3	Annett Davis / Priscilla Lima (12)	Lost 21-18, 19-21, 11-15	1:06

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	9	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	0	1	0	0	$28,125.00	26	18	59.1 %
2011	Wide Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00	2	2	50.0 %
2011	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	2	2	0	2	$76,900.00	34	23	59.6 %
Total	AVP	9	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	0	1	0	0	$28,125.00	26	18	59.1 %
Total	Wide Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00	2	2	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	2	2	0	2	$76,900.00	34	23	59.6 %

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
12	0	0	0	0	5	6	1	0	0	$19,312.50	2005	AVP	11	0	0	0	0	2	6	3	0	0	$14,712.50
14	0	0	0	0	0	10	4	0	0	$11,725.00	2006	AVP	16	0	2	6	1	4	3	0	0	0	$65,850.00
											2006	FIVB	8	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	3	$21,450.00
16	0	1	1	1	5	7	1	0	0	$45,125.00	2007	AVP	15	3	7	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	$119,225.00
											2007	FIVB	8	0	1	2	0	3	2	0	0	0	$57,200.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2007	FIVB C&S
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2007	PAN AM
18	0	0	3	0	10	5	0	0	0	$59,000.00	2008	AVP	13	2	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	$114,250.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2008	FIVB	12	2	2	3	1	3	1	0	0	0	$99,200.00
11	0	0	3	0	6	2	0	0	0	$37,720.00	2009	AVP	15	9	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$168,200.00
11	0	1	1	2	5	0	1	1	0	$64,450.00	2009	FIVB	5	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	$44,150.00
7	0	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	$32,250.00	2010	AVP	7	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$48,500.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00	2010	P&R	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00
13	0	1	1	0	3	6	0	2	0	$55,700.00	2010	FIVB	11	1	0	1	2	2	4	0	1	0	$67,325.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00	2011	Wide Open	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00
13	0	0	0	0	2	7	2	0	2	$38,450.00	2011	FIVB	14	0	0	0	0	2	8	2	0	2	$41,450.00
151	0	4	16	3	50	56	12	3	7	$404,527.50	Total	Total	142	19	24	24	6	26	29	5	2	7	$867,942.50

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	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	2-1	66.7%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	2-2	50.0%
2010-2011	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	2-1	66.7%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	2-2	50.0%
Against the Field	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	4-2	66.7%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	2-2	50.0%

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 trail the series against the field 6-7 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Kessy/Ross 1-3
8/17/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	5	Akers/Branagh	12	21-15, 21-14	0:35
7/22/11	FIVB	Québec Open	Contender 4	Kessy/Ross	1	Akers/Branagh	6	21-18, 21-15	0:41
4/30/11	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 5	Akers/Branagh	13	Kessy/Ross	6	31-29, 21-18	0:57
4/20/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 4	Kessy/Ross	8	Akers/Branagh	12	21-15, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # 2 Fendrick/Niles 1-0
7/28/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 1	Akers/Branagh	19, Q1	Fendrick/Niles	17	21-19, 21-16	0:36
Series tied with # 5 Fitzgerald/Hochevar 2-2
8/1/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Country Quota	Akers/Branagh	16, Q1	Fitzgerald/Hochevar		21-16, 21-12	0:34
7/25/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Country Quota	Akers/Branagh	19, Q1	Fitzgerald/Hochevar		22-20, 21-12	0:34
7/4/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Country Quota	Fitzgerald/Hochevar	Q18	Akers/Branagh		21-19, 15-21, 16-14	0:49
6/27/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Country Quota	Fitzgerald/Hochevar	Q21	Akers/Branagh		21-19, 21-15	0:34
Trail the series against # 6 Batt-Rohr/Sweat 0-1
9/2/11	Wide Open	U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball	Winner 2	Batt-Rohr/Sweat	6	Akers/Branagh	3	23-21, 21-17	0:44
Lead the series against # 9 Hunkus/Lowe 1-0
9/3/11	Wide Open	U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball	Contender 2	Akers/Branagh	3	Hunkus/Lowe	9	21-16, 21-18	0:44
Trail the series against # 12 Davis/Lima 0-1
9/3/11	Wide Open	U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball	Contender 3	Davis/Lima	12	Akers/Branagh	3	18-21, 21-19, 15-11	1:06
Lead the series against # 14 Johnson Jordan/Shaw 1-0
9/2/11	Wide Open	U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball	Winner 1	Akers/Branagh	3	Johnson Jordan/Shaw	14	21-18, 21-11	0:44