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$240,000 AVP Crocs Slam Bud Light Hermosa Beach Open presented by Virgin America
August 6 - 8, 2009

(15) Saralyn Smith/Beth Van Fleet

Saralyn Smith

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 23, 1978 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Key West, FL

Height:

6'1"

College(s):

Hartford

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (NORCECA Guatemala City 2009)

Career AVP Best:

9th (12 times)

Career Winnings:

$52,742.50

Beth Van Fleet

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 27, 1977 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Tampa, FL

Height:

6'0"

College(s):

Georgia State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (NORCECA Guatemala City 2009)

Career AVP Best:

9th (5 times)

Career Winnings:

$33,155.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	10	0	$33,960.00
NORCECA	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,750.00
Overall	21	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	5	10	0	US$35,710.00

Previous Hermosa Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2002	Alicia Polzin - 53rd	Did not play
2003	Barb Birnbaum - 27th	Amber Ramga - 51st
2004	Sharman Mitchell - 25th	Suzana Manole - 17th
2005	Ann Windes - 17th	Barbara Khozam - 25th
2006	Ann Windes - 17th	Catie Mintz - 25th
2007	Jenelle Koester - 17th	Cinta Preston - 33rd
2008	Janelle Allen - 25th	Suzana Manole - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	7/16-19/2009	Manhattan Beach Open	12	9th	300	$3,960.00
AVP	7/2-4/2009	Coney Island Open	11	17th	190	$960.00
AVP	6/18-21/2009	Ocean City Open	14	9th	300	$3,960.00
AVP	5/29-31/2009	Atlanta Open	13	13th	240	$2,280.00
AVP	5/21-24/2009	Huntington Beach Open	13	17th	190	$960.00
AVP	5/15-17/2009	Houston Open	16	13th	240	$2,280.00
AVP	5/1-3/2009	San Diego Open	17	17th	190	$1,200.00
AVP	4/16-19/2009	Riverside Open	16	13th	240	$1,800.00
NORCECA	4/1-5/2009	Guatemala		2nd	180	US$1,000.00
AVP	3/27-29/2009	Panama City Beach Open	18	9th	300	$3,960.00
AVP	8/29-31/2008	AVP Shootout Cincinnati	22	17th	104	$800.00

Hermosa Beach Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 8/7/2009

Winner 1

Angela Lewis / Diane Pascua (18)

Won 22-20, 21-18

0:48

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Saralyn Smith	Total	25	16	1	0.600	2	8	1	0
	1	14	9	1	0.571	1	3	1	0
	2	11	7	0	0.636	1	5	0	0
Beth Van Fleet	Total	27	12	3	0.333	0	11	1	6
	1	9	3	1	0.222	0	3	1	3
	2	18	9	2	0.389	0	8	0	3

Fri, 8/7/2009

Winner 2

Jennifer Kessy / April Ross (2)

Lost 4-21, 16-21

0:32

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Saralyn Smith	Total	19	6	4	0.105	0	5	0	2
	1	12	3	3	0.000	0	4	0	0
	2	7	3	1	0.286	0	1	0	2
Beth Van Fleet	Total	18	9	5	0.222	0	5	0	2
	1	8	1	4	-0.375	0	1	0	1
	2	10	8	1	0.700	0	4	0	1

Fri, 8/7/2009

Contender 2

Raquel Ferreira / Paula Roca (16)

Lost 21-16, 16-21, 10-15

0:54

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Saralyn Smith	Total	37	16	7	0.243	4	4	2	1
	1	14	8	2	0.429	3	1	1	1
	2	14	5	2	0.214	0	1	0	0
	3	9	3	3	0.000	1	2	1	0
Beth Van Fleet	Total	33	12	6	0.182	1	11	1	1
	1	7	4	0	0.571	0	4	0	1
	2	16	5	3	0.125	0	6	1	0
	3	10	3	3	0.000	1	1	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Saralyn Smith	81	38	12	0.321	6	17	3	3
Beth Van Fleet	78	33	14	0.244	1	27	2	9

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	9	0	0	$26,700.00
Manhattan Beach	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$3,960.00
Tour Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,500.00
Total	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	9	0	0	$33,160.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Saralyn Smith												Beth Van Fleet
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
79	0	0	0	0	0	28	37	4	0	$45,437.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	76	0	0	0	0	0	9	30	23	0	$24,925.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0	$4,080.00	Manhattan Beach	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	$5,305.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$1,550.00	Tour Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
88	0	0	0	0	0	31	41	6	0	$51,067.50	Total	84	0	0	0	0	0	11	35	23	0	$31,480.00

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
2008	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	$4,900.00	3	8	27.3 %
2009	AVP	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	4	0	0	$22,320.00	16	18	47.1 %
2009	NORCECA	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	5	1	83.3 %
Total	AVP	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	8	0	0	$27,220.00	19	26	42.2 %
Total	NORCECA	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	5	1	83.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Saralyn Smith													Beth Van Fleet
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	$350.00	2002	AVP
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	4	$750.00	2003	AVP	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	$0.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	2	$1,475.00	2004	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	3	$675.00
12	0	0	0	0	0	7	5	0	0	$9,862.50	2005	AVP	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	7	0	$2,112.50
14	0	0	0	0	0	4	9	1	0	$8,000.00	2006	AVP	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	2	$2,375.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	0	$4,300.00	2007	AVP	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	4	3	$3,525.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	4	6	1	0	$5,975.00	2008	AVP	9	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	0	0	$6,512.50
											2008	NORCECA	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$200.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	6	4	0	0	$11,160.00	2009	AVP	10	0	0	0	0	0	6	4	0	0	$11,160.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00	2009	NORCECA	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00
79	0	1	0	0	0	24	38	6	10	$42,372.50	Total	Total	76	0	1	0	0	1	8	30	21	15	$27,060.00

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	14	58.3%	4	16.7%	6	25.0%	18-6	75.0%	4	12.5%	1	3.1%	27	84.4%	4-28	12.5%	14-27	34.1%	8-7	53.3%	0	0	22-34	39.3%
2008-2009	14	58.3%	4	16.7%	6	25.0%	18-6	75.0%	4	12.5%	1	3.1%	27	84.4%	4-28	12.5%	14-27	34.1%	8-7	53.3%	0	0	22-34	39.3%
Against the Field	7	50.0%	2	14.3%	5	35.7%	9-5	64.3%	2	9.5%	0	0.0%	19	90.5%	2-19	9.5%	14-38	26.9%	8-10	44.4%	0	0	11-24	31.4%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	28
Manhattan Beach	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
Tour Championships	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	32

Head to Head Results
Smith/Van Fleet trail the series against the field 10-18 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 12 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Branagh/Youngs 0-1
4/17/09	AVP	Riverside Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	1	Smith/Van Fleet	16	21-17, 21-10	0:42
Trail the series against # 2 Kessy/Ross 0-2
8/7/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	2	Smith/Van Fleet	15	21-4, 21-16	0:32
3/29/09	AVP	Panama City Beach Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	2	Smith/Van Fleet	18	21-6, 21-14	0:30
Trail the series against # 4 DeNecochea/Dodd 0-1
5/29/09	AVP	Atlanta Open	Winner 2	DeNecochea/Dodd	4	Smith/Van Fleet	13	21-19, 21-10	0:40
Trail the series against # 6 Fitzgerald/Niles 0-2
6/19/09	AVP	Ocean City Open	Winner 2	Fitzgerald/Niles	3	Smith/Van Fleet	14	21-9, 21-13	0:38
4/18/09	AVP	Riverside Open	Contender 3	Fitzgerald/Niles	8	Smith/Van Fleet	16	21-19, 21-13
Trail the series against # 7 Lima/Minello 0-1
7/18/09	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 3	Lima/Minello	5	Smith/Van Fleet	12	21-15, 21-14	0:45
Trail the series against # 10 Fontana/Kropp 0-1
6/20/09	AVP	Ocean City Open	Contender 4	Fontana/Kropp	9	Smith/Van Fleet	14	21-19, 21-19	0:53
Trail the series against # 12 Jameson/Jones 0-1
5/16/09	AVP	Houston Open	Contender 2	Jameson/Jones	7	Smith/Van Fleet	16	21-13, 21-15	0:40
Series tied with # 13 Brannon/Pavlik 2-2
5/30/09	AVP	Atlanta Open	Contender 2	Brannon/Pavlik	12	Smith/Van Fleet	13	21-15, 21-16	0:41
3/29/09	AVP	Panama City Beach Open	Winner 1	Smith/Van Fleet	18	Brannon/Pavlik	15	21-16, 21-15	0:41
8/29/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Cincinnati	Winner 1	Smith/Van Fleet	22	Brannon/Pavlik	11	21-14, 13-21, 19-17	1:05
7/11/08	AVP	AVP Slam Chicago Open	Winner 1	Brannon/Pavlik	13	Smith/Van Fleet	20	24-22, 21-16	0:52
Trail the series against # 14 Barnes/Williams 0-1
7/18/09	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 6	Barnes/Williams	10	Smith/Van Fleet	12	16-21, 24-22, 15-10	1:11
Trail the series against # 16 Ferreira/Roca 0-2
8/7/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 2	Ferreira/Roca	16	Smith/Van Fleet	15	16-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:54
5/22/09	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 2	Ferreira/Roca	14	Smith/Van Fleet	13	21-17, 21-17	0:44
Trail the series against # 17 D'Amore/Snyder 1-2
7/18/09	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 5	Smith/Van Fleet	12	D'Amore/Snyder	13	27-29, 21-18, 15-13	1:11
7/3/09	AVP	Coney Island Open	Contender 2	D'Amore/Snyder	12	Smith/Van Fleet	11	21-19, 21-19	0:38
5/15/09	AVP	Houston Open	Winner 1	D'Amore/Snyder	17	Smith/Van Fleet	16	21-15, 21-15	0:46
Lead the series against # 18 Lewis/Pascua 1-0
8/7/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 1	Smith/Van Fleet	15	Lewis/Pascua	18	22-20, 21-18	0:48
Lead the series against # 19 Olsovsky/Reynolds 1-0
7/18/09	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 4	Smith/Van Fleet	12	Olsovsky/Reynolds	11	17-21, 26-24, 15-10	1:18
Trail the series against # 20 Allen/Masler 0-1
5/22/09	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 1	Allen/Masler	20	Smith/Van Fleet	13	16-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:55
Trail the series against # 21 Kuk/Wing 0-1
7/3/09	AVP	Coney Island Open	Winner 1	Kuk/Wing	22	Smith/Van Fleet	11	21-18, 21-12	0:41
Lead the series against # 29, Q6 Jensen/Langston 1-0
5/29/09	AVP	Atlanta Open	Winner 1	Smith/Van Fleet	13	Jensen/Langston	20	21-15, 21-14	0:45
Lead the series against # Q9 Harris/Wallin-Brockway 1-0
7/3/09	AVP	Coney Island Open	Contender 1	Smith/Van Fleet	11	Harris/Wallin-Brockway	27, Q7	21-14, 17-21, 17-15	0:52
Lead the series against # Q16 Carter/Pavels 1-0
6/19/09	AVP	Ocean City Open	Contender 2	Smith/Van Fleet	14	Carter/Pavels	29, Q12	21-13, 21-10	0:38
Lead the series against # Q22 Copenhagen/Thurlby 1-0
7/17/09	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 2	Smith/Van Fleet	12	Copenhagen/Thurlby	44	21-15, 21-16	0:38
Lead the series against # Q33 Knytych/Sharp 1-0
7/17/09	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 1	Smith/Van Fleet	12	Knytych/Sharp	53, Q6	21-15, 21-17	0:40