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$258,000 AVP Crocs Crocs Cup Championship Kentucky Grilled Chicken Chicago Open
August 27 - 30, 2009

(19) Saralyn Smith/Beth Van Fleet

Saralyn Smith

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 23, 1978 (46 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 (47 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 Chicago Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2002	Barb Birnbaum - 17th	Did not play
2003	Barb Birnbaum - 27th	Karen Holman - 27th
2004	Ann Windes - 17th	Did not play
2005	Ann Windes - 9th	Suzana Manole - 25th
2006	Ann Windes - 13th	Catie Mintz - 33rd
2007	Pat Keller - 17th	Suzana Manole - 17th
2008	Beth Van Fleet - 17th	Saralyn Smith - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/20-23/2009	Muskegon Open	12	17th	190	$960.00
AVP	8/14-16/2009	San Francisco Open	14	13th	240	$2,280.00
AVP	8/6-8/2009	Hermosa Beach Open	15	17th	190	$960.00
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

Chicago Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 8/28/2009

Winner 1

Angela Lewis / Diane Pascua (14)

Lost 15-21, 19-21

0:44

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Saralyn Smith	Total	30	13	5	0.267	1	6	0	1
	1	13	6	2	0.308	0	2	0	0
	2	17	7	3	0.235	1	4	0	1
Beth Van Fleet	Total	31	16	3	0.419	0	11	0	4
	1	14	7	3	0.286	0	4	0	4
	2	17	9	0	0.529	0	7	0	0

Fri, 8/28/2009

Contender 1

Kristen Batt-Rohr / Brooke Sweat (30, Q9)

Won 21-15, 21-19

0:50

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Saralyn Smith	Total	25	16	2	0.560	1	10	0	2
	1	6	5	1	0.667	1	3	0	1
	2	19	11	1	0.526	0	7	0	1
Beth Van Fleet	Total	24	15	1	0.583	0	8	0	0
	1	18	11	0	0.611	0	5	0	0
	2	6	4	1	0.500	0	3	0	0

Fri, 8/28/2009

Contender 2

Suzanne Barnes / Michelle Williams (13)

Lost 24-22, 11-21, 11-15

0:56

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Saralyn Smith	Total	48	16	5	0.229	2	7	0	3
	1	15	7	0	0.467	0	2	0	3
	2	19	3	5	-0.105	1	3	0	0
	3	14	6	0	0.429	1	2	0	0
Beth Van Fleet	Total	35	19	4	0.429	0	19	3	1
	1	20	13	3	0.500	0	10	1	0
	2	10	5	1	0.400	0	7	1	1
	3	5	1	0	0.200	0	2	1	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Saralyn Smith	103	45	12	0.320	4	23	0	6
Beth Van Fleet	90	50	8	0.467	0	38	3	5

Head to Head Results
Smith/Van Fleet trail the series against the field 4-21 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 14 Series, 0 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 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 # 5 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 # 9 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 # 10 Jameson/Jones 0-2
8/15/09	AVP	San Francisco Open	Contender 2	Jameson/Jones	12	Smith/Van Fleet	14	21-18, 21-19	0:45
5/16/09	AVP	Houston Open	Contender 2	Jameson/Jones	7	Smith/Van Fleet	16	21-13, 21-15	0:40
Trail the series against # 12 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 # 13 Barnes/Williams 0-2
8/28/09	AVP	Chicago Open	Contender 2	Barnes/Williams	13	Smith/Van Fleet	19	22-24, 21-11, 15-11	0:56
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 # 14 Lewis/Pascua 1-2
8/28/09	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 1	Lewis/Pascua	14	Smith/Van Fleet	19	21-15, 21-19	0:44
8/21/09	AVP	Muskegon Open	Contender 2	Lewis/Pascua	11	Smith/Van Fleet	12	11-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:47
8/7/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 1	Smith/Van Fleet	15	Lewis/Pascua	18	22-20, 21-18	0:48
Trail the series against # 15 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
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 # 18 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
Trail the series against # 20 Burdine/Engle 0-1
8/21/09	AVP	Muskegon Open	Winner 1	Burdine/Engle	21	Smith/Van Fleet	12	18-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:50
Trail the series against # 23 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
Lead the series against # 25, Q1 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 # 30, Q9 Batt-Rohr/Sweat 1-0
8/28/09	AVP	Chicago Open	Contender 1	Smith/Van Fleet	19	Batt-Rohr/Sweat	30, Q9	21-15, 21-19	0:50