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$280,000 Bud Light AVP Long Beach Open
July 19 - 21, 2007

(14) Paula Roca/Sarah Straton

Paula Roca

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 17, 1971 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Recife, Brazil

Height:

5'11"

College(s):

South Florida

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (NORCECA Boca Chica 2007)

Career AVP Best:

5th (7 times)

Career Winnings:

$116,292.50

Sarah Straton

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 6, 1970 (55 yrs old)

Home Town:

Perth, Western Australia

Height:

6'2"

College(s):

Western Australia

Seasons:

Tournaments:

145

Career Wins:

1 (AVP Muskegon 2001)

Career Winnings:

$182,065.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	10	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	3	1	0	$34,275.00

Previous Long Beach Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	7/5-8/2007	Seaside Heights Open	9	9th	144	$2,600.00
AVP	5/31-6/3/2007	Tampa Open	10	9th	144	$2,875.00
AVP	5/24-27/2007	Louisville Open	11	17th	72	$800.00
AVP	5/18-20/2007	Hermosa Beach Open	11	5th	216	$6,000.00

Long Beach Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 7/20/2007

Winner 1

Tara Kuk / Kim Whitney (19)

Won 21-16, 21-15

0:39

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Paula Roca	Total	20	8	2	0.300	0	12	4	0
	1	8	5	1	0.500	0	3	3	0
	2	12	3	1	0.167	0	9	1	0
Sarah Straton	Total	34	18	0	0.529	4	8	0	0
	1	16	10	0	0.625	1	5	0	0
	2	18	8	0	0.444	3	3	0	0

Fri, 7/20/2007

Winner 2

Rachel Scott / Tyra Turner (3)

Lost 17-21, 16-21

0:47

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Paula Roca	Total	30	14	3	0.367	0	18	0	3
	1	16	8	1	0.438	0	10	0	0
	2	14	6	2	0.286	0	8	0	3
Sarah Straton	Total	33	6	2	0.121	1	12	1	1
	1	13	2	1	0.077	1	4	1	0
	2	20	4	1	0.150	0	8	0	1

Fri, 7/20/2007

Contender 2

Ashley Ivy Swift / Heather Lowe (13)

Won 17-21, 22-20, 15-10

0:58

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Paula Roca	Total	35	18	3	0.429	1	18	0	2
	1	12	5	2	0.250	0	8	0	1
	2	14	8	1	0.500	0	6	0	0
	3	9	5	0	0.556	1	4	0	1
Sarah Straton	Total	32	20	3	0.531	0	7	1	0
	1	12	5	3	0.167	0	2	1	0
	2	11	8	0	0.727	0	3	0	0
	3	9	7	0	0.778	0	2	0	0

Fri, 7/20/2007

Contender 3

Brittany Hochevar / Holly McPeak (11)

Won 21-14, 19-21, 15-11

1:15

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Paula Roca	Total	26	15	2	0.500	0	13	2	3
	1	10	5	1	0.400	0	6	1	0
	2	11	7	1	0.545	0	4	1	3
	3	5	3	0	0.600	0	3	0	0
Sarah Straton	Total	36	22	2	0.556	1	5	5	2
	1	12	9	0	0.750	0	3	1	0
	2	14	7	1	0.429	1	1	1	0
	3	10	6	1	0.500	0	1	3	2

Fri, 7/20/2007

Contender 4

Angela Lewis / Priscilla Lima (9)

Lost 21-15, 17-21, 17-19

1:03

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Paula Roca	Total	24	12	5	0.292	0	15	2	0
	1	6	4	1	0.500	0	3	1	0
	2	10	6	2	0.400	0	7	0	0
	3	8	2	2	0.000	0	5	1	0
Sarah Straton	Total	46	28	4	0.522	1	8	1	5
	1	10	9	0	0.900	0	3	1	1
	2	20	9	1	0.400	0	3	0	3
	3	16	10	3	0.438	1	2	0	1

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Paula Roca	135	67	15	0.385	1	76	8	8
Sarah Straton	181	94	11	0.459	7	40	8	8

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	9	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	3	1	0	0	$30,675.00
Manhattan Beach	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$3,600.00
Total	10	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	3	1	0	0	$34,275.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Paula Roca												Sarah Straton
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	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$4,700.00
											Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$3,375.00
79	0	0	0	0	12	53	10	1	0	$88,350.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	115	1	0	1	1	19	49	32	7	0	$143,220.00
8	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	1	0	$19,855.00	Manhattan Beach	8	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	1	0	$11,675.00
87	0	0	0	0	14	56	12	2	0	$108,205.00	Total	130	1	0	1	1	21	53	38	9	0	$162,970.00

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
2007	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	$15,875.00	13	10	56.5 %
Total	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	$15,875.00	13	10	56.5 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Paula Roca													Sarah Straton
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1994	WPVA	10	0	0	1	0	0	2	5	2	0	$1,220.00
											1995	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0	2	$6,000.00
											1996	FIVB	7	0	0	1	0	1	1	3	1	0	$16,575.00
											1997	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	$8,550.00
											1998	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	0	0	$11,175.00
											1999	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
											1999	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	0	$10,250.00
											2000	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	5	0	$9,250.00
											2001	AVP	5	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	$17,850.00
											2001	BVA	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$2,625.00
4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	$2,000.00	2002	AVP
8	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	1	0	$4,265.00	2003	AVP	9	0	0	0	0	4	5	0	0	0	$10,250.00
											2003	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
10	0	0	0	0	3	7	0	0	0	$9,685.00	2004	AVP	10	0	0	0	0	4	6	0	0	0	$11,860.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2004	FIVB
9	0	0	0	0	3	4	2	0	0	$12,300.00	2005	AVP	10	0	0	0	0	4	6	0	0	0	$19,937.50
14	0	0	0	0	2	9	3	0	0	$17,687.50	2006	AVP	14	0	0	0	0	3	7	4	0	0	$18,175.00
11	0	0	0	0	1	8	2	0	0	$14,300.00	2007	AVP	11	0	0	0	0	1	8	2	0	0	$14,212.50
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$750.00	2007	NORCECA
59	1	0	0	0	10	34	9	2	3	$60,987.50	Total	Total	121	1	0	2	3	23	47	33	9	3	$159,180.00

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	76.0%	4	16.0%	2	8.0%	23-2	92.0%	2	10.0%	4	20.0%	14	70.0%	2-18	10.0%	19-14	57.6%	6-6	50.0%	0	0	25-20	55.6%
2006-2007	19	76.0%	4	16.0%	2	8.0%	23-2	92.0%	2	10.0%	4	20.0%	14	70.0%	2-18	10.0%	19-14	57.6%	6-6	50.0%	0	0	25-20	55.6%
Against the Field	10	76.9%	2	15.4%	1	7.7%	12-1	92.3%	2	12.5%	3	18.8%	11	68.8%	2-14	12.5%	20-22	47.6%	8-8	50.0%	0	0	14-15	48.3%

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	11	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	18
Manhattan Beach	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	20

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 8-8 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 0-1
5/20/07	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 6	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Roca/Straton	11	21-15, 21-10	0:37
Trail the series against # 3 Scott/Turner 0-3
7/20/07	AVP	Long Beach Open	Winner 2	Scott/Turner	3	Roca/Straton	14	21-17, 21-16	0:47
7/7/07	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Winner 3	Scott/Turner	1	Roca/Straton	9	21-17, 23-21	0:44
5/19/07	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 3	Scott/Turner	3	Roca/Straton	11	21-17, 22-20	0:47
Trail the series against # 6 Kessy/Ross 0-1
6/2/07	AVP	Tampa Open	Contender 3	Kessy/Ross	5	Roca/Straton	10	21-14, 21-15	0:35
Series tied with # 7 Dodd/Minello 1-1
5/25/07	AVP	Louisville Open	Winner 2	Dodd/Minello	6	Roca/Straton	11	21-13, 21-18	0:37
5/19/07	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 2	Roca/Straton	11	Dodd/Minello	6	21-18, 21-17	0:54
Lead the series against # 9 Lewis/Lima 2-1
7/20/07	AVP	Long Beach Open	Contender 4	Lewis/Lima	9	Roca/Straton	14	15-21, 21-17, 19-17	1:03
7/6/07	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Winner 2	Roca/Straton	9	Lewis/Lima	8	21-18, 21-17	0:49
5/19/07	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 4	Roca/Straton	11	Lewis/Lima	9	21-14, 21-12	0:33
Lead the series against # 11 Hochevar/McPeak 1-0
7/20/07	AVP	Long Beach Open	Contender 3	Roca/Straton	14	Hochevar/McPeak	11	21-14, 19-21, 15-11	1:15
Lead the series against # 13 Ivy Swift/Lowe 1-0
7/20/07	AVP	Long Beach Open	Contender 2	Roca/Straton	14	Ivy Swift/Lowe	13	17-21, 22-20, 15-10	0:58
Lead the series against # 19 Kuk/Whitney 1-0
7/20/07	AVP	Long Beach Open	Winner 1	Roca/Straton	14	Kuk/Whitney	19	21-16, 21-15	0:39
Trail the series against # 20 Jameson/Jones 0-1
7/7/07	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Contender 4	Jameson/Jones	19	Roca/Straton	9	21-19, 24-22	0:46
Lead the series against # 26, Q1 Byrd/Jensen 2-0
7/6/07	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Winner 1	Roca/Straton	9	Byrd/Jensen	24	18-21, 21-13, 15-7	1:00
5/25/07	AVP	Louisville Open	Winner 1	Roca/Straton	11	Byrd/Jensen	22, Q4	21-13, 21-16	0:33