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AVP Tour
$280,000 AVP Manhattan Beach Open presented by Bud Light
August 9 - 11, 2007

(12) Paula Roca/Sarah Straton

Paula Roca

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 17, 1971 (53 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 (54 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 Manhattan Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
WPVA 1994	Did not play	Melanie Sullivan - 13th
2001	Did not play	Linda Hanley - 5th
2002	Franci Van Zwieten - 7th	Did not play
2003	Gracie Santana-Baeni - 25th	Angie Akers - 9th
2004	Gracie Santana-Baeni - 13th	Tammy Leibl - 9th
2005	Jaimie Lee - 17th	Brooke Niles - 5th
2006	Priscilla Lima - 17th	Jenny Pavley - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/2-5/2007	Chicago Open	8	5th	312	$8,500.00
AVP	7/19-21/2007	Long Beach Open	14	9th	208	$3,600.00
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

Manhattan Beach Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 8/10/2007

Winner 1

Claire D'Amore / Jenelle Koester (21)

Won 21-12, 21-16

0:40

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Paula Roca	Total	24	14	4	0.417	0	18	2	0
	1	12	7	1	0.500	0	9	1	0
	2	12	7	3	0.333	0	9	1	0
Sarah Straton	Total	26	16	1	0.577	3	8	0	1
	1	10	7	1	0.600	2	4	0	0
	2	16	9	0	0.563	1	4	0	1

Fri, 8/10/2007

Winner 2

Jennifer Kessy / April Ross (5)

Lost 12-21, 13-21

0:42

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Paula Roca	Total	15	4	4	0.000	0	6	0	1
	1	6	2	2	0.000	0	2	0	0
	2	9	2	2	0.000	0	4	0	1
Sarah Straton	Total	18	8	3	0.278	2	2	0	2
	1	11	5	1	0.364	0	2	0	2
	2	7	3	2	0.143	2	0	0	0

Fri, 8/10/2007

Contender 2

Pat Keller / Saralyn Smith (22)

Won 21-14, 21-17

0:41

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Paula Roca	Total	28	17	3	0.500	0	13	1	0
	1	14	8	1	0.500	0	7	1	0
	2	14	9	2	0.500	0	6	0	0
Sarah Straton	Total	17	11	0	0.647	4	3	0	1
	1	10	7	0	0.700	2	3	0	0
	2	7	4	0	0.571	2	0	0	1

Fri, 8/10/2007

Contender 3

Suzanne Barnes / Michelle Williams (20)

Won 21-15, 21-14

0:45

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Paula Roca	Total	17	11	1	0.588	0	9	1	2
	1	7	6	0	0.857	0	4	1	2
	2	10	5	1	0.400	0	5	0	0
Sarah Straton	Total	25	13	1	0.480	4	4	1	2
	1	11	6	1	0.455	0	1	1	1
	2	14	7	0	0.500	4	3	0	1

Fri, 8/10/2007

Contender 4

Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs (2)

Lost 20-22, 17-21

0:46

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Paula Roca	Total	20	9	3	0.300	0	13	0	3
	1	9	5	0	0.556	0	8	0	1
	2	11	4	3	0.091	0	5	0	2
Sarah Straton	Total	24	13	1	0.500	2	3	1	2
	1	12	6	1	0.417	0	2	0	1
	2	12	7	0	0.583	2	1	1	1

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Paula Roca	104	55	15	0.385	0	59	4	6
Sarah Straton	110	61	6	0.500	15	20	2	8

Head to Head Results
Roca/Straton trail the series against the field 10-12 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 6 Series, 2 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 # 2 Branagh/Youngs 0-1
8/10/07	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 4	Branagh/Youngs	2	Roca/Straton	12	22-20, 21-17	0:46
Trail the series against # 3 Davis/Johnson Jordan 0-1
8/4/07	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 3	Davis/Johnson Jordan	1	Roca/Straton	8	21-15, 19-21, 16-14	1:01
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 5 Kessy/Ross 0-2
8/10/07	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	5	Roca/Straton	12	21-12, 21-13	0:42
6/2/07	AVP	Tampa Open	Contender 3	Kessy/Ross	5	Roca/Straton	10	21-14, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 7 Akers/Niles 1-0
5/20/07	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 5	Roca/Straton	11	Akers/Niles	12	21-16, 21-18	0:41
Series tied with # 8 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
Trail the series against # 10 Fontana/Polzin 0-1
8/5/07	AVP	Chicago Open	Contender 6	Fontana/Polzin	7	Roca/Straton	8	23-21, 21-15	0:48
Lead the series against # 11 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
Series tied with # 13 Jameson/Jones 1-1
8/4/07	AVP	Chicago Open	Contender 4	Roca/Straton	8	Jameson/Jones	11	21-17, 21-16	0:39
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 # 14 McSorley/Reynolds 1-0
8/4/07	AVP	Chicago Open	Contender 5	Roca/Straton	8	McSorley/Reynolds	12	24-22, 21-19	0:49
Lead the series against # 15 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 # 20 Barnes/Williams 1-0
8/10/07	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 3	Roca/Straton	12	Barnes/Williams	20	21-15, 21-14	0:45
Lead the series against # 21 D'Amore/Koester 1-0
8/10/07	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 1	Roca/Straton	12	D'Amore/Koester	21	21-12, 21-16	0:40
Lead the series against # 22 Keller/Smith 1-0
8/10/07	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 2	Roca/Straton	12	Keller/Smith	22	21-14, 21-17	0:41