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$280,000 AVP Brooklyn Open presented by Cushman & Wakefield
August 23 - 26, 2007

(11) 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 Brooklyn Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2006	Priscilla Lima - 13th	Jenny Pavley - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/16-19/2007	Boston Open	9	13th	156	$2,400.00
AVP	8/9-11/2007	Manhattan Beach Open	12	9th	208	$3,600.00
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

Brooklyn Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 8/24/2007

Winner 1

Suzana Manole / Beth Van Fleet (22)

Won 21-17, 22-20

0:46

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Paula Roca	Total	24	12	1	0.458	0	17	1	0
	1	5	3	1	0.400	0	4	0	0
	2	19	9	0	0.474	0	13	1	0
Sarah Straton	Total	34	18	1	0.500	1	8	1	3
	1	17	11	0	0.647	0	3	1	2
	2	17	7	1	0.353	1	5	0	1

Fri, 8/24/2007

Winner 2

Dianne DeNecochea / Barbra Fontana (6)

Lost 13-21, 13-21

0:39

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Paula Roca	Total	26	8	7	0.038	0	5	1	4
	1	13	3	5	-0.154	0	1	0	1
	2	13	5	2	0.231	0	4	1	3
Sarah Straton	Total	19	6	3	0.158	0	6	0	2
	1	7	2	0	0.286	0	3	0	1
	2	12	4	3	0.083	0	3	0	1

Fri, 8/24/2007

Contender 2

Angela Knopf / Catie Mintz (21)

Won 21-12, 21-16

0:36

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Paula Roca	Total	20	14	4	0.500	0	7	3	2
	1	8	6	2	0.500	0	4	0	1
	2	12	8	2	0.500	0	3	3	1
Sarah Straton	Total	19	11	3	0.421	3	4	1	2
	1	10	6	1	0.500	3	0	0	1
	2	9	5	2	0.333	0	4	1	1

Sat, 8/25/2007

Contender 3

Ashley Ivy Swift / Heather Lowe (13)

Lost 20-22, 22-20, 14-16

1:12

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Paula Roca	Total	22	13	3	0.455	0	14	2	0
	1	6	4	1	0.500	0	4	2	0
	2	9	6	1	0.556	0	5	0	0
	3	7	3	1	0.286	0	5	0	0
Sarah Straton	Total	41	22	2	0.488	5	9	2	1
	1	19	9	0	0.474	0	3	0	0
	2	13	7	2	0.385	3	3	2	1
	3	9	6	0	0.667	2	3	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Paula Roca	92	47	15	0.348	0	43	7	6
Sarah Straton	113	57	9	0.425	9	27	4	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	9	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	2	1	0	0	$32,575.00	24	18	57.1 %
Total	AVP	9	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	2	1	0	0	$32,575.00	24	18	57.1 %

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
15	0	0	0	0	2	11	2	0	0	$22,650.00	2007	AVP	15	0	0	0	0	2	11	2	0	0	$22,562.50
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$750.00	2007	NORCECA
63	1	0	0	0	11	37	9	2	3	$69,337.50	Total	Total	125	1	0	2	3	24	50	33	9	3	$167,530.00

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	8	88.9%	0	0.0%	1	11.1%	8-1	88.9%	1	6.7%	3	20.0%	11	73.3%	1-14	6.7%	16-22	42.1%	2-8	20.0%	0	0	9-15	37.5%

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
Roca/Straton trail the series against the field 8-13 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 7 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 # 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 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 # 4 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 # 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
Trail the series against # 6 DeNecochea/Fontana 0-1
8/24/07	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Winner 2	DeNecochea/Fontana	6	Roca/Straton	11	21-13, 21-13	0:39
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
Lead the series against # 10 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
Trail the series against # 13 Ivy Swift/Lowe 1-2
8/25/07	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Contender 3	Ivy Swift/Lowe	13	Roca/Straton	11	22-20, 20-22, 16-14	1:12
8/18/07	AVP	Boston Open	Contender 2	Ivy Swift/Lowe	15	Roca/Straton	9	21-14, 21-14	0:36
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 # 16 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 Knopf/Mintz 1-0
8/24/07	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Contender 2	Roca/Straton	11	Knopf/Mintz	21	21-12, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # 22 Manole/Van Fleet 1-0
8/24/07	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Winner 1	Roca/Straton	11	Manole/Van Fleet	22	21-17, 22-20	0:46