European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 CEV Polish Masters
July 19 - 23, 2011
(16) Rieke Brink-Abeler/Melanie Gernert, Germany
 
Rieke Brink-Abeler
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 11, 1979 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Emsdetten
Height: 179 cm (5'10")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 91
Career Best: 4th (2 times)
Career CEV Best: 4th (Niechorze 2011)
Career Winnings: US$175,587.44
Melanie Gernert
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 12
Career Best: 4th (CEV Niechorze 2011)
Career Winnings: US$4,589.06
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
CEV20001001000 US$8,946.13
Previous Niechorze Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results  1st Tournament
CEV Polish Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/19/2011 Country Quota Victoria Bieneck / Julia Grossner, Germany (18) Lost 21-15, 21-23, 10-15 0:53
Thu, 7/21/2011 Winner 1 Martyna Wardak / Joanna Wiatr, Poland (17) Lost 15-21, 21-17, 12-15 0:42
Thu, 7/21/2011 Contender 1 Victoria Bieneck / Julia Grossner, Germany (18) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:29
Thu, 7/21/2011 Contender 2 Natalja Bratuhhina / Polina Bratuhhina, Estonia (10) Won 16-21, 21-10, 15-12 0:33
Fri, 7/22/2011 Contender 3 Karolina Marciniak / Katarzyna Urban, Poland (4) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:33
Fri, 7/22/2011 Contender 4 Dominika Nestarcova / Natalia Pridalova, Slovakia (8) Won 21-18, 20-22, 15-13 0:43
Fri, 7/22/2011 Contender 5 Erika Fabjan / Simona Fabjan, Slovenia (6) Won 18-21, 21-15, 17-15 0:48
Sat, 7/23/2011 Semi-Finals Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (1) Lost 19-21, 21-15, 10-15 0:43
Sat, 7/23/2011 Bronze Medal Madelein Meppelink / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (5) Lost 21-19, 17-21, 21-23 0:53
Head to Head Results
Brink-Abeler/Gernert lead the series against the field 5-4 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 0-1
7/23/11CEVCEV Polish Masters Semi-Finals Kolocova/Slukova 1 Brink-Abeler/Gernert 16 21-19, 15-21, 15-10 0:43
Lead the series against # 4 Marciniak/Urban, Poland 1-0
7/22/11CEVCEV Polish Masters Contender 3 Brink-Abeler/Gernert 16 Marciniak/Urban 4 21-19, 21-17 0:33
Trail the series against # 5 Meppelink/Wesselink, Netherlands 0-1
7/23/11CEVCEV Polish Masters Bronze Medal Meppelink/Wesselink 5 Brink-Abeler/Gernert 16 19-21, 21-17, 23-21 0:53
Lead the series against # 6 Fabjan/Fabjan, Slovenia 1-0
7/22/11CEVCEV Polish Masters Contender 5 Brink-Abeler/Gernert 16 Fabjan/Fabjan 6 18-21, 21-15, 17-15 0:48
Lead the series against # 8 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 1-0
7/22/11CEVCEV Polish Masters Contender 4 Brink-Abeler/Gernert 16 Nestarcova/Pridalova 8 21-18, 20-22, 15-13 0:43
Lead the series against # 10 Bratuhhina/Bratuhhina, Estonia 1-0
7/21/11CEVCEV Polish Masters Contender 2 Brink-Abeler/Gernert 16 Bratuhhina/Bratuhhina 10 16-21, 21-10, 15-12 0:33
Trail the series against # 17 Wardak/Wiatr, Poland 0-1
7/21/11CEVCEV Polish Masters Winner 1 Wardak/Wiatr 17 Brink-Abeler/Gernert 16 21-15, 17-21, 15-12 0:42
Series tied with # 18 Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 1-1
7/21/11CEVCEV Polish Masters Contender 1 Brink-Abeler/Gernert 16 Bieneck/Grossner 18 21-14, 21-18 0:29
7/19/11CEVCEV Polish Masters Country Quota Bieneck/Grossner 18 Brink-Abeler/Gernert 16 15-21, 23-21, 15-10 0:53