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AVP Tour
$250,000 McDonald's Chicago Open presented by Nautica
July 20 - 23, 2006

(10) Denise Johns/Alicia Polzin

Denise Johns

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 9, 1978 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Luxembourg

Height:

6'1"

College(s):

Cincinnati

Seasons:

Tournaments:

126

Career Best:

4th (3 times)

Career AVP Best:

5th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$69,406.88

Alicia Polzin

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 6, 1971 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

Houston, TX

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

Long Beach State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (NORCECA Boca Chica 2007)

Career AVP Best:

3rd (Chicago 2007)

Career Winnings:

$71,517.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	23	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	6	11	0	$39,650.00

Previous Chicago Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2002	Did not play	Sharman Mitchell - 13th
2003	Jenelle Koester - 17th	Sharman Mitchell - 9th
2004	Jenelle Koester - 17th	Franci Van Zwieten - 25th
2005	Alicia Polzin - 17th	Denise Johns - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	7/13-16/2006	Birmingham-Hoover Open	10	17th	72	$600.00
AVP	7/6-9/2006	Atlanta Open	13	9th	144	$2,600.00
AVP	6/29-7/2/2006	Seaside Heights Open	14	13th	108	$1,400.00
AVP	6/15-18/2006	Sacramento Open	14	7th	260	$4,650.00
AVP	6/9-11/2006	Hermosa Beach Open	19	9th	144	$2,450.00
AVP	5/26-28/2006	Huntington Beach Open	22	13th	108	$1,400.00
AVP	5/18-20/2006	Santa Barbara Open	21	17th	104	$800.00
AVP	5/5-7/2006	Tempe Open	17	17th	72	$750.00
AVP	3/31-4/2/2006	Fort Lauderdale Open	17	13th	108	$1,400.00
AVP	9/1-4/2005	Chicago Open	15	17th	156	$1,200.00
AVP	8/26-28/2005	Boulder Open	13	17th	72	$650.00
AVP	8/18-20/2005	Manhattan Beach Open	12	13th	156	$2,000.00
AVP	8/11-14/2005	Huntington Beach Open	14	9th	208	$3,150.00
AVP	7/21-24/2005	Hermosa Beach Open	15	13th	156	$2,000.00

Chicago Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 7/21/2006

Winner 1

Patti Cook / Ashley Ivy Swift (23, Q1)

Won 21-18, 21-18

0:44

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Denise Johns	Total	25	12	3	0.360	0	11	3	3
	1	18	9	2	0.389	0	6	1	1
	2	7	3	1	0.286	0	5	2	2
Alicia Polzin	Total	18	11	1	0.556	2	2	3	2
	1	6	5	0	0.833	1	0	3	1
	2	12	6	1	0.417	1	2	0	1

Fri, 7/21/2006

Winner 2

Carrie Dodd / Barbra Fontana (7)

Lost 11-21, 17-21

0:34

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Denise Johns	Total	12	4	2	0.167	0	8	1	1
	1	4	1	2	-0.250	0	5	1	1
	2	8	3	0	0.375	0	3	0	0
Alicia Polzin	Total	42	12	7	0.119	2	7	2	3
	1	26	7	3	0.154	2	4	0	1
	2	16	5	4	0.063	0	3	2	2

Fri, 7/21/2006

Contender 2

Tyra Turner / Makare Wilson (9)

Lost 24-22, 16-21, 13-15

1:00

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Denise Johns	Total	26	12	8	0.154	0	6	0	3
	1	11	6	4	0.182	0	4	0	1
	2	7	3	2	0.143	0	0	0	1
	3	8	3	2	0.125	0	2	0	1
Alicia Polzin	Total	28	14	7	0.250	1	5	1	2
	1	12	8	3	0.417	1	1	1	1
	2	8	3	2	0.125	0	2	0	0
	3	8	3	2	0.125	0	2	0	1

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Denise Johns	63	28	13	0.238	0	25	4	7
Alicia Polzin	88	37	15	0.250	5	14	6	7
Total	151	65	28	0.245	5	39	10	14
Opponents	138	72	18	0.391	10	45	12	22

Head to Head Results
Johns/Polzin trail the series against the field 16-23 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 10 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
4/1/06	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Winner 2	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Johns/Polzin	17	21-17, 21-13	0:35
Series tied with # 2 Scott/Youngs 1-1
9/2/05	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 2	Scott/Youngs	2	Johns/Polzin	15	21-12, 21-15	0:35
6/11/05	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 2	Johns/Polzin	18	Scott/Youngs	2	23-21, 22-20	0:50
Trail the series against # 3 Branagh/McPeak 0-1
6/10/06	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 4	Branagh/McPeak	7	Johns/Polzin	19	21-17, 21-18	0:38
Trail the series against # 4 Kessy/Reynolds 0-2
6/17/06	AVP	Sacramento Open	Contender 4	Kessy/Reynolds	4	Johns/Polzin	14	21-18, 21-12	0:38
4/1/06	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Contender 3	Kessy/Reynolds	8	Johns/Polzin	17	25-23, 21-17	0:47
Trail the series against # 5 Davis/Johnson Jordan 0-2
6/30/06	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Winner 2	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	Johns/Polzin	14	21-11, 21-13	0:29
6/16/06	AVP	Sacramento Open	Winner 2	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	Johns/Polzin	14	21-13, 20-22, 15-8	0:59
Trail the series against # 6 DeNecochea/Leibl 0-3
5/27/06	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 2	DeNecochea/Leibl	6	Johns/Polzin	22	21-12, 21-14	0:38
8/13/05	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 4	DeNecochea/Leibl	7	Johns/Polzin	14	21-15, 21-12	0:35
7/1/05	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Contender 2	DeNecochea/Leibl	9	Johns/Polzin	16	21-15, 21-19	0:36
Trail the series against # 7 Dodd/Fontana 0-1
7/21/06	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 2	Dodd/Fontana	7	Johns/Polzin	10	21-11, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against # 8 Amaral/Minello 0-1
6/12/05	AVP	San Diego Open	Contender 6	Amaral/Minello	5	Johns/Polzin	18	21-18, 21-12	0:36
Trail the series against # 9 Turner/Wilson 0-5
7/21/06	AVP	Chicago Open	Contender 2	Turner/Wilson	9	Johns/Polzin	10	22-24, 21-16, 15-13	1:00
7/15/06	AVP	Birmingham-Hoover Open	Contender 2	Turner/Wilson	9	Johns/Polzin	10	21-18, 18-21, 15-9	0:57
7/8/06	AVP	Atlanta Open	Contender 3	Turner/Wilson	8	Johns/Polzin	13	21-15, 21-14	0:37
8/19/05	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 2	Turner/Wilson	5	Johns/Polzin	12	21-18, 21-19	0:39
6/11/05	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 3	Turner/Wilson	7	Johns/Polzin	18	23-21, 21-17	0:41
Lead the series against # 11 Barnes/Williams 3-1
7/8/06	AVP	Atlanta Open	Contender 2	Johns/Polzin	13	Barnes/Williams	12	24-22, 26-24	0:56
6/17/06	AVP	Sacramento Open	Contender 2	Johns/Polzin	14	Barnes/Williams	11	21-17, 21-18	0:52
6/10/06	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 3	Johns/Polzin	19	Barnes/Williams	12	21-16, 17-21, 15-12	1:01
5/19/06	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Winner 1	Barnes/Williams	12	Johns/Polzin	21	21-17, 22-20	0:45
Trail the series against # 12 Akers/Lowe 0-1
5/6/06	AVP	Tempe Open	Winner 1	Akers/Lowe	16	Johns/Polzin	17	15-21, 21-15, 19-17	0:44
Lead the series against # 14 Jameson/Jones 3-2
7/1/06	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Contender 3	Jameson/Jones	11	Johns/Polzin	14	21-13, 21-19	0:37
6/10/06	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 2	Johns/Polzin	19	Jameson/Jones	13	21-16, 21-15	0:43
5/27/06	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 3	Jameson/Jones	13	Johns/Polzin	22	24-22, 21-8	0:40
8/19/05	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 2	Johns/Polzin	12	Jameson/Jones	11	17-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:53
8/13/05	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 3	Johns/Polzin	14	Jameson/Jones	12	18-21, 27-25, 15-11	0:56
Series tied with # 16 Burdine/Ross 1-1
7/7/06	AVP	Atlanta Open	Winner 1	Burdine/Ross	20, Q1	Johns/Polzin	13	19-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:44
6/17/06	AVP	Sacramento Open	Contender 3	Johns/Polzin	14	Burdine/Ross	24, Q15	13-21, 23-21, 15-11	0:48
Lead the series against # 17 Smith/Windes 1-0
7/23/05	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 2	Johns/Polzin	15	Smith/Windes	16	17-21, 21-11, 15-12	0:52
Lead the series against # 20 Guerra/Koester 1-0
6/16/06	AVP	Sacramento Open	Winner 1	Johns/Polzin	14	Guerra/Koester	19	21-16, 21-19	0:38
Trail the series against # 22 Allen/Snyder 0-1
7/14/06	AVP	Birmingham-Hoover Open	Winner 1	Allen/Snyder	23	Johns/Polzin	10	21-19, 27-25	0:55
Lead the series against # 23, Q1 Cook/Ivy Swift 3-0
7/21/06	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 1	Johns/Polzin	10	Cook/Ivy Swift	23, Q1	21-18, 21-18	0:44
6/30/06	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Winner 1	Johns/Polzin	14	Cook/Ivy Swift	19	29-27, 20-22, 15-10	1:01
6/16/06	AVP	Sacramento Open	Contender 1	Johns/Polzin	14	Cook/Ivy Swift	20	21-12, 21-18	0:37
Lead the series against # 26, Q3 Brannon/Fopma 2-0
7/14/06	AVP	Birmingham-Hoover Open	Contender 1	Johns/Polzin	10	Brannon/Fopma	26	17-21, 21-9, 16-14	0:58
5/19/06	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Contender 1	Johns/Polzin	21	Brannon/Fopma	28, Q4	21-19, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # Q8 Preston/Rowe 1-0
6/30/06	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Contender 2	Johns/Polzin	14	Preston/Rowe	29, Q6	21-13, 21-13	0:31