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

(Q18) Laura Ratto/Jennifer Walker

Laura Ratto

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 21, 1978 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Oakland, CA

Height:

5'6"

College(s):

California-Riverside

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (NORCECA Tijuana 2009)

Career AVP Best:

17th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$1,375.00

Jennifer Walker

Photo: VolleyShots.com

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 18, 1979 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Fulton, NY

Height:

6'2"

College(s):

New Hampshire

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

33rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$0.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	57	Money
AVP	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	$0.00

Previous Manhattan Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2004	Josie Lehman - 41st	Did not play
2005	Kirstin Olsen - 41st	Did not play
2006	Lauren Mills - 41st	Barb Sanson - 57th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/17-20/2006	Brooklyn Open	Q17	33rd	24	$0.00

Manhattan Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/9/2007	Qualifier 1	Tamao Nakayama / Katrina Nelson (Q47)	Won 21-6, 21-5	0:27
Thu, 8/9/2007	Qualifier 2	Nicole Midwin / Aleksandra Wolak (Q15)	Won 21-19, 16-21, 15-11	1:03
Thu, 8/9/2007	Qualifier 3	Sara Johnson / Jill Muhe (28, Q2)	Lost 12-21, 11-21	0:38

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	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Manhattan Beach	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Laura Ratto												Jennifer Walker
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
54	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$650.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$525.00	Manhattan Beach	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Tour Championships
62	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	$1,175.00	Total	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

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
2005	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	2	3	40.0 %
2006	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	1	2	33.3 %
2007	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2	1	66.7 %
Total	AVP	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00	5	6	45.5 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Laura Ratto													Jennifer Walker
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	2003	AVP
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	$0.00	2004	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	$0.00	2005	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	$0.00	2006	AVP	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	$0.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9	$400.00	2007	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00
43	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	42	$400.00	Total	Total	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	$0.00

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	2	50.0%	1	25.0%	1	25.0%	3-1	75.0%	2	28.6%	0	0.0%	5	71.4%	2-5	28.6%	2-5	28.6%	3-1	75.0%	0	0	5-6	45.5%
2006-2007	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	3	75.0%	1-3	25.0%	1-3	25.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	3-3	50.0%
Against the Field	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	2-1	66.7%

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	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5
Manhattan Beach	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Total	0	0	5	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	6

Head to Head Results
Ratto/Walker lead the series against the field 2-1 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 28, Q2 Johnson/Muhe 0-1
8/9/07	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Qualifier 3	Johnson/Muhe	28, Q2	Ratto/Walker	Q18	21-12, 21-11	0:38
Lead the series against # Q15 Midwin/Wolak 1-0
8/9/07	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Qualifier 2	Ratto/Walker	Q18	Midwin/Wolak	Q15	21-19, 16-21, 15-11	1:03
Lead the series against # Q47 Nakayama/Nelson 1-0
8/9/07	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Qualifier 1	Ratto/Walker	Q18	Nakayama/Nelson	Q47	21-6, 21-5	0:27