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AVP Tour
$280,000 Bud Light AVP Long Beach Open
July 19 - 21, 2007

(Q6) Nicki Fusco/Gina Kirstein

Nicki Fusco

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 27, 1978 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Monument, CO

Height:

5'10"

College(s):

Utah State
Metro State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

17th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$1,637.50

Gina Kirstein

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 17, 1975 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Clarita, CA

Height:

6'0"

College(s):

Illinois

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

17th (AVP Dallas 2007)

Career Winnings:

$725.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	27	29	33	41	Money
AVP	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	1	4	3	2	$1,450.00

Previous Long Beach Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	6/14-17/2007	Charleston Open	Q4	25th	36	$0.00
AVP	6/7-10/2007	Atlanta Open	Q5	25th	36	$0.00
AVP	5/24-27/2007	Louisville Open	Q5	25th	36	$0.00
AVP	5/18-20/2007	Hermosa Beach Open	Q9	33rd	18	$0.00
AVP	5/10-13/2007	Glendale Open	Q12	25th	36	$0.00
AVP	5/3-6/2007	Huntington Beach Open	26, Q12	25th	36	$350.00
AVP	4/19-22/2007	Dallas Open	23, Q14	17th	72	$800.00
AVP	4/13-15/2007	Miami Open	Q13	29th	18	$0.00

Long Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/19/2007	Qualifier 2	Raquel Beson / Michelle Piantadosi (Q27)	Lost 18-21, 21-17, 10-15	1:02

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	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	0	$1,450.00
Total	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	0	$1,450.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Nicki Fusco												Gina Kirstein
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
28	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	11	0	$1,512.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	0	$725.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$125.00	Manhattan Beach	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
30	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	12	0	$1,637.50	Total	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	0	$725.00

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
2004	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$100.00	1	3	25.0 %
2005	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	$200.00	11	9	55.0 %
2007	AVP	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	3	$1,150.00	13	11	54.2 %
Total	AVP	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	9	$1,450.00	25	23	52.1 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Nicki Fusco													Gina Kirstein
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2002	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											2003	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$50.00	2004	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$50.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	6	$712.50	2005	AVP	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	$100.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	$300.00	2006	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											2006	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	3	$575.00	2007	AVP	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	3	$575.00
29	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	12	15	$1,637.50	Total	Total	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	18	$725.00

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	18	69.2%	5	19.2%	3	11.5%	23-3	88.5%	3	12.5%	3	12.5%	18	75.0%	3-21	12.5%	18-18	50.0%	8-6	57.1%	0	0	26-24	52.0%
2006-2007	9	64.3%	3	21.4%	2	14.3%	12-2	85.7%	2	16.7%	3	25.0%	7	58.3%	2-10	16.7%	9-7	56.3%	5-5	50.0%	0	0	14-12	53.8%
Against the Field	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0	0.0%	3	42.9%	4	57.1%	0-7	0.0%	4-8	33.3%	0-8	0.0%	0	0	2-8	20.0%

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	26	14	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	24
Total	0	0	26	14	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	24

Head to Head Results
Fusco/Kirstein trail the series against the field 2-7 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 7 Dodd/Minello 0-1
5/4/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 1	Dodd/Minello	7	Fusco/Kirstein	26, Q12	21-19, 21-14	0:41
Trail the series against # 17 Barnes/Williams 0-2
6/30/05	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Qualifier 3	Barnes/Williams	23, Q4	Fusco/Kirstein	Q13	21-13, 21-18	0:44
4/29/05	AVP	Austin Open	Qualifier 3	Barnes/Williams	23, Q2	Fusco/Kirstein	Q15	21-11, 21-11	0:38
Lead the series against # 22, Q4 Harris/Langston 1-0
4/13/07	AVP	Miami Open	Qualifier 1	Fusco/Kirstein	Q13	Harris/Langston	Q20	23-21, 21-17	0:44
Trail the series against # 25 Johnson/Muhe 0-1
5/10/07	AVP	Glendale Open	Qualifier 4	Johnson/Muhe	24, Q4	Fusco/Kirstein	Q12	21-13, 15-21, 15-13
Trail the series against # 26, Q1 Byrd/Jensen 0-2
7/10/07	AVP	Charleston Open	Qualifier 3	Byrd/Jensen	23, Q5	Fusco/Kirstein	Q4	17-21, 29-27, 15-13	1:15
5/24/07	AVP	Louisville Open	Qualifier 3	Byrd/Jensen	22, Q4	Fusco/Kirstein	Q5	21-15, 13-21, 15-12	0:55
Trail the series against # Q27 Beson/Piantadosi 0-1
7/19/07	AVP	Long Beach Open	Qualifier 2	Beson/Piantadosi	Q27	Fusco/Kirstein	Q6	21-18, 17-21, 15-10	1:02
Lead the series against # Q28 Guigliano/Parmely 1-0
5/18/07	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Qualifier 2	Fusco/Kirstein	Q9	Guigliano/Parmely	Q24	21-14, 21-12	0:39