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AVP Tour
$280,000 AVP Bob's Stores Boston Open at Marina Bay
August 16 - 19, 2007

(2) Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs

Nicole Branagh

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 31, 1979 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Orinda, CA

Height:

6'2"

College(s):

Minnesota

Seasons:

Tournaments:

193

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$1,100,692.50

Elaine Youngs

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 14, 1970 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Orange, CA

Height:

6'0"

College(s):

UCLA

Seasons:

Tournaments:

233

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$1,764,008.75

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	43	14	15	8	0	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	$760,950.00
FIVB	25	1	3	5	3	8	0	0	4	1	0	0	US$366,100.00
Overall	68	15	18	13	3	12	1	1	4	1	0	0	US$1,127,050.00

Previous Boston Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/9-11/2007	Manhattan Beach Open	2	2nd	468	$21,000.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2007	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	5	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2007	Gstaad World Championships	9	5th	600	US$18,000.00
AVP	7/19-21/2007	Long Beach Open	2	3rd	390	$13,300.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2007	Berlin Grand Slam	8	5th	480	US$13,200.00
AVP	7/5-8/2007	Seaside Heights Open	2	1st	360	$20,000.00
FIVB	6/26-30/2007	Stavanger Grand Slam	11	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/19-24/2007	Paris Grand Slam	8	5th	480	US$13,200.00
AVP	6/14-17/2007	Charleston Open	3	2nd	324	$15,000.00
AVP	5/31-6/3/2007	Tampa Open	3	2nd	324	$15,000.00
AVP	5/24-27/2007	Louisville Open	2	7th	180	$4,650.00
AVP	5/18-20/2007	Hermosa Beach Open	2	3rd	270	$9,500.00
AVP	5/10-13/2007	Glendale Open	2	5th	216	$6,000.00
AVP	5/3-6/2007	Huntington Beach Open	2	2nd	324	$15,000.00
AVP	4/19-22/2007	Dallas Open	2	2nd	324	$15,000.00
AVP	4/13-15/2007	Miami Open	2	1st	360	$20,000.00
FIVB	11/1-5/2006	Thailand Open	8	5th	360	US$10,000.00
FIVB	10/25-29/2006	Mexico Open	8	13th	180	US$4,500.00
FIVB	9/26-30/2006	Vitória Open	11	4th	420	US$12,000.00
AVP	8/31-9/3/2006	Cincinnati Open	2	5th	312	$7,500.00
AVP	8/24-27/2006	Boulder Open	2	5th	216	$5,500.00
AVP	8/17-20/2006	Brooklyn Open	2	3rd	390	$12,000.00

Boston Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 8/17/2007

Winner 2

Suzanne Barnes / Michelle Williams (18)

Won 21-17, 21-15

0:40

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	24	15	2	0.542	1	6	3	2
	1	10	8	2	0.600	1	3	0	1
	2	14	7	0	0.500	0	3	3	1
Elaine Youngs	Total	16	8	2	0.375	3	7	0	3
	1	6	5	1	0.667	0	1	0	2
	2	10	3	1	0.200	3	6	0	1

Fri, 8/17/2007

Winner 3

Carrie Dodd / Tatiana Minello (7)

Won 20-22, 21-14, 15-7

0:55

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	37	23	2	0.568	3	3	3	2
	1	17	11	0	0.647	0	1	0	2
	2	16	8	2	0.375	3	1	1	0
	3	4	4	0	1.000	0	1	2	0
Elaine Youngs	Total	17	10	1	0.529	1	10	1	2
	1	5	3	1	0.400	1	2	0	2
	2	9	5	0	0.556	0	7	0	0
	3	3	2	0	0.667	0	1	1	0

Sat, 8/18/2007

Winner 4

Dianne DeNecochea / Barbra Fontana (6)

Won 21-19, 21-14

0:40

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	22	10	3	0.318	1	7	5	4
	1	13	7	2	0.385	0	5	3	3
	2	9	3	1	0.222	1	2	2	1
Elaine Youngs	Total	23	11	5	0.261	0	6	3	5
	1	12	6	2	0.333	0	3	1	1
	2	11	5	3	0.182	0	3	2	4

Sun, 8/19/2007

Semi-Finals

Rachel Scott / Tyra Turner (4)

Won 21-12, 21-16

0:34

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	25	13	3	0.400	1	6	3	4
	1	13	7	3	0.308	1	5	2	1
	2	12	6	0	0.500	0	1	1	3
Elaine Youngs	Total	9	8	0	0.889	3	2	2	3
	1	5	4	0	0.800	1	1	2	2
	2	4	4	0	1.000	2	1	0	1

Sun, 8/19/2007

Finals

Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings (1)

Won 15-21, 21-19, 16-14

1:39

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	51	23	4	0.373	1	13	0	4
	1	12	5	1	0.333	0	2	0	3
	2	24	9	2	0.292	0	7	0	1
	3	15	9	1	0.533	1	4	0	0
Elaine Youngs	Total	31	15	5	0.323	0	16	4	5
	1	10	5	4	0.100	0	3	0	2
	2	13	8	0	0.615	0	9	2	2
	3	8	2	1	0.125	0	4	2	1

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	159	84	14	0.440	7	35	14	16
Elaine Youngs	96	52	13	0.406	7	41	10	18

Head to Head Results
Branagh/Youngs lead the series against the field 45-16 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2-11
8/19/07	AVP	Boston Open	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	2	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	15-21, 21-19, 16-14	1:39
8/11/07	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	2	15-21, 21-7, 15-12	1:20
7/21/07	AVP	Long Beach Open	Semi-Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	2	By Forfeit
6/17/07	AVP	Charleston Open	Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	3	21-13, 21-12	0:51
6/2/07	AVP	Tampa Open	Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	3	21-19, 21-15	0:56
5/20/07	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Semi-Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-15, 21-17	0:43
5/6/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-13, 21-13	0:46
4/22/07	AVP	Dallas Open	Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-14, 21-19	0:55
4/15/07	AVP	Miami Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	2	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	21-19, 21-19	0:43
11/3/06	FIVB	Thailand Open	Winner 3	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	8	22-20, 21-15	0:58
9/30/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Bronze Medal	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	2	Branagh/Youngs	11	21-17, 21-15	0:41
9/28/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 4	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	2	Branagh/Youngs	11	21-18, 21-18	0:38
8/20/06	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Semi-Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	2	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 3 Davis/Johnson Jordan 4-0
8/11/07	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	2	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	24-22, 19-21, 15-10	1:13
7/7/07	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	2	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	17-21, 21-17, 17-15	1:06
6/17/07	AVP	Charleston Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	3	Davis/Johnson Jordan	7	21-18, 14-21, 15-10	1:03
5/12/07	AVP	Glendale Open	Contender 3	Branagh/Youngs	2	Davis/Johnson Jordan	5	25-27, 21-14, 15-10	1:17
Lead the series against # 4 Scott/Turner 6-2
8/19/07	AVP	Boston Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	2	Scott/Turner	4	21-12, 21-16	0:34
7/21/07	AVP	Long Beach Open	Winner 4	Scott/Turner	3	Branagh/Youngs	2	16-21, 21-19, 15-13	1:04
7/8/07	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	2	Scott/Turner	1	21-19, 10-21, 15-12	1:01
6/16/07	AVP	Charleston Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	3	Scott/Turner	2	21-16, 17-21, 15-13	0:59
6/2/07	AVP	Tampa Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	3	Scott/Turner	2	25-23, 16-21, 15-13	1:09
5/26/07	AVP	Louisville Open	Contender 4	Scott/Turner	3	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-18, 21-16	0:46
5/20/07	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	2	Scott/Turner	3	21-19, 17-21, 15-12	1:00
5/5/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	2	Scott/Turner	3	17-21, 24-22, 15-12	1:04
Lead the series against # 5 Kessy/Ross 6-2
8/11/07	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 6	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	5	21-17, 14-21, 22-20	1:17
7/25/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool I	Branagh/Youngs	9	Kessy/Ross	16	15-21, 22-20, 16-14	0:59
7/8/07	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	5	21-19, 18-21, 16-14	1:41
6/29/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	29, Q21	Branagh/Youngs	11	22-20, 21-18	0:49
5/12/07	AVP	Glendale Open	Contender 4	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	6	17-21, 22-20, 15-9	1:07
5/6/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	6	21-14, 21-16	0:43
4/15/07	AVP	Miami Open	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	11	21-19, 21-15	0:56
4/15/07	AVP	Miami Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	11	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-17, 17-21, 15-12	1:03
Lead the series against # 6 DeNecochea/Fontana 3-1
8/18/07	AVP	Boston Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	2	DeNecochea/Fontana	6	21-19, 21-14	0:40
6/2/07	AVP	Tampa Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	3	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	21-14, 21-12	0:43
5/13/07	AVP	Glendale Open	Contender 5	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-15, 21-17	0:45
4/22/07	AVP	Dallas Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	2	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	21-17, 21-18	0:48
Lead the series against # 7 Dodd/Minello 5-0
8/17/07	AVP	Boston Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	2	Dodd/Minello	7	20-22, 21-14, 15-7	0:55
6/2/07	AVP	Tampa Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	3	Dodd/Minello	6	By Forfeit
5/5/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	2	Dodd/Minello	7	21-19, 21-16	0:45
4/20/07	AVP	Dallas Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	2	Dodd/Minello	7	21-17, 21-13	0:36
4/14/07	AVP	Miami Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	2	Dodd/Minello	7	21-16, 21-16	0:37
Lead the series against # 8 Jameson/Jones 2-0
5/25/07	AVP	Louisville Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	2	Jameson/Jones	15	22-20, 21-16	0:50
5/4/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	2	Jameson/Jones	18	19-21, 21-15, 15-7	0:50
Lead the series against # 9 Roca/Straton 1-0
8/10/07	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 4	Branagh/Youngs	2	Roca/Straton	12	22-20, 21-17	0:46
Lead the series against # 11 Lewis/Lima 4-0
7/21/07	AVP	Long Beach Open	Contender 6	Branagh/Youngs	2	Lewis/Lima	9	21-9, 21-18	0:35
6/15/07	AVP	Charleston Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	3	Lewis/Lima	11	21-10, 21-10	0:32
4/21/07	AVP	Dallas Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	2	Lewis/Lima	14	21-13, 19-21, 15-12	1:02
4/14/07	AVP	Miami Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	2	Lewis/Lima	18	21-17, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against # 14 Kropp/Pavley 3-0
6/15/07	AVP	Charleston Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	3	Kropp/Pavley	14	21-11, 21-15	0:33
6/1/07	AVP	Tampa Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	3	Kropp/Pavley	14	21-14, 21-15	0:34
5/19/07	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kropp/Pavley	15	21-14, 21-14	0:35
Lead the series against # 15 Ivy Swift/Lowe 1-0
7/7/07	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	2	Ivy Swift/Lowe	10	21-17, 21-11	0:37
Lead the series against # 17 Burdine/Hochevar 2-0
8/10/07	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	2	Burdine/Hochevar	18	21-12, 21-13	0:34
7/6/07	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	2	Burdine/Hochevar	15	21-18, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # 18 Barnes/Williams 3-0
8/17/07	AVP	Boston Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	2	Barnes/Williams	18	21-17, 21-15	0:40
5/11/07	AVP	Glendale Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	2	Barnes/Williams	15	17-21, 21-16, 15-9	1:08
9/2/06	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	2	Barnes/Williams	10	21-18, 21-15	0:45
Lead the series against # 19 Brannon/Koester 1-0
7/20/07	AVP	Long Beach Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	2	Brannon/Koester	15	21-11, 21-11	0:30
Lead the series against # 24, Q8 Rothman/Zamparelli-Flavia 1-0
8/25/06	AVP	Boulder Open	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	2	Rothman/Zamparelli-Flavia	31, Q10	21-16, 21-19	0:44
Lead the series against # Q7 Byrd/Chapek 1-0
8/10/07	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	2	Byrd/Chapek	31, Q8	21-17, 21-11	0:33