Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
August 28 - September 1, 2007
(3) Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs, United States
 
Nicole Branagh
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 31, 1979 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Orinda, CA
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 79 kg (174 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 82
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$392,075.00
Elaine Youngs
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 14, 1970 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: Orange, CA
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 65 kg (143 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 100
Career Wins: 12
Career Winnings: US$685,022.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB251353804100 US$366,100.00
Previous St. Petersburg Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 8 5th 480 US$13,200.00
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
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
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/29/2007 Winner 1 Lucy Boulton / Denise Johns, England (30, Q8) Won 21-19, 21-14 0:40
Wed, 8/29/2007 Winner 2 Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (14) Won 21-15, 21-12 0:35
Thu, 8/30/2007 Winner 3 Rachel Scott / Tyra Turner, United States (6) Won 23-25, 21-18, 15-9 1:10
Thu, 8/30/2007 Winner 4 Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (2) Won 21-15, 21-18 0:39
Fri, 8/31/2007 Semi-Finals Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (1) Lost 12-21, 14-21 0:34
Sat, 9/1/2007 Bronze Medal Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (5) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:36
Head to Head Results
Branagh/Youngs lead the series against the field 18-4 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-2
8/31/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Branagh/Youngs 3 21-12, 21-14 0:34
9/29/06FIVBVitória Open Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Branagh/Youngs 11 21-18, 21-19 0:47
Lead the series against # 2 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-0
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 4 Branagh/Youngs 3 Antunes/Ribeiro 2 21-15, 21-18 0:39
Series tied with # 4 Kessy/Ross, United States 1-1
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool I Branagh/Youngs 9 Kessy/Ross 16 15-21, 22-20, 16-14 0:59
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Branagh/Youngs 11 22-20, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 5 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-0
9/1/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Bronze Medal Branagh/Youngs 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 21-14, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # 6 Scott/Turner, United States 1-0
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 3 Scott/Turner 6 23-25, 21-18, 15-9 1:10
Lead the series against # 8 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-0
9/29/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 6 Branagh/Youngs 11 Hakedal/Torlen 6 21-19, 21-12 0:44
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 11 Hakedal/Torlen 6 21-13, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 9 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 2-0
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Branagh/Youngs 11 Moiseeva/Uryadova 22 22-24, 21-15, 15-9 0:47
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Branagh/Youngs 8 Moiseeva/Uryadova 24 21-13, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 11, Q1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-0
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 8 Salgado/Salgado 14, Q8 15-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:54
Lead the series against # 13 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 8 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 22-20, 21-15 0:42
Lead the series against # 14 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 3-0
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 21-15, 21-12 0:35
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool I Branagh/Youngs 9 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 33 21-12, 22-24, 15-13 1:02
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Branagh/Youngs 8 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 25 21-14, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 15 Faure/Sarpaux, France 2-0
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Branagh/Youngs 8 Faure/Sarpaux 9 21-14, 21-13 0:42
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 2 Branagh/Youngs 8 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q4 21-16, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 17 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-0
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Branagh/Youngs 8 Kuhn/Schwer 24 21-16, 21-7 0:36
Trail the series against # 19 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 0-1
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 2 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q9 Branagh/Youngs 8 18-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:50
Lead the series against # 24, Q2 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 1-0
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 1 Branagh/Youngs 11 Koizumi/Tanaka 22 21-17, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 30, Q8 Boulton/Johns, England 1-0
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Branagh/Youngs 3 Boulton/Johns 30, Q8 21-19, 21-14 0:40