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AVP Tour
$200,000 AVP Crocs Tour Cuervo Gold Crown Miami Open
April 10 - 13, 2008

(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 Miami Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2007	Elaine Youngs - 1st	Nicole Branagh - 1st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/25-30/2008	Adelaide Australia Open	4	4th	420	US$10,500.00
FIVB	10/31-11/4/2007	Phuket Open	4	2nd	540	US$22,000.00
FIVB	9/25-29/2007	Brazil Open	5	3rd	480	US$16,000.00
AVP	9/14-16/2007	San Francisco Best of the Beach	2	2nd	0	$20,000.00
FIVB	8/28-9/1/2007	St. Petersburg Open	3	3rd	480	US$16,000.00
AVP	8/23-26/2007	Brooklyn Open	2	2nd	468	$21,000.00
AVP	8/16-19/2007	Boston Open	2	1st	520	$28,000.00
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

AVP Gold Crown Miami Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 4/11/2008

Winner 2

Stacy Brannon / Paula Roca (15)

Won 21-15, 21-13

0:41

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	19	14	0	0.737	2	4	0	2
	1	10	8	0	0.800	1	2	0	1
	2	9	6	0	0.667	1	2	0	1
Elaine Youngs	Total	23	16	1	0.652	1	5	2	1
	1	13	9	1	0.615	1	3	0	0
	2	10	7	0	0.700	0	2	2	1

Sat, 4/12/2008

Winner 3

Ashley Ivy Swift / Heather Lowe (10)

Won 21-16, 21-13

0:38

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	7	5	0	0.714	1	3	4	3
	1	3	3	0	1.000	0	1	2	3
	2	4	2	0	0.500	1	2	2	0
Elaine Youngs	Total	27	20	2	0.667	3	5	2	4
	1	13	9	1	0.615	1	2	0	3
	2	14	11	1	0.714	2	3	2	1

Sat, 4/12/2008

Winner 4

Rachel Scott / Tyra Turner (3)

Won 21-17, 21-16

0:44

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	26	19	2	0.654	1	9	2	2
	1	18	14	0	0.778	0	6	1	0
	2	8	5	2	0.375	1	3	1	2
Elaine Youngs	Total	22	13	1	0.545	1	10	2	3
	1	10	4	1	0.300	1	6	0	2
	2	12	9	0	0.750	0	4	2	1

Sun, 4/13/2008

Semi-Finals

Jennifer Kessy / April Ross (4)

Won 21-15, 21-19

0:48

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	20	13	1	0.600	1	7	3	4
	1	7	5	0	0.714	0	3	2	2
	2	13	8	1	0.538	1	4	1	2
Elaine Youngs	Total	19	10	2	0.421	1	6	3	2
	1	10	5	2	0.300	1	1	2	2
	2	9	5	0	0.556	0	5	1	0

Sun, 4/13/2008

Finals

Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings (1)

Lost 15-21, 21-17, 13-15

1:02

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	44	19	7	0.273	3	14	1	4
	1	12	3	3	0.000	0	3	0	0
	2	19	12	3	0.474	2	7	0	2
	3	13	4	1	0.231	1	4	1	2
Elaine Youngs	Total	33	20	4	0.485	0	10	1	4
	1	15	9	2	0.467	0	6	0	1
	2	10	6	0	0.600	0	2	1	2
	3	8	5	2	0.375	0	2	0	1

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	116	70	10	0.517	8	37	10	15
Elaine Youngs	124	79	10	0.556	6	36	10	14

Head to Head Results
Branagh/Youngs lead the series against the field 40-22 (Lead 10 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 2-16
4/13/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Miami	Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-15, 17-21, 15-13	1:02
11/4/07	FIVB	Phuket Open	Gold Medal	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	4	21-18, 16-21, 15-13	0:58
9/28/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Semi-Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	5	21-16, 21-15	0:40
9/16/07	AVP	San Francisco Best of the Beach	Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-14, 28-26	1:09
8/26/07	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-18, 21-16	1:04
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 Scott/Turner 10-3
4/12/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Miami	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	2	Scott/Turner	3	21-17, 21-16	0:44
11/3/07	FIVB	Phuket Open	Contender 6	Branagh/Youngs	4	Scott/Turner	13, Q1	21-12, 21-13	0:42
11/1/07	FIVB	Phuket Open	Winner 2	Scott/Turner	13, Q1	Branagh/Youngs	4	15-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:57
9/15/07	AVP	San Francisco Best of the Beach	Contender 1	Branagh/Youngs	2	Scott/Turner	3	21-15, 21-14	0:36
8/30/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	3	Scott/Turner	6	23-25, 21-18, 15-9	1:10
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 # 4 Kessy/Ross 8-3
4/13/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Miami	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	4	21-15, 21-19	0:48
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	4	Branagh/Youngs	5	21-13, 21-13	0:45
9/15/07	AVP	San Francisco Best of the Beach	Contender 2	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	5	16-21, 21-16, 15-11	1:03
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 # 5 Davis/Johnson Jordan 5-0
8/26/07	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	2	Davis/Johnson Jordan	4	21-11, 30-28	0:52
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 # 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 # 10 Ivy Swift/Lowe 2-0
4/12/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Miami	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	2	Ivy Swift/Lowe	10	21-16, 21-13	0:38
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 # 13 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 # 15 Brannon/Roca 1-0
4/11/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Miami	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	2	Brannon/Roca	15	21-15, 21-13	0:41
Lead the series against # 24, Q3 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
Lead the series against # Q12 Smith/Smith 1-0
8/24/07	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	2	Smith/Smith	31, Q18	21-13, 21-10	0:38