AVP Tour
$200,000 AVP Crocs Tour Cuervo Gold Crown Dallas Open
April 17 - 20, 2008
(2) Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs
 
Nicole Branagh
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 31, 1979 (46 yrs old)
Home Town: Orinda, CA
Height: 6'2"
College(s): Minnesota
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 193
Career Wins: 20
Career AVP Wins: 17
Career Winnings: $1,100,692.50
Elaine Youngs
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 14, 1970 (55 yrs old)
Home Town: Orange, CA
Height: 6'0"
College(s): UCLA
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 233
Career Wins: 51
Career AVP Wins: 34
Career Winnings: $1,764,008.75
Awards
  • Most Improved Player 2008
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345679131725Money
AVP431415804110000 $760,950.00
FIVB2513538004100 US$366,100.00
Overall68151813312114100 US$1,127,050.00
Previous Dallas Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
WPVA 1997 Did not play Liz Masakayan - 3rd
2007 Elaine Youngs - 2nd Nicole Branagh - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 4/10-13/2008 AVP Gold Crown Miami 2 2nd 324 $15,000.00
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 $15,000.00
AVP Gold Crown Dallas Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 4/19/2008 Winner 2 Jenelle Koester / Priscilla Lima (15) Won 21-16, 21-12 0:39
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Nicole BranaghTotal12620.3332642
 17310.2861032
 25310.4001610
Elaine YoungsTotal241220.4171532
 110510.4001331
 214710.4290201
Sat, 4/19/2008 Winner 3 Angie Akers / Holly McPeak (7) Won 21-11, 21-14 0:39
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Nicole BranaghTotal171210.6470714
 110710.6000212
 27500.7140502
Elaine YoungsTotal191400.7373224
 17500.7142112
 212900.7501112
Sat, 4/19/2008 Winner 4 Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (6) Won 21-12, 21-16 0:46
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Nicole BranaghTotal211320.52401232
 111900.8180602
 210420.2000630
Elaine YoungsTotal201330.5003431
 17500.7142021
 213830.3851410
Sun, 4/20/2008 Semi-Finals Jennifer Kessy / April Ross (4) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:43
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Nicole BranaghTotal181220.5560332
 19510.4440112
 29710.6670220
Elaine YoungsTotal171210.6472313
 18700.8751111
 29510.4441202
Sun, 4/20/2008 Finals Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings (1) Lost 21-17, 14-21, 13-15 1:04
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Nicole BranaghTotal341820.4711923
 110700.7000220
 210410.3000202
 314710.4291501
Elaine YoungsTotal331750.36401114
 111530.1820610
 216920.4380103
 36300.5000401
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Nicole Branagh1026190.5103371313
Elaine Youngs11368110.5049251014
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100001000000 $0.00
World Championships200002000000 $36,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1102204030000 $180,400.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open461312936111000 $730,650.00
Manhattan Beach311100000000 $99,500.00
Tour Championships101000000000 $15,000.00
Total64141612313141000 $1,061,550.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Nicole Branagh Elaine Youngs
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000010000 $0.00 Olympic Games2001010000 $0.00
4000020200 $25,000.00 World Championships7001150000 $59,000.00
390231711630 $186,100.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam26244357100 $218,250.00
11518191662026430 $609,417.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open15238353411238210 $1,037,177.50
1000010000 $1,450.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star          
           Goodwill Games1001000000 $9,750.00
9132012000 $76,825.00 Manhattan Beach9351000000 $97,550.00
7031012000 $32,325.00 Tour Championships2020000000 $13,350.00
1010000000 $6,500.00 Gold Series          
177192822733411260 $937,617.50 Total199434642153415310 $1,435,077.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2006AVP300102000000 $25,000.00 9660.0 %
2006FIVB300011001000 $26,500.00 10758.8 %
2007AVP1437201100000 $223,450.00 601777.9 %
2007FIVB801203020000 $114,400.00 371078.7 %
2008AVP202000000000 $30,000.00 8280.0 %
2008FIVB100010000000 $10,500.00 5362.5 %
TotalAVP1939303100000 $278,450.00 772575.5 %
TotalFIVB1201224021000 $151,400.00 522072.2 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Nicole Branagh  Elaine Youngs
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           1997WPVA6201111000 $17,741.25
           1997FIVB4000121000 $13,050.00
           1998SG1000010000 $8,000.00
           1998FIVB8001042100 $27,025.00
           1999AVP4300100000 $32,250.00
           1999USAV3101010000 $17,625.00
           1999FIVB7012120010 $44,000.00
           2000AVP1010000000 $13,200.00
           2000BVA4110110000 $17,250.00
           2000USAV2000110000 $6,125.00
           2000FIVB11300043100 $59,500.00
           2001AVP5122000000 $37,275.00
           2001BVA1100000000 $7,500.00
           2001FIVB10223210000 $88,750.00
           2002AVP7520000000 $58,300.00
           2002FIVB8412010000 $73,507.50
           2003AVP9171000000 $50,812.50
           2003FIVB7010213000 $44,000.00
5000003002 $2,430.00 2004AVP11442010000 $69,407.50
           2004FIVB8213110000 $66,250.00
11000026300 $14,712.50 2005AVP14356000000 $119,425.00
           2005FIVB7012220000 $56,700.00
16026143000 $65,850.00 2006AVP15256020000 $98,150.00
8000121013 $21,450.00 2006FIVB8000322100 $39,400.00
15373020000 $119,225.00 2007AVP15472020000 $135,225.00
8012032000 $57,200.00 2007FIVB8012032000 $57,200.00
2020000000 $15,000.00 2008AVP2020000000 $15,000.00
1000100000 $5,250.00 2008FIVB1000100000 $5,250.00
663121131315315 $301,117.50 TotalTotal187394436173314310 $1,277,918.75
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall135 79.9% 24 14.2% 10 5.9% 159-10 94.1% 26 44.8% 12 20.7% 20 34.5% 26-32 44.8% 135-20 87.1% 50-22 69.4% 12 186-44 80.9%
2007-200876 77.6% 14 14.3% 8 8.2% 90-8 91.8% 16 42.1% 9 23.7% 13 34.2% 16-22 42.1% 76-13 85.4% 30-17 63.8% 11 107-31 77.5%
Against the Field58 74.4% 13 16.7% 7 9.0% 71-7 91.0% 17 39.5% 9 20.9% 17 39.5% 17-26 39.5% 116-28 80.6% 60-32 65.2% 12 89-32 73.6%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000030001100000041
World Championships0000600042000000102
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0000291001472220024712
Challenge/Four Star/Open00002200128202512331120357
Manhattan Beach00000000102210000174
Tour Championships000000003010000041
Total000040300160323015531328577
Head to Head Results
Branagh/Youngs lead the series against the field 48-24 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2-17
4/20/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Dallas Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Branagh/Youngs 2 17-21, 21-14, 15-13 1:04
4/13/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Miami Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Branagh/Youngs 2 21-15, 17-21, 15-13 1:02
11/4/07FIVBPhuket Open Gold Medal May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Branagh/Youngs 4 21-18, 16-21, 15-13 0:58
9/28/07FIVBBrazil Open Semi-Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Branagh/Youngs 5 21-16, 21-15 0:40
9/16/07AVPSan Francisco Best of the Beach Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Branagh/Youngs 2 21-14, 28-26 1:09
8/26/07AVPBrooklyn Open Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Branagh/Youngs 2 21-18, 21-16 1:04
8/19/07AVPBoston Open Finals Branagh/Youngs 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 15-21, 21-19, 16-14 1:39
8/11/07AVPManhattan Beach Open Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Branagh/Youngs 2 15-21, 21-7, 15-12 1:20
7/21/07AVPLong Beach Open Semi-Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Branagh/Youngs 2 By Forfeit  
6/17/07AVPCharleston Open Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Branagh/Youngs 3 21-13, 21-12 0:51
6/2/07AVPTampa Open Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Branagh/Youngs 3 21-19, 21-15 0:56
5/20/07AVPHermosa Beach Open Semi-Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Branagh/Youngs 2 21-15, 21-17 0:43
5/6/07AVPHuntington Beach Open Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Branagh/Youngs 2 21-13, 21-13 0:46
4/22/07AVPDallas Open Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Branagh/Youngs 2 21-14, 21-19 0:55
4/15/07AVPMiami Open Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 21-19, 21-19 0:43
11/3/06FIVBThailand Open Winner 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Branagh/Youngs 8 22-20, 21-15 0:58
9/30/06FIVBVitória Open Bronze Medal May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Branagh/Youngs 11 21-17, 21-15 0:41
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Branagh/Youngs 11 21-18, 21-18 0:38
8/20/06AVPBrooklyn Open Semi-Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Branagh/Youngs 2 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 3 Scott/Turner 10-3
4/12/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Miami Winner 4 Branagh/Youngs 2 Scott/Turner 3 21-17, 21-16 0:44
11/3/07FIVBPhuket Open Contender 6 Branagh/Youngs 4 Scott/Turner 13, Q1 21-12, 21-13 0:42
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Winner 2 Scott/Turner 13, Q1 Branagh/Youngs 4 15-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:57
9/15/07AVPSan Francisco Best of the Beach Contender 1 Branagh/Youngs 2 Scott/Turner 3 21-15, 21-14 0:36
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 3 Scott/Turner 6 23-25, 21-18, 15-9 1:10
8/19/07AVPBoston Open Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 2 Scott/Turner 4 21-12, 21-16 0:34
7/21/07AVPLong Beach Open Winner 4 Scott/Turner 3 Branagh/Youngs 2 16-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:04
7/8/07AVPSeaside Heights Open Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 2 Scott/Turner 1 21-19, 10-21, 15-12 1:01
6/16/07AVPCharleston Open Winner 4 Branagh/Youngs 3 Scott/Turner 2 21-16, 17-21, 15-13 0:59
6/2/07AVPTampa Open Winner 4 Branagh/Youngs 3 Scott/Turner 2 25-23, 16-21, 15-13 1:09
5/26/07AVPLouisville Open Contender 4 Scott/Turner 3 Branagh/Youngs 2 21-18, 21-16 0:46
5/20/07AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 4 Branagh/Youngs 2 Scott/Turner 3 21-19, 17-21, 15-12 1:00
5/5/07AVPHuntington 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 9-3
4/20/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Dallas Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 4 21-18, 21-17 0:43
4/13/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Miami Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 4 21-15, 21-19 0:48
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 4 Branagh/Youngs 5 21-13, 21-13 0:45
9/15/07AVPSan Francisco Best of the Beach Contender 2 Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 5 16-21, 21-16, 15-11 1:03
8/11/07AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 6 Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 5 21-17, 14-21, 22-20 1:17
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool I Branagh/Youngs 9 Kessy/Ross 16 15-21, 22-20, 16-14 0:59
7/8/07AVPSeaside Heights Open Finals Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 5 21-19, 18-21, 16-14 1:41
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Branagh/Youngs 11 22-20, 21-18 0:49
5/12/07AVPGlendale Open Contender 4 Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 6 17-21, 22-20, 15-9 1:07
5/6/07AVPHuntington Beach Open Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 6 21-14, 21-16 0:43
4/15/07AVPMiami Open Finals Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 11 21-19, 21-15 0:56
4/15/07AVPMiami Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 11 Branagh/Youngs 2 21-17, 17-21, 15-12 1:03
Lead the series against # 5 DeNecochea/Fontana 4-1
8/25/07AVPBrooklyn Open Winner 4 Branagh/Youngs 2 DeNecochea/Fontana 6 21-12, 21-17 0:46
8/18/07AVPBoston Open Winner 4 Branagh/Youngs 2 DeNecochea/Fontana 6 21-19, 21-14 0:40
6/2/07AVPTampa Open Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 3 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 21-14, 21-12 0:43
5/13/07AVPGlendale Open Contender 5 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 Branagh/Youngs 2 21-15, 21-17 0:45
4/22/07AVPDallas Open Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 2 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 21-17, 21-18 0:48
Lead the series against # 6 Davis/Johnson Jordan 6-0
4/19/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Dallas Winner 4 Branagh/Youngs 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 6 21-12, 21-16 0:46
8/26/07AVPBrooklyn Open Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 4 21-11, 30-28 0:52
8/11/07AVPManhattan Beach Open Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 24-22, 19-21, 15-10 1:13
7/7/07AVPSeaside Heights Open Winner 4 Branagh/Youngs 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 17-21, 21-17, 17-15 1:06
6/17/07AVPCharleston Open Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 3 Davis/Johnson Jordan 7 21-18, 14-21, 15-10 1:03
5/12/07AVPGlendale Open Contender 3 Branagh/Youngs 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 5 25-27, 21-14, 15-10 1:17
Lead the series against # 7 Akers/McPeak 1-0
4/19/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Dallas Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 2 Akers/McPeak 7 21-11, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 8 Dodd/Minello 5-0
8/17/07AVPBoston Open Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 2 Dodd/Minello 7 20-22, 21-14, 15-7 0:55
6/2/07AVPTampa Open Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 3 Dodd/Minello 6 By Forfeit  
5/5/07AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 2 Dodd/Minello 7 21-19, 21-16 0:45
4/20/07AVPDallas Open Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 2 Dodd/Minello 7 21-17, 21-13 0:36
4/14/07AVPMiami Open Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 2 Dodd/Minello 7 21-16, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # 9 Ivy Swift/Lowe 2-0
4/12/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Miami Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 2 Ivy Swift/Lowe 10 21-16, 21-13 0:38
7/7/07AVPSeaside Heights Open Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 2 Ivy Swift/Lowe 10 21-17, 21-11 0:37
Lead the series against # 10 Jameson/Jones 2-0
5/25/07AVPLouisville Open Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 2 Jameson/Jones 15 22-20, 21-16 0:50
5/4/07AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 2 Jameson/Jones 18 19-21, 21-15, 15-7 0:50
Lead the series against # 14 Barnes/Williams 3-0
8/17/07AVPBoston Open Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 2 Barnes/Williams 18 21-17, 21-15 0:40
5/11/07AVPGlendale Open Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 2 Barnes/Williams 15 17-21, 21-16, 15-9 1:08
9/2/06AVPCincinnati Open Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 2 Barnes/Williams 10 21-18, 21-15 0:45
Lead the series against # 15 Koester/Lima 1-0
4/19/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Dallas Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 2 Koester/Lima 15 21-16, 21-12 0:39
Lead the series against # 16 Brannon/Roca 1-0
4/11/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Miami Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 2 Brannon/Roca 15 21-15, 21-13 0:41
Lead the series against # 23, Q3 Byrd/Chapek 1-0
8/10/07AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 1 Branagh/Youngs 2 Byrd/Chapek 31, Q8 21-17, 21-11 0:33
Lead the series against # Q4 Loyal/Zamparelli-Flavia 1-0
7/20/07AVPLong Beach Open Winner 1 Branagh/Youngs 2 Loyal/Zamparelli-Flavia 31, Q12 21-7, 21-11 0:32