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$200,000 AVP Crocs Tour Cuervo Gold Crown Huntington Beach Open
May 1 - 3, 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 Huntington Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
WPVA 1997	Did not play	Liz Masakayan - 7th
SG 1998	Did not play	Various - 6th
USAV 1999	Did not play	Liz Masakayan - 3rd
2002	Did not play	Holly McPeak - 1st
2003	Did not play	Holly McPeak - 2nd
2004	Alicia Zamparelli-Flavia - 33rd	Did not play
2005	Angie Akers - 9th	Rachel Scott - 1st
2006	Holly McPeak - 3rd	Rachel Scott - 2nd
2007	Elaine Youngs - 2nd	Nicole Branagh - 2nd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	4/17-20/2008	AVP Gold Crown Dallas	2	2nd	324	$15,000.00
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 Gold Crown Huntington Beach Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 5/2/2008

Winner 2

Angela Knopf / Saralyn Smith (18)

Won 21-13, 21-13

0:36

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	25	17	3	0.560	4	4	1	0
	1	12	7	2	0.417	3	3	0	0
	2	13	10	1	0.692	1	1	1	0
Elaine Youngs	Total	15	7	4	0.200	1	7	2	3
	1	7	2	1	0.143	0	3	2	2
	2	8	5	3	0.250	1	4	0	1

Fri, 5/2/2008

Winner 3

Jenny Kropp / Nancy Reynolds (10)

Won 21-15, 21-13

0:36

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	23	13	5	0.348	1	3	5	1
	1	15	8	4	0.267	0	1	2	0
	2	8	5	1	0.500	1	2	3	1
Elaine Youngs	Total	15	10	1	0.600	0	8	5	2
	1	8	3	1	0.250	0	5	2	2
	2	7	7	0	1.000	0	3	3	0

Sat, 5/3/2008

Winner 4

Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (6)

Lost 21-15, 10-21, 9-15

0:53

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	21	9	7	0.095	1	5	1	6
	1	8	4	1	0.375	0	4	1	4
	2	6	1	3	-0.333	1	0	0	1
	3	7	4	3	0.143	0	1	0	1
Elaine Youngs	Total	35	15	8	0.200	1	7	0	3
	1	11	7	2	0.455	1	3	0	0
	2	14	3	4	-0.071	0	3	0	1
	3	10	5	2	0.300	0	1	0	2

Sat, 5/3/2008

Contender 5

Carrie Dodd / Tatiana Minello (8)

Won 21-14, 21-18

0:37

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	30	18	4	0.467	3	10	2	1
	1	18	11	1	0.556	3	8	0	1
	2	12	7	3	0.333	0	2	2	0
Elaine Youngs	Total	17	11	3	0.471	1	5	2	2
	1	8	5	1	0.500	1	1	1	1
	2	9	6	2	0.444	0	4	1	1

Sat, 5/3/2008

Semi-Finals

Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings (1)

Lost 15-21, 15-21

0:46

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	31	10	4	0.194	1	8	0	2
	1	16	4	3	0.063	1	5	0	2
	2	15	6	1	0.333	0	3	0	0
Elaine Youngs	Total	26	14	3	0.423	0	8	1	1
	1	18	9	3	0.333	0	7	0	0
	2	8	5	0	0.625	0	1	1	1

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	130	67	23	0.338	10	30	9	10
Elaine Youngs	108	57	19	0.352	3	35	10	11

Head to Head Results
Branagh/Youngs lead the series against the field 54-26 (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 2-18
5/3/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach	Semi-Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-15, 21-15	0:46
4/20/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Dallas	Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	2	17-21, 21-14, 15-13	1:04
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 Kessy/Ross 9-3
4/20/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Dallas	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	4	21-18, 21-17	0:43
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 # 4 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 # 5 DeNecochea/Fontana 4-1
8/25/07	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	2	DeNecochea/Fontana	6	21-12, 21-17	0:46
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 # 6 Davis/Johnson Jordan 6-1
5/3/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach	Winner 4	Davis/Johnson Jordan	6	Branagh/Youngs	2	15-21, 21-10, 15-9	0:53
4/19/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Dallas	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	2	Davis/Johnson Jordan	6	21-12, 21-16	0:46
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 Akers/McPeak 1-0
4/19/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Dallas	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	2	Akers/McPeak	7	21-11, 21-14	0:39
Lead the series against # 8 Dodd/Minello 6-0
5/3/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach	Contender 5	Branagh/Youngs	2	Dodd/Minello	8	21-14, 21-18	0:37
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 # 9 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 # 10 Kropp/Reynolds 1-0
5/2/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kropp/Reynolds	10	21-15, 21-13	0:36
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 13 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 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 # 16 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 # 18 Knopf/Smith 1-0
5/2/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	2	Knopf/Smith	18	21-13, 21-13	0:36
Lead the series against # 24, Q5 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 # Q8 Loyal/Zamparelli-Flavia 1-0
7/20/07	AVP	Long Beach Open	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	2	Loyal/Zamparelli-Flavia	31, Q12	21-7, 21-11	0:32