AVP Tour
$200,000 AVP Crocs Tour Hermosa Beach Open presented by Bud Light
June 5 - 7, 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 Hermosa Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
WPVA 1997 Did not play Liz Masakayan - 4th
1999 Did not play Liz Masakayan - 1st
2001 Did not play Barbra Fontana - 2nd
2002 Did not play Holly McPeak - 1st
2003 Did not play Holly McPeak - 2nd
2004 Lauren Fendrick - 9th Holly McPeak - 1st
2005 Angie Akers - 9th Rachel Scott - 2nd
2006 Holly McPeak - 7th Rachel Scott - 1st
2007 Elaine Youngs - 3rd Nicole Branagh - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open 2 1st 600 US$28,000.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Osaka Open 2 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Seoul Open 2 3rd 480 US$14,000.00
AVP 5/8-10/2008 AVP Charleston 1 1st 360 $20,000.00
AVP 5/1-3/2008 AVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach 2 3rd 270 $9,500.00
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 Hermosa Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/6/2008 Winner 1 Patti Cook / Jill Muhe (31, Q4) Won 21-11, 21-13 0:37
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Nicole BranaghTotal272100.7782722
 1131100.8461311
 2141000.7141411
Elaine YoungsTotal14710.4290612
 16601.0000111
 28110.0000501
Fri, 6/6/2008 Winner 2 Angela Knopf / Sarah Straton (18) Won 21-14, 21-16 0:42
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Nicole BranaghTotal311930.51601233
 114920.5000711
 2171010.5290522
Elaine YoungsTotal181130.4440812
 110620.4000401
 28510.5000411
Fri, 6/6/2008 Winner 3 Suzanne Barnes / Michelle Williams (10) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:48
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Nicole BranaghTotal211210.5240833
 112800.6670431
 29410.3330402
Elaine YoungsTotal281810.6070921
 19600.6670410
 2191210.5790511
Sat, 6/7/2008 Winner 4 Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (3) Lost 20-22, 21-13, 9-15 1:02
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Nicole BranaghTotal221500.6820534
 16500.8330001
 28500.6250231
 38500.6250302
Elaine YoungsTotal311850.41901022
 113820.4620221
 210600.6000601
 38430.1250200
Sat, 6/7/2008 Contender 6 Jenny Kropp / Nancy Reynolds (9) Won 21-15, 21-17 0:47
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Nicole BranaghTotal14910.5710723
 14300.7500321
 210610.5000402
Elaine YoungsTotal362120.5282932
 1171110.5882312
 2191010.4740620
Sat, 6/7/2008 Semi-Finals Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings (1) Lost 18-21, 21-17, 9-15 0:54
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Nicole BranaghTotal382140.44701231
 116920.4380220
 210700.7000700
 312520.2500311
Elaine YoungsTotal351850.3713502
 112620.3331300
 218920.3892201
 35310.4000001
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Nicole Branagh1539790.5752511616
Elaine Youngs16293170.469547911
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 %
2008AVP512200000000 $69,000.00 20676.9 %
2008FIVB410110010000 $58,000.00 20871.4 %
TotalAVP2249503100000 $317,450.00 892975.4 %
TotalFIVB1511324031000 $198,900.00 672572.8 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Nicole Branagh  Elaine Youngs
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
5122000000 $34,500.00 2008AVP5122000000 $34,500.00
4101101000 $29,000.00 2008FIVB4101101000 $29,000.00
725121431316315 $344,367.50 TotalTotal193414439173315310 $1,321,168.75
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 Field48 81.4% 7 11.9% 4 6.8% 55-4 93.2% 13 41.9% 4 12.9% 14 45.2% 13-18 41.9% 96-22 81.4% 40-16 71.4% 12 69-21 76.7%
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 40-22 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2-19
6/7/08AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Semi-Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Branagh/Youngs 2 21-18, 17-21, 15-9 0:54
5/3/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach Semi-Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Branagh/Youngs 2 21-15, 21-15 0:46
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 Davis/Johnson Jordan 6-2
6/7/08AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Winner 4 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 Branagh/Youngs 2 22-20, 13-21, 15-9 1:02
5/3/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach Winner 4 Davis/Johnson Jordan 6 Branagh/Youngs 2 15-21, 21-10, 15-9 0:53
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 # 4 Dodd/Minello 6-0
5/3/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach Contender 5 Branagh/Youngs 2 Dodd/Minello 8 21-14, 21-18 0:37
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 # 5 DeNecochea/Fontana 5-1
5/9/08AVPAVP Charleston Winner 4 Branagh/Youngs 1 DeNecochea/Fontana 5 17-21, 21-17, 15-9 1:02
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 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 # 7 Ivy Swift/Lowe 3-0
5/9/08AVPAVP Charleston Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 1 Ivy Swift/Lowe 9 21-14, 21-17 0:39
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 # 8 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 # 9 Kropp/Reynolds 2-0
6/7/08AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Contender 6 Branagh/Youngs 2 Kropp/Reynolds 9 21-15, 21-17 0:47
5/2/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 2 Kropp/Reynolds 10 21-15, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # 10 Barnes/Williams 4-0
6/6/08AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 2 Barnes/Williams 10 21-19, 21-15 0:48
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 # 11 Lewis/Lima 4-0
7/21/07AVPLong Beach Open Contender 6 Branagh/Youngs 2 Lewis/Lima 9 21-9, 21-18 0:35
6/15/07AVPCharleston Open Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 3 Lewis/Lima 11 21-10, 21-10 0:32
4/21/07AVPDallas Open Winner 4 Branagh/Youngs 2 Lewis/Lima 14 21-13, 19-21, 15-12 1:02
4/14/07AVPMiami Open Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 2 Lewis/Lima 18 21-17, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 13 Burdine/Hochevar 2-0
8/10/07AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 2 Burdine/Hochevar 18 21-12, 21-13 0:34
7/6/07AVPSeaside Heights Open Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 2 Burdine/Hochevar 15 21-18, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 18 Knopf/Straton 1-0
6/6/08AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 2 Knopf/Straton 18 21-14, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # 24 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 # 31, Q4 Cook/Muhe 1-0
6/6/08AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Winner 1 Branagh/Youngs 2 Cook/Muhe 31, Q4 21-11, 21-13 0:37