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AVP Tour
$210,000 AVP Crocs Slam Bud Light Long Beach Open
July 24 - 27, 2008

(3) 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 Long Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
BVA 2000	Did not play	Nancy Reno - 1st
2007	Elaine Youngs - 3rd	Nicole Branagh - 3rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	7/18-20/2008	AVP Slam Brooklyn	3	5th	312	$6,000.00
AVP	7/10-13/2008	AVP Slam Chicago Open	3	2nd	468	$15,000.00
FIVB	6/30-7/5/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	1	2nd	720	US$29,500.00
FIVB	6/23-28/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	2	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/16-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	4	3rd	640	US$23,000.00
FIVB	6/9-14/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	3	5th	480	US$13,200.00
AVP	6/5-7/2008	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	2	3rd	270	$9,500.00
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 Slam Long Beach Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 7/25/2008

Winner 2

Erin Byrd / Stephanie Chapek (19)

Won 21-7, 21-9

0:30

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	15	12	2	0.667	0	4	0	2
	1	9	7	1	0.667	0	1	0	0
	2	6	5	1	0.667	0	3	0	2
Elaine Youngs	Total	14	9	0	0.643	1	6	9	0
	1	4	4	0	1.000	1	2	4	0
	2	10	5	0	0.500	0	4	5	0

Sat, 7/26/2008

Winner 3

Carrie Dodd / Tatiana Minello (6)

Won 21-15, 21-16

0:40

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	20	12	1	0.550	3	6	3	3
	1	12	8	0	0.667	1	3	0	2
	2	8	4	1	0.375	2	3	3	1
Elaine Youngs	Total	20	11	1	0.500	0	5	3	3
	1	8	3	1	0.250	0	3	1	1
	2	12	8	0	0.667	0	2	2	2

Sat, 7/26/2008

Winner 4

Angela Lewis / Priscilla Lima (15)

Won 14-21, 21-13, 15-13

1:01

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	29	18	4	0.483	1	5	2	3
	1	15	7	3	0.267	0	3	0	0
	2	6	5	1	0.667	1	0	1	3
	3	8	6	0	0.750	0	2	1	0
Elaine Youngs	Total	28	20	5	0.536	0	5	3	2
	1	10	6	3	0.300	0	1	0	1
	2	9	8	0	0.889	0	1	2	0
	3	9	6	2	0.444	0	3	1	1

Sun, 7/27/2008

Semi-Finals

Jennifer Kessy / April Ross (4)

Lost 19-21, 24-22, 6-15

1:03

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	18	8	1	0.389	0	1	1	8
	1	6	4	0	0.667	0	1	0	3
	2	9	4	0	0.444	0	0	1	3
	3	3	0	1	-0.333	0	0	0	2
Elaine Youngs	Total	34	21	6	0.441	0	5	1	1
	1	10	5	2	0.300	0	1	1	1
	2	15	10	3	0.467	0	3	0	0
	3	9	6	1	0.556	0	1	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	82	50	8	0.512	4	16	6	16
Elaine Youngs	96	61	12	0.510	1	21	16	6

Head to Head Results
Branagh/Youngs lead the series against the field 70-34 (Lead 14 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 2-21
7/13/08	AVP	AVP Slam Chicago Open	Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	3	18-21, 21-17, 15-12	1:26
6/21/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	4	21-18, 21-18	0:43
6/7/08	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Semi-Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-18, 17-21, 15-9	0:54
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 # 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 8-2
7/19/08	AVP	AVP Slam Brooklyn	Contender 5	Branagh/Youngs	3	Davis/Johnson Jordan	2	16-21, 21-19, 15-10	1:00
7/12/08	AVP	AVP Slam Chicago Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	3	Davis/Johnson Jordan	2	21-14, 21-14	0:45
6/7/08	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 4	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	Branagh/Youngs	2	22-20, 13-21, 15-9	1:02
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 # 4 Kessy/Ross 12-6
7/27/08	AVP	AVP Slam Long Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	4	Branagh/Youngs	3	21-19, 22-24, 15-6	1:03
7/20/08	AVP	AVP Slam Brooklyn	Contender 6	Kessy/Ross	4	Branagh/Youngs	3	9-21, 21-13, 15-10	1:04
7/13/08	AVP	AVP Slam Chicago Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	3	Kessy/Ross	4	21-18, 21-14	0:51
5/23/08	FIVB	Osaka Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	7	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-18, 13-21, 15-10	0:56
5/16/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	7	21-10, 21-17	0:35
5/10/08	AVP	AVP Charleston	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Kessy/Ross	3	22-20, 21-15	0:54
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 # 5 Scott/Turner 14-4
7/19/08	AVP	AVP Slam Brooklyn	Winner 3	Scott/Turner	6	Branagh/Youngs	3	21-18, 23-25, 18-16	1:24
7/12/08	AVP	AVP Slam Chicago Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	3	Scott/Turner	6	21-16, 21-12	0:41
7/4/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	1	Scott/Turner	8	18-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:53
5/17/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 6	Branagh/Youngs	2	Scott/Turner	13	21-16, 21-17	0:39
5/10/08	AVP	AVP Charleston	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Scott/Turner	2	21-15, 21-19	0:44
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 # 6 Dodd/Minello 7-0
7/26/08	AVP	AVP Slam Long Beach Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	3	Dodd/Minello	6	21-15, 21-16	0:40
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 # 7 DeNecochea/Fontana 5-1
5/9/08	AVP	AVP Charleston	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	1	DeNecochea/Fontana	5	17-21, 21-17, 15-9	1:02
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 # 8 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 # 9 Kropp/Reynolds 2-0
6/7/08	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 6	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kropp/Reynolds	9	21-15, 21-17	0:47
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 # 10 Barnes/Williams 4-0
6/6/08	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	2	Barnes/Williams	10	21-19, 21-15	0:48
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 # 11 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 Fendrick/Roca 1-0
7/11/08	AVP	AVP Slam Chicago Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	3	Fendrick/Roca	14	21-17, 21-15	0:50
Lead the series against # 14 Pavley/Polzin 1-0
7/18/08	AVP	AVP Slam Brooklyn	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	3	Pavley/Polzin	14	21-15, 21-14	0:44
Lead the series against # 15 Lewis/Lima 6-0
7/26/08	AVP	AVP Slam Long Beach Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	3	Lewis/Lima	15	14-21, 21-13, 15-13	1:01
7/19/08	AVP	AVP Slam Brooklyn	Contender 4	Branagh/Youngs	3	Lewis/Lima	16	19-21, 21-10, 15-10	1:11
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 # 17 Ivy Swift/Lowe 3-0
5/9/08	AVP	AVP Charleston	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	1	Ivy Swift/Lowe	9	21-14, 21-17	0:39
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 # 19 Byrd/Chapek 2-0
7/25/08	AVP	AVP Slam Long Beach Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	3	Byrd/Chapek	19	21-7, 21-9	0:30
8/10/07	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	2	Byrd/Chapek	31, Q8	21-17, 21-11	0:33