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AVP Tour
$200,000 AVP Crocs Tour San Francisco presented by Fuze Beverage Part of the AVP Crocs Cup Shootout presented by Bud Light
September 12 - 14, 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 San Francisco Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2007	Elaine Youngs - 2nd	Nicole Branagh - 2nd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	9/6-7/2008	AVP Shootout Santa Barbara	2	3rd	270	$10,500.00
AVP	8/29-31/2008	AVP Shootout Cincinnati	3	1st	520	$20,000.00
FIVB	8/9-21/2008	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	5	5th	0	US$0.00
AVP	7/24-27/2008	AVP Slam Long Beach Open	3	3rd	390	$9,500.00
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

AVP Shootout San Francisco Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 9/12/2008

Winner 2

Jennifer Fopma / Brittany Hochevar (11)

Won 21-18, 17-21, 15-12

1:01

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	35	23	7	0.457	0	7	1	4
	1	13	8	3	0.385	0	3	1	0
	2	10	5	4	0.100	0	0	0	3
	3	12	10	0	0.833	0	4	0	1
Elaine Youngs	Total	19	12	1	0.579	1	6	4	2
	1	5	4	0	0.800	1	1	0	0
	2	9	6	1	0.556	0	3	2	1
	3	5	2	0	0.400	0	2	2	1

Sat, 9/13/2008

Winner 3

Jennifer Kessy / April Ross (2)

Won 21-11, 21-19

0:46

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	15	11	0	0.733	0	3	4	4
	1	8	5	0	0.625	0	3	2	2
	2	7	6	0	0.857	0	0	2	2
Elaine Youngs	Total	21	16	2	0.667	1	5	0	2
	1	11	9	1	0.727	1	4	0	0
	2	10	7	1	0.600	0	1	0	2

Sun, 9/14/2008

Semi-Finals

Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (4)

Won 21-19, 21-18

0:44

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	21	15	3	0.571	2	2	0	5
	1	10	8	1	0.700	1	0	0	3
	2	11	7	2	0.455	1	2	0	2
Elaine Youngs	Total	20	14	3	0.550	0	3	1	3
	1	9	7	2	0.556	0	1	1	2
	2	11	7	1	0.545	0	2	0	1

Sun, 9/14/2008

Finals

Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings (1)

Lost 16-21, 12-21

0:46

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	31	11	6	0.161	0	5	1	3
	1	17	6	3	0.176	0	4	0	2
	2	14	5	3	0.143	0	1	1	1
Elaine Youngs	Total	20	11	1	0.500	0	6	0	2
	1	11	7	0	0.636	0	3	0	0
	2	9	4	1	0.333	0	3	0	2

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	102	60	16	0.431	2	17	6	16
Elaine Youngs	80	53	7	0.575	2	20	5	9

Head to Head Results
Branagh/Youngs lead the series against the field 65-36 (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 3-22
9/14/08	AVP	AVP Shootout San Francisco	Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	3	21-16, 21-12	0:46
8/31/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Cincinnati	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	3	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	21-19, 10-21, 25-23	1:45
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 Kessy/Ross 15-6
9/13/08	AVP	AVP Shootout San Francisco	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	3	Kessy/Ross	2	21-11, 21-19	0:46
9/6/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Santa Barbara	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	3	23-21, 21-19	0:50
8/30/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Cincinnati	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	3	Kessy/Ross	2	21-23, 21-18, 18-16	1:17
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 # 4 Davis/Johnson Jordan 10-3
9/14/08	AVP	AVP Shootout San Francisco	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	3	Davis/Johnson Jordan	4	21-19, 21-18	0:44
9/7/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Santa Barbara	Semi-Finals	Davis/Johnson Jordan	4	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-18, 21-23, 15-12	1:08
8/31/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Cincinnati	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	3	Davis/Johnson Jordan	4	20-22, 21-19, 15-11	1:12
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 # 5 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 # 6 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 # 7 DeNecochea/Fontana 6-1
8/29/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Cincinnati	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	3	DeNecochea/Fontana	6	21-14, 19-21, 15-13	1:08
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 Dodd/Minello 8-0
9/6/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Santa Barbara	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	2	Dodd/Minello	7	21-14, 21-19	0:47
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 # 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 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 # 11 Fopma/Hochevar 1-0
9/12/08	AVP	AVP Shootout San Francisco	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	3	Fopma/Hochevar	11	21-18, 17-21, 15-12	1:01
Lead the series against # 12 Ivy Swift/Lowe 4-0
9/6/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Santa Barbara	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	2	Ivy Swift/Lowe	15	21-12, 21-14	0:33
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