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$240,000 AVP Crocs Tour Atlanta Open
May 29 - 31, 2009

(1) 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:

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 (55 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

Awards

Most Improved Player 2008

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 Atlanta Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2006	Holly McPeak - 3rd	Rachel Scott - 1st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	5/21-24/2009	Huntington Beach Open	1	1st	750	$24,000.00
AVP	5/15-17/2009	Houston Open	1	2nd	640	$18,000.00
AVP	5/1-3/2009	San Diego Open	1	1st	750	$24,000.00
FIVB	4/20-25/2009	Brasilia Open	2	4th	420	US$11,200.00
AVP	4/16-19/2009	Riverside Open	1	1st	750	$24,000.00
AVP	3/27-29/2009	Panama City Beach Open	1	1st	750	$24,000.00
AVP	9/17-20/2008	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	2	3rd	390	$44,500.00
AVP	9/12-14/2008	AVP Shootout San Francisco	3	2nd	324	$15,000.00
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

Atlanta Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 5/29/2009

Winner 2

Raquel Ferreira / Paula Roca (17)

Won 21-8, 21-12

0:38

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	12	7	2	0.417	3	8	2	1
	1	7	5	1	0.571	1	5	0	0
	2	5	2	1	0.200	2	3	2	1
Elaine Youngs	Total	21	13	1	0.571	1	9	4	1
	1	8	5	0	0.625	0	5	3	0
	2	13	8	1	0.538	1	4	1	1

Sat, 5/30/2009

Winner 3

Barbra Fontana / Jenny Kropp (8)

Won 21-17, 22-24, 15-8

1:08

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	49	28	8	0.408	2	17	1	4
	1	12	7	3	0.333	2	4	0	1
	2	26	13	4	0.346	0	8	1	2
	3	11	8	1	0.636	0	5	0	1
Elaine Youngs	Total	30	14	4	0.333	1	12	2	4
	1	13	8	2	0.462	0	5	1	2
	2	10	4	2	0.200	0	4	0	1
	3	7	2	0	0.286	1	3	1	1

Sat, 5/30/2009

Winner 4

Dianne DeNecochea / Carrie Dodd (4)

Won 21-18, 21-7

0:39

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	19	8	0	0.421	0	11	3	3
	1	7	4	0	0.571	0	2	1	2
	2	12	4	0	0.333	0	9	2	1
Elaine Youngs	Total	22	11	3	0.364	2	8	0	2
	1	13	6	3	0.231	1	3	0	2
	2	9	5	0	0.556	1	5	0	0

Sun, 5/31/2009

Semi-Finals

Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (3)

Won 22-20, 21-12

0:48

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	26	14	4	0.385	1	14	0	3
	1	12	5	1	0.333	0	5	0	3
	2	14	9	3	0.429	1	9	0	0
Elaine Youngs	Total	19	13	1	0.632	3	2	0	0
	1	11	9	0	0.818	1	2	0	0
	2	8	4	1	0.375	2	0	0	0

Sun, 5/31/2009

Finals

Dianne DeNecochea / Carrie Dodd (4)

Won 19-21, 21-19, 15-8

1:09

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	31	15	5	0.323	0	11	2	6
	1	7	4	1	0.429	0	2	0	2
	2	18	7	3	0.222	0	7	1	3
	3	6	4	1	0.500	0	2	1	1
Elaine Youngs	Total	26	16	4	0.462	3	4	3	4
	1	16	11	2	0.563	0	2	0	2
	2	6	3	1	0.333	1	1	2	1
	3	4	2	1	0.250	2	1	1	1

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	137	72	19	0.387	6	61	8	17
Elaine Youngs	118	67	13	0.458	10	35	9	11

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$36,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	11	0	2	2	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	$180,400.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	46	13	12	9	3	6	1	1	1	0	0	0	$730,650.00
Manhattan Beach	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$99,500.00
Tour Championships	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$15,000.00
Total	64	14	16	12	3	13	1	4	1	0	0	0	$1,061,550.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Nicole Branagh												Elaine Youngs
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	$25,000.00	World Championships	7	0	0	1	1	5	0	0	0	0	$59,000.00
39	0	2	3	1	7	11	6	3	0	$186,100.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	26	2	4	4	3	5	7	1	0	0	$218,250.00
115	18	19	16	6	20	26	4	3	0	$609,417.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	152	38	35	34	11	23	8	2	1	0	$1,037,177.50
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,450.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star
											Goodwill Games	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$9,750.00
9	1	3	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	$76,825.00	Manhattan Beach	9	3	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$97,550.00
7	0	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	$32,325.00	Tour Championships	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$13,350.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$6,500.00	Gold Series
177	19	28	22	7	33	41	12	6	0	$937,617.50	Total	199	43	46	42	15	34	15	3	1	0	$1,435,077.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2006	AVP	3	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$25,000.00	9	6	60.0 %
2006	FIVB	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$26,500.00	10	7	58.8 %
2007	AVP	14	3	7	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	$223,450.00	60	17	77.9 %
2007	FIVB	8	0	1	2	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	$114,400.00	37	10	78.7 %
2008	AVP	12	2	4	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$189,500.00	47	14	77.0 %
2008	FIVB	9	1	1	2	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	$136,900.00	44	14	75.9 %
2009	AVP	6	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$138,000.00	30	1	96.8 %
2009	FIVB	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$11,200.00	4	2	66.7 %
Total	AVP	35	10	12	8	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	$575,950.00	146	38	79.3 %
Total	FIVB	21	1	2	4	3	7	0	3	1	0	0	0	$289,000.00	95	33	74.2 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Nicole Branagh													Elaine Youngs
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1997	WPVA	6	2	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	$17,741.25
											1997	FIVB	4	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	$13,050.00
											1998	SG	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$8,000.00
											1998	FIVB	8	0	0	1	0	4	2	1	0	0	$27,025.00
											1999	AVP	4	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$32,250.00
											1999	USAV	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$17,625.00
											1999	FIVB	7	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	1	0	$44,000.00
											2000	AVP	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$13,200.00
											2000	BVA	4	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$17,250.00
											2000	USAV	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$6,125.00
											2000	FIVB	11	3	0	0	0	4	3	1	0	0	$59,500.00
											2001	AVP	5	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$37,275.00
											2001	BVA	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00
											2001	FIVB	10	2	2	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	$88,750.00
											2002	AVP	7	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$58,300.00
											2002	FIVB	8	4	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$73,507.50
											2003	AVP	9	1	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$50,812.50
											2003	FIVB	7	0	1	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	$44,000.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	$2,430.00	2004	AVP	11	4	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$69,407.50
											2004	FIVB	8	2	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	$66,250.00
11	0	0	0	0	2	6	3	0	0	$14,712.50	2005	AVP	14	3	5	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	$119,425.00
											2005	FIVB	7	0	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	$56,700.00
16	0	2	6	1	4	3	0	0	0	$65,850.00	2006	AVP	15	2	5	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	$98,150.00
8	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	3	$21,450.00	2006	FIVB	8	0	0	0	3	2	2	1	0	0	$39,400.00
15	3	7	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	$119,225.00	2007	AVP	15	4	7	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	$135,225.00
8	0	1	2	0	3	2	0	0	0	$57,200.00	2007	FIVB	8	0	1	2	0	3	2	0	0	0	$57,200.00
13	2	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	$114,250.00	2008	AVP	13	2	4	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	$100,000.00
12	2	2	3	1	3	1	0	0	0	$99,200.00	2008	FIVB	9	1	1	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	$68,450.00
6	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$69,000.00	2009	AVP	6	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$69,000.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$5,600.00	2009	FIVB	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$5,600.00
95	12	18	19	4	17	16	3	1	5	$568,917.50	Total	Total	213	47	48	43	18	38	15	3	1	0	$1,500,718.75

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	135	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%	1	2	186-44	80.9%
2008-2009	90	84.1%	12	11.2%	5	4.7%	102-5	95.3%	15	48.4%	8	25.8%	8	25.8%	15-16	48.4%	90-8	91.8%	27-13	67.5%	0	0	117-21	84.8%
Against the Field	43	79.6%	10	18.5%	1	1.9%	53-1	98.1%	11	73.3%	2	13.3%	2	13.3%	11-4	73.3%	86-4	95.6%	42-6	87.5%	0	0	64-5	92.8%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
World Championships	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	29	1	0	0	14	7	2	2	2	0	0	2	47	12
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	128	20	25	12	3	3	1	1	203	57
Manhattan Beach	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	17	4
Tour Championships	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Total	0	0	0	0	40	3	0	0	160	32	30	15	5	3	1	3	285	77

Head to Head Results
Branagh/Youngs lead the series against the field 36-4 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Fitzgerald/Niles 3-0
5/23/09	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	1	Fitzgerald/Niles	4	21-15, 27-29, 15-10	1:12
5/17/09	AVP	Houston Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Fitzgerald/Niles	5	21-11, 22-20	0:45
5/3/09	AVP	San Diego Open	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Fitzgerald/Niles	7	21-18, 21-15	0:47
Lead the series against # 3 Davis/Johnson Jordan 13-4
5/31/09	AVP	Atlanta Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	22-20, 21-12	0:48
5/24/09	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	21-11, 21-17	0:42
5/3/09	AVP	San Diego Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	17-21, 21-18, 15-8	1:00
9/20/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 4	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-18, 21-13	0:41
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 # 4 DeNecochea/Dodd 5-0
5/31/09	AVP	Atlanta Open	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	DeNecochea/Dodd	4	19-21, 21-19, 15-8	1:09
5/30/09	AVP	Atlanta Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	1	DeNecochea/Dodd	4	21-18, 21-7	0:39
5/17/09	AVP	Houston Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	1	DeNecochea/Dodd	4	21-17, 21-23, 15-9	1:03
5/2/09	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	1	DeNecochea/Dodd	5	19-21, 21-13, 15-11	1:02
4/19/09	AVP	Riverside Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	DeNecochea/Dodd	5	34-32, 21-17	1:09
Lead the series against # 5 Akers/Turner 2-0
4/18/09	AVP	Riverside Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	1	Akers/Turner	4	21-19, 21-18	0:49
3/29/09	AVP	Panama City Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Akers/Turner	4	30-28, 21-13	0:53
Lead the series against # 6 Lima/Minello 1-0
5/23/09	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	1	Lima/Minello	8	21-12, 21-15	0:43
Lead the series against # 7 Jameson/Jones 3-0
3/29/09	AVP	Panama City Beach Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	1	Jameson/Jones	8	21-17, 21-14	0:36
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 # 8 Fontana/Kropp 1-0
5/30/09	AVP	Atlanta Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	1	Fontana/Kropp	8	21-17, 22-24, 15-8	1:08
Lead the series against # 9 Reynolds/Williams 3-0
5/16/09	AVP	Houston Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	1	Reynolds/Williams	9	21-15, 21-13	0:50
5/2/09	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	1	Reynolds/Williams	9	21-13, 21-19	0:44
4/18/09	AVP	Riverside Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	1	Reynolds/Williams	9	21-17, 19-21, 15-7	1:02
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 # 13 Smith/Van Fleet 1-0
4/17/09	AVP	Riverside Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	1	Smith/Van Fleet	16	21-17, 21-10	0:42
Lead the series against # 15 Pascua/Polzin 1-0
5/22/09	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	1	Pascua/Polzin	16	22-20, 21-19	0:45
Lead the series against # 16 D'Amore/Snyder 1-0
5/15/09	AVP	Houston Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	1	D'Amore/Snyder	17	21-14, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 17 Ferreira/Roca 1-0
5/29/09	AVP	Atlanta Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	1	Ferreira/Roca	17	21-8, 21-12	0:38