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AVP Tour
$240,000 AVP Crocs Slam Bud Light Hermosa Beach Open presented by Virgin America
August 6 - 8, 2009

(1) 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:

15

Tournaments:

193

Career Wins:

20

Career AVP Wins:

17

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:

14

Tournaments:

233

Career Wins:

51

Career AVP Wins:

34

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 Hermosa Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - 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
2008	Elaine Youngs - 3rd	Nicole Branagh - 3rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/27-8/1/2009	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	4	2nd	720	US$29,500.00
FIVB	7/20-26/2009	Marseille Grand Slam	4	9th	320	US$6,600.00
AVP	7/16-19/2009	Manhattan Beach Open	1	1st	750	$34,000.00
FIVB	7/6-11/2009	Gstaad Grand Slam	4	3rd	640	US$23,000.00
FIVB	6/25-7/4/2009	Stavanger World Championships	4	5th	600	US$18,000.00
AVP	6/18-21/2009	Ocean City Open	1	2nd	640	$18,000.00
AVP	5/29-31/2009	Atlanta Open	1	1st	750	$24,000.00
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

Hermosa Beach Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 8/7/2009

Winner 1

Kim DiCello / Juliana Evens (32, Q21)

Won 21-18, 21-11

0:43

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	20	12	1	0.550	2	9	0	2
	1	11	6	0	0.545	0	5	0	0
	2	9	6	1	0.556	2	4	0	2
Elaine Youngs	Total	26	19	3	0.615	2	10	1	3
	1	15	11	3	0.533	0	4	1	2
	2	11	8	0	0.727	2	6	0	1

Fri, 8/7/2009

Winner 2

Claire D'Amore / Jennifer Snyder (17)

Won 21-12, 21-14

0:41

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	29	20	3	0.586	1	9	2	2
	1	10	7	1	0.600	1	3	0	1
	2	19	13	2	0.579	0	6	2	1
Elaine Youngs	Total	19	11	1	0.526	1	10	1	1
	1	13	8	1	0.538	0	6	1	1
	2	6	3	0	0.500	1	4	0	0

Fri, 8/7/2009

Winner 3

Angie Akers / Tyra Turner (8)

Won 21-18, 22-24, 15-11

1:06

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	28	15	4	0.393	1	11	2	6
	1	5	3	0	0.600	1	4	1	2
	2	15	7	3	0.267	0	4	0	3
	3	8	5	1	0.500	0	3	1	1
Elaine Youngs	Total	44	24	5	0.432	3	7	3	7
	1	21	9	5	0.190	2	4	1	3
	2	13	9	0	0.692	1	2	1	2
	3	10	6	0	0.600	0	1	1	2

Fri, 8/7/2009

Winner 4

Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (5)

Won 21-19, 21-19

0:58

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	17	10	2	0.471	0	8	1	3
	1	9	6	0	0.667	0	5	0	2
	2	8	4	2	0.250	0	3	1	1
Elaine Youngs	Total	31	15	8	0.226	5	5	2	1
	1	16	9	4	0.313	1	3	1	1
	2	15	6	4	0.133	4	2	1	0

Sat, 8/8/2009

Semi-Finals

Angie Akers / Tyra Turner (8)

Won 18-21, 21-12, 15-11

1:15

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	17	8	4	0.235	1	9	4	3
	1	9	4	3	0.111	0	4	2	2
	2	2	0	0	0.000	0	4	2	1
	3	6	4	1	0.500	1	1	0	0
Elaine Youngs	Total	36	20	2	0.500	2	10	1	2
	1	17	9	2	0.412	0	5	0	2
	2	11	7	0	0.636	1	1	0	0
	3	8	4	0	0.500	1	4	1	0

Sat, 8/8/2009

Finals

Jennifer Kessy / April Ross (2)

Won 19-21, 23-21, 15-11

1:34

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	18	9	3	0.333	1	13	2	3
	1	6	3	1	0.333	1	2	0	1
	2	6	2	1	0.167	0	7	2	2
	3	6	4	1	0.500	0	4	0	0
Elaine Youngs	Total	45	23	6	0.378	1	5	2	1
	1	14	6	3	0.214	0	2	1	0
	2	20	10	1	0.450	1	2	0	1
	3	11	7	2	0.455	0	1	1	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	129	74	17	0.442	6	59	11	19
Elaine Youngs	201	112	25	0.433	14	47	10	15

Head to Head Results
Branagh/Youngs lead the series against the field 72-13 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Kessy/Ross 20-9
8/8/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Kessy/Ross	2	19-21, 23-21, 15-11	1:34
8/1/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	4	Kessy/Ross	2	22-20, 21-17	0:51
6/21/09	AVP	Ocean City Open	Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Branagh/Youngs	1	21-12, 21-15	0:57
5/24/09	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Kessy/Ross	2	21-19, 21-17	0:54
5/17/09	AVP	Houston Open	Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Branagh/Youngs	1	21-17, 18-21, 15-12	1:15
4/19/09	AVP	Riverside Open	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Kessy/Ross	2	21-18, 21-14	0:51
3/29/09	AVP	Panama City Beach Open	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Kessy/Ross	2	16-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:55
9/20/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	4	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-15, 19-21, 16-14	1:21
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 DeNecochea/Dodd 6-0
6/20/09	AVP	Ocean City Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	1	DeNecochea/Dodd	4	21-18, 22-20	0:49
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 Davis/Johnson Jordan 16-4
8/7/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	1	Davis/Johnson Jordan	5	21-19, 21-19	0:58
7/19/09	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	21-17, 21-14	0:51
6/21/09	AVP	Ocean City Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Davis/Johnson Jordan	5	21-10, 20-22, 15-13	1:07
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 # 6 Fitzgerald/Niles 4-0
7/18/09	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 5	Branagh/Youngs	1	Fitzgerald/Niles	4	21-18, 21-10	0:45
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 # 7 Lima/Minello 2-0
7/19/09	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Lima/Minello	5	21-17, 21-18	0:56
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 # 8 Akers/Turner 4-0
8/8/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Akers/Turner	8	18-21, 21-12, 15-11	1:15
8/7/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	1	Akers/Turner	8	21-18, 22-24, 15-11	1:06
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 # 9 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 # 10 Fontana/Kropp 2-0
6/20/09	AVP	Ocean City Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	1	Fontana/Kropp	9	21-9, 21-11	0:38
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 # 12 Jameson/Jones 4-0
7/18/09	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	1	Jameson/Jones	8	21-16, 21-14	0:40
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 # 14 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 # 15 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 # 16 Ferreira/Roca 2-0
6/19/09	AVP	Ocean City Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	1	Ferreira/Roca	17	21-11, 21-18	0:37
5/29/09	AVP	Atlanta Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	1	Ferreira/Roca	17	21-8, 21-12	0:38
Lead the series against # 17 D'Amore/Snyder 2-0
8/7/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	1	D'Amore/Snyder	17	21-12, 21-14	0:41
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 # 20 Allen/Masler 1-0
7/18/09	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	1	Allen/Masler	16	21-9, 21-11	0:35
Lead the series against # 32, Q21 DiCello/Evens 1-0
8/7/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	1	DiCello/Evens	32, Q21	21-18, 21-11	0:43
Lead the series against # Q12 Cook/Muhe 2-0
5/22/09	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	1	Cook/Muhe	32, Q28	21-11, 21-12	0:36
6/6/08	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	2	Cook/Muhe	31, Q4	21-11, 21-13	0:37