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Wide Open Beach Volleyball
$150,000 U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball
September 1 - 4, 2011

(15, Q1) Raquel Beson/Capri Grotowski

Raquel Beson

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 12, 1971 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Pinconning, MI

Height:

5'9"

College(s):

Saginaw Valley State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

13th (Wide Open Cincinnati 2011)

Career Winnings:

$1,692.50

Capri Hilgendorf Grotowski

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 9, 1984 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

West Palm Beach, FL

Height:

5'10"

College(s):

Northwood

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (NVL Mason 2013)

Career Wide Open Best:

13th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$4,585.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	57	Money
AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	$960.00
Wide Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,000.00
Overall	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	$1,960.00

Previous Cincinnati Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/1/2011	Qualifier 2	Natalie Rauma / Teresa Trucco (Q5)	Won 21-17, 21-11	0:48
Fri, 9/2/2011	Winner 1	Lauren Fendrick / Brooke Niles (2)	Lost 19-21, 10-21	0:37
Sat, 9/3/2011	Contender 1	Jennifer Fopma / Tracy Jones (7)	Lost By Forfeit

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$960.00
Total	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$960.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Raquel Beson												Capri Grotowski
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
27	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	$1,130.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	$1,070.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$62.50	Manhattan Beach	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$400.00
28	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	$1,192.50	Total	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	$1,470.00

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2009	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$960.00	3	4	42.9 %
2011	Wide Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,000.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	$960.00	3	5	37.5 %
Total	Wide Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,000.00	1	2	33.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Raquel Beson													Capri Grotowski
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2005	AVP
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00	2006	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	$0.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	$0.00	2007	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	$650.00	2008	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	$542.50	2009	AVP	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	$720.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2010	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$350.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$500.00	2011	Wide Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$500.00
											2011	Pro Beach	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$115.00
30	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	23	$1,692.50	Total	Total	23	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	15	$1,685.00

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	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	0-0	0	1	1-2	33.3%
2010-2011	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	0-0	0	1	1-2	33.3%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0-0	0	1	1-2	33.3%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5
Total	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5

Head to Head Results
Beson/Grotowski trail the series against the field 1-2 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Fendrick/Niles 0-1
9/2/11	Wide Open	U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball	Winner 1	Fendrick/Niles	2	Beson/Grotowski	15, Q1	21-19, 21-10	0:37
Trail the series against # 7 Fopma/Jones 0-1
9/3/11	Wide Open	U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball	Contender 1	Fopma/Jones	7	Beson/Grotowski	15, Q1	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # Q5 Rauma/Trucco 1-0
9/1/11	Wide Open	U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball	Qualifier 2	Beson/Grotowski	15, Q1	Rauma/Trucco	Q5	21-17, 21-11	0:48