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NORCECA
US$10,000 Boca Chica
April 10 - 12, 2009

(3) Natalia Alfaro/Ingrid Morales, Costa Rica

Natalia Alfaro
Costa Rica

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 8, 1987 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Heredia

Height:

165 cm (5'5")

Weight:

59 kg (130 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (9 times)

Career Winnings:

US$20,800.00

Ingrid Morales
Costa Rica

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 29, 1975 (50 yrs old)

Height:

170 cm (5'7")

Weight:

62 kg (136 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (5 times)

Career Winnings:

US$8,475.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	13	17	25	41	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$0.00
NORCECA	32	0	5	6	10	2	1	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	US$16,950.00
Overall	33	0	5	6	10	2	1	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	US$16,950.00

Previous Boca Chica Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2007	Ingrid Morales - 4th	Natalia Alfaro - 4th
2008	Ingrid Morales - 2nd	Natalia Alfaro - 2nd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
NORCECA	4/1-5/2009	Guatemala		3rd	160	US$750.00

Boca Chica Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 4/11/2009	Winner 1	Gina Del Rosario / Ginette Del Rosario, Dominican Republic (6)	Won 21-9, 21-10
Sat, 4/11/2009	Winner 2	Angela Knopf / Jenelle Koester, United States (2)	Won 14-21, 21-19, 15-11
Sat, 4/11/2009	Semi-Finals	Paulette Cruz / Vanessa Virgen, Mexico (4)	Won 26-24, 18-21, 15-13
Sat, 4/11/2009	Gold Medal	Kirenia Ballar / Nirian Sinal, Cuba (1)	Lost 17-21, 14-21

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Natalia Alfaro												Ingrid Morales
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	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,400.00	World Championships
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$800.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	$4,200.00	Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

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
2005	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2009	NORCECA	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,750.00	7	4	63.6 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
Total	NORCECA	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,750.00	7	4	63.6 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Natalia Alfaro													Ingrid Morales
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2005	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
4	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	$775.00	2007	NORCECA	4	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	$775.00
4	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$800.00	2008	NORCECA	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00
2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$875.00	2009	NORCECA	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$875.00
11	0	2	1	2	4	1	0	0	1	$2,450.00	Total	Total	8	0	2	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	$2,150.00

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	15	83.3%	2	11.1%	1	5.6%	17-1	94.4%	1	10.0%	0	0.0%	9	90.0%	1-9	10.0%	15-9	62.5%	3-1	75.0%	0	0	20-11	64.5%
2008-2009	8	72.7%	2	18.2%	1	9.1%	10-1	90.9%	1	14.3%	0	0.0%	6	85.7%	1-6	14.3%	8-6	57.1%	3-1	75.0%	0	0	13-8	61.9%
Against the Field	7	70.0%	1	10.0%	2	20.0%	8-2	80.0%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	3	75.0%	1-3	25.0%	14-6	70.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0	11-3	78.6%

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	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Head to Head Results
Alfaro/Morales lead the series against the field 6-3 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Ballar/Sinal, Cuba 0-2
4/11/09	NORCECA	Boca Chica	Gold Medal	Ballar/Sinal	1	Alfaro/Morales	3	21-17, 21-14
4/4/09	NORCECA	Guatemala	Winner 2	Ballar/Sinal		Alfaro/Morales		21-11, 21-11
Lead the series against # 2 Knopf/Koester, United States 1-0
4/11/09	NORCECA	Boca Chica	Winner 2	Alfaro/Morales	3	Knopf/Koester	2	14-21, 21-19, 15-11
Lead the series against # 4 Cruz/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
4/11/09	NORCECA	Boca Chica	Semi-Finals	Alfaro/Morales	3	Cruz/Virgen	4	26-24, 18-21, 15-13
Lead the series against # 5 Beauchamp/Garcia, Puerto Rico 1-0
4/3/09	NORCECA	Guatemala	Pool D	Alfaro/Morales		Beauchamp/Garcia		21-16, 21-8
Lead the series against # 6 Del Rosario/Del Rosario, Dominican Republic 1-0
4/11/09	NORCECA	Boca Chica	Winner 1	Alfaro/Morales	3	Del Rosario/Del Rosario	6	21-9, 21-10
Lead the series against # 7 Joseph/Philip, Trinidad and Tobago 1-0
4/4/09	NORCECA	Guatemala	Winner 1	Alfaro/Morales		Joseph/Philip		21-10, 21-12
Series tied with # 8 Orellana/Ramirez, Guatemala 1-1
4/4/09	NORCECA	Guatemala	Contender 5	Orellana/Ramirez		Alfaro/Morales		21-10, 21-12
4/3/09	NORCECA	Guatemala	Pool D	Alfaro/Morales		Orellana/Ramirez		21-17, 21-16