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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Open of Portugal
June 12 - 16, 2007

(Q35) Vitalila Nel/Palesa Sekhonyana, South Africa

Vitalila Nel
South Africa

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 11, 1975 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Zaporozie, Ukraine

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

66 kg (145 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

19th (FIVB Beijing 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$1,000.00

Palesa Sekhonyana
South Africa

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 3, 1986 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Johannesburg

Height:

177 cm (5'10")

Weight:

73 kg (161 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

17th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$4,450.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	Money
FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	US$2,000.00

Previous Espinho Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Espinho Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 6/12/2007	Qualifier 1	Bernadette Kiss / Regina Kiss, Hungary (Q30)	Won 21-19, 21-19	0:39
Tue, 6/12/2007	Qualifier 2	Marie-Andree Lessard / Sarah Maxwell, Canada (26, Q3)	Lost 7-21, 14-21	0:32

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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00
Total	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Vitalila Nel												Palesa Sekhonyana
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
											World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$2,750.00
13	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$1,000.00	Total	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$4,450.00

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	1	0	$2,000.00	0	3	0.0 %
2007	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$2,000.00	1	4	20.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Vitalila Nel													Palesa Sekhonyana
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	1	0	$1,000.00	2005	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2007	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$1,000.00	Total	Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$1,000.00

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%	6	100.0%	0-6	0.0%	1-6	14.3%	0-0	0	0	1-6	14.3%
2006-2007	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	1-3	25.0%	0-0	0	0	1-3	25.0%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5	100.0%	0-5	0.0%	2-10	16.7%	0-0	0	0	1-5	16.7%

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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
Total	0	0	1	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6

Head to Head Results
Nel/Sekhonyana trail the series against the field 1-3 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 6 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-1
11/17/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool F	Hakedal/Torlen	11	Nel/Sekhonyana	22	21-13, 21-7	0:29
Trail the series against # 18 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-1
11/17/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool F	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Nel/Sekhonyana	22	21-10, 21-11	0:31
Trail the series against # 26, Q3 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 0-1
6/12/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Qualifier 2	Lessard/Maxwell	26, Q3	Nel/Sekhonyana	Q35	21-7, 21-14	0:32
Lead the series against # Q30 Kiss/Kiss, Hungary 1-0
6/12/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Qualifier 1	Nel/Sekhonyana	Q35	Kiss/Kiss	Q30	21-19, 21-19	0:39