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European Championship Tour
€ 70,000 Spanish Masters
May 6 - 10, 2009

(Q21) Monika Brzostek/Karolina Marciniak, Poland

Monika Brzostek
Poland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 28, 1989 (35 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rybnik

Height:

173 cm (5'8")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

126

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB U21 World Championships Blackpool 2009)

Career CEV Best:

2nd (Varna 2012)

Career Winnings:

US$208,644.07

Karolina Sowala Marciniak
Poland

Photo: Brian White

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 18, 1988 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Lask, Poland

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

69 kg (152 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career CEV Best:

9th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$24,747.63

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	29	33	41	57	Money
CEV	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	US$5,428.24
CEV Under Age	5	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	5	0	3	7	1	US$29,350.00
FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	34	0	0	2	0	1	1	3	2	6	1	5	2	3	7	1	US$34,778.24

Previous Gran Canaria Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	11/12-16/2008	Sanya Open	20	17th	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	11/5-9/2008	Phuket Thailand Open	22	17th	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/5-11/2008	Dubai Open	24, Q1	17th	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	9/15-20/2008	Guarajà Open	26	17th	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB Age Group WC	9/3-7/2008	Under 21 World Championships	18	3rd	0	US$0.00
FIVB	8/25-30/2008	Kristiansand Open	27, Q8	25th	60	US$1,800.00
CEV Under Age	7/24-27/2008	CEV U23 European Championships		7th	100	€ 0.00
FIVB	6/2-7/2008	Stare Jablonki Open	32	25th	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB	5/26-31/2008	Barcelona Open	Q38	57th	6	US$0.00

Spanish Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/7/2009	Qualifier 1	Muriel Graessli / Tanya Guerra Arias-Schmocker, Switzerland (Q12)	Lost 17-21, 19-21	0:39

Head to Head Results
Brzostek/Marciniak trail the series against the field 3-5 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 14 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-0
9/6/07	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool A	Brzostek/Marciniak	24, Q9	Baquerizo/Fernandez	13	21-16, 16-21, 15-11	0:46
Trail the series against # Q1 Banck/Gunther, Germany 0-1
10/8/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Contender 2	Banck/Gunther	7	Brzostek/Marciniak	24, Q1	21-18, 21-11	0:34
Lead the series against # Q3 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
9/6/07	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool A	Brzostek/Marciniak	24, Q9	Kolocova/Slukova	12	17-21, 30-28, 15-8	0:54
Trail the series against # Q4 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
10/7/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Winner 1	Keizer/Van Iersel	9	Brzostek/Marciniak	24, Q1	22-20, 21-15	0:37
Trail the series against # Q12 Graessli/Guerra Arias-Schmocker, Switzerland 0-1
5/7/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Qualifier 1	Graessli/Guerra Arias-Schmocker	Q12	Brzostek/Marciniak	Q21	21-17, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # Q15 Meppelink/Wiltens, Netherlands 0-1
9/7/07	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Winner 1	Meppelink/Wiltens	21, Q3	Brzostek/Marciniak	24, Q9	14-21, 21-12, 15-13	0:42
Lead the series against # Q16 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-0
10/7/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Contender 1	Brzostek/Marciniak	24, Q1	Gioria/Momoli	8	21-15, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against # Q19 Urban/Wiatr, Poland 0-1
5/27/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Qualifier 1	Urban/Wiatr	Q27	Brzostek/Marciniak	Q38	18-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:51