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

(4) Paulette Cruz/Vanessa Virgen, Mexico

Paulette Cruz
Mexico

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 8, 1989 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Colima

Height:

173 cm (5'8")

Weight:

62 kg (136 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (NORCECA Grand Cayman 2009)

Career Winnings:

US$2,275.00

Vanessa Virgen
Mexico

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 11, 1984 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

Manzanillo, Colima

Height:

172 cm (5'8")

Weight:

69 kg (152 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (5 times)

Career Winnings:

US$11,275.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	8	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$800.00
NORCECA	8	0	1	1	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	US$3,250.00
Overall	9	0	1	1	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	1	US$4,050.00

Previous Boca Chica Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
NORCECA	3/25-30/2009	Cayman Island		2nd	180	US$1,000.00

Boca Chica Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 4/11/2009	Winner 1	Natalie Beauchamp / Carolina Garcia, Puerto Rico (5)	Won 21-15, 21-13
Sat, 4/11/2009	Winner 2	Kirenia Ballar / Nirian Sinal, Cuba (1)	Lost 21-19, 15-21, 10-15
Sat, 4/11/2009	Contender 5	Kristina Long / Julie Rodrigue, Canada (9)	Won 21-8, 21-15
Sat, 4/11/2009	Semi-Finals	Natalia Alfaro / Ingrid Morales, Costa Rica (3)	Lost 24-26, 21-18, 13-15
Sat, 4/11/2009	Bronze Medal	Majo Orellana / Ana Lourdes Ramirez, Guatemala (8)	Won 21-18, 23-25, 15-4

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	1	0	$800.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$800.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Paulette Cruz												Vanessa Virgen
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$400.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	$2,400.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$400.00	Total	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	$2,400.00

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
2009	NORCECA	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,750.00	8	3	72.7 %
Total	NORCECA	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,750.00	8	3	72.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Paulette Cruz													Vanessa Virgen
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2005	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$1,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2006	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00
											2008	NORCECA	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	$825.00
2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$875.00	2009	NORCECA	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	$1,125.00
3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	$875.00	Total	Total	9	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	2	1	$3,950.00

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	11	78.6%	2	14.3%	1	7.1%	13-1	92.9%	1	14.3%	2	28.6%	4	57.1%	1-6	14.3%	11-4	73.3%	3-3	50.0%	0	0	14-7	66.7%
2008-2009	6	66.7%	2	22.2%	1	11.1%	8-1	88.9%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	6-1	85.7%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	8-3	72.7%
Against the Field	6	75.0%	1	12.5%	1	12.5%	7-1	87.5%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1-2	33.3%	12-2	85.7%	4-4	50.0%	0	0	8-3	72.7%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Total	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3

Head to Head Results
Cruz/Virgen lead the series against the field 6-3 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 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	Winner 2	Ballar/Sinal	1	Cruz/Virgen	4	19-21, 21-15, 15-10
3/29/09	NORCECA	Cayman Island	Gold Medal	Ballar/Sinal		Cruz/Virgen		21-15, 21-12
Trail the series against # 3 Alfaro/Morales, Costa Rica 0-1
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
4/11/09	NORCECA	Boca Chica	Winner 1	Cruz/Virgen	4	Beauchamp/Garcia	5	21-15, 21-13
Lead the series against # 6 Del Rosario/Del Rosario, Dominican Republic 1-0
3/27/09	NORCECA	Cayman Island	Pool A	Cruz/Virgen		Del Rosario/Del Rosario		21-14, 21-9
Lead the series against # 7 Joseph/Philip, Trinidad and Tobago 1-0
3/27/09	NORCECA	Cayman Island	Pool A	Cruz/Virgen		Joseph/Philip		21-10, 21-12
Lead the series against # 8 Orellana/Ramirez, Guatemala 2-0
4/11/09	NORCECA	Boca Chica	Bronze Medal	Cruz/Virgen	4	Orellana/Ramirez	8	21-18, 23-25, 15-4
3/28/09	NORCECA	Cayman Island	Winner 2	Cruz/Virgen		Orellana/Ramirez		21-15, 21-13
Lead the series against # 9 Long/Rodrigue, Canada 1-0
4/11/09	NORCECA	Boca Chica	Contender 5	Cruz/Virgen	4	Long/Rodrigue	9	21-8, 21-15