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US$10,000 Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Guatemala
April 8 - 10, 2011

(14) 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 Guatemala City Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2009	Did not play	Diana Estrada - 4th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
NORCECA	3/25-27/2011	Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Cayman Islands	16	8th	0	US$150.00

Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Guatemala Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 4/8/2011	Pool D	Susana Alvarado / Rut Gomez, Guatemala (17)	Won 21-16, 21-14	0:41
Fri, 4/8/2011	Pool D	Dariam Acevedo / Yarleen Santiago, Puerto Rico (4)	Lost 12-21, 14-21	0:32
Sat, 4/9/2011	Pool D	Gina Del Rosario / Ginette Del Rosario, Dominican Republic (7)	Won 19-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:50
Sat, 4/9/2011	Winner 1	Marcela Avalos / Diana Romero, El Salvador (11)	Won 21-10, 21-7	0:28
Sun, 4/10/2011	Winner 2	Diana Estrada / Martha Revuelta, Mexico (2)	Lost 12-21, 12-21	0:29

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	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$1,900.00	8	3	72.7 %
2011	NORCECA	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	$300.00	6	4	60.0 %
Total	NORCECA	6	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	$2,200.00	14	7	66.7 %

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
4	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$950.00	2009	NORCECA	6	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	$1,575.00
											2010	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
											2010	NORCECA	4	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	$775.00
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$150.00	2011	NORCECA	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$150.00
7	0	1	1	0	3	1	0	0	1	$1,100.00	Total	Total	21	0	1	3	5	4	2	0	2	4	$5,325.00

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%
2010-2011	5	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	1	20.0%	1	20.0%	3	60.0%	1-4	20.0%	5-3	62.5%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	6-4	60.0%
Against the Field	5	83.3%	1	16.7%	0	0.0%	6-0	100.0%	1	20.0%	2	40.0%	2	40.0%	1-4	20.0%	10-4	71.4%	4-4	50.0%	0	0	7-4	63.6%

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	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 7-4 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Estrada/Revuelta, Mexico 0-1
4/10/11	NORCECA	Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Guatemala	Winner 2	Estrada/Revuelta	2	Cruz/Virgen	14	21-12, 21-12	0:29
Trail the series against # 4 Acevedo/Santiago, Puerto Rico 0-2
4/8/11	NORCECA	Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Guatemala	Pool D	Acevedo/Santiago	4	Cruz/Virgen	14	21-12, 21-14	0:32
3/25/11	NORCECA	Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Cayman Islands	Pool A	Acevedo/Santiago	1	Cruz/Virgen	16	21-15, 17-21, 15-11	0:58
Trail the series against # 5 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 # 6 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 # 7 Del Rosario/Del Rosario, Dominican Republic 3-0
4/9/11	NORCECA	Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Guatemala	Pool D	Cruz/Virgen	14	Del Rosario/Del Rosario	7	19-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:50
3/26/11	NORCECA	Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Cayman Islands	Winner 1	Cruz/Virgen	16	Del Rosario/Del Rosario	7	21-17, 21-19	0:46
3/27/09	NORCECA	Cayman Island	Pool A	Cruz/Virgen		Del Rosario/Del Rosario		21-14, 21-9
Lead the series against # 11 Avalos/Romero, El Salvador 1-0
4/9/11	NORCECA	Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Guatemala	Winner 1	Cruz/Virgen	14	Avalos/Romero	11	21-10, 21-7	0:28
Lead the series against # 17 Alvarado/Gomez, Guatemala 1-0
4/8/11	NORCECA	Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Guatemala	Pool D	Cruz/Virgen	14	Alvarado/Gomez	17	21-16, 21-14	0:41