$60,000 WPVA Ocean Pacific U.S. Open
June 27 - 29, 1997
(8) Krista Blomquist/Christine Podraza
 
Krista Blomquist
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 27, 1965 (58 yrs old)
Home Town: Branford, CT
Resides: Redondo Beach, CA
Height: 5'10"
College(s): Connecticut
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 93
Career Best: 3rd (3 times)
Career Winnings: $84,059.50
Christine Schaefer Podraza
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 27, 1968 (55 yrs old)
Home Town: Cincinnati, OH
Resides: Columbus, OH
Height: 6'0"
College(s): Minnesota
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 85
Career Wins: 1 (WPVA Fairfax 1996)
Career Winnings: $120,313.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123456791013172533Money
FIVB20000000100001 US$6,200.00
WPVA70020110210000 $24,172.00
Overall90020110310001 US$30,372.00
Previous Huntington Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Marie Andersson - 7th Gayle Stammer - 9th
1996 Danalee Bragado-Corso - 4th Patty Dodd - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
WPVA 6/21-22/1997 Atlantic City Open 6 9 32 $1,575.00
WPVA 6/13-15/1997 Irving Open 6 5 48 $3,000.00
U.S. Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/27/1997 Kathy Luciano / Sharon Rhodes (40) Won    
Fri, 6/27/1997 Gail Castro Kehl / Gayle Stammer (9) Won 15-2  
Fri, 6/27/1997 Lisa Arce / Holly McPeak (1) Lost 8-15  
Fri, 6/27/1997 Liz Masakayan / Elaine Youngs (15) Lost 11-15  
Head to Head Results
Blomquist/Podraza lead the series against the field 7-6
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Arce/McPeak 0-1
6/27/97WPVAU.S. Open Arce/McPeak 1 Blomquist/Podraza 8 15-8  
Trail the series against # 2 Kirby/Reno 0-1
6/13/97WPVAIrving Open Winner 4 Kirby/Reno 2 Blomquist/Podraza 6 15-10  
Trail the series against # 3 Fontana/Hanley 0-1
6/13/97WPVAIrving Open Contender 6 Fontana/Hanley 3 Blomquist/Podraza 6 15-3  
Trail the series against # 5 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 0-1
6/21/97WPVAAtlantic City Open Contender 4 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 5 Blomquist/Podraza 6 15-13  
Lead the series against # 9 Castro Kehl/Stammer 1-0
6/27/97WPVAU.S. Open Blomquist/Podraza 8 Castro Kehl/Stammer 9 15-2  
Lead the series against # 11 Bragado-Corso/Keller 1-0
6/21/97WPVAAtlantic City Open Contender 2 Blomquist/Podraza 6 Bragado-Corso/Keller 9 15-7  
Series tied with # 13 McSorley/Meredith 1-1
6/21/97WPVAAtlantic City Open Winner 2 McSorley/Meredith 11 Blomquist/Podraza 6 15-13  
6/13/97WPVAIrving Open Winner 2 Blomquist/Podraza 6 McSorley/Meredith 11 15-12  
Trail the series against # 15 Masakayan/Youngs 0-1
6/27/97WPVAU.S. Open Masakayan/Youngs 15 Blomquist/Podraza 8 15-11  
Lead the series against # 16 Oliver/Roche 1-0
6/13/97WPVAIrving Open Winner 3 Blomquist/Podraza 6 Oliver/Roche 14 15-5  
Lead the series against # 21 Baily/Reale 1-0
6/21/97WPVAAtlantic City Open Contender 3 Blomquist/Podraza 6 Baily/Reale 17 15-5  
Lead the series against # 31 Misek/Wright 1-0
6/21/97WPVAAtlantic City Open Winner 1 Blomquist/Podraza 6 Misek/Wright 27 15-2  
Lead the series against # 40 Luciano/Rhodes 1-0
6/27/97WPVAU.S. Open Blomquist/Podraza 8 Luciano/Rhodes 40