$75,000 BVA Santa Monica Open
May 20 - 21, 2000
(23, Q7) Laura Higgins/Karen Holman
 
Laura Higgins
Photo: Stan Liu
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 19, 1967 (56 yrs old)
Resides: San Diego, CA
Height: 6'0"
College(s): Radford
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 13
Career Best: 13th (USAV Virginia Beach 2000)
Career BVA Best: 17th (Santa Monica 2000)
Career Winnings: $2,016.00
Karen Helyer Holman
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 13, 1969 (54 yrs old)
Resides: San Diego, CA
Height: 5'8"
College(s): UNC-Wilmington
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 40
Career Best: 5th (BVA Oceanside 2001)
Career Winnings: $7,271.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172537Money
AVP200000000011 $0.00
BVA200000000110 $1,032.00
USAV200000001010 $3,000.00
Overall600000001131 $4,032.00
Previous Santa Monica Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
BVA 5/12-14/2000 Oceanside Open Q7 25 16 $0.00
AVP 6/11-13/1999 Hermosa Beach Open 20 25 0 $0.00
USAV 5/14-16/1999 Beach Volleyball Series Q18 25 34 $0.00
Santa Monica Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 5/19/2000 Qualifier 1 Karen Reitz / Carrie Wright (Q10) Won 16-14  
Fri, 5/19/2000 Qualifier 2 Angie Simpson / Lia Young (16, Q2) Lost 8-15  
Fri, 5/19/2000 Qualifier 4 Kristi Atkinson / Jenny Griffith (Q12) Won 15-11  
Sat, 5/20/2000 Winner 1 Danalee Bragado-Corso / Ali Wood (10) Lost 4-15 0:28
Sat, 5/20/2000 Contender 1 Patty Dodd / Karolyn Kirby (8) Lost 7-15 0:29
Head to Head Results
Higgins/Holman trail the series against the field 3-4
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 8 Dodd/Kirby 0-1
5/20/00BVASanta Monica Open Contender 1 Dodd/Kirby 8 Higgins/Holman 23, Q7 15-7 0:29
Trail the series against # 10 Bragado-Corso/Wood 0-1
5/20/00BVASanta Monica Open Winner 1 Bragado-Corso/Wood 10 Higgins/Holman 23, Q7 15-4 0:28
Trail the series against # 11 Stammer/Stammer 0-1
5/12/00BVAOceanside Open Qualifier 3 Stammer/Stammer 11, Q2 Higgins/Holman Q7 15-8 0:48
Trail the series against # 16, Q2 Simpson/Young 0-1
5/19/00BVASanta Monica Open Qualifier 2 Simpson/Young 16, Q2 Higgins/Holman 23, Q7 15-8  
Lead the series against # Q8 Hughes/Lowe 1-0
5/12/00BVAOceanside Open Qualifier 2 Higgins/Holman Q7 Hughes/Lowe Q10 15-9 0:35
Lead the series against # Q10 Reitz/Wright 1-0
5/19/00BVASanta Monica Open Qualifier 1 Higgins/Holman 23, Q7 Reitz/Wright Q10 16-14  
Lead the series against # Q12 Atkinson/Griffith 1-0
5/19/00BVASanta Monica Open Qualifier 4 Higgins/Holman 23, Q7 Atkinson/Griffith Q12 15-11