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$75,000 Kyocera U.S. Championships
August 26 - 27, 2000

(9) Karolyn Kirby/Liz Masakayan

Karolyn Kirby

Photo: Matt Barber

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 30, 1961 (62 yrs old)

Home Town:

Brookline, MA

Resides:

San Diego, CA

Height:

5'11"

College(s):

Utah State
Kentucky

Seasons:

Tournaments:

187

Career Wins:

Career BVA Best:

5th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$681,471.00

Liz Masakayan

Photo: Stan Liu

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 31, 1964 (59 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Monica, CA

Resides:

Los Angeles, CA

Height:

5'8"

College(s):

UCLA

Seasons:

Tournaments:

207

Career Wins:

Career BVA Best:

2nd (Oceanside 2001)

Career Winnings:

$678,274.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	9	13	17	25	Money
BVA	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,750.00
FIVB	17	3	3	3	0	1	1	2	3	0	1	0	US$112,100.00
WPVA	34	26	1	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$279,290.00
Overall	52	29	4	6	1	4	1	3	3	0	1	0	US$395,140.00

Previous San Diego Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
AVP 1986	Did not play	Patty Dodd - 3rd
WPVA 1990	Patty Dodd - 3rd	Did not play
WPVA 1991	Angela Rock - 1st	Linda Chisholm - 4th
WPVA 1992	Angela Rock - 1st	Linda Chisholm - 2nd
WPVA 1993	Liz Masakayan - 1st	Karolyn Kirby - 1st
WPVA 1994	Liz Masakayan - 1st	Karolyn Kirby - 1st
WPVA 1995	Liz Masakayan - 3rd	Karolyn Kirby - 3rd
WPVA 1996	Nancy Reno - 1st	Angela Rock - 5th
WPVA 1997	Liz Masakayan - 5th	Karolyn Kirby - 5th
USAV 1999	Did not play	Elaine Youngs - 7th

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

U.S. Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 8/26/2000	Winner 1	Kaili Kimura / Sarah Schroeder (24)	Won 15-6	0:33
Sat, 8/26/2000	Winner 2	Danalee Bragado-Corso / Ali Wood (8)	Won 15-10	0:45
Sat, 8/26/2000	Winner 3	Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (1)	Lost 10-15	0:31
Sat, 8/26/2000	Contender 3	Marsha Miller / Lia Young (11)	Won 15-4	0:22
Sun, 8/27/2000	Contender 4	Carrie Dodd / Jennifer Meredith (7)	Won 15-6	0:35
Sun, 8/27/2000	Contender 5	Stephanie Cox / Katy Eldridge (10)	Lost 11-15	1:00

Head to Head Results
Kirby/Masakayan lead the series against the field 4-2

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Davis/Johnson Jordan 0-1
8/26/00	BVA	U.S. Championships	Winner 3	Davis/Johnson Jordan	1	Kirby/Masakayan	9	15-10	0:31
Lead the series against # 7 Dodd/Meredith 1-0
8/27/00	BVA	U.S. Championships	Contender 4	Kirby/Masakayan	9	Dodd/Meredith	7	15-6	0:35
Lead the series against # 8 Bragado-Corso/Wood 1-0
8/26/00	BVA	U.S. Championships	Winner 2	Kirby/Masakayan	9	Bragado-Corso/Wood	8	15-10	0:45
Trail the series against # 10 Cox/Eldridge 0-1
8/27/00	BVA	U.S. Championships	Contender 5	Cox/Eldridge	10	Kirby/Masakayan	9	15-11	1:00
Lead the series against # 11 Miller/Young 1-0
8/26/00	BVA	U.S. Championships	Contender 3	Kirby/Masakayan	9	Miller/Young	11	15-4	0:22
Lead the series against # 24 Kimura/Schroeder 1-0
8/26/00	BVA	U.S. Championships	Winner 1	Kirby/Masakayan	9	Kimura/Schroeder	24	15-6	0:33