Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Portugal Open
July 24 - 28, 2001
(16, Q1) Dianne DeNecochea/Liz Masakayan, United States
 
Dianne Shoemaker DeNecochea
United States
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 16, 1967 (56 yrs old)
Home Town: Brooklyn, MI
Resides: San Diego, CA
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 25
Career Best: 3rd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$72,785.00
Liz Masakayan
United States
Photo: Stan Liu
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 31, 1964 (59 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Monica, CA
Resides: Los Angeles, CA
Height: 173 cm (5'8")
Weight: 65 kg (143 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 55
Career Wins: 6
Career Winnings: US$254,140.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB60010022100 US$45,000.00
Previous Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Did not play Karolyn Kirby - 17th
1997 Did not play Elaine Youngs - 4th
1999 Did not play Elaine Youngs - 3rd
2000 Did not play Elaine Youngs - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/16-22/2001 France Grand Slam 16 9 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2001 Swiss Open 17 13 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Italy Open 19 7 180 US$7,000.00
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/24/2001 Qualifier 2 Andreia Correia / Solange Rodrigues, Portugal (Q32) Won 21-8, 21-13 0:23
Tue, 7/24/2001 Qualifier 3 Katrien De Decker / Anja Duyck, Belgium (Q16) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:28
Wed, 7/25/2001 Qualifier 4 Inga Ikauniece / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (27, Q9) Won 21-11, 21-13 0:27
Wed, 7/25/2001 Leanne McSorley / Nancy Reynolds, United States (Q3) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:39
Wed, 7/25/2001 Danalee Bragado-Corso / Ali Wood, United States (Q2) Lost 21-10, 18-21, 17-19 0:55
Wed, 7/25/2001 Danalee Bragado-Corso / Ali Wood, United States (Q2) Won 22-20, 21-13 0:37
Thu, 7/26/2001 Winner 1 Angela Clarke / Kylie Gerlic, Australia (17, Q4) Won 21-17, 19-21, 15-10 0:59
Thu, 7/26/2001 Winner 2 Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (1) Lost 15-21, 10-21 0:32
Thu, 7/26/2001 Contender 2 Marika Teknedzjanova / Tereza Tobiasova, Czech Republic (15, Q5) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:35
Fri, 7/27/2001 Contender 3 Rong Chi / Zi Xiong, China (8) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:46
Fri, 7/27/2001 Contender 4 Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (6) Won 21-16, 18-21, 15-13 0:59
Fri, 7/27/2001 Contender 5 Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (7) Lost 18-21, 23-21, 9-15 0:55
Head to Head Results
DeNecochea/Masakayan lead the series against the field 18-9
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-2
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Bede/Behar 1 DeNecochea/Masakayan 16, Q1 21-15, 21-10 0:32
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Bede/Behar 1 DeNecochea/Masakayan 16 18-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:57
Trail the series against # 3 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 0-1
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 2 Cook/Pottharst 1 DeNecochea/Masakayan 17 18-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:46
Trail the series against # 4 Minello/Pires, Brazil 0-1
6/16/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 5 Minello/Pires 5 DeNecochea/Masakayan 19 21-18, 15-21, 15-12 0:58
Trail the series against # 5 Arce/McPeak, United States 0-1
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Arce/McPeak 3 DeNecochea/Masakayan 19 14-21, 21-13, 15-7 0:48
Lead the series against # 6 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 4 DeNecochea/Masakayan 16, Q1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 6 21-16, 18-21, 15-13 0:59
Trail the series against # 7 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 5 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 7 DeNecochea/Masakayan 16, Q1 21-18, 21-23, 15-9 0:55
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 6 DeNecochea/Masakayan 16 21-12, 18-21, 15-12 0:48
Lead the series against # 8 Chi/Xiong, China 3-0
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 DeNecochea/Masakayan 16, Q1 Chi/Xiong 8 21-18, 21-15 0:46
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 DeNecochea/Masakayan 17 Chi/Xiong 16 21-16, 21-18 0:36
6/16/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 3 DeNecochea/Masakayan 19 Chi/Xiong 6 21-18, 21-19 0:42
Series tied with # 11 Oliveira/Silva, Brazil 1-1
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 3 DeNecochea/Masakayan 16 Oliveira/Silva 8 21-16, 21-19 0:37
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 3 Oliveira/Silva 7 DeNecochea/Masakayan 17 18-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:50
Lead the series against # 14 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 2-0
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 DeNecochea/Masakayan 16 Bruschini/Solazzi 15 21-10, 21-18 0:43
6/16/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 4 DeNecochea/Masakayan 19 Bruschini/Solazzi 9 27-25, 25-27, 17-15 1:11
Lead the series against # 15, Q5 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 DeNecochea/Masakayan 16, Q1 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova 15, Q5 21-15, 21-19 0:35
Lead the series against # 17, Q4 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 2-0
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 DeNecochea/Masakayan 16, Q1 Clarke/Gerlic 17, Q4 21-17, 19-21, 15-10 0:59
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 DeNecochea/Masakayan 16 Clarke/Gerlic 17, Q7 21-12, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 22 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-0
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 DeNecochea/Masakayan 19 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:52
Lead the series against # 24 Galindo/Huerta, Mexico 1-0
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 2 DeNecochea/Masakayan 17 Galindo/Huerta 15 31-33, 21-19, 15-9 1:08
Lead the series against # 26 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 1-0
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 DeNecochea/Masakayan 19 Kusuhara/Tokuno 20 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 27, Q9 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
7/25/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 4 DeNecochea/Masakayan 16, Q1 Ikauniece/Minusa 27, Q9 21-11, 21-13 0:27
Series tied with # Q2 Bragado-Corso/Wood, United States 1-1
7/25/01FIVBPortugal Open DeNecochea/Masakayan 16, Q1 Bragado-Corso/Wood Q2 22-20, 21-13 0:37
7/25/01FIVBPortugal Open Bragado-Corso/Wood Q2 DeNecochea/Masakayan 16, Q1 10-21, 21-18, 19-17 0:55
Lead the series against # Q3 McSorley/Reynolds, United States 1-0
7/25/01FIVBPortugal Open DeNecochea/Masakayan 16, Q1 McSorley/Reynolds Q3 21-16, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # Q16 De Decker/Duyck, Belgium 1-0
7/24/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 DeNecochea/Masakayan 16, Q1 De Decker/Duyck Q16 21-15, 21-15 0:28
Lead the series against # Q32 Correia/Rodrigues, Portugal 1-0
7/24/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 DeNecochea/Masakayan 16, Q1 Correia/Rodrigues Q32 21-8, 21-13 0:23