AVP Tour
$150,000 Nissan US Championships of Beach Volleyball Presented by Xbox
August 22 - 24, 2002
(22) Barb Birnbaum/Saralyn Smith
 
Barb Belding Birnbaum
Photo: Kim Goodwin
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 11, 1965 (59 yrs old)
Home Town: San Francisco, CA
Resides: La Jolla, CA
Height: 6'0"
College(s): California-Santa Barbara
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 50
Career Best: 9th (WPVA Santa Monica 1994)
Career AVP Best: 17th (4 times)
Career Winnings: $3,867.50
Saralyn Smith
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 23, 1978 (46 yrs old)
Home Town: Key West, FL
Resides: Huntington Beach, CA
Height: 6'1"
College(s): Hartford
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 93
Career Best: 2nd (NORCECA Guatemala City 2009)
Career AVP Best: 9th (12 times)
Career Winnings: $52,742.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172527Money
AVP1000000000424 $2,200.00
Previous Chicago Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
WPVA 1996 Stephanie Nelson - 25th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 8/8-10/2002 Manhattan Beach Open 31 25 48 $100.00
US Championships of Beach Volleyball Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/23/2002 Winner 1 Ashley Bowles / Monique Oliver (11) Lost 18-21, 14-21 0:37
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Barb BirnbaumTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Saralyn SmithTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A1N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A1N/A
Fri, 8/23/2002 Contender 1 Tanya Fuamatu-Anderson / Heidi Ilustre (12) Lost 13-21, 11-21 0:35
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Barb BirnbaumTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Saralyn SmithTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Barb BirnbaumN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Saralyn SmithN/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A1N/A
Head to Head Results
Birnbaum/Smith trail the series against the field 0-4
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 0-1
8/9/02AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 1 Davis/Johnson Jordan 2 Birnbaum/Smith 31 21-19, 21-15 0:43
Trail the series against # 11 Bowles/Oliver 0-1
8/23/02AVPUS Championships of Beach Volleyball Winner 1 Bowles/Oliver 11 Birnbaum/Smith 22 21-18, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against # 12 Fuamatu-Anderson/Ilustre 0-1
8/23/02AVPUS Championships of Beach Volleyball Contender 1 Fuamatu-Anderson/Ilustre 12 Birnbaum/Smith 22 21-13, 21-11 0:35
Trail the series against # 19 Hughes/Pagano 0-1
8/9/02AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 1 Hughes/Pagano 18 Birnbaum/Smith 31 21-17, 21-17 0:41