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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Hellas Open
June 11 - 15, 2003

(25, Q11) Laura Almaral/Mayra Huerta, Mexico

Laura Almaral Palafox
Mexico

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 23, 1960 (64 yrs old)

Home Town:

Guadalajara

Resides:

Guadalajara

Height:

166 cm (5'5")

Weight:

52 kg (114 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB C&S Porto San Giorgio 1999)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$21,873.75

Mayra Huerta
Mexico

Photo: Greg Johnson

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 14, 1970 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

Morelia

Resides:

Guadalajara

Height:

179 cm (5'10")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB C&S Porto San Giorgio 1999)

Career FIVB WT Best:

7th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$48,450.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	8	7	3	5	1	US$32,800.00
FIVB C&S	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,700.00
Overall	35	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	8	8	7	3	5	1	US$35,500.00

Previous Rhodes Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Hellas Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Wed, 6/11/2003

Qualifier 1

Nagwa Fouad / Tahani Toson, Egypt (Q54)

Won 21-10, 21-9

0:27

Thu, 6/12/2003

Qualifier 2

Junko Makabe / Miho Makabe, Japan (Q43)

Won 22-20, 21-14

0:44

Thu, 6/12/2003

Qualifier 3

Tatiana Barrera / Andrea Luge, France (Q6)

Won 21-18, 21-19

0:45

Fri, 6/13/2003

Pool H

Katerina Nikolaidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (9)

Won 21-15, 21-19

0:43

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Laura Almaral	Total	19	9	N/A	N/A	0	10	2	N/A
	1	19	9	N/A	N/A	0	10	2	N/A
	2	0	0	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	N/A
Mayra Huerta	Total	23	16	N/A	N/A	2	4	0	N/A
	1	23	16	N/A	N/A	2	4	0	N/A
	2	0	0	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	N/A

Fri, 6/13/2003

Pool H

Milagros Crespo / Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba (24)

Lost 19-21, 19-21

0:42

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Laura Almaral	Total	26	14	N/A	N/A	0	10	1	N/A
	1	26	14	N/A	N/A	0	10	1	N/A
	2	0	0	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	N/A
Mayra Huerta	Total	23	12	N/A	N/A	2	9	0	N/A
	1	23	12	N/A	N/A	2	9	0	N/A
	2	0	0	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	N/A

Sat, 6/14/2003

Pool H

Vasso Karadassiou / Efi Sfyri, Greece (8)

Lost 18-21, 21-16, 7-15

0:56

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Laura Almaral	Total	20	12	N/A	N/A	0	16	1	N/A
	1	20	12	N/A	N/A	0	16	1	N/A
	2	0	0	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	N/A
	3	0	0	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	N/A
Mayra Huerta	Total	31	15	N/A	N/A	2	11	2	N/A
	1	31	15	N/A	N/A	2	11	2	N/A
	2	0	0	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	N/A
	3	0	0	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	N/A

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Laura Almaral	65	35	N/A	N/A	0	36	4	N/A
Mayra Huerta	77	43	N/A	N/A	6	24	2	N/A

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 4-4

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 8 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 0-1
6/14/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool H	Karadassiou/Sfyri	8	Almaral/Huerta	25, Q11	21-18, 16-21, 15-7	0:56
Lead the series against # 9 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
6/13/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool H	Almaral/Huerta	25, Q11	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	9	21-15, 21-19	0:43
Trail the series against # 10 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-1
7/22/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Gattelli/Perrotta	22	Almaral/Huerta	28	15-13	0:45
Trail the series against # 18 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 0-1
7/21/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Bruschini/Solazzi	5	Almaral/Huerta	28	15-5	0:33
Trail the series against # 24 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 0-1
6/13/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool H	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	24	Almaral/Huerta	25, Q11	21-19, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against # Q6 Barrera/Luge, France 1-0
6/12/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Qualifier 3	Almaral/Huerta	25, Q11	Barrera/Luge	Q6	21-18, 21-19	0:45
Lead the series against # Q43 Makabe/Makabe, Japan 1-0
6/12/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Qualifier 2	Almaral/Huerta	25, Q11	Makabe/Makabe	Q43	22-20, 21-14	0:44
Lead the series against # Q54 Fouad /Toson, Egypt 1-0
6/11/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Qualifier 1	Almaral/Huerta	25, Q11	Fouad /Toson	Q54	21-10, 21-9	0:27