AVP Tour
$150,000 Hermosa Beach Open Presented By Bud Light at Target/Mervyn's Beach Bash
June 6 - 8, 2003
(Q2) Rhonda Kottke/Marla O'Hara
 
Rhonda Kottke
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 8, 1967 (56 yrs old)
Home Town: New Hope, MN
Resides: Manhattan Beach, CA
Height: 6'0"
College(s): Memphis State
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 51
Career Best: 5th (FIVB C&S Le Lavandou 2003)
Career AVP Best: 9th (2 times)
Career Winnings: $9,591.25
Marla O'Hara
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 22, 1961 (63 yrs old)
Home Town: Hawthrone, CA
Resides: Agoura Hills, CA
Height: 5'9"
College(s): Cal State-Los Angeles
El Camino College
Seasons: 24
Tournaments: 238
Career Wins: 1 (WPVA Manhattan Beach 1992)
Career AVP Best: 9th (Chicago 2002)
Career Winnings: $121,321.75
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172527Money
AVP1000000010423 $4,020.00
FIVB C&S200001010000 US$1,050.00
Overall1200001020423 US$5,070.00
Previous Hermosa Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
WPVA 1989 Did not play Anna Biller - 17th
WPVA 1990 Did not play Vicki Shea - 13th
WPVA 1991 Did not play Deb Richardson - 5th
WPVA 1992 Did not play Dennie Shupryt Knoop - 13th
WPVA 1993 Did not play Wendy Fletcher - 5th
WPVA 1994 Did not play Wendy Fletcher - 5th
WPVA 1995 Did not play Ali Wood - 9th
WPVA 1996 Veronica Sanchez - 17th Ali Wood - 7th
FIVB 1996 Did not play Ali Wood - 33rd
WPVA 1997 Did not play Danalee Bragado-Corso - 13th
1999 Michelle Hughes - 17th Linda Chisholm - 13th
BVA 2000 Did not play Kristin Schritter - 17th
2001 Did not play Julie Deckert - 17th
2002 Marsha Miller - 17th Pat Keller - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 4/25-27/2003 Tempe Open 19 17 72 $500.00
AVP 4/4-6/2003 Fort Lauderdale Open 16 17 72 $500.00
AVP 8/22-24/2002 US Championships of Beach Volleyball 20 9 172 $1,920.00
AVP 8/8-10/2002 Manhattan Beach Open 20 17 96 $600.00
AVP 6/28-30/2002 Belmar Open Q5 27 32 $0.00
Hermosa Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/6/2003 Qualifier 2 Sarah Jones / Jana Monello (Q31) Won 21-16, 16-21, 15-11 1:03
Fri, 6/6/2003 Qualifier 3 Catie Mintz / Kelly Rowe (Q18) Won 21-16, 19-21, 15-11 1:04
Fri, 6/6/2003 Qualifier 4 Tyra Turner / Franci Van Zwieten (22, Q10) Lost 19-21, 12-21 0:36
Fri, 6/6/2003 Qualifier 5 Denise Johns / Jenelle Koester (23, Q14) Lost 15-21, 14-21 0:36
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 5-5
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 0-1
4/26/03AVPTempe Open Winner 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 Kottke/O'Hara 19 21-12, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 3 McPeak/Youngs 0-1
4/5/03AVPFort Lauderdale Open Winner 2 McPeak/Youngs 1 Kottke/O'Hara 16 21-11, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # 17 Hughes/Pagano 1-0
8/23/02AVPUS Championships of Beach Volleyball Contender 1 Kottke/O'Hara 20 Hughes/Pagano 19 21-17, 19-21, 15-11 0:54
Lead the series against # 18 Fuamatu-Anderson/Ilustre 2-1
4/26/03AVPTempe Open Contender 1 Fuamatu-Anderson/Ilustre 20 Kottke/O'Hara 19 21-15, 21-14 0:39
8/23/02AVPUS Championships of Beach Volleyball Contender 2 Kottke/O'Hara 20 Fuamatu-Anderson/Ilustre 12 21-18, 21-16 0:48
8/9/02AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 1 Kottke/O'Hara 20 Fuamatu-Anderson/Ilustre 13 21-19, 21-19 0:37
Trail the series against # 22, Q10 Turner/Van Zwieten 0-1
6/6/03AVPHermosa Beach Open Qualifier 4 Turner/Van Zwieten 22, Q10 Kottke/O'Hara Q2 21-19, 21-12 0:36
Trail the series against # 23, Q14 Johns/Koester 0-1
6/6/03AVPHermosa Beach Open Qualifier 5 Johns/Koester 23, Q14 Kottke/O'Hara Q2 21-15, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # Q18 Mintz/Rowe 1-0
6/6/03AVPHermosa Beach Open Qualifier 3 Kottke/O'Hara Q2 Mintz/Rowe Q18 21-16, 19-21, 15-11 1:04
Lead the series against # Q31 Jones/Monello 1-0
6/6/03AVPHermosa Beach Open Qualifier 2 Kottke/O'Hara Q2 Jones/Monello Q31 21-16, 16-21, 15-11 1:03