AVP Tour
$150,000 Hermosa Beach Open Presented By Bud Light at Target/Mervyn's Beach Bash
June 6 - 8, 2003
(Q7) 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 Hermosa Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
WPVA 1994 Melanie Sullivan - 25th Did not play
WPVA 1996 Mindy Czuleger - 33rd Did not play
WPVA 1997 Gracie Santana-Baeni - 25th Did not play
2002 Karen Holman - 29th Alicia Polzin - 53rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 4/25-27/2003 Tempe Open 24, Q9 17 72 $500.00
AVP 4/4-6/2003 Fort Lauderdale Open Q12 27 18 $0.00
AVP 8/22-24/2002 US Championships of Beach Volleyball 22 17 86 $600.00
AVP 8/8-10/2002 Manhattan Beach Open 31 25 48 $100.00
Hermosa Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/6/2003 Qualifier 2 Diane Pascua / Josie Sidhu (Q26) Won 21-15, 21-11 0:38
Fri, 6/6/2003 Qualifier 3 Tyra Turner / Franci Van Zwieten (22, Q10) Lost 21-14, 15-21, 13-15 0:54
Head to Head Results
Birnbaum/Smith trail the series against the field 3-6
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 # 10 Bragado-Corso/Lee 0-1
4/26/03AVPTempe Open Contender 1 Bragado-Corso/Lee 10 Birnbaum/Smith 24, Q9 19-21, 24-22, 15-8 0:59
Trail the series against # 11 Kessy/Pavley 0-1
4/26/03AVPTempe Open Winner 1 Kessy/Pavley 9 Birnbaum/Smith 24, Q9 21-14, 21-17 0:35
Trail the series against # 17 Hughes/Pagano 0-1
8/9/02AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 1 Hughes/Pagano 18 Birnbaum/Smith 31 21-17, 21-17 0:41
Trail the series against # 18 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 # 22, Q10 Turner/Van Zwieten 0-1
6/6/03AVPHermosa Beach Open Qualifier 3 Turner/Van Zwieten 22, Q10 Birnbaum/Smith Q7 14-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:54
Lead the series against # Q25 Simkins/Taylor 1-0
4/25/03AVPTempe Open Qualifier 2 Birnbaum/Smith 24, Q9 Simkins/Taylor Q24 21-18, 21-14 0:44
Lead the series against # Q26 Pascua/Sidhu 1-0
6/6/03AVPHermosa Beach Open Qualifier 2 Birnbaum/Smith Q7 Pascua/Sidhu Q26 21-15, 21-11 0:38
Lead the series against # Q27 Guerra/Niles 1-0
4/25/03AVPTempe Open Qualifier 4 Birnbaum/Smith 24, Q9 Guerra/Niles Q32 21-18, 17-21, 15-11 0:53