AVP Tour
$125,000 San Diego Open Presented by Bud Light
June 13 - 15, 2003
(23, Q10) 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 San Diego Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
WPVA 1994 Melanie Sullivan - 17th Did not play
WPVA 1996 Jackie Auzias de Turenne - 25th Did not play
WPVA 1997 Robin Enciso - 37th Did not play
BVA 2000 Erin Galli - 17th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 6/6-8/2003 Hermosa Beach Open Q7 27 22 $0.00
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
San Diego Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/13/2003 Qualifier 2 Cherry Simkins / Ashanti Taylor (Q23) Won 21-13, 21-14 0:34
Fri, 6/13/2003 Qualifier 3 Courtney Guerra / Brooke Niles (Q26) Won 21-19, 21-14  
Fri, 6/13/2003 Qualifier 4 Anne McArthur / Carrie Wright (22, Q2) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:40
Sat, 6/14/2003 Winner 1 Danalee Bragado-Corso / Jaimie Lee (10) Lost 16-21, 21-23 0:40
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Barb BirnbaumTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A3N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A1N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A2N/A
Saralyn SmithTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A3N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
Sat, 6/14/2003 Contender 1 Angie Akers / Sarah Straton (8) Lost 10-21, 14-21 0:35
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Barb BirnbaumTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A1N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A1N/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/A4N/A
Saralyn SmithN/AN/AN/AN/A3N/A0N/A
Head to Head Results
Birnbaum/Smith trail the series against the field 6-7
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 # 8 Akers/Straton 0-1
6/14/03AVPSan Diego Open Contender 1 Akers/Straton 8 Birnbaum/Smith 23, Q10 21-10, 21-14 0:35
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 10 Bragado-Corso/Lee 0-2
6/14/03AVPSan Diego Open Winner 1 Bragado-Corso/Lee 10 Birnbaum/Smith 23, Q10 21-16, 23-21 0:40
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 # 15 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
Lead the series against # 22, Q2 McArthur/Wright 1-0
6/13/03AVPSan Diego Open Qualifier 4 Birnbaum/Smith 23, Q10 McArthur/Wright 22, Q2 21-16, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # Q6 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 # Q23 Simkins/Taylor 2-0
6/13/03AVPSan Diego Open Qualifier 2 Birnbaum/Smith 23, Q10 Simkins/Taylor Q23 21-13, 21-14 0:34
4/25/03AVPTempe Open Qualifier 2 Birnbaum/Smith 24, Q9 Simkins/Taylor Q24 21-18, 21-14 0:44
Lead the series against # Q26 Guerra/Niles 2-0
6/13/03AVPSan Diego Open Qualifier 3 Birnbaum/Smith 23, Q10 Guerra/Niles Q26 21-19, 21-14  
4/25/03AVPTempe Open Qualifier 4 Birnbaum/Smith 24, Q9 Guerra/Niles Q32 21-18, 17-21, 15-11 0:53
Lead the series against # Q27 Pascua/Sidhu 1-0
6/6/03AVPHermosa Beach Open Qualifier 2 Birnbaum/Smith Q7 Pascua/Sidhu Q26 21-15, 21-11 0:38