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AVP Tour
$150,000 Manhattan Beach Open Presented by Bud Light
August 7 - 9, 2003

(26, Q3) 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:

Tournaments:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (NORCECA Guatemala City 2009)

Career AVP Best:

9th (12 times)

Career Winnings:

$52,742.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	27	Money
AVP	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	4	$2,200.00

Previous Manhattan Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
WPVA 1994	Mindy Czuleger - 25th	Did not play
2002	Saralyn Smith - 25th	Barb Birnbaum - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	7/25-27/2003	Belmar Open	22, Q7	17	72	$500.00
AVP	6/13-15/2003	San Diego Open	23, Q10	17	72	$500.00
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

Manhattan Beach Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Thu, 8/7/2003

Qualifier 2

Joy Akins / Dawn Cline (Q30)

Won 21-17, 14-21, 15-8

0:54

Thu, 8/7/2003

Qualifier 3

Suzana Manole / Amber Ramga (Q19)

Won 21-15, 23-21

0:58

Fri, 8/8/2003

Winner 1

Linda Hanley / Liz Masakayan (7)

Lost 15-21, 15-21

0:41

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Barb Birnbaum	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
Saralyn Smith	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A

Fri, 8/8/2003

Contender 1

Barbara Khozam / Kristin Schritter (23)

Lost 15-21, 17-21

0:48

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Barb Birnbaum	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
Saralyn Smith	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Barb Birnbaum	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
Saralyn Smith	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	0	N/A

Head to Head Results
Birnbaum/Smith trail the series against the field 8-9

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Davis/Johnson Jordan 0-1
8/9/02	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 1	Davis/Johnson Jordan	2	Birnbaum/Smith	31	21-19, 21-15	0:43
Trail the series against # 7 Hanley/Masakayan 0-2
8/8/03	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 1	Hanley/Masakayan	7	Birnbaum/Smith	26, Q3	21-15, 21-15	0:41
7/26/03	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 2	Hanley/Masakayan	6	Birnbaum/Smith	22, Q7	21-14, 23-21	0:50
Trail the series against # 8 Akers/Straton 0-1
6/14/03	AVP	San Diego Open	Contender 1	Akers/Straton	8	Birnbaum/Smith	23, Q10	21-10, 21-14	0:35
Trail the series against # 10 Kessy/Pavley 0-1
4/26/03	AVP	Tempe Open	Winner 1	Kessy/Pavley	9	Birnbaum/Smith	24, Q9	21-14, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # 14 Roca/Santana-Baeni 1-0
7/26/03	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 1	Birnbaum/Smith	22, Q7	Roca/Santana-Baeni	11	15-21, 21-13, 18-16	1:05
Trail the series against # 16, Q2 Turner/Van Zwieten 0-1
6/6/03	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Qualifier 3	Turner/Van Zwieten	22, Q10	Birnbaum/Smith	Q7	14-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:54
Trail the series against # 17 Fuamatu-Anderson/Ilustre 0-1
8/23/02	AVP	US Championships of Beach Volleyball	Contender 1	Fuamatu-Anderson/Ilustre	12	Birnbaum/Smith	22	21-13, 21-11	0:35
Lead the series against # 22, Q1 McArthur/Wright 1-0
6/13/03	AVP	San Diego Open	Qualifier 4	Birnbaum/Smith	23, Q10	McArthur/Wright	22, Q2	21-16, 21-18	0:40
Trail the series against # 23 Khozam/Schritter 0-2
8/8/03	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 1	Khozam/Schritter	23	Birnbaum/Smith	26, Q3	21-15, 21-17	0:48
7/26/03	AVP	Belmar Open	Contender 1	Khozam/Schritter	21, Q4	Birnbaum/Smith	22, Q7	21-14, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against # Q18 Guerra/Niles 2-0
6/13/03	AVP	San Diego Open	Qualifier 3	Birnbaum/Smith	23, Q10	Guerra/Niles	Q26	21-19, 21-14
4/25/03	AVP	Tempe Open	Qualifier 4	Birnbaum/Smith	24, Q9	Guerra/Niles	Q32	21-18, 17-21, 15-11	0:53
Lead the series against # Q19 Manole/Ramga 1-0
8/7/03	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Qualifier 3	Birnbaum/Smith	26, Q3	Manole/Ramga	Q19	21-15, 23-21	0:58
Lead the series against # Q22 Simkins/Taylor 2-0
6/13/03	AVP	San Diego Open	Qualifier 2	Birnbaum/Smith	23, Q10	Simkins/Taylor	Q23	21-13, 21-14	0:34
4/25/03	AVP	Tempe Open	Qualifier 2	Birnbaum/Smith	24, Q9	Simkins/Taylor	Q24	21-18, 21-14	0:44
Lead the series against # Q30 Akins/Cline 1-0
8/7/03	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Qualifier 2	Birnbaum/Smith	26, Q3	Akins/Cline	Q30	21-17, 14-21, 15-8	0:54