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AVP Tour
$375,000 Chicago Open Presented by McDonald's
September 1 - 4, 2005

(15) Denise Johns/Alicia Polzin

Denise Johns

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 9, 1978 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Luxembourg

Resides:

Churchdown, CA

Height:

6'1"

College(s):

Cincinnati

Seasons:

Tournaments:

126

Career Best:

4th (3 times)

Career AVP Best:

5th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$69,406.88

Alicia Polzin

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 6, 1971 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Houston, TX

Resides:

Woodland Hills, CA

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

Long Beach State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (NORCECA Boca Chica 2007)

Career AVP Best:

3rd (Chicago 2007)

Career Winnings:

$71,517.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	23	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	6	11	0	$39,650.00

Previous Chicago Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2002	Did not play	Sharman Mitchell - 13th
2003	Jenelle Koester - 17th	Sharman Mitchell - 9th
2004	Jenelle Koester - 17th	Franci Van Zwieten - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/26-28/2005	Boulder Open	13	17	72	$650.00
AVP	8/18-20/2005	Manhattan Beach Open	12	13	156	$2,000.00
AVP	8/11-14/2005	Huntington Beach Open	14	9	208	$3,150.00
AVP	7/21-24/2005	Hermosa Beach Open	15	13	156	$2,000.00
AVP	7/8-10/2005	Belmar Open	12	17	72	$550.00
AVP	6/30-7/2/2005	Cincinnati Open	16	13	156	$2,000.00
AVP	6/10-12/2005	San Diego Open	18	5	216	$5,000.00
AVP	5/20-22/2005	Santa Barbara Open	20	17	72	$550.00

Chicago Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 9/2/2005

Winner 1

Heather Lowe / Jenny Pavley (18)

Won 21-11, 23-21

0:41

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Denise Johns	Total	26	14	3	0.423	0	10	4	6
	1	8	4	0	0.500	0	2	3	4
	2	18	10	3	0.389	0	8	1	2
Alicia Polzin	Total	18	15	0	0.833	4	5	1	1
	1	10	8	0	0.800	2	3	0	1
	2	8	7	0	0.875	2	2	1	0

Fri, 9/2/2005

Winner 2

Rachel Scott / Elaine Youngs (2)

Lost 12-21, 15-21

0:35

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Denise Johns	Total	27	8	5	0.111	0	12	1	1
	1	19	6	4	0.105	0	8	1	0
	2	8	2	1	0.125	0	4	0	1
Alicia Polzin	Total	22	13	1	0.545	0	3	1	4
	1	11	4	1	0.273	0	1	0	4
	2	11	9	0	0.818	0	2	1	0

Sat, 9/3/2005

Contender 2

Angela Lewis / Priscilla Lima (16)

Lost 18-21, 18-21

0:37

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Denise Johns	Total	21	11	6	0.238	0	12	1	1
	1	14	7	3	0.286	0	7	0	1
	2	7	4	3	0.143	0	5	1	0
Alicia Polzin	Total	25	15	1	0.560	0	6	1	1
	1	11	6	1	0.455	0	2	0	0
	2	14	9	0	0.643	0	4	1	1

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Denise Johns	74	33	14	0.257	0	34	6	8
Alicia Polzin	65	43	2	0.631	4	14	3	6

Head to Head Results
Johns/Polzin trail the series against the field 12-15

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 2 Scott/Youngs 1-1
9/2/05	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 2	Scott/Youngs	2	Johns/Polzin	15	21-12, 21-15	0:35
6/11/05	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 2	Johns/Polzin	18	Scott/Youngs	2	23-21, 22-20	0:50
Lead the series against # 3 Kessy/McPeak 1-0
6/12/05	AVP	San Diego Open	Contender 5	Johns/Polzin	18	Kessy/McPeak	3	19-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:49
Trail the series against # 4 Turner/Wilson 0-2
8/19/05	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 2	Turner/Wilson	5	Johns/Polzin	12	21-18, 21-19	0:39
6/11/05	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 3	Turner/Wilson	7	Johns/Polzin	18	23-21, 21-17	0:41
Trail the series against # 5 DeNecochea/Leibl 0-2
8/13/05	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 4	DeNecochea/Leibl	7	Johns/Polzin	14	21-15, 21-12	0:35
7/1/05	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Contender 2	DeNecochea/Leibl	9	Johns/Polzin	16	21-15, 21-19	0:36
Trail the series against # 6 Amaral/Minello 0-1
6/12/05	AVP	San Diego Open	Contender 6	Amaral/Minello	5	Johns/Polzin	18	21-18, 21-12	0:36
Lead the series against # 8 Niles/Straton 1-0
6/11/05	AVP	San Diego Open	Contender 4	Johns/Polzin	18	Niles/Straton	12	17-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:49
Series tied with # 9 Fuamatu-Anderson/Ilustre 1-1
7/23/05	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 3	Fuamatu-Anderson/Ilustre	10	Johns/Polzin	15	21-16, 21-17	0:41
5/21/05	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Winner 1	Johns/Polzin	20	Fuamatu-Anderson/Ilustre	13	22-20, 22-24, 15-10	1:03
Trail the series against # 10 Akers/Branagh 0-1
7/9/05	AVP	Belmar Open	Contender 2	Akers/Branagh	11	Johns/Polzin	12	10-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:53
Trail the series against # 13 Keller/Koester 0-2
8/19/05	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 3	Keller/Koester	14	Johns/Polzin	12	21-16, 21-13	0:40
7/22/05	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 1	Keller/Koester	18	Johns/Polzin	15	21-18, 15-21, 15-9	0:55
Lead the series against # 14 Jameson/Jones 2-0
8/19/05	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 2	Johns/Polzin	12	Jameson/Jones	11	17-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:53
8/13/05	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 3	Johns/Polzin	14	Jameson/Jones	12	18-21, 27-25, 15-11	0:56
Trail the series against # 16 Lewis/Lima 0-3
9/3/05	AVP	Chicago Open	Contender 2	Lewis/Lima	16	Johns/Polzin	15	21-18, 21-18	0:37
8/27/05	AVP	Boulder Open	Contender 1	Lewis/Lima	19	Johns/Polzin	13	22-24, 21-16, 15-10	0:55
8/12/05	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 1	Lewis/Lima	19	Johns/Polzin	14	28-26, 21-15	0:48
Lead the series against # 18 Lowe/Pavley 2-1
9/2/05	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 1	Johns/Polzin	15	Lowe/Pavley	18	21-11, 23-21	0:41
8/13/05	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 2	Johns/Polzin	14	Lowe/Pavley	13	21-17, 25-27, 18-16	1:07
5/21/05	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Contender 2	Lowe/Pavley	14	Johns/Polzin	20	21-15, 22-20	0:38
Lead the series against # 19 Smith/Windes 1-0
7/23/05	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 2	Johns/Polzin	15	Smith/Windes	16	17-21, 21-11, 15-12	0:52
Trail the series against # 21 Pascua/Wood 0-1
8/27/05	AVP	Boulder Open	Winner 1	Pascua/Wood	20	Johns/Polzin	13	20-22, 21-12, 15-10	0:51
Lead the series against # 27, Q1 Cook/Muhe 1-0
8/19/05	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 1	Johns/Polzin	12	Cook/Muhe	21	21-16, 21-16	0:40
Lead the series against # Q6 Gathright/Griffith 1-0
8/12/05	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 1	Johns/Polzin	14	Gathright/Griffith	30, Q6	21-16, 21-13	0:38
Lead the series against # Q11 Hughes/Roberts 1-0
7/22/05	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 1	Johns/Polzin	15	Hughes/Roberts	31, Q23	21-15, 21-9	0:39