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AVP Tour
$183,000 Toyota Hermosa Beach Open presented by Bud Light
June 9 - 11, 2006

(9) Brooke Niles/Sarah Straton

Brooke Niles

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 11, 1981 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Woodland Hills, CA

Resides:

Ventura, CA

Height:

5'8"

College(s):

California-Santa Barbara

Seasons:

Tournaments:

154

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

1 (Huntington Beach 2011)

Career Winnings:

$341,770.00

Sarah Straton

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 6, 1970 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

Perth, Western Australia

Resides:

Redondo Beach, CA

Height:

6'2"

College(s):

Western Australia

Seasons:

Tournaments:

145

Career Wins:

1 (AVP Muskegon 2001)

Career Winnings:

$182,065.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	17	0	0	0	0	3	3	7	1	3	0	$56,875.00

Previous Hermosa Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
WPVA 1994	Did not play	Elizabeth Chavez - 9th
FIVB 1995	Did not play	Chris Wilson - 13th
FIVB 1996	Did not play	Tania Gooley - 17th
1999	Did not play	Annette Huygens Tholen - 9th
2001	Did not play	Linda Hanley - 4th
2003	Courtney Guerra - 35th	Angie Akers - 7th
2004	Courtney Guerra - 9th	Tammy Leibl - 9th
2005	Sarah Straton - 5th	Brooke Niles - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	5/26-28/2006	Huntington Beach Open	10	5	216	$5,500.00
AVP	5/18-20/2006	Santa Barbara Open	10	17	104	$800.00
AVP	5/5-7/2006	Tempe Open	10	7	180	$4,250.00
AVP	3/31-4/2/2006	Fort Lauderdale Open	9	9	144	$2,450.00
AVP	10/1-2/2005	Best of the Beach	8	7	0	$5,000.00
AVP	9/1-4/2005	Chicago Open	8	9	312	$4,725.00
AVP	8/26-28/2005	Boulder Open	8	9	144	$2,200.00
AVP	8/18-20/2005	Manhattan Beach Open	9	5	312	$7,000.00
AVP	8/11-14/2005	Huntington Beach Open	8	9	208	$3,150.00
AVP	7/21-24/2005	Hermosa Beach Open	11	5	312	$7,000.00
AVP	7/8-10/2005	Belmar Open	9	9	144	$2,200.00
AVP	6/30-7/2/2005	Cincinnati Open	11	7	260	$5,000.00
AVP	6/10-12/2005	San Diego Open	12	9	144	$2,200.00

Hermosa Beach Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sat, 6/10/2006

Winner 1

Mary Baily / Julie Romias (24, Q1)

Won 21-13, 21-13

0:33

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Brooke Niles	Total	22	10	0	0.455	0	12	3	1
	1	8	5	0	0.625	0	5	1	0
	2	14	5	0	0.357	0	7	2	1
Sarah Straton	Total	19	13	2	0.579	3	12	0	0
	1	11	6	1	0.455	0	5	0	0
	2	8	7	1	0.750	3	7	0	0

Sat, 6/10/2006

Winner 2

Tyra Turner / Makare Wilson (8)

Lost 19-21, 10-21

0:36

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Brooke Niles	Total	32	12	6	0.188	0	12	3	1
	1	17	8	2	0.353	0	7	2	1
	2	15	4	4	0.000	0	5	1	0
Sarah Straton	Total	17	7	2	0.294	1	7	0	1
	1	9	5	1	0.444	0	4	0	1
	2	8	2	1	0.125	1	3	0	0

Sat, 6/10/2006

Contender 2

Patti Cook / Ashley Ivy Swift (23)

Won 23-21, 21-17

0:43

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Brooke Niles	Total	28	12	3	0.321	0	10	0	2
	1	16	6	2	0.250	0	6	0	1
	2	12	6	1	0.417	0	4	0	1
Sarah Straton	Total	20	14	1	0.650	6	4	1	0
	1	13	10	1	0.692	2	1	0	0
	2	7	4	0	0.571	4	3	1	0

Sat, 6/10/2006

Contender 3

Angie Akers / Heather Lowe (17)

Lost 18-21, 19-21

0:41

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Brooke Niles	Total	33	10	10	0.000	0	14	2	0
	1	11	4	3	0.091	0	5	2	0
	2	22	6	7	-0.045	0	9	0	0
Sarah Straton	Total	25	11	0	0.440	3	0	1	1
	1	13	8	0	0.615	0	0	0	0
	2	12	3	0	0.250	3	0	1	1

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Brooke Niles	115	44	19	0.217	0	48	8	4
Sarah Straton	81	45	5	0.494	13	23	2	2

Head to Head Results
Niles/Straton trail the series against the field 20-22

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 0-5
4/1/06	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Winner 3	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Niles/Straton	9	21-8, 21-14	0:30
10/1/05	AVP	Best of the Beach	Winner 1	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Niles/Straton	8	21-14, 21-18	0:34
9/3/05	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 3	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Niles/Straton	8	21-14, 21-10	0:33
8/27/05	AVP	Boulder Open	Winner 3	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Niles/Straton	8	21-14, 21-14	0:31
8/19/05	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 3	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Niles/Straton	9	21-13, 21-11	0:34
Trail the series against # 2 Scott/Youngs 0-1
5/27/06	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 3	Scott/Youngs	2	Niles/Straton	10	21-9, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # 3 Davis/Johnson Jordan 1-0
5/28/06	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 5	Niles/Straton	10	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	19-21, 26-24, 15-12	0:57
Trail the series against # 4 Amaral/Minello 1-4
5/28/06	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 6	Amaral/Minello	4	Niles/Straton	10	17-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:49
5/7/06	AVP	Tempe Open	Contender 4	Amaral/Minello	6	Niles/Straton	10	21-16, 21-16	0:36
10/1/05	AVP	Best of the Beach	Contender 1	Amaral/Minello	4	Niles/Straton	8	21-13, 21-16	0:33
8/20/05	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 5	Niles/Straton	9	Amaral/Minello	4	21-19, 21-17	0:39
6/11/05	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 2	Amaral/Minello	5	Niles/Straton	12	17-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:52
Lead the series against # 5 Kessy/Reynolds 2-1
5/27/06	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 2	Niles/Straton	10	Kessy/Reynolds	7	21-19, 21-17	0:34
5/6/06	AVP	Tempe Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Reynolds	7	Niles/Straton	10	21-19, 21-17
4/1/06	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Winner 2	Niles/Straton	9	Kessy/Reynolds	8	21-16, 21-16	0:37
Lead the series against # 6 DeNecochea/Leibl 1-0
5/6/06	AVP	Tempe Open	Contender 3	Niles/Straton	10	DeNecochea/Leibl	5	27-25, 21-13	0:50
Trail the series against # 7 Branagh/McPeak 0-1
5/19/06	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Contender 2	Branagh/McPeak	8	Niles/Straton	10	21-23, 21-13, 15-12	0:57
Trail the series against # 8 Turner/Wilson 0-3
6/10/06	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 2	Turner/Wilson	8	Niles/Straton	9	21-19, 21-10	0:36
7/23/05	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 6	Turner/Wilson	4	Niles/Straton	11	21-15, 22-20	0:39
7/9/05	AVP	Belmar Open	Contender 4	Turner/Wilson	6	Niles/Straton	9	18-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:50
Lead the series against # 11 Pavley/Roca 1-0
5/6/06	AVP	Tempe Open	Contender 2	Niles/Straton	10	Pavley/Roca	15	17-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:59
Lead the series against # 12 Barnes/Williams 1-0
6/11/05	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 1	Niles/Straton	12	Barnes/Williams	21	19-21, 21-12, 15-12	0:51
Trail the series against # 13 Jameson/Jones 0-2
4/1/06	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Contender 4	Jameson/Jones	19	Niles/Straton	9	21-18, 17-21, 15-9	0:45
7/9/05	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 2	Jameson/Jones	8	Niles/Straton	9	21-19, 18-21, 15-11	0:46
Series tied with # 14 Fuamatu-Anderson/Ilustre 2-2
9/2/05	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 2	Niles/Straton	8	Fuamatu-Anderson/Ilustre	9	25-23, 18-21, 15-11	0:59
8/12/05	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 2	Fuamatu-Anderson/Ilustre	9	Niles/Straton	8	21-13, 10-21, 15-12	0:50
7/23/05	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 4	Niles/Straton	11	Fuamatu-Anderson/Ilustre	10	21-19, 21-17	0:40
7/2/05	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Contender 4	Fuamatu-Anderson/Ilustre	12	Niles/Straton	11	22-20, 21-12	0:34
Lead the series against # 16 Smith/Windes 2-0
5/27/06	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 4	Niles/Straton	10	Smith/Windes	19	21-17, 21-12	0:30
8/13/05	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 3	Niles/Straton	8	Smith/Windes	17	21-18, 21-12	0:33
Trail the series against # 17 Akers/Lowe 0-1
6/10/06	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 3	Akers/Lowe	17	Niles/Straton	9	21-18, 21-19	0:41
Trail the series against # 19 Johns/Polzin 0-1
6/11/05	AVP	San Diego Open	Contender 4	Johns/Polzin	18	Niles/Straton	12	17-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:49
Trail the series against # 20 Fendrick/Keller 0-1
5/19/06	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Winner 1	Fendrick/Keller	23	Niles/Straton	10	21-18, 11-21, 15-13	0:55
Lead the series against # 23 Cook/Ivy Swift 2-0
6/10/06	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 2	Niles/Straton	9	Cook/Ivy Swift	23	23-21, 21-17	0:43
5/27/06	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 1	Niles/Straton	10	Cook/Ivy Swift	23	32-30, 21-17	0:50
Lead the series against # 24, Q1 Baily/Romias 4-0
6/10/06	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 1	Niles/Straton	9	Baily/Romias	24, Q1	21-13, 21-13	0:33
5/19/06	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Contender 1	Niles/Straton	10	Baily/Romias	26, Q1	21-16, 21-12	0:36
4/1/06	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Winner 1	Niles/Straton	9	Baily/Romias	24	21-11, 21-11	0:33
8/12/05	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 1	Niles/Straton	8	Baily/Romias	25, Q2	21-16, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # 28, Q3 Mintz/Van Fleet 1-0
5/6/06	AVP	Tempe Open	Winner 1	Niles/Straton	10	Mintz/Van Fleet	23, Q3	21-19, 21-18	0:37
Lead the series against # Q2 Brannon/Fopma 1-0
5/6/06	AVP	Tempe Open	Contender 1	Niles/Straton	10	Brannon/Fopma	24, Q5	21-8, 21-17	0:31
Lead the series against # Q4 Coleman/Hecker 1-0
9/2/05	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 1	Niles/Straton	8	Coleman/Hecker	25, Q3	21-12, 15-21, 15-7	0:44