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AVP Tour
$250,000 Cincinnati Open presented by Liftoff
August 31 - September 3, 2006

(8) Mimi Amaral/Tatiana Minello

Semírames Perazzo Mimi Amaral Marins

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 16, 1977 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Vitoria

Resides:

Rio de Janeiro

Height:

6'0"

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$83,037.50

Tatiana Minello

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 1, 1970 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Maria

Resides:

Rio de Janeiro

Height:

5'6"

Seasons:

Tournaments:

117

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Brisbane 2001)

Career AVP Best:

2nd (4 times)

Career Winnings:

$430,900.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	21	0	2	2	0	6	6	5	0	0	0	$143,775.00

Previous Mason Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Tatiana Minello - 3rd	Mimi Amaral - 3rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/24-27/2006	Boulder Open	8	7	180	$4,250.00
AVP	8/17-20/2006	Brooklyn Open	8	7	260	$5,500.00
AVP	7/20-23/2006	Chicago Open	8	9	208	$3,300.00
AVP	7/13-16/2006	Birmingham-Hoover Open	8	5	216	$5,500.00
AVP	7/6-9/2006	Atlanta Open	9	9	144	$2,600.00
AVP	6/29-7/2/2006	Seaside Heights Open	8	7	180	$4,250.00
AVP	6/15-18/2006	Sacramento Open	6	9	208	$2,875.00
AVP	6/9-11/2006	Hermosa Beach Open	4	9	144	$2,450.00
AVP	5/26-28/2006	Huntington Beach Open	4	3	270	$8,500.00
AVP	5/18-20/2006	Santa Barbara Open	6	9	208	$3,300.00
AVP	5/5-7/2006	Tempe Open	6	5	216	$5,500.00
AVP	3/31-4/2/2006	Fort Lauderdale Open	4	7	180	$4,250.00
AVP	10/1-2/2005	Best of the Beach	4	5	0	$7,000.00
AVP	9/1-4/2005	Chicago Open	6	2	702	$30,000.00
AVP	8/26-28/2005	Boulder Open	5	5	216	$5,000.00
AVP	8/18-20/2005	Manhattan Beach Open	4	7	260	$5,000.00
AVP	6/30-7/2/2005	Cincinnati Open	4	3	390	$12,000.00
AVP	6/10-12/2005	San Diego Open	5	2	324	$14,000.00
AVP	5/20-22/2005	Santa Barbara Open	9	5	216	$5,000.00

Cincinnati Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 9/1/2006

Winner 2

Jenny Pavley / Sarah Straton (9)

Won 21-18, 21-18

0:40

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mimi Amaral	Total	22	11	3	0.364	2	7	2	5
	1	8	3	2	0.125	0	4	2	2
	2	14	8	1	0.500	2	3	0	3
Tatiana Minello	Total	27	14	2	0.444	0	13	1	1
	1	14	7	1	0.429	0	5	1	1
	2	13	7	1	0.462	0	8	0	0

Sat, 9/2/2006

Winner 3

Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings (1)

Lost 9-21, 17-21

0:31

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mimi Amaral	Total	31	13	7	0.194	1	3	0	2
	1	12	4	4	0.000	0	0	0	1
	2	19	9	3	0.316	1	3	0	1
Tatiana Minello	Total	17	7	6	0.059	0	9	1	2
	1	8	3	3	0.000	0	3	0	1
	2	9	4	3	0.111	0	6	1	1

Sat, 9/2/2006

Contender 3

Priscilla Lima / Paula Roca (12)

Won 21-15, 21-16

0:37

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mimi Amaral	Total	19	12	4	0.421	4	3	2	3
	1	16	11	2	0.563	3	0	1	2
	2	3	1	2	-0.333	1	3	1	1
Tatiana Minello	Total	20	15	1	0.700	0	10	1	2
	1	3	2	0	0.667	0	4	1	2
	2	17	13	1	0.706	0	6	0	0

Sat, 9/2/2006

Contender 4

Dianne DeNecochea / Holly McPeak (4)

Lost 16-21, 12-21

0:38

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mimi Amaral	Total	31	15	8	0.226	1	1	3	5
	1	15	7	6	0.067	1	1	3	3
	2	16	8	2	0.375	0	0	0	2
Tatiana Minello	Total	10	4	2	0.200	0	6	0	2
	1	4	2	1	0.250	0	3	0	2
	2	6	2	1	0.167	0	3	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mimi Amaral	103	51	22	0.282	8	14	7	15
Tatiana Minello	74	40	11	0.392	0	38	3	7

Head to Head Results
Amaral/Minello trail the series against the field 19-21

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 0-11
9/2/06	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Winner 3	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Amaral/Minello	8	21-9, 21-17	0:31
8/19/06	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Winner 3	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Amaral/Minello	8	21-12, 21-14	0:40
7/22/06	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 3	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Amaral/Minello	8	21-12, 21-13	0:33
7/15/06	AVP	Birmingham-Hoover Open	Winner 3	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Amaral/Minello	8	21-16, 21-19	0:37
5/28/06	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 4	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Amaral/Minello	4	21-11, 21-19	0:36
9/4/05	AVP	Chicago Open	Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Amaral/Minello	6	21-16, 21-16	0:56
8/28/05	AVP	Boulder Open	Winner 4	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Amaral/Minello	5	21-14, 21-15	0:29
7/1/05	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Winner 4	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Amaral/Minello	4	21-15, 21-12	0:33
6/12/05	AVP	San Diego Open	Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Amaral/Minello	5	23-21, 21-19	0:52
6/12/05	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 4	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Amaral/Minello	5	21-18, 21-11	0:30
5/21/05	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Winner 3	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Amaral/Minello	9	21-13, 27-25	0:41
Trail the series against # 4 DeNecochea/McPeak 0-1
9/2/06	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Contender 4	DeNecochea/McPeak	4	Amaral/Minello	8	21-16, 21-12	0:38
Trail the series against # 5 Davis/Johnson Jordan 0-2
6/17/06	AVP	Sacramento Open	Winner 3	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	Amaral/Minello	6	21-18, 21-18	0:50
5/19/06	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Winner 3	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	Amaral/Minello	6	14-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:51
Trail the series against # 7 Dodd/Fontana 0-4
8/26/06	AVP	Boulder Open	Contender 5	Dodd/Fontana	7	Amaral/Minello	8	21-18, 21-14	0:40
7/1/06	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Contender 5	Dodd/Fontana	9	Amaral/Minello	8	21-15, 21-16	0:39
6/17/06	AVP	Sacramento Open	Contender 3	Dodd/Fontana	8	Amaral/Minello	6	21-15, 21-18	0:43
6/10/06	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 4	Dodd/Fontana	10	Amaral/Minello	4	21-17, 22-20	0:45
Lead the series against # 9 Pavley/Straton 3-0
9/1/06	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Winner 2	Amaral/Minello	8	Pavley/Straton	9	21-18, 21-18	0:40
8/19/06	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Contender 4	Amaral/Minello	8	Pavley/Straton	11	32-30, 35-33	1:04
7/15/06	AVP	Birmingham-Hoover Open	Contender 4	Amaral/Minello	8	Pavley/Straton	14	21-13, 21-16	0:45
Lead the series against # 10 Barnes/Williams 5-2
8/26/06	AVP	Boulder Open	Contender 2	Amaral/Minello	8	Barnes/Williams	10	19-21, 24-22, 15-11	1:03
8/18/06	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Winner 2	Amaral/Minello	8	Barnes/Williams	9	21-19, 21-19	0:44
7/22/06	AVP	Chicago Open	Contender 4	Barnes/Williams	11	Amaral/Minello	8	18-21, 21-17, 15-10	1:02
6/16/06	AVP	Sacramento Open	Winner 2	Amaral/Minello	6	Barnes/Williams	11	21-19, 19-21, 15-13	1:03
4/1/06	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Winner 2	Barnes/Williams	20	Amaral/Minello	4	15-21, 21-14, 15-10	0:54
9/2/05	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 2	Amaral/Minello	6	Barnes/Williams	22	21-8, 21-13	0:33
5/21/05	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Winner 1	Amaral/Minello	9	Barnes/Williams	24	26-24, 21-15	0:51
Lead the series against # 12 Lima/Roca 1-0
9/2/06	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Contender 3	Amaral/Minello	8	Lima/Roca	12	21-15, 21-16	0:37
Lead the series against # 15 Ilustre/Pascua 2-0
8/26/06	AVP	Boulder Open	Contender 4	Amaral/Minello	8	Ilustre/Pascua	22	21-19, 21-17	0:40
7/21/06	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 2	Amaral/Minello	8	Ilustre/Pascua	24	21-16, 21-16	0:41
Lead the series against # 16 Jameson/Jones 4-0
8/26/06	AVP	Boulder Open	Contender 3	Amaral/Minello	8	Jameson/Jones	18	21-16, 21-18	0:44
7/7/06	AVP	Atlanta Open	Contender 1	Amaral/Minello	9	Jameson/Jones	10	21-14, 17-21, 15-12	0:55
6/10/06	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 2	Amaral/Minello	4	Jameson/Jones	13	21-18, 21-15	0:36
8/27/05	AVP	Boulder Open	Winner 2	Amaral/Minello	5	Jameson/Jones	12	21-14, 21-19	0:41
Lead the series against # 19 Johns/Polzin 1-0
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 # 20 Allen/Snyder 2-1
7/7/06	AVP	Atlanta Open	Winner 1	Amaral/Minello	9	Allen/Snyder	24, Q4	21-11, 21-11	0:31
6/30/06	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Winner 1	Allen/Snyder	25, Q2	Amaral/Minello	8	15-21, 21-18, 18-16	0:56
6/10/06	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 1	Amaral/Minello	4	Allen/Snyder	29, Q25	21-8, 21-8	0:32
Lead the series against # 21, Q1 Burdine/Ross 1-0
7/1/06	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Contender 4	Amaral/Minello	8	Burdine/Ross	21	21-14, 21-16	0:35