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AVP Tour
$280,000 AVP Manhattan Beach Open presented by Bud Light
August 9 - 11, 2007

(2) Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs

Nicole Branagh

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 31, 1979 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Orinda, CA

Resides:

Hawthorne, CA

Height:

6'2"

College(s):

Minnesota

Seasons:

Tournaments:

193

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$1,100,692.50

Elaine Youngs

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 14, 1970 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Orange, CA

Resides:

Durango, CO

Height:

6'0"

College(s):

UCLA

Seasons:

Tournaments:

233

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$1,764,008.75

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	43	14	15	8	0	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	$760,950.00
FIVB	25	1	3	5	3	8	0	0	4	1	0	0	US$366,100.00
Overall	68	15	18	13	3	12	1	1	4	1	0	0	US$1,127,050.00

Previous Manhattan Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2001	Did not play	Barbra Fontana - 1st
2002	Did not play	Holly McPeak - 2nd
2003	Did not play	Holly McPeak - 2nd
2004	Did not play	Holly McPeak - 1st
2005	Angie Akers - 9th	Rachel Scott - 2nd
2006	Holly McPeak - 3rd	Nancy Reynolds - 2nd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/1-4/2007	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	5	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2007	Gstaad World Championships	9	5	600	US$18,000.00
AVP	7/19-21/2007	Long Beach Open	2	3	390	$13,300.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2007	Berlin Grand Slam	8	5	480	US$13,200.00
AVP	7/5-8/2007	Seaside Heights Open	2	1	360	$20,000.00
FIVB	6/26-30/2007	Stavanger Grand Slam	11	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/19-24/2007	Paris Grand Slam	8	5	480	US$13,200.00
AVP	6/14-17/2007	Charleston Open	3	2	324	$15,000.00
AVP	5/31-6/3/2007	Tampa Open	3	2	324	$15,000.00
AVP	5/24-27/2007	Louisville Open	2	7	180	$4,650.00
AVP	5/18-20/2007	Hermosa Beach Open	2	3	270	$9,500.00
AVP	5/10-13/2007	Glendale Open	2	5	216	$6,000.00
AVP	5/3-6/2007	Huntington Beach Open	2	2	324	$15,000.00
AVP	4/19-22/2007	Dallas Open	2	2	324	$15,000.00
AVP	4/13-15/2007	Miami Open	2	1	360	$20,000.00
FIVB	11/1-5/2006	Thailand Open	8	5	360	US$10,000.00
FIVB	10/25-29/2006	Mexico Open	8	13	180	US$4,500.00
FIVB	9/26-30/2006	Vitória Open	11	4	420	US$12,000.00
AVP	8/31-9/3/2006	Cincinnati Open	2	5	312	$7,500.00
AVP	8/24-27/2006	Boulder Open	2	5	216	$5,500.00
AVP	8/17-20/2006	Brooklyn Open	2	3	390	$12,000.00

Manhattan Beach Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 8/10/2007

Winner 1

Erin Byrd / Stephanie Chapek (31, Q8)

Won 21-17, 21-11

0:33

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	25	18	1	0.680	2	9	3	3
	1	16	9	1	0.500	1	7	3	2
	2	9	9	0	1.000	1	2	0	1
Elaine Youngs	Total	14	6	1	0.357	1	8	3	3
	1	7	2	1	0.143	0	3	2	1
	2	7	4	0	0.571	1	5	1	2

Fri, 8/10/2007

Winner 2

Keao Burdine / Brittany Hochevar (18)

Won 21-12, 21-13

0:34

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	24	19	3	0.667	2	5	1	2
	1	14	12	1	0.786	1	2	1	1
	2	10	7	2	0.500	1	3	0	1
Elaine Youngs	Total	13	9	2	0.538	1	8	2	1
	1	3	3	0	1.000	1	3	1	1
	2	10	6	2	0.400	0	5	1	0

Fri, 8/10/2007

Winner 3

Angie Akers / Brooke Niles (7)

Lost 21-13, 22-24, 11-15

1:06

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	34	18	1	0.500	1	15	3	2
	1	8	6	0	0.750	0	5	1	1
	2	13	6	0	0.462	1	6	1	1
	3	13	6	1	0.385	0	4	1	0
Elaine Youngs	Total	33	20	6	0.424	0	9	3	3
	1	10	7	2	0.500	0	4	2	1
	2	16	10	3	0.438	0	3	1	1
	3	7	3	1	0.286	0	2	0	1

Fri, 8/10/2007

Contender 4

Paula Roca / Sarah Straton (12)

Won 22-20, 21-17

0:46

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	28	16	2	0.500	0	9	3	4
	1	15	7	1	0.400	0	5	1	2
	2	13	9	1	0.615	0	4	2	2
Elaine Youngs	Total	25	13	4	0.360	0	5	1	2
	1	17	9	3	0.353	0	2	1	1
	2	8	4	1	0.375	0	3	0	1

Sat, 8/11/2007

Contender 5

Lauren Fendrick / Tammy Leibl (9)

Won 21-16, 21-18

0:41

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	36	23	5	0.500	2	10	3	5
	1	16	9	3	0.375	1	4	3	2
	2	20	14	2	0.600	1	6	0	3
Elaine Youngs	Total	11	7	1	0.545	0	4	0	4
	1	5	3	0	0.600	0	1	0	2
	2	6	4	1	0.500	0	3	0	2

Sat, 8/11/2007

Contender 6

Jennifer Kessy / April Ross (5)

Won 21-17, 14-21, 22-20

1:17

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	54	26	7	0.352	1	10	1	4
	1	16	8	2	0.375	1	4	1	1
	2	17	9	3	0.353	0	2	0	2
	3	21	9	2	0.333	0	4	0	1
Elaine Youngs	Total	17	9	3	0.353	4	11	3	3
	1	6	4	1	0.500	1	5	1	1
	2	4	2	0	0.500	1	2	0	2
	3	7	3	2	0.143	2	4	2	0

Sat, 8/11/2007

Semi-Finals

Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (3)

Won 24-22, 19-21, 15-10

1:13

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	30	15	5	0.333	3	11	0	8
	1	14	7	3	0.286	2	5	0	4
	2	12	5	2	0.250	1	5	0	2
	3	4	3	0	0.750	0	1	0	2
Elaine Youngs	Total	37	27	2	0.676	4	4	1	4
	1	17	13	0	0.765	0	4	0	3
	2	13	7	2	0.385	1	0	0	1
	3	7	7	0	1.000	3	0	1	0

Sat, 8/11/2007

Finals

Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings (1)

Lost 21-15, 7-21, 12-15

1:20

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	48	22	7	0.313	2	14	0	4
	1	21	11	4	0.333	0	9	0	3
	2	12	4	2	0.167	0	4	0	0
	3	15	7	1	0.400	2	1	0	1
Elaine Youngs	Total	20	8	1	0.350	2	9	1	4
	1	9	4	0	0.444	2	3	1	2
	2	7	3	1	0.286	0	2	0	1
	3	4	1	0	0.250	0	4	0	1

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	279	157	31	0.452	13	83	14	32
Elaine Youngs	170	99	20	0.465	12	58	14	24

Head to Head Results
Branagh/Youngs lead the series against the field 42-16

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1-11
8/11/07	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	2	15-21, 21-7, 15-12	1:20
7/21/07	AVP	Long Beach Open	Semi-Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	2	By Forfeit
6/17/07	AVP	Charleston Open	Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	3	21-13, 21-12	0:51
6/2/07	AVP	Tampa Open	Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	3	21-19, 21-15	0:56
5/20/07	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Semi-Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-15, 21-17	0:43
5/6/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-13, 21-13	0:46
4/22/07	AVP	Dallas Open	Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-14, 21-19	0:55
4/15/07	AVP	Miami Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	2	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	21-19, 21-19	0:43
11/3/06	FIVB	Thailand Open	Winner 3	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	8	22-20, 21-15	0:58
9/30/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Bronze Medal	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	2	Branagh/Youngs	11	21-17, 21-15	0:41
9/28/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 4	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	2	Branagh/Youngs	11	21-18, 21-18	0:38
8/20/06	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Semi-Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	2	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 3 Davis/Johnson Jordan 4-0
8/11/07	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	2	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	24-22, 19-21, 15-10	1:13
7/7/07	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	2	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	17-21, 21-17, 17-15	1:06
6/17/07	AVP	Charleston Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	3	Davis/Johnson Jordan	7	21-18, 14-21, 15-10	1:03
5/12/07	AVP	Glendale Open	Contender 3	Branagh/Youngs	2	Davis/Johnson Jordan	5	25-27, 21-14, 15-10	1:17
Lead the series against # 4 Scott/Turner 5-2
7/21/07	AVP	Long Beach Open	Winner 4	Scott/Turner	3	Branagh/Youngs	2	16-21, 21-19, 15-13	1:04
7/8/07	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	2	Scott/Turner	1	21-19, 10-21, 15-12	1:01
6/16/07	AVP	Charleston Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	3	Scott/Turner	2	21-16, 17-21, 15-13	0:59
6/2/07	AVP	Tampa Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	3	Scott/Turner	2	25-23, 16-21, 15-13	1:09
5/26/07	AVP	Louisville Open	Contender 4	Scott/Turner	3	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-18, 21-16	0:46
5/20/07	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	2	Scott/Turner	3	21-19, 17-21, 15-12	1:00
5/5/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	2	Scott/Turner	3	17-21, 24-22, 15-12	1:04
Lead the series against # 5 Kessy/Ross 6-2
8/11/07	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 6	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	5	21-17, 14-21, 22-20	1:17
7/25/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool I	Branagh/Youngs	9	Kessy/Ross	16	15-21, 22-20, 16-14	0:59
7/8/07	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	5	21-19, 18-21, 16-14	1:41
6/29/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	29, Q21	Branagh/Youngs	11	22-20, 21-18	0:49
5/12/07	AVP	Glendale Open	Contender 4	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	6	17-21, 22-20, 15-9	1:07
5/6/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	6	21-14, 21-16	0:43
4/15/07	AVP	Miami Open	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	11	21-19, 21-15	0:56
4/15/07	AVP	Miami Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	11	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-17, 17-21, 15-12	1:03
Series tied with # 7 Akers/Niles 1-1
8/10/07	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 3	Akers/Niles	7	Branagh/Youngs	2	13-21, 24-22, 15-11	1:06
4/15/07	AVP	Miami Open	Contender 5	Branagh/Youngs	2	Akers/Niles	12	21-11, 21-16	0:37
Lead the series against # 8 Dodd/Minello 4-0
6/2/07	AVP	Tampa Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	3	Dodd/Minello	6	By Forfeit
5/5/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	2	Dodd/Minello	7	21-19, 21-16	0:45
4/20/07	AVP	Dallas Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	2	Dodd/Minello	7	21-17, 21-13	0:36
4/14/07	AVP	Miami Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	2	Dodd/Minello	7	21-16, 21-16	0:37
Lead the series against # 9 Fendrick/Leibl 1-0
8/11/07	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 5	Branagh/Youngs	2	Fendrick/Leibl	9	21-16, 21-18	0:41
Lead the series against # 10 Fontana/Polzin 1-0
7/20/07	AVP	Long Beach Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	2	Fontana/Polzin	10	21-18, 21-12	0:38
Lead the series against # 11 Lewis/Lima 4-0
7/21/07	AVP	Long Beach Open	Contender 6	Branagh/Youngs	2	Lewis/Lima	9	21-9, 21-18	0:35
6/15/07	AVP	Charleston Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	3	Lewis/Lima	11	21-10, 21-10	0:32
4/21/07	AVP	Dallas Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	2	Lewis/Lima	14	21-13, 19-21, 15-12	1:02
4/14/07	AVP	Miami Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	2	Lewis/Lima	18	21-17, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against # 12 Roca/Straton 1-0
8/10/07	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 4	Branagh/Youngs	2	Roca/Straton	12	22-20, 21-17	0:46
Lead the series against # 13 Jameson/Jones 2-0
5/25/07	AVP	Louisville Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	2	Jameson/Jones	15	22-20, 21-16	0:50
5/4/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	2	Jameson/Jones	18	19-21, 21-15, 15-7	0:50
Lead the series against # 15 Ivy Swift/Lowe 1-0
7/7/07	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	2	Ivy Swift/Lowe	10	21-17, 21-11	0:37
Lead the series against # 16 Kropp/Pavley 3-0
6/15/07	AVP	Charleston Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	3	Kropp/Pavley	14	21-11, 21-15	0:33
6/1/07	AVP	Tampa Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	3	Kropp/Pavley	14	21-14, 21-15	0:34
5/19/07	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kropp/Pavley	15	21-14, 21-14	0:35
Lead the series against # 18 Burdine/Hochevar 2-0
8/10/07	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	2	Burdine/Hochevar	18	21-12, 21-13	0:34
7/6/07	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	2	Burdine/Hochevar	15	21-18, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # 20 Barnes/Williams 2-0
5/11/07	AVP	Glendale Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	2	Barnes/Williams	15	17-21, 21-16, 15-9	1:08
9/2/06	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	2	Barnes/Williams	10	21-18, 21-15	0:45
Lead the series against # 31, Q8 Byrd/Chapek 1-0
8/10/07	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	2	Byrd/Chapek	31, Q8	21-17, 21-11	0:33
Lead the series against # 32, Q7 Jupiter/Kamahoahoa 2-0
5/19/07	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	2	Jupiter/Kamahoahoa	31, Q10	21-12, 21-6	0:29
5/4/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	2	Jupiter/Kamahoahoa	31, Q13	21-13, 21-12	0:36
Lead the series against # Q10 Rothman/Zamparelli-Flavia 1-0
8/25/06	AVP	Boulder Open	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	2	Rothman/Zamparelli-Flavia	31, Q10	21-16, 21-19	0:44