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$200,000 AVP Crocs Tour Hermosa Beach Open presented by Bud Light
June 5 - 7, 2008

(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 Hermosa Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
WPVA 1997	Did not play	Liz Masakayan - 4th
1999	Did not play	Liz Masakayan - 1st
2001	Did not play	Barbra Fontana - 2nd
2002	Did not play	Holly McPeak - 1st
2003	Did not play	Holly McPeak - 2nd
2004	Lauren Fendrick - 9th	Holly McPeak - 1st
2005	Angie Akers - 9th	Rachel Scott - 2nd
2006	Holly McPeak - 7th	Rachel Scott - 1st
2007	Elaine Youngs - 3rd	Nicole Branagh - 3rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/26-31/2008	Barcelona Open	2	1	600	US$28,000.00
FIVB	5/20-25/2008	Osaka Open	2	9	240	US$5,500.00
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Seoul Open	2	3	480	US$14,000.00
AVP	5/8-10/2008	AVP Charleston	1	1	360	$20,000.00
AVP	5/1-3/2008	AVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach	2	3	270	$9,500.00
AVP	4/17-20/2008	AVP Gold Crown Dallas	2	2	324	$15,000.00
AVP	4/10-13/2008	AVP Gold Crown Miami	2	2	324	$15,000.00
FIVB	3/25-30/2008	Adelaide Australia Open	4	4	420	US$10,500.00
FIVB	10/31-11/4/2007	Phuket Open	4	2	540	US$22,000.00
FIVB	9/25-29/2007	Brazil Open	5	3	480	US$16,000.00
AVP	9/14-16/2007	San Francisco Best of the Beach	2	2	0	$20,000.00
FIVB	8/28-9/1/2007	St. Petersburg Open	3	3	480	US$16,000.00
AVP	8/23-26/2007	Brooklyn Open	2	2	468	$21,000.00
AVP	8/16-19/2007	Boston Open	2	1	520	$28,000.00
AVP	8/9-11/2007	Manhattan Beach Open	2	2	468	$21,000.00
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

AVP Hermosa Beach Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 6/6/2008

Winner 1

Patti Cook / Jill Muhe (31, Q4)

Won 21-11, 21-13

0:37

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	27	21	0	0.778	2	7	2	2
	1	13	11	0	0.846	1	3	1	1
	2	14	10	0	0.714	1	4	1	1
Elaine Youngs	Total	14	7	1	0.429	0	6	1	2
	1	6	6	0	1.000	0	1	1	1
	2	8	1	1	0.000	0	5	0	1

Fri, 6/6/2008

Winner 2

Angela Knopf / Sarah Straton (18)

Won 21-14, 21-16

0:42

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	31	19	3	0.516	0	12	3	3
	1	14	9	2	0.500	0	7	1	1
	2	17	10	1	0.529	0	5	2	2
Elaine Youngs	Total	18	11	3	0.444	0	8	1	2
	1	10	6	2	0.400	0	4	0	1
	2	8	5	1	0.500	0	4	1	1

Fri, 6/6/2008

Winner 3

Suzanne Barnes / Michelle Williams (10)

Won 21-19, 21-15

0:48

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	21	12	1	0.524	0	8	3	3
	1	12	8	0	0.667	0	4	3	1
	2	9	4	1	0.333	0	4	0	2
Elaine Youngs	Total	28	18	1	0.607	0	9	2	1
	1	9	6	0	0.667	0	4	1	0
	2	19	12	1	0.579	0	5	1	1

Sat, 6/7/2008

Winner 4

Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (3)

Lost 20-22, 21-13, 9-15

1:02

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	22	15	0	0.682	0	5	3	4
	1	6	5	0	0.833	0	0	0	1
	2	8	5	0	0.625	0	2	3	1
	3	8	5	0	0.625	0	3	0	2
Elaine Youngs	Total	31	18	5	0.419	0	10	2	2
	1	13	8	2	0.462	0	2	2	1
	2	10	6	0	0.600	0	6	0	1
	3	8	4	3	0.125	0	2	0	0

Sat, 6/7/2008

Contender 6

Jenny Kropp / Nancy Reynolds (9)

Won 21-15, 21-17

0:47

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	14	9	1	0.571	0	7	2	3
	1	4	3	0	0.750	0	3	2	1
	2	10	6	1	0.500	0	4	0	2
Elaine Youngs	Total	36	21	2	0.528	2	9	3	2
	1	17	11	1	0.588	2	3	1	2
	2	19	10	1	0.474	0	6	2	0

Sat, 6/7/2008

Semi-Finals

Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings (1)

Lost 18-21, 21-17, 9-15

0:54

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	38	21	4	0.447	0	12	3	1
	1	16	9	2	0.438	0	2	2	0
	2	10	7	0	0.700	0	7	0	0
	3	12	5	2	0.250	0	3	1	1
Elaine Youngs	Total	35	18	5	0.371	3	5	0	2
	1	12	6	2	0.333	1	3	0	0
	2	18	9	2	0.389	2	2	0	1
	3	5	3	1	0.400	0	0	0	1

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	153	97	9	0.575	2	51	16	16
Elaine Youngs	162	93	17	0.469	5	47	9	11

Head to Head Results
Branagh/Youngs lead the series against the field 40-22

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2-19
6/7/08	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Semi-Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-18, 17-21, 15-9	0:54
5/3/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach	Semi-Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-15, 21-15	0:46
4/20/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Dallas	Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	2	17-21, 21-14, 15-13	1:04
4/13/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Miami	Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-15, 17-21, 15-13	1:02
11/4/07	FIVB	Phuket Open	Gold Medal	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	4	21-18, 16-21, 15-13	0:58
9/28/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Semi-Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	5	21-16, 21-15	0:40
9/16/07	AVP	San Francisco Best of the Beach	Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-14, 28-26	1:09
8/26/07	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-18, 21-16	1:04
8/19/07	AVP	Boston Open	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	2	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	15-21, 21-19, 16-14	1:39
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 6-2
6/7/08	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 4	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	Branagh/Youngs	2	22-20, 13-21, 15-9	1:02
5/3/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach	Winner 4	Davis/Johnson Jordan	6	Branagh/Youngs	2	15-21, 21-10, 15-9	0:53
4/19/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Dallas	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	2	Davis/Johnson Jordan	6	21-12, 21-16	0:46
8/26/07	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	2	Davis/Johnson Jordan	4	21-11, 30-28	0:52
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 Dodd/Minello 6-0
5/3/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach	Contender 5	Branagh/Youngs	2	Dodd/Minello	8	21-14, 21-18	0:37
8/17/07	AVP	Boston Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	2	Dodd/Minello	7	20-22, 21-14, 15-7	0:55
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 # 5 DeNecochea/Fontana 5-1
5/9/08	AVP	AVP Charleston	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	1	DeNecochea/Fontana	5	17-21, 21-17, 15-9	1:02
8/25/07	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	2	DeNecochea/Fontana	6	21-12, 21-17	0:46
8/18/07	AVP	Boston Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	2	DeNecochea/Fontana	6	21-19, 21-14	0:40
6/2/07	AVP	Tampa Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	3	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	21-14, 21-12	0:43
5/13/07	AVP	Glendale Open	Contender 5	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-15, 21-17	0:45
4/22/07	AVP	Dallas Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	2	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	21-17, 21-18	0:48
Lead the series against # 6 Akers/McPeak 1-0
4/19/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Dallas	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	2	Akers/McPeak	7	21-11, 21-14	0:39
Lead the series against # 7 Ivy Swift/Lowe 3-0
5/9/08	AVP	AVP Charleston	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	1	Ivy Swift/Lowe	9	21-14, 21-17	0:39
4/12/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Miami	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	2	Ivy Swift/Lowe	10	21-16, 21-13	0:38
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 # 8 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 # 9 Kropp/Reynolds 2-0
6/7/08	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 6	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kropp/Reynolds	9	21-15, 21-17	0:47
5/2/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kropp/Reynolds	10	21-15, 21-13	0:36
Lead the series against # 10 Barnes/Williams 4-0
6/6/08	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	2	Barnes/Williams	10	21-19, 21-15	0:48
8/17/07	AVP	Boston Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	2	Barnes/Williams	18	21-17, 21-15	0:40
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 # 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 # 13 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 # 18 Knopf/Straton 1-0
6/6/08	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	2	Knopf/Straton	18	21-14, 21-16	0:42
Lead the series against # 24 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 # 31, Q4 Cook/Muhe 1-0
6/6/08	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	2	Cook/Muhe	31, Q4	21-11, 21-13	0:37