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FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$30,000 Geroskipou Challenger
July 31 - August 2, 2008

(3) Ekaterina Birlova/Daria Yarzutkina, Russia

Ekaterina Khomyakova Birlova
Russia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 11, 1987 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bryansk

Resides:

Kaluwskaya oblast, Obninsk city

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

106

Career Wins:

Career FIVB C&S Best:

3rd (Geroskipou 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$252,284.25

Daria Yarzutkina
Russia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 10, 1988 (35 yrs old)

Home Town:

Krasnodar

Resides:

Obninsk

Height:

177 cm (5'10")

Weight:

72 kg (158 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB C&S Geroskipou 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$1,500.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$3,000.00
Overall	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	US$3,000.00

Previous Geroskipou Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/30-7/5/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	Q24	41	24	US$0.00

Geroskipou Challenger Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/31/2008	Winner 2	Athina Dilaveri / Areti Teza, Greece (14)	Won 24-22, 15-21, 15-6	0:58
Thu, 7/31/2008	Winner 3	Alona Malysheva / Natalia Shumeiko, Ukraine (6)	Lost 20-22, 21-19, 8-15	0:50
Fri, 8/1/2008	Contender 3	Dana Durzova / Zuzana Snopkova, Slovakia (16)	Won 21-13, 21-11	0:29
Fri, 8/1/2008	Contender 4	Charlotte Dyhr / Tine Rose Eriksen, Denmark (7)	Won 21-13, 21-11	0:29
Fri, 8/1/2008	Contender 5	Elizabeth Maloney / Katherine Zakrzewski, Canada (9)	Won 21-12, 21-19	0:39
Sat, 8/2/2008	Semi-Finals	Anouk Boileau / Marie-Christine Mondor, Canada (2)	Lost 16-21, 16-21	0:45
Sat, 8/2/2008	Bronze Medal	Zinaida Liubymova / Yuliya Nozhyna, Ukraine (12)	Won 21-16, 19-21, 15-11	0:51

Head to Head Results
Birlova/Yarzutkina lead the series against the field 5-2

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Boileau/Mondor, Canada 0-1
8/2/08	FIVB C&S	Geroskipou Challenger	Semi-Finals	Boileau/Mondor	2	Birlova/Yarzutkina	3	21-16, 21-16	0:45
Trail the series against # 6 Malysheva/Shumeiko, Ukraine 0-1
7/31/08	FIVB C&S	Geroskipou Challenger	Winner 3	Malysheva/Shumeiko	6	Birlova/Yarzutkina	3	22-20, 19-21, 15-8	0:50
Lead the series against # 7 Dyhr/Eriksen, Denmark 1-0
8/1/08	FIVB C&S	Geroskipou Challenger	Contender 4	Birlova/Yarzutkina	3	Dyhr/Eriksen	7	21-13, 21-11	0:29
Lead the series against # 9 Maloney/Zakrzewski, Canada 1-0
8/1/08	FIVB C&S	Geroskipou Challenger	Contender 5	Birlova/Yarzutkina	3	Maloney/Zakrzewski	9	21-12, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 12 Liubymova/Nozhyna, Ukraine 1-0
8/2/08	FIVB C&S	Geroskipou Challenger	Bronze Medal	Birlova/Yarzutkina	3	Liubymova/Nozhyna	12	21-16, 19-21, 15-11	0:51
Lead the series against # 14 Dilaveri/Teza, Greece 1-0
7/31/08	FIVB C&S	Geroskipou Challenger	Winner 2	Birlova/Yarzutkina	3	Dilaveri/Teza	14	24-22, 15-21, 15-6	0:58
Lead the series against # 16 Durzova/Snopkova, Slovakia 1-0
8/1/08	FIVB C&S	Geroskipou Challenger	Contender 3	Birlova/Yarzutkina	3	Durzova/Snopkova	16	21-13, 21-11	0:29