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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 PAF Open
August 17 - 22, 2009

(26, Q12) Monika Brzostek/Karolina Marciniak, Poland

Monika Brzostek
Poland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 28, 1989 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rybnik

Resides:

Lodz

Height:

173 cm (5'8")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB U21 World Championships Blackpool 2009)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (Rio de Janeiro 2016)

Career Winnings:

US$180,687.50

Karolina Sowala Marciniak
Poland

Photo: Brian White

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 18, 1988 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Lask, Poland

Resides:

Port St. Lucie, FL

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

69 kg (152 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB U21 World Championships Brighton 2008)

Career FIVB WT Best:

13th (Åland 2009)

Career Winnings:

US$19,975.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	5	3	7	1	US$29,350.00
FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	24	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	5	5	3	7	1	US$29,350.00

Previous Åland Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/3-8/2009	Stare Jablonki Open	10	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/20-26/2009	Marseille Grand Slam	31, Q12	17	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/13-18/2009	Moscow Grand Slam	Q15	33	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/6-11/2009	Gstaad Grand Slam	Q19	41	24	US$0.00
FIVB	11/12-16/2008	Sanya Open	20	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	11/5-9/2008	Phuket Thailand Open	22	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/5-11/2008	Dubai Open	24, Q1	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	9/15-20/2008	Guarajà Open	26	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB Age Group WC	9/3-7/2008	Under 21 World Championships	18	3	0	US$0.00
FIVB	8/25-30/2008	Kristiansand Open	27, Q8	25	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB	6/2-7/2008	Stare Jablonki Open	32	25	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB	5/26-31/2008	Barcelona Open	Q38	57	6	US$0.00
FIVB Age Group WC	9/4-8/2007	Under 21 World Championships	24, Q9	9	0	US$0.00

Aland Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 8/18/2009	Qualifier 1	Ekaterina Birlova / Daria Yarzutkina, Russia (Q21)	Won 21-13, 22-20	0:32
Tue, 8/18/2009	Qualifier 2	Zara Dampney / Shauna Mullin, England (24, Q5)	Won 23-25, 21-16, 15-12	0:53
Wed, 8/19/2009	Winner 1	Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (7)	Lost 18-21, 21-15, 12-15	0:48
Wed, 8/19/2009	Contender 1	Anastasia Barsuk / Galina Boyko, Russia (23, Q4)	Won 21-11, 16-21, 15-10	0:40
Thu, 8/20/2009	Contender 2	Zara Dampney / Shauna Mullin, England (24, Q5)	Won 18-21, 21-15, 20-18	0:56
Thu, 8/20/2009	Contender 3	Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (17)	Lost 18-21, 15-21	0:34

Head to Head Results
Brzostek/Marciniak trail the series against the field 7-12

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 0-1
7/23/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Brzostek/Marciniak	31, Q12	21-16, 21-18	0:31
Trail the series against # 7 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
8/19/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	7	Brzostek/Marciniak	26, Q12	21-18, 15-21, 15-12	0:48
Trail the series against # 11 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
10/7/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Winner 1	Keizer/Van Iersel	9	Brzostek/Marciniak	24, Q1	22-20, 21-15	0:37
Trail the series against # 13 Banck/Gunther, Germany 0-1
10/8/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Contender 2	Banck/Gunther	7	Brzostek/Marciniak	24, Q1	21-18, 21-11	0:34
Series tied with # 14 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-1
7/14/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gioria/Momoli	15, Q2	Brzostek/Marciniak	Q15	24-22, 21-11	0:34
10/7/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Contender 1	Brzostek/Marciniak	24, Q1	Gioria/Momoli	8	21-15, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against # 16 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 0-2
11/6/08	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open	Winner 1	Martins/Santanna	11	Brzostek/Marciniak	22	21-11, 21-10	0:24
9/17/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Winner 1	Martins/Santanna	7	Brzostek/Marciniak	26	21-15, 21-16	0:31
Trail the series against # 17 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 0-1
8/20/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 3	Mouha/Van Breedam	17	Brzostek/Marciniak	26, Q12	21-18, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # 23, Q4 Barsuk/Boyko, Russia 1-0
8/19/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 1	Brzostek/Marciniak	26, Q12	Barsuk/Boyko	23, Q4	21-11, 16-21, 15-10	0:40
Lead the series against # 24, Q5 Dampney/Mullin, England 3-0
8/20/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 2	Brzostek/Marciniak	26, Q12	Dampney/Mullin	24, Q5	18-21, 21-15, 20-18	0:56
8/18/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Qualifier 2	Brzostek/Marciniak	26, Q12	Dampney/Mullin	24, Q5	23-25, 21-16, 15-12	0:53
7/21/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Winner 1	Brzostek/Marciniak	31, Q12	Dampney/Mullin	34, Q8	18-21, 21-12, 17-15	0:47
Trail the series against # 29 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 0-1
11/13/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Ljungquist/Lundqvist	13	Brzostek/Marciniak	20	21-14, 21-14	0:32
Trail the series against # Q6 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 0-1
7/7/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Prokopeva/Ukolova	Q14	Brzostek/Marciniak	Q19	21-15, 21-19	0:29
Series tied with # Q13 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-1
8/5/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 1	Baquerizo/Fernandez	23	Brzostek/Marciniak	10	21-17, 26-24	0:44
9/6/07	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool A	Brzostek/Marciniak	24, Q9	Baquerizo/Fernandez	13	21-16, 16-21, 15-11	0:46
Trail the series against # Q15 Urban/Wiatr, Poland 0-1
5/27/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Qualifier 1	Urban/Wiatr	Q27	Brzostek/Marciniak	Q38	18-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:51
Lead the series against # Q21 Birlova/Yarzutkina, Russia 1-0
8/18/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Qualifier 1	Brzostek/Marciniak	26, Q12	Birlova/Yarzutkina	Q21	21-13, 22-20	0:32