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European Championship Tour
€ 70,000 Austrian Masters presented by Autohaus Bierbaum
June 3 - 7, 2009

(16, Q25) 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:

126

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB U21 World Championships Blackpool 2009)

Career CEV Best:

2nd (Varna 2012)

Career Winnings:

US$208,644.07

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 (2 times)

Career CEV Best:

9th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$24,747.63

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	29	33	41	57	Money
CEV	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	US$5,428.24
CEV Under Age	5	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	5	0	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	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	34	0	0	2	0	1	1	3	2	6	1	5	2	3	7	1	US$34,778.24

Previous Baden Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV	5/6-10/2009	Spanish Masters	Q21	29	30	€ 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
CEV Under Age	7/24-27/2008	CEV U23 European Championships		7	100	€ 0.00
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
CEV Under Age	8/30-9/2/2007	CEV U20 European Championships		3	80	€ 0.00
CEV Under Age	8/16-19/2007	CEV U23 European Championships		17	40	€ 0.00

Austrian Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/4/2009	Qualifier 1	Martina Grossen / Romana Kayser, Switzerland (Q8)	Won 17-21, 24-22, 15-12	0:50
Thu, 6/4/2009	Qualifier 2	Kristel Kiens / Kertti Kulm, Estonia (Q24)	Won 21-16, 21-14	0:33
Thu, 6/4/2009	Qualifier 3	Geeske Banck / Anja Gunther, Germany (Q1)	Won 21-19, 21-14	0:33
Fri, 6/5/2009	Winner 1	Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (1)	Lost 10-21, 19-21	0:29
Fri, 6/5/2009	Contender 1	Merel Mooren / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (8)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:32
Fri, 6/5/2009	Contender 2	Vasiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (3)	Lost 9-21, 12-21	0:28

Head to Head Results
Brzostek/Marciniak lead the series against the field 7-6

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
6/5/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	1	Brzostek/Marciniak	16, Q25	21-10, 21-19	0:29
Trail the series against # 3 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
6/5/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Contender 2	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	3	Brzostek/Marciniak	16, Q25	21-9, 21-12	0:28
Lead the series against # 8 Mooren/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
6/5/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Contender 1	Brzostek/Marciniak	16, Q25	Mooren/Wesselink	8	21-19, 21-17	0:32
Lead the series against # 13, Q4 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
9/6/07	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool A	Brzostek/Marciniak	24, Q9	Kolocova/Slukova	12	17-21, 30-28, 15-8	0:54
Trail the series against Graessli/Guerra Arias-Schmocker, Switzerland 0-1
5/7/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Qualifier 1	Graessli/Guerra Arias-Schmocker	Q12	Brzostek/Marciniak	Q21	21-17, 21-19	0:39
Series tied with # Q1 Banck/Gunther, Germany 1-1
6/4/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Qualifier 3	Brzostek/Marciniak	16, Q25	Banck/Gunther	Q1	21-19, 21-14	0:33
10/8/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Contender 2	Banck/Gunther	7	Brzostek/Marciniak	24, Q1	21-18, 21-11	0:34
Lead the series against # Q7 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-0
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
Lead the series against # Q8 Grossen/Kayser, Switzerland 1-0
6/4/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Qualifier 1	Brzostek/Marciniak	16, Q25	Grossen/Kayser	Q8	17-21, 24-22, 15-12	0:50
Trail the series against # Q17 Meppelink/Wiltens, Netherlands 0-1
9/7/07	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Winner 1	Meppelink/Wiltens	21, Q3	Brzostek/Marciniak	24, Q9	14-21, 21-12, 15-13	0:42
Trail the series against # Q18 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 # Q20 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-0
10/7/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Contender 1	Brzostek/Marciniak	24, Q1	Gioria/Momoli	8	21-15, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # Q24 Kiens/Kulm, Estonia 1-0
6/4/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Qualifier 2	Brzostek/Marciniak	16, Q25	Kiens/Kulm	Q24	21-16, 21-14	0:33