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$240,000 AVP Crocs Tour Huntington Beach Open presented by Bud Light
May 21 - 24, 2009

(1) 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 Huntington Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
WPVA 1997	Did not play	Liz Masakayan - 7th
SG 1998	Did not play	Various - 6th
USAV 1999	Did not play	Liz Masakayan - 3rd
2002	Did not play	Holly McPeak - 1st
2003	Did not play	Holly McPeak - 2nd
2004	Alicia Zamparelli-Flavia - 33rd	Did not play
2005	Angie Akers - 9th	Rachel Scott - 1st
2006	Holly McPeak - 3rd	Rachel Scott - 2nd
2007	Elaine Youngs - 2nd	Nicole Branagh - 2nd
2008	Elaine Youngs - 3rd	Nicole Branagh - 3rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	5/15-17/2009	Houston Open	1	2	640	$18,000.00
AVP	5/1-3/2009	San Diego Open	1	1	750	$24,000.00
FIVB	4/20-25/2009	Brasilia Open	2	4	420	US$11,200.00
AVP	4/16-19/2009	Riverside Open	1	1	750	$24,000.00
AVP	3/27-29/2009	Panama City Beach Open	1	1	750	$24,000.00
AVP	9/17-20/2008	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	2	3	390	$44,500.00
AVP	9/12-14/2008	AVP Shootout San Francisco	3	2	324	$15,000.00
AVP	9/6-7/2008	AVP Shootout Santa Barbara	2	3	270	$10,500.00
AVP	8/29-31/2008	AVP Shootout Cincinnati	3	1	520	$20,000.00
FIVB	8/9-21/2008	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	5	5	0	US$0.00
AVP	7/24-27/2008	AVP Slam Long Beach Open	3	3	390	$9,500.00
AVP	7/18-20/2008	AVP Slam Brooklyn	3	5	312	$6,000.00
AVP	7/10-13/2008	AVP Slam Chicago Open	3	2	468	$15,000.00
FIVB	6/30-7/5/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	1	2	720	US$29,500.00
FIVB	6/23-28/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	2	5	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/16-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	4	3	640	US$23,000.00
FIVB	6/9-14/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	3	5	480	US$13,200.00
AVP	6/5-7/2008	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	2	3	270	$9,500.00
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

Huntington Beach Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 5/22/2009

Winner 1

Patti Cook / Jill Muhe (32, Q28)

Won 21-11, 21-12

0:36

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	15	9	2	0.467	4	5	0	2
	1	10	6	2	0.400	1	4	0	1
	2	5	3	0	0.600	3	1	0	1
Elaine Youngs	Total	12	9	1	0.667	2	3	4	4
	1	5	3	0	0.600	1	0	2	2
	2	7	6	1	0.714	1	3	2	2

Fri, 5/22/2009

Winner 2

Diane Pascua / Alicia Polzin (16)

Won 22-20, 21-19

0:45

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	28	18	1	0.607	3	3	5	2
	1	14	8	0	0.571	1	2	2	1
	2	14	10	1	0.643	2	1	3	1
Elaine Youngs	Total	12	6	3	0.250	0	2	4	4
	1	7	4	2	0.286	0	0	4	1
	2	5	2	1	0.200	0	2	0	3

Sat, 5/23/2009

Winner 3

Priscilla Lima / Tatiana Minello (8)

Won 21-12, 21-15

0:43

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	30	17	2	0.500	1	11	0	4
	1	12	5	1	0.333	1	4	0	2
	2	18	12	1	0.611	0	7	0	2
Elaine Youngs	Total	15	8	0	0.533	1	9	3	2
	1	8	5	0	0.625	0	6	3	0
	2	7	3	0	0.429	1	3	0	2

Sat, 5/23/2009

Winner 4

Lisa Fitzgerald / Brooke Niles (4)

Won 21-15, 27-29, 15-10

1:12

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	36	21	2	0.528	6	11	0	3
	1	6	4	0	0.667	3	4	0	3
	2	18	8	2	0.333	3	4	0	0
	3	12	9	0	0.750	0	3	0	0
Elaine Youngs	Total	44	24	7	0.386	4	14	3	2
	1	14	8	1	0.500	2	2	1	0
	2	23	12	5	0.304	1	6	2	1
	3	7	4	1	0.429	1	6	0	1

Sun, 5/24/2009

Semi-Finals

Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (3)

Won 21-11, 21-17

0:42

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	17	12	1	0.647	1	9	3	2
	1	9	8	0	0.889	0	4	2	1
	2	8	4	1	0.375	1	5	1	1
Elaine Youngs	Total	29	17	1	0.552	1	4	1	1
	1	8	6	0	0.750	1	1	0	1
	2	21	11	1	0.476	0	3	1	0

Sun, 5/24/2009

Finals

Jennifer Kessy / April Ross (2)

Won 21-19, 21-17

0:54

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	16	8	3	0.313	1	6	2	3
	1	8	3	2	0.125	0	3	1	0
	2	8	5	1	0.500	1	3	1	3
Elaine Youngs	Total	31	17	4	0.419	2	6	1	1
	1	16	10	1	0.563	1	3	0	1
	2	15	7	3	0.267	1	3	1	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	142	85	11	0.521	16	45	10	16
Elaine Youngs	143	81	16	0.455	10	38	16	14

Head to Head Results
Branagh/Youngs lead the series against the field 51-12

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Kessy/Ross 18-8
5/24/09	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Kessy/Ross	2	21-19, 21-17	0:54
5/17/09	AVP	Houston Open	Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Branagh/Youngs	1	21-17, 18-21, 15-12	1:15
4/19/09	AVP	Riverside Open	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Kessy/Ross	2	21-18, 21-14	0:51
3/29/09	AVP	Panama City Beach Open	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Kessy/Ross	2	16-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:55
9/20/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	4	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-15, 19-21, 16-14	1:21
9/13/08	AVP	AVP Shootout San Francisco	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	3	Kessy/Ross	2	21-11, 21-19	0:46
9/6/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Santa Barbara	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	3	23-21, 21-19	0:50
8/30/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Cincinnati	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	3	Kessy/Ross	2	21-23, 21-18, 18-16	1:17
7/27/08	AVP	AVP Slam Long Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	4	Branagh/Youngs	3	21-19, 22-24, 15-6	1:03
7/20/08	AVP	AVP Slam Brooklyn	Contender 6	Kessy/Ross	4	Branagh/Youngs	3	9-21, 21-13, 15-10	1:04
7/13/08	AVP	AVP Slam Chicago Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	3	Kessy/Ross	4	21-18, 21-14	0:51
5/23/08	FIVB	Osaka Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	7	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-18, 13-21, 15-10	0:56
5/16/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	7	21-10, 21-17	0:35
5/10/08	AVP	AVP Charleston	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Kessy/Ross	3	22-20, 21-15	0:54
4/20/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Dallas	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	4	21-18, 21-17	0:43
4/13/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Miami	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	4	21-15, 21-19	0:48
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	4	Branagh/Youngs	5	21-13, 21-13	0:45
9/15/07	AVP	San Francisco Best of the Beach	Contender 2	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	5	16-21, 21-16, 15-11	1:03
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
Lead the series against # 3 Davis/Johnson Jordan 12-4
5/24/09	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	21-11, 21-17	0:42
5/3/09	AVP	San Diego Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	17-21, 21-18, 15-8	1:00
9/20/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 4	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-18, 21-13	0:41
9/14/08	AVP	AVP Shootout San Francisco	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	3	Davis/Johnson Jordan	4	21-19, 21-18	0:44
9/7/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Santa Barbara	Semi-Finals	Davis/Johnson Jordan	4	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-18, 21-23, 15-12	1:08
8/31/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Cincinnati	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	3	Davis/Johnson Jordan	4	20-22, 21-19, 15-11	1:12
7/19/08	AVP	AVP Slam Brooklyn	Contender 5	Branagh/Youngs	3	Davis/Johnson Jordan	2	16-21, 21-19, 15-10	1:00
7/12/08	AVP	AVP Slam Chicago Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	3	Davis/Johnson Jordan	2	21-14, 21-14	0:45
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 Fitzgerald/Niles 3-0
5/23/09	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	1	Fitzgerald/Niles	4	21-15, 27-29, 15-10	1:12
5/17/09	AVP	Houston Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Fitzgerald/Niles	5	21-11, 22-20	0:45
5/3/09	AVP	San Diego Open	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Fitzgerald/Niles	7	21-18, 21-15	0:47
Lead the series against # 5 DeNecochea/Dodd 3-0
5/17/09	AVP	Houston Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	1	DeNecochea/Dodd	4	21-17, 21-23, 15-9	1:03
5/2/09	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	1	DeNecochea/Dodd	5	19-21, 21-13, 15-11	1:02
4/19/09	AVP	Riverside Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	DeNecochea/Dodd	5	34-32, 21-17	1:09
Lead the series against # 6 Jameson/Jones 3-0
3/29/09	AVP	Panama City Beach Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	1	Jameson/Jones	8	21-17, 21-14	0:36
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 # 8 Lima/Minello 1-0
5/23/09	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	1	Lima/Minello	8	21-12, 21-15	0:43
Lead the series against # 9 Reynolds/Williams 3-0
5/16/09	AVP	Houston Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	1	Reynolds/Williams	9	21-15, 21-13	0:50
5/2/09	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	1	Reynolds/Williams	9	21-13, 21-19	0:44
4/18/09	AVP	Riverside Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	1	Reynolds/Williams	9	21-17, 19-21, 15-7	1:02
Lead the series against # 11 Fopma/Hochevar 1-0
9/12/08	AVP	AVP Shootout San Francisco	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	3	Fopma/Hochevar	11	21-18, 17-21, 15-12	1:01
Lead the series against # 13 Smith/Van Fleet 1-0
4/17/09	AVP	Riverside Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	1	Smith/Van Fleet	16	21-17, 21-10	0:42
Lead the series against # 16 Pascua/Polzin 1-0
5/22/09	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	1	Pascua/Polzin	16	22-20, 21-19	0:45
Lead the series against # 18 D'Amore/Snyder 1-0
5/15/09	AVP	Houston Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	1	D'Amore/Snyder	17	21-14, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 27, Q4 Bruning/Mills 1-0
7/18/08	AVP	AVP Slam Brooklyn	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	3	Bruning/Mills	30	21-10, 21-15	0:40
Lead the series against # 30, Q8 Goltz/Lodzik 1-0
4/17/09	AVP	Riverside Open	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	1	Goltz/Lodzik	32, Q37	21-17, 21-16	0:37
Lead the series against # 32, Q28 Cook/Muhe 2-0
5/22/09	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	1	Cook/Muhe	32, Q28	21-11, 21-12	0:36
6/6/08	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	2	Cook/Muhe	31, Q4	21-11, 21-13	0:37