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AVP Tour
$252,000 AVP Crocs Slam Manhattan Beach Open presented by Bud Light
July 16 - 19, 2009

(7) Barbra Fontana/Jenny Kropp

Barbra Fontana

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 8, 1965 (58 yrs old)

Home Town:

Manhattan Beach, CA

Resides:

Manhattan Beach, CA

Height:

5'6"

College(s):

Stanford

Seasons:

Tournaments:

293

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$1,005,704.50

Jenny Kropp

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 17, 1979 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Grand Island, NE

Resides:

Redondo Beach, CA

Height:

6'2"

College(s):

Nebraska

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

1 (Chicago 2015)

Career Winnings:

$249,330.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	11	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	2	1	0	$43,330.00

Previous Manhattan Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
WPVA 1991	Holly McPeak - 7th	Did not play
WPVA 1992	Deb Richardson - 9th	Did not play
WPVA 1993	Lori Forsythe - 3rd	Did not play
WPVA 1994	Lori Forsythe - 2nd	Did not play
2001	Elaine Youngs - 1st	Did not play
2002	Dianne DeNecochea - 5th	Did not play
2003	Danalee Bragado-Corso - 13th	Did not play
2004	Jennifer Kessy - 5th	Did not play
2006	Carrie Dodd - 7th	Did not play
2007	Alicia Polzin - 9th	Jenny Pavley - 13th
2008	Dianne DeNecochea - 5th	Nancy Reynolds - 7th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	7/2-4/2009	Coney Island Open	5	5	450	$6,240.00
AVP	6/18-21/2009	Ocean City Open	9	7	370	$5,280.00
AVP	5/29-31/2009	Atlanta Open	8	9	300	$3,960.00
AVP	5/21-24/2009	Huntington Beach Open	7	7	370	$5,280.00
AVP	5/15-17/2009	Houston Open	10	5	450	$6,240.00

Manhattan Beach Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 7/17/2009

Winner 1

Anne McArthur / Richell Squire (58, Q13)

Won 21-14, 21-15

0:40

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Barbra Fontana	Total	29	16	4	0.414	0	12	1	2
	1	14	6	3	0.214	0	7	1	0
	2	15	10	1	0.600	0	5	0	2
Jenny Kropp	Total	14	12	1	0.786	2	4	1	1
	1	11	9	1	0.727	1	4	0	0
	2	3	3	0	1.000	1	0	1	1

Fri, 7/17/2009

Winner 2

Angela Knopf / Chrissie Zartman (26)

Won 22-20, 19-21, 17-15

1:11

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Barbra Fontana	Total	48	23	4	0.396	0	20	1	4
	1	15	7	1	0.400	0	7	1	1
	2	18	6	2	0.222	0	6	0	2
	3	15	10	1	0.600	0	7	0	1
Jenny Kropp	Total	46	24	3	0.457	3	10	2	3
	1	16	9	0	0.563	1	4	1	1
	2	21	9	2	0.333	2	3	1	1
	3	9	6	1	0.556	0	3	0	1

Sat, 7/18/2009

Winner 3

Suzanne Barnes / Michelle Williams (10)

Lost 11-21, 16-21

0:51

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Barbra Fontana	Total	37	10	5	0.135	0	11	1	0
	1	20	5	3	0.100	0	6	0	0
	2	17	5	2	0.176	0	5	1	0
Jenny Kropp	Total	21	9	1	0.381	0	10	0	0
	1	8	3	0	0.375	0	5	0	0
	2	13	6	1	0.385	0	5	0	0

Sat, 7/18/2009

Contender 4

Mariko Coverdale / Chelsea Hayes (40)

Won 21-17, 21-17

0:40

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Barbra Fontana	Total	18	10	0	0.556	0	17	2	0
	1	7	4	0	0.571	0	8	1	0
	2	11	6	0	0.545	0	9	1	0
Jenny Kropp	Total	38	23	5	0.474	0	11	1	3
	1	18	12	4	0.444	0	5	1	2
	2	20	11	1	0.500	0	6	0	1

Sat, 7/18/2009

Contender 5

Angela Lewis / Diane Pascua (15)

Lost 16-21, 19-21

0:43

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Barbra Fontana	Total	19	9	2	0.368	0	9	2	1
	1	6	3	1	0.333	0	2	1	0
	2	13	6	1	0.385	0	7	1	1
Jenny Kropp	Total	33	17	4	0.394	2	4	1	1
	1	18	9	2	0.389	1	2	1	1
	2	15	8	2	0.400	1	2	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Barbra Fontana	151	68	15	0.351	0	69	7	7
Jenny Kropp	152	85	14	0.467	7	39	5	8

Head to Head Results
Fontana/Kropp lead the series against the field 12-10

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Branagh/Youngs 0-2
6/20/09	AVP	Ocean City Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	1	Fontana/Kropp	9	21-9, 21-11	0:38
5/30/09	AVP	Atlanta Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	1	Fontana/Kropp	8	21-17, 22-24, 15-8	1:08
Trail the series against # 2 DeNecochea/Dodd 0-2
7/4/09	AVP	Coney Island Open	Contender 6	DeNecochea/Dodd	2	Fontana/Kropp	5	22-20, 21-16	0:51
5/17/09	AVP	Houston Open	Contender 5	DeNecochea/Dodd	4	Fontana/Kropp	10	21-16, 21-16	0:46
Trail the series against # 3 Davis/Johnson Jordan 0-1
6/20/09	AVP	Ocean City Open	Contender 5	Davis/Johnson Jordan	5	Fontana/Kropp	9	21-19, 21-16	0:42
Lead the series against # 4 Fitzgerald/Niles 1-0
7/4/09	AVP	Coney Island Open	Contender 5	Fontana/Kropp	5	Fitzgerald/Niles	1	16-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:57
Trail the series against # 5 Lima/Minello 1-3
7/3/09	AVP	Coney Island Open	Winner 3	Lima/Minello	4	Fontana/Kropp	5	21-18, 21-16	0:42
5/30/09	AVP	Atlanta Open	Contender 3	Lima/Minello	6	Fontana/Kropp	8	15-21, 21-18, 15-12	1:05
5/23/09	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 5	Lima/Minello	8	Fontana/Kropp	7	21-14, 21-15	0:43
5/17/09	AVP	Houston Open	Contender 4	Fontana/Kropp	10	Lima/Minello	8	21-18, 33-31	0:58
Lead the series against # 6 Fopma/Hochevar 1-0
5/16/09	AVP	Houston Open	Contender 3	Fontana/Kropp	10	Fopma/Hochevar	13	21-13, 21-18	0:47
Lead the series against # 8 Jameson/Jones 2-0
6/19/09	AVP	Ocean City Open	Winner 2	Fontana/Kropp	9	Jameson/Jones	8	21-19, 21-17	0:45
5/15/09	AVP	Houston Open	Winner 2	Fontana/Kropp	10	Jameson/Jones	7	21-19, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against # 9 Brannon/Pavlik 1-0
5/23/09	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 4	Fontana/Kropp	7	Brannon/Pavlik	12	21-16, 21-17	0:41
Trail the series against # 10 Barnes/Williams 0-1
7/18/09	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 3	Barnes/Williams	10	Fontana/Kropp	7	21-11, 21-16	0:51
Lead the series against # 12 Smith/Van Fleet 1-0
6/20/09	AVP	Ocean City Open	Contender 4	Fontana/Kropp	9	Smith/Van Fleet	14	21-19, 21-19	0:53
Lead the series against # 13 D'Amore/Snyder 1-0
7/3/09	AVP	Coney Island Open	Winner 2	Fontana/Kropp	5	D'Amore/Snyder	12	21-15, 21-16	0:40
Trail the series against # 15 Lewis/Pascua 0-1
7/18/09	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 5	Lewis/Pascua	15	Fontana/Kropp	7	21-16, 21-19	0:43
Lead the series against # 26 Knopf/Zartman 1-0
7/17/09	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 2	Fontana/Kropp	7	Knopf/Zartman	26	22-20, 19-21, 17-15	1:11
Lead the series against # 38 Carter/Roubanis 1-0
7/3/09	AVP	Coney Island Open	Winner 1	Fontana/Kropp	5	Carter/Roubanis	28, Q9	21-17, 21-17	0:45
Lead the series against # 40 Coverdale/Hayes 1-0
7/18/09	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 4	Fontana/Kropp	7	Coverdale/Hayes	40	21-17, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # 58, Q13 McArthur/Squire 1-0
7/17/09	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 1	Fontana/Kropp	7	McArthur/Squire	58, Q13	21-14, 21-15	0:40