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$240,000 AVP Crocs Tour Muskegon Open presented by Gatorade
August 20 - 23, 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 Muskegon Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1999	Did not play	Liz Masakayan - 4th
2001	Did not play	Barbra Fontana - 3rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/14-16/2009	San Francisco Open	1	2	640	$18,000.00
AVP	8/6-8/2009	Hermosa Beach Open	1	1	750	$34,000.00
FIVB	7/27-8/1/2009	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	4	2	720	US$29,500.00
FIVB	7/20-26/2009	Marseille Grand Slam	4	9	320	US$6,600.00
AVP	7/16-19/2009	Manhattan Beach Open	1	1	750	$34,000.00
FIVB	7/6-11/2009	Gstaad Grand Slam	4	3	640	US$23,000.00
FIVB	6/25-7/4/2009	Stavanger World Championships	4	5	600	US$18,000.00
AVP	6/18-21/2009	Ocean City Open	1	2	640	$18,000.00
AVP	5/29-31/2009	Atlanta Open	1	1	750	$24,000.00
AVP	5/21-24/2009	Huntington Beach Open	1	1	750	$24,000.00
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

Muskegon Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 8/21/2009

Winner 1

Kellie DeMeritt / Vicki Waldsmith (32)

Won 21-10, 21-14

0:33

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	23	14	2	0.522	0	14	4	1
	1	14	9	1	0.571	0	10	2	0
	2	9	5	1	0.444	0	4	2	1
Elaine Youngs	Total	19	8	1	0.368	2	8	1	3
	1	9	1	1	0.000	1	4	1	0
	2	10	7	0	0.700	1	4	0	3

Fri, 8/21/2009

Winner 2

Janelle Allen / Rosalinda Masler (17)

Won 21-13, 21-6

0:36

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	27	22	0	0.815	1	8	3	0
	1	14	11	0	0.786	1	3	0	0
	2	13	11	0	0.846	0	5	3	0
Elaine Youngs	Total	13	10	1	0.692	1	9	0	2
	1	5	5	0	1.000	0	3	0	2
	2	8	5	1	0.500	1	6	0	0

Sat, 8/22/2009

Winner 3

Katie Jameson / Tracy Jones (9)

Won 19-21, 21-18, 15-10

0:55

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	45	29	1	0.622	1	18	1	4
	1	16	9	1	0.500	0	6	0	2
	2	9	9	0	1.000	1	1	1	2
	3	20	11	0	0.550	0	11	0	0
Elaine Youngs	Total	32	19	2	0.531	0	8	0	4
	1	10	7	0	0.700	0	2	0	1
	2	15	8	2	0.400	0	5	0	2
	3	7	4	0	0.571	0	1	0	1

Sat, 8/22/2009

Winner 4

Priscilla Lima / Tatiana Minello (4)

Lost 19-21, 19-21

0:53

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	39	21	6	0.385	1	10	1	2
	1	20	11	3	0.400	0	5	0	0
	2	19	10	3	0.368	1	5	1	2
Elaine Youngs	Total	18	10	2	0.444	1	10	0	3
	1	10	5	1	0.400	1	6	0	0
	2	8	5	1	0.500	0	4	0	3

Sun, 8/23/2009

Contender 6

Lisa Fitzgerald / Brooke Niles (6)

Won 21-19, 21-17

0:46

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	36	16	1	0.417	1	11	1	3
	1	17	7	1	0.353	0	5	1	1
	2	19	9	0	0.474	1	6	0	2
Elaine Youngs	Total	29	18	3	0.517	1	8	1	2
	1	16	10	2	0.500	1	4	0	1
	2	13	8	1	0.538	0	4	1	1

Sun, 8/23/2009

Semi-Finals

Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (3)

Won 21-19, 21-15

0:43

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	27	16	0	0.593	1	6	0	1
	1	15	8	0	0.533	0	2	0	1
	2	12	8	0	0.667	1	4	0	0
Elaine Youngs	Total	26	17	4	0.500	3	6	0	4
	1	14	8	3	0.357	2	4	0	2
	2	12	9	1	0.667	1	2	0	2

Sun, 8/23/2009

Finals

Priscilla Lima / Tatiana Minello (4)

Won 21-14, 24-22

0:55

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	41	28	3	0.610	2	10	1	5
	1	19	12	1	0.579	1	6	1	2
	2	22	16	2	0.636	1	4	0	3
Elaine Youngs	Total	12	9	1	0.667	0	4	0	4
	1	4	3	0	0.750	0	0	0	2
	2	8	6	1	0.625	0	4	0	2

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	238	146	13	0.559	7	77	11	16
Elaine Youngs	149	91	14	0.517	8	53	2	22

Head to Head Results
Branagh/Youngs lead the series against the field 45-5

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Scott/Walsh Jennings 1-0
8/16/09	AVP	San Francisco Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Scott/Walsh Jennings	3	16-21, 21-19, 15-7	1:00
Lead the series against # 3 Davis/Johnson Jordan 18-4
8/23/09	AVP	Muskegon Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	21-19, 21-15	0:43
8/15/09	AVP	San Francisco Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	1	Davis/Johnson Jordan	5	21-16, 19-21, 15-9	1:04
8/7/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	1	Davis/Johnson Jordan	5	21-19, 21-19	0:58
7/19/09	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	21-17, 21-14	0:51
6/21/09	AVP	Ocean City Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Davis/Johnson Jordan	5	21-10, 20-22, 15-13	1:07
5/31/09	AVP	Atlanta Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	22-20, 21-12	0:48
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 Lima/Minello 3-1
8/23/09	AVP	Muskegon Open	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Lima/Minello	4	21-14, 24-22	0:55
8/22/09	AVP	Muskegon Open	Winner 4	Lima/Minello	4	Branagh/Youngs	1	21-19, 21-19	0:53
7/19/09	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Lima/Minello	5	21-17, 21-18	0:56
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 # 5 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 # 6 Fitzgerald/Niles 5-0
8/23/09	AVP	Muskegon Open	Contender 6	Branagh/Youngs	1	Fitzgerald/Niles	6	21-19, 21-17	0:46
7/18/09	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 5	Branagh/Youngs	1	Fitzgerald/Niles	4	21-18, 21-10	0:45
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 # 8 Fontana/Kropp 2-0
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
Lead the series against # 9 Jameson/Jones 5-0
8/22/09	AVP	Muskegon Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	1	Jameson/Jones	9	19-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:55
7/18/09	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	1	Jameson/Jones	8	21-16, 21-14	0:40
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 # 10 Barnes/Williams 4-0
6/6/08	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	2	Barnes/Williams	10	21-19, 21-15	0:48
8/17/07	AVP	Boston Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	2	Barnes/Williams	18	21-17, 21-15	0:40
5/11/07	AVP	Glendale Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	2	Barnes/Williams	15	17-21, 21-16, 15-9	1:08
9/2/06	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	2	Barnes/Williams	10	21-18, 21-15	0:45
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 15 D'Amore/Snyder 2-0
8/7/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	1	D'Amore/Snyder	17	21-12, 21-14	0:41
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 # 17 Allen/Masler 2-0
8/21/09	AVP	Muskegon Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	1	Allen/Masler	17	21-13, 21-6	0:36
7/18/09	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	1	Allen/Masler	16	21-9, 21-11	0:35
Lead the series against # 32 DeMeritt/Waldsmith 1-0
8/21/09	AVP	Muskegon Open	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	1	DeMeritt/Waldsmith	32	21-10, 21-14	0:33