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$258,000 AVP Crocs Crocs Cup Championship Kentucky Grilled Chicken Chicago Open
August 27 - 30, 2009

(12) 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 Chicago Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
WPVA 1996	Linda Hanley - 2nd	Did not play
WPVA 1997	Linda Hanley - 7th	Did not play
1999	Lisa Arce - 7th	Did not play
FIVB 2000	Lisa Arce - 9th	Did not play
2002	Dianne DeNecochea - 5th	Did not play
2003	Jennifer Kessy - 7th	Did not play
2004	Jennifer Kessy - 7th	Did not play
2006	Carrie Dodd - 9th	Did not play
2007	Alicia Polzin - 3rd	Jenny Pavley - 3rd
2008	Dianne DeNecochea - 5th	Nancy Reynolds - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/20-23/2009	Muskegon Open	8	17	190	$960.00
AVP	8/14-16/2009	San Francisco Open	10	9	300	$3,960.00
AVP	8/6-8/2009	Hermosa Beach Open	10	9	300	$3,960.00
AVP	7/16-19/2009	Manhattan Beach Open	7	13	240	$1,800.00
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

Chicago Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 8/28/2009

Winner 1

Angela Knopf / Chrissie Zartman (21)

Won 21-12, 21-17

0:42

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Barbra Fontana	Total	30	18	3	0.500	0	20	1	0
	1	18	11	2	0.500	0	12	1	0
	2	12	7	1	0.500	0	8	0	0
Jenny Kropp	Total	22	14	1	0.591	1	5	0	2
	1	7	4	0	0.571	0	2	0	1
	2	15	10	1	0.600	1	3	0	1

Fri, 8/28/2009

Winner 2

Dianne DeNecochea / Carrie Dodd (5)

Lost 13-21, 24-26

0:45

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Barbra Fontana	Total	15	8	1	0.467	0	6	1	3
	1	5	2	1	0.200	0	3	1	3
	2	10	6	0	0.600	0	3	0	0
Jenny Kropp	Total	37	17	5	0.324	2	7	0	1
	1	16	8	3	0.313	1	0	0	1
	2	21	9	2	0.333	1	7	0	0

Fri, 8/28/2009

Contender 2

Angela Bryan / Emily Capers (22)

Won 22-20, 21-12

0:43

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Barbra Fontana	Total	43	21	2	0.442	0	20	1	2
	1	26	11	2	0.346	0	11	0	0
	2	17	10	0	0.588	0	9	1	2
Jenny Kropp	Total	17	10	1	0.529	5	4	0	0
	1	10	4	1	0.300	3	3	0	0
	2	7	6	0	0.857	2	1	0	0

Sat, 8/29/2009

Contender 3

Suzanne Barnes / Michelle Williams (13)

Lost 14-21, 16-21

0:38

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Barbra Fontana	Total	35	15	4	0.314	0	15	0	2
	1	15	6	2	0.267	0	8	0	1
	2	20	9	2	0.350	0	7	0	1
Jenny Kropp	Total	21	6	2	0.190	2	6	0	1
	1	10	3	2	0.100	0	2	0	0
	2	11	3	0	0.273	2	4	0	1

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Barbra Fontana	123	62	10	0.423	0	61	3	7
Jenny Kropp	97	47	9	0.392	10	22	0	4

Head to Head Results
Fontana/Kropp trail the series against the field 14-20

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 Kessy/Ross 0-1
5/16/09	AVP	Houston Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	2	Fontana/Kropp	10	21-16, 23-21	0:56
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
Trail the series against # 4 Lima/Minello 1-4
8/7/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 2	Lima/Minello	7	Fontana/Kropp	10	21-13, 21-19	0:43
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
Trail the series against # 5 DeNecochea/Dodd 0-5
8/28/09	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 2	DeNecochea/Dodd	5	Fontana/Kropp	12	21-13, 26-24	0:45
8/15/09	AVP	San Francisco Open	Contender 3	DeNecochea/Dodd	4	Fontana/Kropp	10	21-13, 21-14	0:40
8/7/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 4	DeNecochea/Dodd	4	Fontana/Kropp	10	21-13, 21-14	0:38
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
Lead the series against # 7 Fopma/Hochevar 1-0
5/16/09	AVP	Houston Open	Contender 3	Fontana/Kropp	10	Fopma/Hochevar	13	21-13, 21-18	0:47
Series tied with # 9 Fitzgerald/Niles 1-1
8/14/09	AVP	San Francisco Open	Winner 2	Fitzgerald/Niles	7	Fontana/Kropp	10	21-19, 21-16	0:43
7/4/09	AVP	Coney Island Open	Contender 5	Fontana/Kropp	5	Fitzgerald/Niles	1	16-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:57
Lead the series against # 10 Jameson/Jones 2-1
8/21/09	AVP	Muskegon Open	Winner 2	Jameson/Jones	9	Fontana/Kropp	8	21-14, 21-18	0:37
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
Trail the series against # 11 Fendrick/Ivy Swift 0-1
5/22/09	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 2	Fendrick/Ivy Swift	10	Fontana/Kropp	7	21-16, 21-17	0:41
Trail the series against # 13 Barnes/Williams 0-2
8/29/09	AVP	Chicago Open	Contender 3	Barnes/Williams	13	Fontana/Kropp	12	21-14, 21-16	0:38
7/18/09	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 3	Barnes/Williams	10	Fontana/Kropp	7	21-11, 21-16	0:51
Series tied with # 14 Lewis/Pascua 1-1
8/15/09	AVP	San Francisco Open	Contender 2	Fontana/Kropp	10	Lewis/Pascua	15	21-11, 21-11	0:37
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 # 15 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
Lead the series against # 16 Ferreira/Roca 1-0
8/7/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 3	Fontana/Kropp	10	Ferreira/Roca	16	21-16, 21-11	0:36
Lead the series against # 19 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 # 21 Knopf/Zartman 2-0
8/28/09	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 1	Fontana/Kropp	12	Knopf/Zartman	21	21-12, 21-17	0:42
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 # 22 Bryan/Capers 1-0
8/28/09	AVP	Chicago Open	Contender 2	Fontana/Kropp	12	Bryan/Capers	22	22-20, 21-12	0:43
Trail the series against # 25, Q1 Harris/Wallin-Brockway 0-1
8/21/09	AVP	Muskegon Open	Contender 2	Harris/Wallin-Brockway	26, Q3	Fontana/Kropp	8	21-19, 16-21, 22-20	1:03
Lead the series against # 28, Q4 Bizzieri/Gray 1-0
8/21/09	AVP	Muskegon Open	Winner 1	Fontana/Kropp	8	Bizzieri/Gray	25, Q2	21-15, 21-19	0:34
Lead the series against # Q13 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