AVP Tour
$258,000 AVP Crocs Crocs Cup Championship Kentucky Grilled Chicken Chicago Open
August 27 - 30, 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: 15
Tournaments: 193
Career Wins: 20
Career AVP Wins: 17
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: 14
Tournaments: 233
Career Wins: 51
Career AVP Wins: 34
Career Winnings: $1,764,008.75
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345679131725Money
AVP431415804110000 $760,950.00
FIVB2513538004100 US$366,100.00
Overall68151813312114100 US$1,127,050.00
Previous Chicago Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
WPVA 1997 Did not play Liz Masakayan - 1st
1999 Did not play Liz Masakayan - 1st
FIVB 2000 Did not play Liz Masakayan - 9th
2002 Did not play Holly McPeak - 2nd
2003 Did not play Holly McPeak - 2nd
2004 Lauren Fendrick - 13th Holly McPeak - 3rd
2005 Angie Akers - 9th Rachel Scott - 3rd
2006 Holly McPeak - 3rd Rachel Scott - 2nd
2008 Elaine Youngs - 2nd Nicole Branagh - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 8/20-23/2009 Muskegon Open 1 1 750 $24,000.00
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
Chicago Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/28/2009 Winner 1 Dariam Acevedo / Yarleen Santiago (32, Q39) Won 21-10, 21-16 0:32
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Nicole BranaghTotal12810.5832432
 15400.8001120
 27410.4291312
Elaine YoungsTotal201620.7000462
 110810.7000222
 210810.7000240
Fri, 8/28/2009 Winner 2 Whitney Pavlik / Nancy Reynolds (17) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:42
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Nicole BranaghTotal201310.6002213
 16410.5001002
 214900.6431211
Elaine YoungsTotal201230.4501620
 111720.4551420
 29510.4440200
Sat, 8/29/2009 Winner 3 Angie Akers / Tyra Turner (8) Won 21-18, 21-10 0:43
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Nicole BranaghTotal15920.4670810
 16410.5000300
 29510.4440510
Elaine YoungsTotal231540.4780520
 113820.4620210
 210720.5000310
Sat, 8/29/2009 Winner 4 Priscilla Lima / Tatiana Minello (4) Won 19-21, 21-18, 15-9 1:00
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Nicole BranaghTotal452750.48911334
 1191030.3680411
 216910.5000213
 310810.7001710
Elaine YoungsTotal13710.4621613
 15310.4000301
 23200.6671212
 35200.4000100
Sun, 8/30/2009 Semi-Finals Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (3) Won 21-17, 21-11 0:50
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Nicole BranaghTotal171120.52901214
 18420.2500903
 29700.7780311
Elaine YoungsTotal221710.7270424
 1151100.7330111
 27610.7140313
Sun, 8/30/2009 Finals Jennifer Kessy / April Ross (2) Won 21-14, 13-21, 15-11 1:10
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Nicole BranaghTotal281430.39331312
 115720.3332701
 26210.1671210
 37500.7140401
Elaine YoungsTotal311930.51611211
 112900.7500810
 212530.1671000
 37500.7140401
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Nicole Branagh13782140.4968521015
Elaine Youngs12986140.5583371410
Head to Head Results
Branagh/Youngs lead the series against the field 83-15
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Kessy/Ross 21-10
8/30/09AVPChicago Open Finals Branagh/Youngs 1 Kessy/Ross 2 21-14, 13-21, 15-11 1:10
8/16/09AVPSan Francisco Open Finals Kessy/Ross 2 Branagh/Youngs 1 16-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:20
8/8/09AVPHermosa Beach Open Finals Branagh/Youngs 1 Kessy/Ross 2 19-21, 23-21, 15-11 1:34
8/1/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 4 Kessy/Ross 2 22-20, 21-17 0:51
6/21/09AVPOcean City Open Finals Kessy/Ross 2 Branagh/Youngs 1 21-12, 21-15 0:57
5/24/09AVPHuntington Beach Open Finals Branagh/Youngs 1 Kessy/Ross 2 21-19, 21-17 0:54
5/17/09AVPHouston Open Finals Kessy/Ross 2 Branagh/Youngs 1 21-17, 18-21, 15-12 1:15
4/19/09AVPRiverside Open Finals Branagh/Youngs 1 Kessy/Ross 2 21-18, 21-14 0:51
3/29/09AVPPanama City Beach Open Finals Branagh/Youngs 1 Kessy/Ross 2 16-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:55
9/20/08AVPAVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 4 Branagh/Youngs 2 21-15, 19-21, 16-14 1:21
9/13/08AVPAVP Shootout San Francisco Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 3 Kessy/Ross 2 21-11, 21-19 0:46
9/6/08AVPAVP Shootout Santa Barbara Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 3 23-21, 21-19 0:50
8/30/08AVPAVP Shootout Cincinnati Winner 4 Branagh/Youngs 3 Kessy/Ross 2 21-23, 21-18, 18-16 1:17
7/27/08AVPAVP Slam Long Beach Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 4 Branagh/Youngs 3 21-19, 22-24, 15-6 1:03
7/20/08AVPAVP Slam Brooklyn Contender 6 Kessy/Ross 4 Branagh/Youngs 3 9-21, 21-13, 15-10 1:04
7/13/08AVPAVP Slam Chicago Open Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 3 Kessy/Ross 4 21-18, 21-14 0:51
5/23/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 7 Branagh/Youngs 2 21-18, 13-21, 15-10 0:56
5/16/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 7 21-10, 21-17 0:35
5/10/08AVPAVP Charleston Finals Branagh/Youngs 1 Kessy/Ross 3 22-20, 21-15 0:54
4/20/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Dallas Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 4 21-18, 21-17 0:43
4/13/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Miami Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 4 21-15, 21-19 0:48
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 4 Branagh/Youngs 5 21-13, 21-13 0:45
9/15/07AVPSan Francisco Best of the Beach Contender 2 Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 5 16-21, 21-16, 15-11 1:03
8/11/07AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 6 Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 5 21-17, 14-21, 22-20 1:17
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool I Branagh/Youngs 9 Kessy/Ross 16 15-21, 22-20, 16-14 0:59
7/8/07AVPSeaside Heights Open Finals Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 5 21-19, 18-21, 16-14 1:41
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Branagh/Youngs 11 22-20, 21-18 0:49
5/12/07AVPGlendale Open Contender 4 Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 6 17-21, 22-20, 15-9 1:07
5/6/07AVPHuntington Beach Open Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 6 21-14, 21-16 0:43
4/15/07AVPMiami Open Finals Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 11 21-19, 21-15 0:56
4/15/07AVPMiami 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 19-4
8/30/09AVPChicago Open Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 1 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 21-17, 21-11 0:50
8/23/09AVPMuskegon Open Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 1 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 21-19, 21-15 0:43
8/15/09AVPSan Francisco Open Winner 4 Branagh/Youngs 1 Davis/Johnson Jordan 5 21-16, 19-21, 15-9 1:04
8/7/09AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 4 Branagh/Youngs 1 Davis/Johnson Jordan 5 21-19, 21-19 0:58
7/19/09AVPManhattan Beach Open Finals Branagh/Youngs 1 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 21-17, 21-14 0:51
6/21/09AVPOcean City Open Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 1 Davis/Johnson Jordan 5 21-10, 20-22, 15-13 1:07
5/31/09AVPAtlanta Open Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 1 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 22-20, 21-12 0:48
5/24/09AVPHuntington Beach Open Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 1 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 21-11, 21-17 0:42
5/3/09AVPSan Diego Open Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 1 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 17-21, 21-18, 15-8 1:00
9/20/08AVPAVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open Winner 4 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 Branagh/Youngs 2 21-18, 21-13 0:41
9/14/08AVPAVP Shootout San Francisco Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 3 Davis/Johnson Jordan 4 21-19, 21-18 0:44
9/7/08AVPAVP Shootout Santa Barbara Semi-Finals Davis/Johnson Jordan 4 Branagh/Youngs 2 21-18, 21-23, 15-12 1:08
8/31/08AVPAVP Shootout Cincinnati Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 3 Davis/Johnson Jordan 4 20-22, 21-19, 15-11 1:12
7/19/08AVPAVP Slam Brooklyn Contender 5 Branagh/Youngs 3 Davis/Johnson Jordan 2 16-21, 21-19, 15-10 1:00
7/12/08AVPAVP Slam Chicago Open Winner 4 Branagh/Youngs 3 Davis/Johnson Jordan 2 21-14, 21-14 0:45
6/7/08AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Winner 4 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 Branagh/Youngs 2 22-20, 13-21, 15-9 1:02
5/3/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach Winner 4 Davis/Johnson Jordan 6 Branagh/Youngs 2 15-21, 21-10, 15-9 0:53
4/19/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Dallas Winner 4 Branagh/Youngs 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 6 21-12, 21-16 0:46
8/26/07AVPBrooklyn Open Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 4 21-11, 30-28 0:52
8/11/07AVPManhattan Beach Open Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 24-22, 19-21, 15-10 1:13
7/7/07AVPSeaside Heights Open Winner 4 Branagh/Youngs 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 17-21, 21-17, 17-15 1:06
6/17/07AVPCharleston Open Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 3 Davis/Johnson Jordan 7 21-18, 14-21, 15-10 1:03
5/12/07AVPGlendale 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 4-1
8/29/09AVPChicago Open Winner 4 Branagh/Youngs 1 Lima/Minello 4 19-21, 21-18, 15-9 1:00
8/23/09AVPMuskegon Open Finals Branagh/Youngs 1 Lima/Minello 4 21-14, 24-22 0:55
8/22/09AVPMuskegon Open Winner 4 Lima/Minello 4 Branagh/Youngs 1 21-19, 21-19 0:53
7/19/09AVPManhattan Beach Open Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 1 Lima/Minello 5 21-17, 21-18 0:56
5/23/09AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 1 Lima/Minello 8 21-12, 21-15 0:43
Lead the series against # 5 DeNecochea/Dodd 6-0
6/20/09AVPOcean City Open Winner 4 Branagh/Youngs 1 DeNecochea/Dodd 4 21-18, 22-20 0:49
5/31/09AVPAtlanta Open Finals Branagh/Youngs 1 DeNecochea/Dodd 4 19-21, 21-19, 15-8 1:09
5/30/09AVPAtlanta Open Winner 4 Branagh/Youngs 1 DeNecochea/Dodd 4 21-18, 21-7 0:39
5/17/09AVPHouston Open Winner 4 Branagh/Youngs 1 DeNecochea/Dodd 4 21-17, 21-23, 15-9 1:03
5/2/09AVPSan Diego Open Winner 4 Branagh/Youngs 1 DeNecochea/Dodd 5 19-21, 21-13, 15-11 1:02
4/19/09AVPRiverside Open Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 1 DeNecochea/Dodd 5 34-32, 21-17 1:09
Lead the series against # 7 Fopma/Hochevar 1-0
9/12/08AVPAVP Shootout San Francisco Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 3 Fopma/Hochevar 11 21-18, 17-21, 15-12 1:01
Lead the series against # 8 Akers/Turner 6-0
8/29/09AVPChicago Open Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 1 Akers/Turner 8 21-18, 21-10 0:43
8/15/09AVPSan Francisco Open Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 1 Akers/Turner 9 21-14, 25-23 0:48
8/8/09AVPHermosa Beach Open Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 1 Akers/Turner 8 18-21, 21-12, 15-11 1:15
8/7/09AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 1 Akers/Turner 8 21-18, 22-24, 15-11 1:06
4/18/09AVPRiverside Open Winner 4 Branagh/Youngs 1 Akers/Turner 4 21-19, 21-18 0:49
3/29/09AVPPanama City Beach Open Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 1 Akers/Turner 4 30-28, 21-13 0:53
Lead the series against # 9 Fitzgerald/Niles 5-0
8/23/09AVPMuskegon Open Contender 6 Branagh/Youngs 1 Fitzgerald/Niles 6 21-19, 21-17 0:46
7/18/09AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 5 Branagh/Youngs 1 Fitzgerald/Niles 4 21-18, 21-10 0:45
5/23/09AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 4 Branagh/Youngs 1 Fitzgerald/Niles 4 21-15, 27-29, 15-10 1:12
5/17/09AVPHouston Open Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 1 Fitzgerald/Niles 5 21-11, 22-20 0:45
5/3/09AVPSan Diego Open Finals Branagh/Youngs 1 Fitzgerald/Niles 7 21-18, 21-15 0:47
Lead the series against # 10 Jameson/Jones 5-0
8/22/09AVPMuskegon Open Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 1 Jameson/Jones 9 19-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:55
7/18/09AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 4 Branagh/Youngs 1 Jameson/Jones 8 21-16, 21-14 0:40
3/29/09AVPPanama City Beach Open Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 1 Jameson/Jones 8 21-17, 21-14 0:36
5/25/07AVPLouisville Open Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 2 Jameson/Jones 15 22-20, 21-16 0:50
5/4/07AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 2 Jameson/Jones 18 19-21, 21-15, 15-7 0:50
Lead the series against # 12 Fontana/Kropp 2-0
6/20/09AVPOcean City Open Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 1 Fontana/Kropp 9 21-9, 21-11 0:38
5/30/09AVPAtlanta Open Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 1 Fontana/Kropp 8 21-17, 22-24, 15-8 1:08
Lead the series against # 13 Barnes/Williams 4-0
6/6/08AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 2 Barnes/Williams 10 21-19, 21-15 0:48
8/17/07AVPBoston Open Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 2 Barnes/Williams 18 21-17, 21-15 0:40
5/11/07AVPGlendale Open Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 2 Barnes/Williams 15 17-21, 21-16, 15-9 1:08
9/2/06AVPCincinnati Open Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 2 Barnes/Williams 10 21-18, 21-15 0:45
Lead the series against # 15 D'Amore/Snyder 2-0
8/7/09AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 1 D'Amore/Snyder 17 21-12, 21-14 0:41
5/15/09AVPHouston Open Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 1 D'Amore/Snyder 17 21-14, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 16 Ferreira/Roca 3-0
8/14/09AVPSan Francisco Open Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 1 Ferreira/Roca 16 21-14, 21-14 0:37
6/19/09AVPOcean City Open Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 1 Ferreira/Roca 17 21-11, 21-18 0:37
5/29/09AVPAtlanta Open Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 1 Ferreira/Roca 17 21-8, 21-12 0:38
Lead the series against # 17 Pavlik/Reynolds 1-0
8/28/09AVPChicago Open Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 1 Pavlik/Reynolds 17 21-18, 21-17 0:42
Lead the series against # 19 Smith/Van Fleet 1-0
4/17/09AVPRiverside Open Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 1 Smith/Van Fleet 16 21-17, 21-10 0:42
Lead the series against # 23 Allen/Masler 2-0
8/21/09AVPMuskegon Open Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 1 Allen/Masler 17 21-13, 21-6 0:36
7/18/09AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 1 Allen/Masler 16 21-9, 21-11 0:35
Lead the series against # 32, Q39 Acevedo/Santiago 1-0
8/28/09AVPChicago Open Winner 1 Branagh/Youngs 1 Acevedo/Santiago 32, Q39 21-10, 21-16 0:32