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$200,000 AVP Crocs Tour World Challenge – USA vs. Brazil presented by Sanderson Ford
September 25 - 27, 2009

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 Glendale Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2007	Elaine Youngs - 5th	Nicole Branagh - 5th
2008	Various - 2nd	Various - 7th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	9/4-6/2009	Tournament of Champions	1	2	640	$15,000.00
AVP	8/27-30/2009	Chicago Open	1	1	750	$36,000.00
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 World Challenge Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 9/25/2009

Pool A

Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini

Lost 11-21, 15-21

0:34

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	16	7	1	0.375	3	2	0	1
	1	4	1	1	0.000	0	1	0	0
	2	12	6	0	0.500	3	1	0	1
Elaine Youngs	Total	27	10	8	0.074	0	3	1	2
	1	15	6	7	-0.067	0	0	1	1
	2	12	4	1	0.250	0	3	0	1

Fri, 9/25/2009

Pool A

Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes

Won 21-17, 17-21, 15-12

1:00

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	42	22	3	0.452	0	11	2	1
	1	14	8	1	0.500	0	4	1	0
	2	18	8	2	0.333	0	6	0	1
	3	10	6	0	0.600	0	1	1	0
Elaine Youngs	Total	16	7	3	0.250	1	8	1	2
	1	6	2	1	0.167	0	3	1	1
	2	6	3	2	0.167	1	2	0	1
	3	4	2	0	0.500	0	3	0	0

Sat, 9/26/2009

Pool A

Angela Lavalle / Vanilda Leao

Lost 19-21, 19-21

0:43

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	21	15	1	0.667	1	8	1	4
	1	7	4	1	0.429	1	4	1	1
	2	14	11	0	0.786	0	4	0	3
Elaine Youngs	Total	22	12	2	0.455	1	2	2	3
	1	10	5	0	0.500	1	0	1	0
	2	12	7	2	0.417	0	2	1	3

Sat, 9/26/2009

Pool A

Shaylyn Bede / Ana Paula Connelly

Won 21-17, 21-15

0:41

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	22	12	3	0.409	2	6	1	1
	1	12	6	2	0.333	1	5	0	0
	2	10	6	1	0.500	1	1	1	1
Elaine Youngs	Total	24	15	4	0.458	2	6	1	1
	1	16	10	3	0.438	1	4	0	0
	2	8	5	1	0.500	1	2	1	1

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	101	56	8	0.475	6	27	4	7
Elaine Youngs	89	44	17	0.303	4	19	5	8

Head to Head Results
Branagh/Youngs lead the series against the field 47-45

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with Antonelli/Antunes 1-1
9/25/09	AVP	AVP World Challenge	Pool A	Branagh/Youngs		Antonelli/Antunes		21-17, 17-21, 15-12	1:00
7/11/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Branagh/Youngs	4	21-18, 21-14	0:45
Lead the series against Bede/Connelly 1-0
9/26/09	AVP	AVP World Challenge	Pool A	Branagh/Youngs		Bede/Connelly		21-17, 21-15	0:41
Lead the series against Davis/Johnson Jordan 19-4
8/30/09	AVP	Chicago Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	21-17, 21-11	0:50
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
Trail the series against Felisberta/Maestrini 2-6
9/25/09	AVP	AVP World Challenge	Pool A	Felisberta/Maestrini		Branagh/Youngs		21-11, 21-15	0:34
8/1/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Felisberta/Maestrini	3	Branagh/Youngs	4	21-12, 21-15	0:39
4/24/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Semi-Finals	Felisberta/Maestrini	5	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-16, 18-21, 15-12	0:55
5/30/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	2	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	22-20, 14-21, 15-13	1:02
5/18/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Bronze Medal	Branagh/Youngs	2	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	21-19, 13-21, 15-7	0:49
3/29/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Semi-Finals	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Branagh/Youngs	4	21-17, 21-14	0:43
8/31/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Semi-Finals	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Branagh/Youngs	3	21-12, 21-14	0:34
9/29/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Semi-Finals	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Branagh/Youngs	11	21-18, 21-19	0:47
Lead the series against Kessy/Ross 21-11
9/6/09	AVP	Tournament of Champions	Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Branagh/Youngs	1	22-20, 21-18	0:53
8/30/09	AVP	Chicago Open	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Kessy/Ross	2	21-14, 13-21, 15-11	1:10
8/16/09	AVP	San Francisco Open	Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Branagh/Youngs	1	16-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:20
8/8/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Kessy/Ross	2	19-21, 23-21, 15-11	1:34
8/1/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	4	Kessy/Ross	2	22-20, 21-17	0:51
6/21/09	AVP	Ocean City Open	Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Branagh/Youngs	1	21-12, 21-15	0:57
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
Trail the series against Lavalle/Leao 0-1
9/26/09	AVP	AVP World Challenge	Pool A	Lavalle/Leao		Branagh/Youngs		21-19, 21-19	0:43
Trail the series against May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 3-22
9/14/08	AVP	AVP Shootout San Francisco	Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	3	21-16, 21-12	0:46
8/31/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Cincinnati	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	3	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	21-19, 10-21, 25-23	1:45
7/13/08	AVP	AVP Slam Chicago Open	Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	3	18-21, 21-17, 15-12	1:26
6/21/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	4	21-18, 21-18	0:43
6/7/08	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Semi-Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-18, 17-21, 15-9	0:54
5/3/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach	Semi-Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-15, 21-15	0:46
4/20/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Dallas	Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	2	17-21, 21-14, 15-13	1:04
4/13/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Miami	Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-15, 17-21, 15-13	1:02
11/4/07	FIVB	Phuket Open	Gold Medal	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	4	21-18, 16-21, 15-13	0:58
9/28/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Semi-Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	5	21-16, 21-15	0:40
9/16/07	AVP	San Francisco Best of the Beach	Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-14, 28-26	1:09
8/26/07	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-18, 21-16	1:04
8/19/07	AVP	Boston Open	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	2	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	15-21, 21-19, 16-14	1:39
8/11/07	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	2	15-21, 21-7, 15-12	1:20
7/21/07	AVP	Long Beach Open	Semi-Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	2	By Forfeit
6/17/07	AVP	Charleston Open	Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	3	21-13, 21-12	0:51
6/2/07	AVP	Tampa Open	Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	3	21-19, 21-15	0:56
5/20/07	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Semi-Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-15, 21-17	0:43
5/6/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-13, 21-13	0:46
4/22/07	AVP	Dallas Open	Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-14, 21-19	0:55
4/15/07	AVP	Miami Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	2	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	21-19, 21-19	0:43
11/3/06	FIVB	Thailand Open	Winner 3	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	8	22-20, 21-15	0:58
9/30/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Bronze Medal	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	2	Branagh/Youngs	11	21-17, 21-15	0:41
9/28/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 4	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	2	Branagh/Youngs	11	21-18, 21-18	0:38
8/20/06	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Semi-Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	2	By Forfeit