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Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series
$100,000 Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series Manhattan Beach Open
August 24 - 26, 2012

(7) Nicole Branagh/Brittany Hochevar

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:

192

Career Wins:

Career Pro Beach Best:

3rd (4 times)

Career Winnings:

$1,100,192.50

Brittany Hochevar

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 26, 1981 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Fowler, CO

Resides:

Knoxville, TN

Height:

6'0"

College(s):

Long Beach State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

203

Career Wins:

Career Pro Beach Best:

3rd (3 times)

Career Winnings:

$405,645.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	US$6,000.00
Pro Beach	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$13,000.00
Overall	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	US$19,000.00

Previous Manhattan Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
AVP 2005	Angie Akers - 9th	Kimberly Coleman - 17th
AVP 2006	Holly McPeak - 3rd	Did not play
AVP 2007	Elaine Youngs - 2nd	Keao Burdine - 17th
AVP 2008	Elaine Youngs - 3rd	Jennifer Fopma - 13th
AVP 2009	Elaine Youngs - 1st	Jennifer Fopma - 13th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
Pro Beach	9/16-18/2011	Miami Beach Pro	3	3	576	$7,500.00
FIVB	8/23-28/2011	The Hague Open	14	9	240	US$6,000.00

Manhattan Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 8/25/2012	Winner 1	Chelsea Rashoff / Aleksandra Wolak (26, Q5)	Won 21-14, 21-14
Sat, 8/25/2012	Winner 2	Michelle Lonergan / Kaitlin Nielsen (10)	Won 21-17, 21-12
Sat, 8/25/2012	Winner 3	Brooke Niles / Tyra Turner (2)	Won 22-24, 21-19, 15-11
Sun, 8/26/2012	Winner 4	Jennifer Fopma / Brooke Sweat (3)	Lost 17-21, 14-21
Sun, 8/26/2012	Contender 6	Emily Capers / Heather McGuire (6)	Won 21-16, 21-15
Sun, 8/26/2012	Semi-Finals	Jenny Kropp / Whitney Pavlik (1)	Lost 16-21, 11-21

Head to Head Results
Branagh/Hochevar lead the series against the field 5-2

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Kropp/Pavlik 0-1
8/26/12	Pro Beach	Manhattan Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Kropp/Pavlik	1	Branagh/Hochevar	7	21-16, 21-11
Lead the series against # 2 Niles/Turner 1-0
8/25/12	Pro Beach	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Hochevar	7	Niles/Turner	2	22-24, 21-19, 15-11
Trail the series against # 3 Fopma/Sweat 0-1
8/26/12	Pro Beach	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 4	Fopma/Sweat	3	Branagh/Hochevar	7	21-17, 21-14
Lead the series against # 6 Capers/McGuire 1-0
8/26/12	Pro Beach	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 6	Branagh/Hochevar	7	Capers/McGuire	6	21-16, 21-15
Lead the series against # 9 Harris/Wallin-Brockway 1-0
9/17/11	Pro Beach	Miami Beach Pro	Winner 3	Branagh/Hochevar	3	Harris/Wallin-Brockway	10	21-15, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # 10 Lonergan/Nielsen 1-0
8/25/12	Pro Beach	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Hochevar	7	Lonergan/Nielsen	10	21-17, 21-12
Lead the series against # 26, Q5 Rashoff/Wolak 1-0
8/25/12	Pro Beach	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 1	Branagh/Hochevar	7	Rashoff/Wolak	26, Q5	21-14, 21-14