$50,000 Evian Hermosa Beach Open
May 3 - 5, 1996
(4) Barbra Fontana/Linda Hanley
 
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: 21
Tournaments: 293
Career Wins: 20
Career WPVA Wins: 9
Career Winnings: $1,005,704.50
Linda Robertson Hanley
Photo: AVP
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 8, 1960 (63 yrs old)
Home Town: Laguna Beach, CA
Resides: Pacific Palisades, CA
Height: 5'9"
College(s): UCLA
Seasons: 25
Tournaments: 217
Career Wins: 46
Career WPVA Wins: 8
Career Winnings: $499,197.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB172104441100 US$167,900.00
WPVA264962311000 $211,765.00
Overall4361066752100 US$379,665.00
Previous Hermosa Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
P&R 1976 Did not play Becky Carey - 2nd
P&R 1978 Did not play Maya Thiene - 1st
P&R 1985 Debbie Black - 3rd Did not play
1987 Did not play Nina Matthies - 5th
1990 Did not play Jeanne Reeves - 7th
1991 Holly McPeak - 9th Jeanne Reeves - 17th
1992 Deb Richardson - 4th Jeanne Reeves - 17th
1993 Lori Forsythe - 2nd Did not play
AVP 1993 Did not play Jackie Silva - 2nd
1994 Lori Forsythe - 5th Did not play
AVP 1994 Did not play Linda Chisholm - 3rd
1995 Lori Forsythe - 3rd Angela Rock - 4th
FIVB 1995 Lori Forsythe - 5th Angela Rock - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
WPVA 4/27-28/1996 Beach Volley '96 4 3 64 $5,700.00
FIVB 4/10-14/1996 Brazil Open 5 13 84 US$1,600.00
WPVA 4/5-7/1996 Deerfield Beach Open 3 5 48 $3,000.00
FIVB 2/28-3/3/1996 Brazil Open 7 20 US$6,000.00
WPVA 2/24-24/1996 Indoor Pro Beach Championships 3 3 0 $12,750.00
WPVA 2/3-3/1996 Indoor Pro Beach Championships 3 3 0 $4,250.00
FIVB 11/16-19/1995 Brazil Open 1 50 US$10,000.00
Hermosa Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 5/3/1996 Winner 1 Wendy Stammer / Lisa Westlake (29) Won 5-3  
Fri, 5/3/1996 Winner 2 Jackie Campbell / Leanne McSorley (13) Won 15-0  
Fri, 5/3/1996 Winner 3 Elaine Roque / Dennie Shupryt Knoop (5) Won 15-13  
Fri, 5/3/1996 Winner 4 Karolyn Kirby / Nancy Reno (1) Lost 16-18  
Fri, 5/3/1996 Contender 6 Gail Castro Kehl / Deb Richardson (6) Won 15-8  
Fri, 5/3/1996 Semi-Finals Lisa Arce / Holly McPeak (3) Won 14-9  
Fri, 5/3/1996 Gold Medal Karolyn Kirby / Nancy Reno (1) Won 12-11  
Head to Head Results
Fontana/Hanley lead the series against the field 10-5
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Kirby/Reno 2-2
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Gold Medal Fontana/Hanley 4 Kirby/Reno 1 12-11  
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Winner 4 Kirby/Reno 1 Fontana/Hanley 4 18-16  
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Bronze Medal Fontana/Hanley 4 Kirby/Reno 1 15-12  
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Winner 4 Kirby/Reno 1 Fontana/Hanley 4 18-16  
Trail the series against # 2 Masakayan/Rock 0-1
4/5/96WPVADeerfield Beach Open Winner 4 Masakayan/Rock 2 Fontana/Hanley 3 17-15  
Series tied with # 3 Arce/McPeak 1-1
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Semi-Finals Fontana/Hanley 4 Arce/McPeak 3 14-9  
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Semi-Finals Arce/McPeak 2 Fontana/Hanley 4 15-6  
Series tied with # 5 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 1-1
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Winner 3 Fontana/Hanley 4 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 5 15-13  
4/5/96WPVADeerfield Beach Open Contender 6 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 6 Fontana/Hanley 3 16-14  
Lead the series against # 6 Castro Kehl/Richardson 2-0
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Contender 6 Fontana/Hanley 4 Castro Kehl/Richardson 6 15-8  
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Contender 6 Fontana/Hanley 4 Castro Kehl/Richardson 6 15-7  
Lead the series against # 12 Andersson/Keller 1-0
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Winner 3 Fontana/Hanley 4 Andersson/Keller 12 15-5  
Lead the series against # 13 Campbell/McSorley 1-0
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Winner 2 Fontana/Hanley 4 Campbell/McSorley 13 15-0  
Lead the series against # 20 Evans-Lund/Johnson-Black 1-0
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Winner 2 Fontana/Hanley 4 Evans-Lund/Johnson-Black 20 15-6  
Lead the series against # 29 Stammer/Westlake 1-0
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Winner 1 Fontana/Hanley 4 Stammer/Westlake 29 5-3