$50,000 Evian Hermosa Beach Open
May 3 - 5, 1996
(9) Marla O'Hara/Ali Wood
 
Marla O'Hara
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 22, 1961 (63 yrs old)
Home Town: Hawthrone, CA
Resides: Agoura Hills, CA
Height: 5'9"
College(s): Cal State-Los Angeles
El Camino College
Seasons: 24
Tournaments: 238
Career Wins: 1 (WPVA Manhattan Beach 1992)
Career Winnings: $121,321.75
Ali Wood Lamberson
Photo: AVP
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 14, 1967 (56 yrs old)
Home Town: Palos Verdes Estates, CA
Resides: Hermosa Beach, CA
Height: 6'0"
College(s): California-Irvine
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 178
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB C&S Xylokastro 2001)
Career WPVA Best: 3rd (Pismo Beach 1995)
Career Winnings: $133,053.75
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579101317253133Money
FIVB30000000000111 US$2,000.00
WPVA2400112413111000 $39,070.00
Overall2700112413111111 US$41,070.00
Previous Hermosa Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1989 Anna Biller - 17th Did not play
1990 Vicki Shea - 13th Did not play
1991 Deb Richardson - 5th Kimber Collins - 25th
1992 Dennie Shupryt Knoop - 13th Mary Hegarty - 25th
1993 Wendy Fletcher - 5th Valinda Roche - 9th
1994 Wendy Fletcher - 5th Heather Hafner - 17th
1995 Ali Wood - 9th Marla O'Hara - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
WPVA 4/27-28/1996 Beach Volley '96 8 9 32 $1,575.00
WPVA 4/5-7/1996 Deerfield Beach Open 8 7 40 $2,375.00
FIVB 11/16-19/1995 Brazil Open 31 6 US$0.00
WPVA 9/21-23/1995 Best of the Beach II 9 10 0 $1,250.00
WPVA 8/18-20/1995 National Championships 10 13 16 $700.00
WPVA 8/11-13/1995 Long Beach Invitational 9 9 0 $1,000.00
WPVA 8/5-6/1995 Portland Open 9 9 24 $1,100.00
WPVA 7/22-23/1995 Pismo Beach Open 3 3 0 $1,250.00
WPVA 7/8-9/1995 Old Orchard Beach Open 7 5 40 $2,400.00
WPVA 6/17-18/1995 Grand Haven Open 6 17 8 $0.00
WPVA 6/9-11/1995 U.S. Open 7 9 24 $1,100.00
WPVA 6/3-4/1995 San Diego Open 8 7 32 $1,600.00
WPVA 5/26-28/1995 Las Colinas Open 8 9 24 $1,100.00
WPVA 5/13-14/1995 New Orleans Open 10 5 40 $2,400.00
WPVA 4/29-30/1995 Beach Volley '95 8 9 0 $1,100.00
WPVA 4/22-23/1995 Austin Open 10 9 24 $1,100.00
Hermosa Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 5/3/1996 Winner 1 Nancy Brookhart / Dez Leipham (24) Won 15-6  
Fri, 5/3/1996 Winner 2 Christine Podraza / Karrie Poppinga (8) Lost 9-15  
Fri, 5/3/1996 Contender 2 Kristi Atkinson / Jen Baklenko (22) Won 15-4  
Fri, 5/3/1996 Contender 3 Katy Eldridge / Jenny Johnson Jordan (30) Won 15-10  
Fri, 5/3/1996 Contender 4 Krista Blomquist / Wendy Fletcher (10) Won 15-10  
Fri, 5/3/1996 Contender 5 Gail Castro Kehl / Deb Richardson (6) Lost 5-15  
Head to Head Results
O'Hara/Wood lead the series against the field 11-7
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 5 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 0-1
4/5/96WPVADeerfield Beach Open Contender 5 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 6 O'Hara/Wood 8 15-4  
Trail the series against # 6 Castro Kehl/Richardson 0-1
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Contender 5 Castro Kehl/Richardson 6 O'Hara/Wood 9 15-5  
Lead the series against # 7 Ciarelli/Dodd 2-1
6/3/95WPVASan Diego Open Contender 4 O'Hara/Wood 8 Ciarelli/Dodd 7 15-12  
5/13/95WPVANew Orleans Open Winner 2 O'Hara/Wood 10 Ciarelli/Dodd 7 15-13  
4/22/95WPVAAustin Open Contender 4 Ciarelli/Dodd 8 O'Hara/Wood 10 15-13  
Trail the series against # 8 Podraza/Poppinga 0-1
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Winner 2 Podraza/Poppinga 8 O'Hara/Wood 9 15-9  
Series tied with # 10 Blomquist/Fletcher 2-2
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Contender 4 O'Hara/Wood 9 Blomquist/Fletcher 10 15-10  
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Winner 2 Blomquist/Fletcher 9 O'Hara/Wood 8 15-12  
4/5/96WPVADeerfield Beach Open Winner 2 O'Hara/Wood 8 Blomquist/Fletcher 9 15-10  
4/22/95WPVAAustin Open Winner 2 Blomquist/Fletcher 7 O'Hara/Wood 10 15-8  
Trail the series against # 11 Harrer/Stammer 0-1
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Contender 4 Harrer/Stammer 10 O'Hara/Wood 8 16-14  
Lead the series against # 13 Campbell/McSorley 1-0
4/5/96WPVADeerfield Beach Open Contender 4 O'Hara/Wood 8 Campbell/McSorley 13 15-10  
Lead the series against # 17 Nelson/Pagano 1-0
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Contender 3 O'Hara/Wood 8 Nelson/Pagano 19 15-8  
Lead the series against # 22 Atkinson/Baklenko 1-0
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Contender 2 O'Hara/Wood 9 Atkinson/Baklenko 22 15-4  
Lead the series against # 24 Brookhart/Leipham 1-0
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Winner 1 O'Hara/Wood 9 Brookhart/Leipham 24 15-6  
Lead the series against # 26 Fresenius/Schritter 1-0
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Winner 1 O'Hara/Wood 8 Fresenius/Schritter 25 15-8  
Lead the series against # 28 Kottke/Sanchez 1-0
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Contender 2 O'Hara/Wood 8 Kottke/Sanchez 27 15-13  
Lead the series against # 30 Eldridge/Johnson Jordan 1-0
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Contender 3 O'Hara/Wood 9 Eldridge/Johnson Jordan 30 15-10