$40,000 WPVA Newport Open
June 29 - 30, 1996
(3) Karolyn Kirby/Angela Rock
 
Karolyn Kirby
Photo: Matt Barber
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 30, 1961 (62 yrs old)
Home Town: Brookline, MA
Resides: San Diego, CA
Height: 5'11"
College(s): Utah State
Kentucky
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 187
Career Wins: 67
Career WPVA Wins: 61
Career Winnings: $681,471.00
Angela Rock
Photo: Matt Barber
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 15, 1963 (60 yrs old)
Home Town: Lakewood, CA
Resides: Carlsbad, CA
Height: 5'8"
College(s): San Diego State
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 169
Career Wins: 27
Career WPVA Wins: 21
Career Winnings: $489,774.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB30010020000 US$13,000.00
WPVA3418563101000 $261,730.00
Overall3718573121000 US$274,730.00
Previous Newport Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1994 Liz Masakayan - 1st Did not play
1995 Liz Masakayan - 1st Linda Hanley - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/10-14/1996 Brazil Open 3 7 140 US$6,000.00
FIVB 10/6-8/1995 Australian Open 7 20 US$2,000.00
WPVA 9/21-23/1995 Best of the Beach II 2 3 0 $5,400.00
FIVB 9/15-17/1995 Indonesia Open 3 36 US$5,000.00
Newport Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 6/29/1996 Winner 1 Wendy Lockhart / Teri Van Dyke (30) Won 15-4  
Sat, 6/29/1996 Winner 2 Alissa Evans-Lund / Erin Galli (14) Won 15-10  
Sat, 6/29/1996 Winner 3 Wendy Fletcher / Leanne McSorley (11) Won 15-9  
Sat, 6/29/1996 Winner 4 Barbra Fontana / Linda Hanley (2) Lost 9-15  
Sat, 6/29/1996 Contender 6 Christine Podraza / Karrie Poppinga (6) Won 15-5  
Sat, 6/29/1996 Semi-Finals Holly McPeak / Nancy Reno (1) Won 16-14  
Sat, 6/29/1996 Gold Medal Barbra Fontana / Linda Hanley (2) Lost 20-22  
Head to Head Results
Kirby/Rock lead the series against the field 5-2
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 McPeak/Reno 1-0
6/29/96WPVANewport Open Semi-Finals Kirby/Rock 3 McPeak/Reno 1 16-14  
Trail the series against # 2 Fontana/Hanley 0-2
6/29/96WPVANewport Open Gold Medal Fontana/Hanley 2 Kirby/Rock 3 22-20  
6/29/96WPVANewport Open Winner 4 Fontana/Hanley 2 Kirby/Rock 3 15-9  
Lead the series against # 6 Podraza/Poppinga 1-0
6/29/96WPVANewport Open Contender 6 Kirby/Rock 3 Podraza/Poppinga 6 15-5  
Lead the series against # 11 Fletcher/McSorley 1-0
6/29/96WPVANewport Open Winner 3 Kirby/Rock 3 Fletcher/McSorley 11 15-9  
Lead the series against # 14 Evans-Lund/Galli 1-0
6/29/96WPVANewport Open Winner 2 Kirby/Rock 3 Evans-Lund/Galli 14 15-10  
Lead the series against # 30 Lockhart/Van Dyke 1-0
6/29/96WPVANewport Open Winner 1 Kirby/Rock 3 Lockhart/Van Dyke 30 15-4