$40,000 Evian Long Beach Open
July 20 - 21, 1996
(1) 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 Long Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1989 Dale Hall - 7th Did not play
1993 Liz Masakayan - 1st Did not play
1994 Liz Masakayan - 1st Did not play
1995 Linda Hanley - 3rd Lisa Arce - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
WPVA 7/13-14/1996 Chicago Open 3 4 56 $6,000.00
WPVA 6/29-30/1996 Newport Open 3 2 72 $7,000.00
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
Long Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 7/20/1996 Winner 1 Connie Gibbon / Kathy Ross (32) Won 14-1  
Sat, 7/20/1996 Winner 2 Marsha Miller / Darina Staneva (16) Won 15-5  
Sat, 7/20/1996 Winner 3 Marie Andersson / Pat Keller (8) Won 15-7  
Sat, 7/20/1996 Winner 4 Christine Podraza / Karrie Poppinga (4) Won 15-5  
Sat, 7/20/1996 Semi-Finals Marie Andersson / Pat Keller (8) Won 15-6  
Sat, 7/20/1996 Gold Medal Lisa Arce / Patty Dodd (2) Won 15-11  
Head to Head Results
Kirby/Rock lead the series against the field 10-1
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Arce/Dodd 1-0
7/20/96WPVALong Beach Open Gold Medal Kirby/Rock 1 Arce/Dodd 2 15-11  
Trail the series against # 3 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 0-1
7/13/96WPVAChicago Open Bronze Medal Roque/Shupryt Knoop 5 Kirby/Rock 3 15-10  
Lead the series against # 4 Podraza/Poppinga 3-0
7/20/96WPVALong Beach Open Winner 4 Kirby/Rock 1 Podraza/Poppinga 4 15-5  
7/13/96WPVAChicago Open Winner 3 Kirby/Rock 3 Podraza/Poppinga 6 15-11  
6/29/96WPVANewport Open Contender 6 Kirby/Rock 3 Podraza/Poppinga 6 15-5  
Lead the series against # 8 Andersson/Keller 2-0
7/20/96WPVALong Beach Open Semi-Finals Kirby/Rock 1 Andersson/Keller 8 15-6  
7/20/96WPVALong Beach Open Winner 3 Kirby/Rock 1 Andersson/Keller 8 15-7  
Lead the series against # 9 Fletcher/McSorley 1-0
6/29/96WPVANewport Open Winner 3 Kirby/Rock 3 Fletcher/McSorley 11 15-9  
Lead the series against # 11 Oliver/Roche 1-0
7/13/96WPVAChicago Open Winner 2 Kirby/Rock 3 Oliver/Roche 14 15-12  
Lead the series against # 16 Miller/Staneva 1-0
7/20/96WPVALong Beach Open Winner 2 Kirby/Rock 1 Miller/Staneva 16 15-5  
Lead the series against # 32 Gibbon/Ross 1-0
7/20/96WPVALong Beach Open Winner 1 Kirby/Rock 1 Gibbon/Ross 32 14-1