$10,000 Michelob Light Open
Monday, January 1, 1900
Match #57: Contender's Bracket Round 3
Karolyn Kirby/Jo Ellen Vrazel
vs.
Nina Matthies/Julie Thornton
 
Karolyn Kirby
Photo: Matt Barber
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 30, 1961 (64 yrs old)
Home Town: Brookline, MA
Height: 5'11"
College(s): Utah State
Kentucky
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 187
Career Wins: 67
Career WPVA Wins: 61
Career Winnings: $681,471.00
Jo Ellen Vrazel
Photo not available
Personal Info
Seasons: 1
Tournaments: 5
Career Best: 7th (WPVA Santa Monica 1988)
Career Winnings: $462.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
WPVA50000012200 $925.00
Previous Santa Monica Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1987 Sandy Aughinbaugh-Fahey - 13th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
WPVA 6/11-12/1988 Ocean Beach Open 9th 12 $250.00
Santa Monica Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 6/25/1988 Winner 1 Carol McCaslin / Keri Pier Won    
Sat, 6/25/1988 Winner 2 Kathy Hanley / Elaine Roque Lost    
Sat, 6/25/1988 Contender 2 Evelyn Conley / Lucy Han Won    
Sat, 6/25/1988 Contender 3 Nina Matthies / Julie Thornton Lost    
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Karolyn Kirby Jo Ellen Vrazel
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2001000010 $13,000.00 World Championships          
2000011000 $12,375.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam          
36546088100 $96,200.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open          
2100010000 $11,000.00 Goodwill Games          
426470109110 $132,575.00 Total          
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
1988WPVA200000110000 $675.00 3442.9 %
TotalWPVA200000110000 $675.00 3442.9 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Karolyn Kirby  Jo Ellen Vrazel
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1001000000 $0.00 1984AVP          
1000010000 $0.00 1986AVP          
2000002000 $0.00 1987WPVA          
2000011000 $337.50 1988WPVA2000011000 $337.50
6001023000 $337.50 TotalTotal2000011000 $337.50
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 3-10 23.1%
1987-19880 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 3-10 23.1%
Against the Field0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 100.0% 0-2 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 6 100.0% 0-6 0.0% 0-0 0-0 00 2-6 25.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost

Nina Grouwinkel Matthies
Photo: Carl Schneider
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 23, 1953 (72 yrs old)
Height: 5'6"
College(s): UCLA
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 140
Career Wins: 44
Career WPVA Wins: 4
Career Winnings: $94,648.50
Julie Schaar Thornton
Photo not available
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 27, 1961 (64 yrs old)
Height: 6'0"
College(s): Pepperdine
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 63
Career Wins: 2
Career WPVA Best: 2nd (4 times)
Career Winnings: $21,156.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
P&R72320000000 $0.00
WPVA100420301000 $14,338.00
Overall172740301000 $14,338.00
Previous Santa Monica Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
P&R 1982 Ann Cunningham - 4th Did not play
P&R 1983 Julie Thornton - 2nd Nina Matthies - 2nd
P&R 1985 Linda Hanley - 3rd Mary Diamond - 4th
1987 Linda Hanley - 2nd Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
WPVA 6/11-12/1988 Ocean Beach Open 3rd 40 $1,200.00
WPVA 6/4-5/1988 Cincinnati Open 2nd 52 $1,900.00
WPVA 5/21-22/1988 Phoenix Invitational 2nd 52 $1,900.00
Santa Monica Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 6/25/1988 Winner 1 Lori Biller / Roxanne Vargas Won    
Sat, 6/25/1988 Winner 2 Dale Hall / Paula Weishoff Lost    
Sat, 6/25/1988 Contender 2 Jill Horning / Holly McPeak Won    
Sat, 6/25/1988 Contender 3 Karolyn Kirby / Jo Ellen Vrazel Won    
Sat, 6/25/1988 Contender 4 Heather Hafner / Angela Rock Lost    
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Nina Matthies Julie Thornton
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
8800000000 $6,292.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open          
1100000000 $1,290.00 Tour Championships          
9900000000 $7,582.50 Total          
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
1988WPVA402101000000 $5,625.00 12860.0 %
TotalWPVA402101000000 $5,625.00 12860.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Nina Matthies  Julie Thornton
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1100000000 $0.00 1972P&R          
2110000000 $0.00 1973P&R          
2100010000 $0.00 1974P&R          
2110000000 $0.00 1975P&R          
6123000000 $0.00 1979P&R          
6600000000 $0.00 1980P&R          
5500000000 $25.00 1981P&R          
2001100000 $0.00 1982P&R          
8242000000 $0.00 1983P&R7232000000 $0.00
1100000000 $1,000.00 1984AVP          
7700000000 $175.00 1984P&R6012030000 $0.00
1100000000 $562.50 1985AVP          
6302010000 $37.50 1985P&R5031100000 $100.00
7700000000 $6,020.00 1986AVP          
4301000000 $400.00 1986P&R1000010000 $100.00
           1987P&R1010000000 $0.00
10234010000 $4,012.50 1987WPVA8000260000 $1,287.50
4021010000 $2,812.50 1988WPVA4021010000 $2,812.50
74421314140000 $15,045.00 TotalTotal3221063110000 $4,300.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 33-20 62.3%
1987-19880 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 30-18 62.5%
Against the Field0 0.0% 0 0.0% 12 100.0% 0-12 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 100.0% 0-4 0.0% 0-0 0-0 00 12-4 75.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Head to Head Results
Matthies/Thornton lead the series 2-0
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
8/20/88WPVAJohn Shaw Open Contender 1 Matthies/Thornton Kirby/Vrazel  
6/25/88WPVASanta Monica Open Contender 3 Matthies/Thornton Kirby/Vrazel