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$15,000 Volleyball Monthly World Championships
Monday, January 1, 1900

Match #20: Winner's Bracket Round 1

Karolyn Kirby/Jo Ellen Vrazel
vs.
Gail Castro Kehl/Lori Forsythe

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:

Tournaments:

187

Career Wins:

Career WPVA Wins:

Career Winnings:

$681,471.00

Jo Ellen Vrazel

Photo not available

Personal Info

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

7th (WPVA Santa Monica 1988)

Career Winnings:

$462.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
WPVA	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	$925.00

Previous Pismo Beach Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
WPVA	7/9-10/1988	Bolsa Cica State Beach Open		13th	4	$0.00
WPVA	6/25-26/1988	Santa Monica Open		7th	20	$425.00
WPVA	6/11-12/1988	Ocean Beach Open		9th	12	$250.00

World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 8/6/1988	Winner 1	Gail Castro Kehl / Lori Forsythe	Lost
Sat, 8/6/1988	Contender 1	Lori Biller / Roxanne Vargas	Lost

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type

Played

Gold

Silver

Bronze

4th

5-6th

7-8th

9-12th

13-16th

17-24th

25th

Lower

Winnings (US$)

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Karolyn Kirby												Jo Ellen Vrazel
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	$13,000.00	World Championships
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$12,375.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam
36	5	4	6	0	8	8	1	0	0	$96,200.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open
2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$11,000.00	Goodwill Games
42	6	4	7	0	10	9	1	1	0	$132,575.00	Total

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
1988	WPVA	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	$675.00	3	8	27.3 %
Total	WPVA	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	$675.00	3	8	27.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Karolyn Kirby													Jo Ellen Vrazel
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	1984	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	1986	AVP
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00	1987	WPVA
4	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	$337.50	1988	WPVA	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	$337.50
8	0	0	1	0	2	5	0	0	0	$337.50	Total	Total	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	$337.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set				Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches	3 Set Matches	By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0	Won 2-1	Lost 2-1	Overall	Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall	Overall	Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	0	0	0	0-0	0		0		0		0-0		0-0	0-0	0	0	3-10	23.1%
1987-1988	0	0	0	0-0	0		0		0		0-0		0-0	0-0	0	0	3-10	23.1%
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	7	100.0%	0-7	0.0%	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-7	0.0%

Team Match Records by Round

Country Quota

Qualifier

Pool Play

Lucky Loser

Elimination Rounds

Semi-Finals

Bronze Medal

Gold Medal

Overall

Tournament Type

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Gail Wolze Castro Kehl

Photo: Markus Boesch / AllSport

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 12, 1957 (68 yrs old)

Height:

5'11"

College(s):

Long Beach State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

190

Career Wins:

Career WPVA Wins:

Career Winnings:

$257,221.00

Lori Kotas Forsythe

Photo: Carl Schneider

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 5, 1959 (66 yrs old)

Home Town:

Oceanside, CA

Height:

6'1"

College(s):

California-Riverside

Seasons:

Tournaments:

157

Career Wins:

Career WPVA Wins:

Career Winnings:

$258,513.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	9	13	17	25	Money
P&R	5	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00
WPVA	73	3	6	11	14	25	1	10	3	0	0	0	$205,821.00
Overall	78	3	9	12	14	26	1	10	3	0	0	0	$206,821.00

Previous Pismo Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
P&R 1986	Did not play	Jeanne Goldsmith - 5th
1987	Heather Hafner - 9th	Jeanne Goldsmith - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
WPVA	7/23-24/1988	Hermosa Beach Open		4th	36	$1,000.00
P&R	7/16-17/1988	Laguna Beach Open		2nd	0	$0.00
WPVA	7/9-10/1988	Bolsa Cica State Beach Open		3rd	44	$1,400.00
WPVA	6/25-26/1988	Santa Monica Open		5th	28	$625.00
WPVA	6/11-12/1988	Ocean Beach Open		5th	28	$625.00
WPVA	6/4-5/1988	Cincinnati Open		5th	28	$625.00
P&R	5/28-29/1988	Santa Monica Open		2nd	0	$0.00
WPVA	5/21-22/1988	Phoenix Invitational		5th	28	$625.00
P&R	8/8-9/1987	Hermosa Beach Open		3rd	0	$0.00

World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 8/6/1988	Winner 1	Karolyn Kirby / Jo Ellen Vrazel	Won
Sat, 8/6/1988	Winner 2	Liz Masakayan / Angela Rock	Won
Sat, 8/6/1988	Winner 3	Linda Chisholm / Jackie Silva	Lost
Sat, 8/6/1988	Contender 4	Patty Dodd / Lisa Strand-Ma'a	Won
Sat, 8/6/1988	Contender 5	Janice Harrer / Elaine Roque	Lost

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type

Played

Gold

Silver

Bronze

4th

5-6th

7-8th

9-12th

13-16th

17-24th

25th

Lower

Winnings (US$)

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Gail Castro Kehl												Lori Forsythe
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,700.00	World Championships
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,125.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam
13	1	0	0	1	6	1	0	3	0	$22,500.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	19	1	1	2	8	4	1	2	0	0	$30,735.00
											Goodwill Games	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00
											Tour Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$150.00
16	1	0	0	1	6	2	2	3	0	$25,325.00	Total	21	1	1	3	8	5	1	2	0	0	$34,885.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
1988	WPVA	7	0	0	1	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	$6,400.00	22	14	61.1 %
Total	WPVA	7	0	0	1	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	$6,400.00	22	14	61.1 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Gail Castro Kehl													Lori Forsythe
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	1982	P&R
5	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	$0.00	1983	P&R
											1984	P&R	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
7	1	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	$75.00	1985	P&R	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											1986	AVP	5	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	$510.00
											1986	P&R	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$100.00
2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	1987	P&R	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
9	0	0	0	1	7	1	0	0	0	$887.50	1987	WPVA	9	0	0	2	2	4	1	0	0	0	$1,787.50
2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	1988	P&R	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
7	0	0	1	2	4	0	0	0	0	$3,200.00	1988	WPVA	7	0	0	1	2	4	0	0	0	0	$3,200.00
33	2	2	4	7	17	1	0	0	0	$4,162.50	Total	Total	31	1	3	6	7	13	1	0	0	0	$5,597.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches	By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall	Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	0		0		0		0-0		0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-0	0	0	241-131	64.8%
1987-1988	0		0		0		0-0		0		0		0		0-0		0-0		0-0	0	0	27-18	60.0%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	23	100.0%	0-23	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	16	100.0%	0-16	0.0%	0-0		0-0	0	0	23-16	59.0%

Team Match Records by Round

Country Quota

Qualifier

Pool Play

Lucky Loser

Elimination Rounds

Semi-Finals

Bronze Medal

Gold Medal

Overall

Tournament Type

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Head to Head Results
Castro Kehl/Forsythe lead the series 1-0

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
8/6/88	WPVA	World Championships	Winner 1	Castro Kehl/Forsythe		Kirby/Vrazel