$40,000 Reebok Fort Lauderdale Open
Monday, January 1, 1900
Match #14: Winner's Bracket Round 1
(23) Michelle Hughes/Cherry Simkins
vs.
(10) Kengelin Bell/Christine Podraza
Michelle Morse Hughes
Photo: VolleyShots.com
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 7, 1969 (55 yrs old)
Home Town: Central Point, OR
Height: 5'7"
College(s): Oregon State
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 81
Career Best: 5th (PAN AM Santo Domingo 2003)
Career WPVA Best: 9th (Atlantic City 1997)
Career Winnings: $13,115.00
Cherry Simkins
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 9, 1959 (65 yrs old)
Height: 5'8"
College(s): Citrus
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 63
Career Best: 9th (WPVA Manhattan Beach 1994)
Career Winnings: $1,491.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
WPVA10000000001 $0.00
Previous Fort Lauderdale Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results  1st Tournament
Fort Lauderdale Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 4/23/1994 Winner 1 Kengelin Bell / Christine Podraza (10) Lost    
Sat, 4/23/1994 Contender 1 Jenny Musser / Lisa Peterson (26) Lost    

Kengelin Gardiner Bell
Photo not available
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 19, 1970 (54 yrs old)
Height: 5'10"
College(s): Rhode Island
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 31
Career Best: 5th (3 times)
Career Winnings: $13,150.00
Christine Schaefer Podraza
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 27, 1968 (56 yrs old)
Home Town: Cincinnati, OH
Height: 6'0"
College(s): Minnesota
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 85
Career Wins: 1 (WPVA Fairfax 1996)
Career Winnings: $120,313.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
WPVA220000375610 $24,500.00
Previous Fort Lauderdale Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
WPVA 8/19-21/1994 Manhattan Beach Nationals 6 9th 36 $1,100.00
WPVA 7/29-31/1994 Long Beach Volleyfest '94 7 7th 32 $1,600.00
WPVA 7/23-24/1994 Pismo Beach Open 5 7th 32 $2,000.00
WPVA 7/9-10/1994 Santa Cruz Open 7 5th 40 $2,400.00
WPVA 7/1-3/1994 Newport Shootout 7 7th 0 $3,000.00
WPVA 6/24-26/1994 Sacramento Open 8 7th 48 $1,600.00
WPVA 6/18-19/1994 Hermosa Beach Open 8 13th 24 $700.00
WPVA 6/4-5/1994 U.S. Open at San Diego 8 5th 60 $2,400.00
WPVA 5/28-29/1994 Myrtle Beach Open 9 7th 32 $1,600.00
WPVA 5/13-15/1994 New Orleans Open 11 5th 40 $2,400.00
WPVA 4/30-5/1/1994 Austin Open 10 7th 32 $1,600.00
Fort Lauderdale Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 4/23/1994 Winner 1 Michelle Hughes / Cherry Simkins (23) Won    
Sat, 4/23/1994 Winner 2 Heather Hafner / Shannon Millen (7) Won 15-13  
Sat, 4/23/1994 Winner 3 Barbra Fontana / Lori Forsythe (2) Lost 11-15  
Sat, 4/23/1994 Contender 4 Jackie Campbell / Charlotte Roach (8) Lost 14-16  
Head to Head Results
Bell/Podraza lead the series 1-0
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
4/23/94WPVAFort Lauderdale Open Winner 1 Bell/Podraza 10 Hughes/Simkins 23