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$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 (56 yrs old)

Home Town:

Central Point, OR

Height:

5'7"

College(s):

Oregon State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

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 (66 yrs old)

Height:

5'8"

College(s):

Citrus

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (WPVA Manhattan Beach 1994)

Career Winnings:

$1,491.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
WPVA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00

Previous Fort Lauderdale Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Fort Lauderdale Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 4/23/1994	Winner 1	Kengelin Bell / Christine Podraza (10)	Lost
Sat, 4/23/1994	Contender 1	Jenny Musser / Lisa Peterson (26)	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

Michelle Hughes												Cherry Simkins
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
33	0	0	0	0	1	4	11	2	0	$6,310.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$1,117.50	Manhattan Beach	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$300.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$300.00	Tour Championships
39	0	0	0	0	1	5	13	3	0	$7,727.50	Total	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$300.00

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
1994	WPVA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	0	2	0.0 %
Total	WPVA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	0	2	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Michelle Hughes													Cherry Simkins
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1991	WPVA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
											1992	WPVA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
											1993	WPVA	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$0.00	1994	WPVA	11	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	4	0	$675.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00	1995	WPVA
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	$0.00	Total	Total	20	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	11	0	$675.00

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	0-2	0.0%
1993-1994	0	0	0	0-0	0		0		0		0-0		0-0	0-0	0	0	0-2	0.0%
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-2	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

Kengelin Gardiner Bell

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 19, 1970 (55 yrs old)

Height:

5'10"

College(s):

Rhode Island

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

$13,150.00

Christine Schaefer Podraza

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 27, 1968 (57 yrs old)

Home Town:

Cincinnati, OH

Height:

6'0"

College(s):

Minnesota

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (WPVA Fairfax 1996)

Career Winnings:

$120,313.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
WPVA	22	0	0	0	0	3	7	5	6	1	0	$24,500.00

Previous Fort Lauderdale Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
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

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

Kengelin Bell												Christine Podraza
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,100.00
											Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,250.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	15	0	0	0	1	4	5	2	1	0	$17,675.00
											Challenger	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,650.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Total	18	0	0	1	1	4	7	2	1	0	$24,675.00

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
1993	WPVA	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	1	0	0	$1,900.00	20	18	52.6 %
1994	WPVA	13	0	0	0	0	3	6	3	1	0	0	0	$22,600.00	38	24	61.3 %
Total	WPVA	22	0	0	0	0	3	7	5	6	1	0	0	$24,500.00	58	42	58.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Kengelin Bell													Christine Podraza
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	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	1992	WPVA
10	0	0	0	0	1	7	1	1	0	$950.00	1993	WPVA	10	0	0	0	0	1	7	2	0	0	$950.00
14	0	0	0	0	9	5	0	0	0	$11,850.00	1994	WPVA	14	0	0	0	0	10	4	0	0	0	$12,200.00
											1995	WPVA	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$900.00
											1995	FIVB	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$2,250.00
25	0	0	0	0	10	12	1	2	0	$12,800.00	Total	Total	27	0	0	0	1	11	13	2	0	0	$16,300.00

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	58-42	58.0%
1993-1994	0		0		0		0-0		0		0		0		0-0		0-0	0-0	0	0	58-42	58.0%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	15	100.0%	0-15	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	27	100.0%	0-27	0.0%	0-0	0-0	0	0	15-27	35.7%

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
Bell/Podraza lead the series 1-0

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
4/23/94	WPVA	Fort Lauderdale Open	Winner 1	Bell/Podraza	10	Hughes/Simkins	23