$40,000 Reebok Austin Open
Monday, January 1, 1900
Match #16: Winner's Bracket Round 1
(31) Tricia Bowen/Laura Hoppe
vs.
(2) Barbra Fontana/Lori Forsythe
Tricia Bowen
Photo not available
Personal Info
Seasons: 2
Tournaments: 4
Career Best: 25th (3 times)
Career Winnings: $0.00
Laura Hoppe
Photo not available
Personal Info
Seasons: 1
Tournaments: 1
Career Best: 25th (WPVA Austin 1994)
Career Winnings: $0.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
WPVA10000000001 $0.00
Previous Austin Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results  1st Tournament
Austin Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 4/30/1994 Winner 1 Barbra Fontana / Lori Forsythe (2) Lost 0-15  
Sat, 4/30/1994 Contender 1 Kristine Bailey / Danalee Bragado-Corso (15) Lost 4-15  

Barbra Fontana
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 8, 1965 (59 yrs old)
Home Town: Manhattan Beach, CA
Height: 5'6"
College(s): Stanford
Seasons: 21
Tournaments: 293
Career Wins: 20
Career WPVA Wins: 9
Career Winnings: $1,005,704.50
Lori Kotas Forsythe
Photo: Carl Schneider
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 5, 1959 (65 yrs old)
Home Town: Oceanside, CA
Height: 6'1"
College(s): California-Riverside
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 157
Career Wins: 10
Career WPVA Wins: 7
Career Winnings: $258,513.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345679131725Money
FIVB1611351021020 US$68,750.00
WPVA35412926100100 $161,910.00
Overall515131277121120 US$230,660.00
Previous Austin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1991 Karen Gysin - 17th Gail Castro Kehl - 2nd
1992 Deb Richardson - 4th Gail Castro Kehl - 7th
1993 Lori Forsythe - 1st Barbra Fontana - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
WPVA 4/16-17/1994 Beach Volley '94 2 3rd 56 $5,000.00
FIVB 2/8-11/1994 Chile Open 3rd 36 US$5,500.00
FIVB 1/15-22/1994 United States Open 2nd 42 US$9,000.00
FIVB 11/11-14/1993 Brazil Open 7th 14 US$2,750.00
WPVA 8/21-22/1993 World Championships 2 3rd 56 $2,700.00
WPVA 8/7-8/1993 U.S. Championships 2 2nd 64 $3,900.00
WPVA 7/24-25/1993 Pismo Beach Open 2 4th 48 $1,900.00
WPVA 7/10-11/1993 Ohio Open 2 3rd 56 $2,700.00
WPVA 7/3-4/1993 Boston Shootout 2 4th 0 $2,160.00
WPVA 6/19-20/1993 Santa Cruz Open 2 2nd 64 $3,900.00
WPVA 6/12-13/1993 Hermosa Beach Open 2 2nd 64 $3,900.00
WPVA 5/29-30/1993 Jacksonville Open 2 2nd 64 $3,900.00
WPVA 5/22-23/1993 New Orleans Open 3 2nd 64 $3,900.00
WPVA 5/15-16/1993 Austin Open 4 1st 72 $5,300.00
WPVA 5/1-2/1993 Fresno Open 4 3rd 56 $2,700.00
Austin Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 4/30/1994 Winner 1 Tricia Bowen / Laura Hoppe (31) Won 15-0  
Sat, 4/30/1994 Winner 2 Melissa Allen / Mary Hegarty (18) Won 15-5  
Sat, 4/30/1994 Winner 3 Kengelin Bell / Christine Podraza (10) Won 15-6  
Sat, 4/30/1994 Winner 4 Gail Castro Kehl / Elaine Roque (3) Won 15-7  
Sat, 4/30/1994 Semi-Finals Deb Richardson / Dennie Shupryt Knoop (4) Lost 8-15  
Sat, 4/30/1994 Bronze Medal Gail Castro Kehl / Elaine Roque (3) Won 16-14  
Head to Head Results
Fontana/Forsythe lead the series 1-0
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
4/30/94WPVAAustin Open Winner 1 Fontana/Forsythe 2 Bowen/Hoppe 31 15-0