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CEV Challenger & Satellite
€ 15,000 2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Montpellier
Sunday, June 9, 2013

Match #24: Contender's Bracket Round 3

(10, Q3) Simona Fabjan/Andreja Vodeb, Slovenia
vs.
(3) Tanja Goricanec/Muriel Graessli, Switzerland

Simona Fabjan
Slovenia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 7, 1989 (35 yrs old)

Home Town:

Ljubljana

Resides:

Ljubljana

Height:

171 cm (5'7")

Weight:

61 kg (134 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$23,925.49

Andreja Vodeb
Slovenia

Photo: eurobeachtour.com

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 9, 1979 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Celje

Resides:

GriÅ¾e

Height:

182 cm (6'0")

Weight:

71 kg (156 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (CEV C&S Vaduz 2012)

Career Winnings:

US$5,409.05

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	US$621.75
CEV C&S	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,226.11
FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	US$7,000.00
Overall	9	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	3	2	1	US$8,847.86

Previous Montpellier Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/13-18/2012	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Q13	33	40	US$0.00
CEV C&S	8/8-11/2012	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz	8, Q3	4	70	€ 675.00
FIVB	7/16-22/2012	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	31, Q18	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/11-15/2012	Berlin Grand Slam	Q19	33	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/2-7/2012	Gstaad Grand Slam	28, Q5	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/12-17/2012	Grand Slam Rome	Q24	41	24	US$0.00
CEV	5/30-6/3/2012	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	29	25	80	€ 500.00
CEV	5/23-26/2012	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Baden Masters	Q5	17	120	€ 0.00

2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Montpellier Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/6/2013	Qualifier 2	Kim Huber / Karin Kurzbein, Switzerland (Q14)	Won 3-1	0:33
Fri, 6/7/2013	Winner 2	Lucy Boulton / Zara Dampney, England (2)	Lost 1-3	0:35
Fri, 6/7/2013	Contender 2	Stefanie Huttermann / Luise Rossek, Germany (13, Q9)	Won 3-2	0:37
Sun, 6/9/2013	Winner 1	Janne Pedersen / Cindy Treland, Norway (7)	Won 3-0	0:21
Sun, 6/9/2013	Contender 3	Tanja Goricanec / Muriel Graessli, Switzerland (3)	Lost 0-3	0:22

Tanja Goricanec
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 4, 1990 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bern

Resides:

Bern

Height:

176 cm (5'9")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (CEV C&S Vaduz 2010)

Career Winnings:

US$123,778.89

Muriel Graessli
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 23, 1987 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Zürich

Resides:

Bern

Height:

176 cm (5'10")

Weight:

61 kg (134 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

103

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$73,597.31

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
CEV	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	US$9,105.25
CEV C&S	5	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$8,971.19
FIVB	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	5	4	4	US$47,100.00
Overall	30	1	1	1	0	2	2	3	0	7	5	4	4	US$65,176.44

Previous Montpellier Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/28-9/2/2012	Åland Open	20	9	240	US$6,000.00
CEV	8/22-26/2012	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	7	7	300	€ 1,000.00
FIVB	8/13-18/2012	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	26, Q6	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	7/16-22/2012	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	27, Q8	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/11-15/2012	Berlin Grand Slam	Q6	33	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/2-7/2012	Gstaad Grand Slam	9	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/12-17/2012	Grand Slam Rome	28, Q9	25	80	US$3,500.00
CEV	5/30-6/3/2012	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	14	17	160	€ 1,000.00
CEV	5/23-26/2012	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Baden Masters	8	7	300	€ 1,000.00
FIVB	5/7-12/2012	Beijing Grand Slam	30, Q18	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	4/30-5/5/2012	Shanghai Grand Slam	Q19	41	24	US$0.00
FIVB	4/24-29/2012	Sanya Open	27, Q12	17	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	8/23-28/2011	The Hague Open	Q10	33	30	US$0.00
CEV C&S	7/29-31/2011	CEV Varna Challenger	1	3	160	€ 2,600.00
FIVB	7/25-30/2011	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Q17	41	24	US$0.00
CEV	7/19-23/2011	CEV Polish Masters	3	9	240	€ 1,500.00
FIVB	7/4-9/2011	Gstaad Grand Slam	10	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/27-7/2/2011	Stavanger Grand Slam	Q17	41	24	US$0.00
FIVB	6/13-19/2011	Rome World Championships	46	17	200	US$7,000.00

2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Montpellier Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 6/7/2013	Winner 1	Tamara Borko / Sara Sakovic, Slovenia (14, Q10)	Won 3-1	0:33
Fri, 6/7/2013	Winner 2	Chantal Laboureur / Julia Sude, Germany (11, Q4)	Lost 2-3	0:45
Fri, 6/7/2013	Contender 2	Melinda Adelin / Laura Longuet, France (16)	Won 3-1	0:27
Sat, 6/8/2013	Contender 4	Monika Brzostek / Kinga Wojtasik, Poland (1)	Won 3-0	0:28
Sun, 6/9/2013	Contender 3	Simona Fabjan / Andreja Vodeb, Slovenia (10, Q3)	Won 3-0	0:22
Sun, 6/9/2013	Semi-Finals	Chantal Laboureur / Julia Sude, Germany (11, Q4)	Won 3-0	0:23
Sun, 6/9/2013	Gold Medal	Julia Grossner / Teresa Mersmann, Germany (4)	Lost 0-3	0:23

Head to Head Results
Goricanec/Graessli lead the series 2-0

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
6/9/13	CEV C&S	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Montpellier	Contender 3	Goricanec/Graessli	3	Fabjan/Vodeb	10, Q3	3-0	0:22
6/12/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Qualifier 1	Goricanec/Graessli	28, Q9	Fabjan/Vodeb	Q24	21-16, 22-20	0:32