Match Recap

AVP Tour
$87,500 San Diego Open
Sunday, June 12, 2005

Match #61: Finals

(1) Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh Jennings
def.
(5) Mimi Amaral/Tatiana Minello
23-21, 21-19 (0:52)

Misty May-Treanor

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 30, 1977 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Monica, CA

Height:

5'9"

College(s):

Long Beach State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

198

Career Wins:

112

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$2,144,382.50

Kerri Walsh Jennings

Photo: Brian White

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 15, 1978 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Clara, CA

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

Stanford

Seasons:

Tournaments:

263

Career Wins:

135

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$2,651,635.00

Semírames Perazzo Mimi Amaral Marins

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 16, 1977 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Vitoria

Height:

6'0"

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$83,037.50

Tatiana Minello

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 1, 1970 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Maria

Height:

5'6"

Seasons:

Tournaments:

117

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Brisbane 2001)

Career AVP Best:

2nd (4 times)

Career Winnings:

$430,900.00

(1) Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh Jennings

(5) Mimi Amaral/Tatiana Minello

Stats

Game 1
Statistics	Misty May-Treanor	Kerri Walsh Jennings	Mimi Amaral	Tatiana Minello
ATTACK
Attacks	8	20	17	17
Kills	3	11	8	8
Errors	1	1	5	1
Hitting Pct	0.250	0.500	0.176	0.412
SERVE
Aces	1	0	1	1
Errors	0	1	1	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	3	0	0
Digs	3	3	1	11

Game 2
Statistics	Misty May-Treanor	Kerri Walsh Jennings	Mimi Amaral	Tatiana Minello
ATTACK
Attacks	10	20	20	18
Kills	0	11	8	7
Errors	0	1	3	3
Hitting Pct	0.000	0.500	0.250	0.222
SERVE
Aces	0	0	1	2
Errors	0	0	3	1
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	1	0	0
Digs	9	4	3	12

Match Total
Statistics	Misty May-Treanor	Kerri Walsh Jennings	Mimi Amaral	Tatiana Minello
ATTACK
Attacks	18	40	37	35
Kills	3	22	16	15
Errors	1	2	8	4
Hitting Pct	0.111	0.500	0.216	0.314
SERVE
Aces	1	0	2	3
Errors	0	1	4	1
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	4	0	0
Digs	12	7	4	23

Play By Play

Server	Misty May-Treanor Kerri Walsh Jennings	Mimi Amaral Tatiana Minello	Play
Game 1
Misty May-Treanor	1	0	Kerri wins the joust above the net for the first point
Misty May-Treanor	2	0	Ace down the middle
Misty May-Treanor	2	1	Mimi with the kill off Kerri
Tatiana Minello	2	2	Tati with the kill off Misty
Tatiana Minello	2	3	Long rally ends when Misty's floater sails long
Tatiana Minello	3	3	Kerri with the tip shot over Mimi
Kerri Walsh Jennings	3	4	Great rally with a block on both sides ends as Kerri's tip shot falls just short
Mimi Amaral	4	4	Great rally and a great dig by Tati ends when Misty slams it down the middle
Misty May-Treanor	4	5	Mimi Kill with the touch shot
Tatiana Minello	5	5	Walsh slams it home cross court with authority
Kerri Walsh Jennings	6	5	Kerri meets Mimi above the net and Blocks the slam attempt
Kerri Walsh Jennings	6	6	Mimi loads up and fires a gun down the line to tie it
Mimi Amaral	7	6	Walsh out jumps Mimi for the kill
Misty May-Treanor	7	7	Mimi with the touch cut shot to tie it again
Tatiana Minello	8	7	Kerri touch shot down the line
Kerri Walsh Jennings	8	8	An Incredible rally as Team Brazil outlasts team America as Tati puts it away
Mimi Amaral	9	8	Kerri Walsh with authority cross court
Misty May-Treanor	9	9	Tati fakes hard and just drops over it the net
Tatiana Minello	10	9	Another incredible rally but this time Team America gets the upper hand as Kerri puts it away cross court
Kerri Walsh Jennings	10	10	Service error
Mimi Amaral	11	10	Misty kills it
Misty May-Treanor	11	11	Tati slams it as the ball catches the end line
Tatiana Minello	11	12	Ace off the top of the net
Tatiana Minello	12	12	Misty goes down the line with the winner
Kerri Walsh Jennings	12	13	Tati slams it through Kerri's arms
Mimi Amaral	12	14	Ace
Mimi Amaral	13	14	Walsh goes down the line and catches the baseline
Misty May-Treanor	13	15	Tati's cut shot catches the left sideline
Tatiana Minello	14	15	Kerri with the touch shot splits the defenders
Kerri Walsh Jennings	14	16	Net foul on Kerri
Mimi Amaral	15	16	Incredible rally ends after Mimi and Kerri Meet above the net twice and Kerri gets the tip
Misty May-Treanor	15	17	Mimi Kill
Tatiana Minello	16	17	Another Incredible rally ends when Tati's deep shot just misses the line
Kerri Walsh Jennings	16	18	Mimi answers with the touch shot right
Mimi Amaral	17	18	Service Error long
Misty May-Treanor	18	18	Two hand foul on Tati and it is all tied up
Misty May-Treanor	18	19	Mimi winds up and bombs it down the line
Tatiana Minello	19	19	Kerri goes down the line and it is tied again
Kerri Walsh Jennings	20	19	Mimi tries to go over on two but the ball sails wide setting up game point
Kerri Walsh Jennings	20	20	Brazilians say not so fast as Mimi puts it down hard off Misty
Mimi Amaral	21	20	Kerri tips it right setting up game point 2
Misty May-Treanor	21	21	Tati slams it down the middle
Tatiana Minello	22	21	Kerri answers cross court and sets up game point number 3
Kerri Walsh Jennings	23	21	Mimi's slam attempt catches the top of the net and falls out as game one goes to the Americans
Server	Misty May-Treanor Kerri Walsh Jennings	Mimi Amaral Tatiana Minello	Play
Game 2
Tatiana Minello	0	1	Incredible dig by Tati sets up the Tati Slam
Tatiana Minello	0	2	Tati with the power serve and return error on Kerri
Tatiana Minello	0	3	Ace down the middle
Tatiana Minello	1	3	Kerri out jumps Mimi for the touch shot
Misty May-Treanor	2	3	Mimi's touch shot sails wide left
Misty May-Treanor	3	3	Absolutely incredible point with dives, slams and digs all around and Kerri puts it away
Misty May-Treanor	3	4	Mimi winds up the big right hand and slams it off Misty
Mimi Amaral	4	4	Service error short
Kerri Walsh Jennings	4	5	Mimi really winds it up and slams it down the middle
Tatiana Minello	5	5	Service error
Misty May-Treanor	5	6	Mimi Kill
Mimi Amaral	6	6	Service error short
Kerri Walsh Jennings	6	7	Mimi down the line
Tatiana Minello	7	7	Walsh catches the back line with the kill
Misty May-Treanor	8	7	Kerri rejects Mimi's kill attempt
Misty May-Treanor	9	7	Great rally ends when Tati's slam sails long
Misty May-Treanor	9	8	Mimi touch shot over Kerri down the line
Mimi Amaral	10	8	Service error wide right
Kerri Walsh Jennings	10	9	Mimi deep tip down the line
Tatiana Minello	11	9	Another unbelievable rally as Misty finally ends it with the cross court kill
Misty May-Treanor	11	10	Big kill by Mimi down the line
Mimi Amaral	12	10	Kerri down the line
Kerri Walsh Jennings	12	11	Mimi slams it hard cross court
Tatiana Minello	13	11	Kerri returns the favor slamming it hard down the middle
Misty May-Treanor	14	11	Long rally ends with Kerri down the line
Misty May-Treanor	14	12	Tati with the cut shot
Mimi Amaral	15	12	Kerri touch shot cross court
Kerri Walsh Jennings	15	13	Tati fakes down the line and goes cross court catching the line
Tatiana Minello	15	14	Kerrri misses the slam wide right
Tatiana Minello	15	15	Incredible rally ends with Tati kill and celebration for the crowd
Tatiana Minello	16	15	Kerri with the hammer cross court
Misty May-Treanor	16	16	Another incredible rally ends as Tati goes over in two with the cut shot
Mimi Amaral	17	16	Kerri cut shot
Kerri Walsh Jennings	18	16	Kerri put away with the deep tip
Kerri Walsh Jennings	19	16	Mimi short on the Kill into the net
Kerri Walsh Jennings	19	17	Mimi winds up again and catches the back line
Tatiana Minello	20	17	Tati short on the kill sets up game match point
Misty May-Treanor	20	18	Match point 1 - Tati slams it off Kerri
Mimi Amaral	20	19	Match point 2 - Ace
Mimi Amaral	21	19	Match Point 3 - Kerri tips it over Mimi for the match and May and Walsh's undefeated 2005 continues. Five tournaments and five victories for Misty and Kerri. The AVP will be in Cincinnati June 30 - July 3 for the Cincinnati Open. Join us on LIVE TV as NBC covers the finals on both Saturday and Sunday starting at 4:30pm EST. Log on to AVP.com and we will see you in Cinci.