Match Recap

AVP Tour
$187,500 Chicago Open Presented by McDonald's
Sunday, September 4, 2005

Match #61: Finals

(1) Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh Jennings
def.
(6) Tatiana Minello/Mimi Amaral
21-16, 21-16 (0:56)

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

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

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

(1) Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh Jennings

(6) Tatiana Minello/Mimi Amaral

Stats

Game 1
Statistics	Misty May-Treanor	Kerri Walsh Jennings	Tatiana Minello	Mimi Amaral
ATTACK
Attacks	6	12	13	13
Kills	2	7	6	8
Errors	0	0	4	1
Hitting Pct	0.333	0.583	0.154	0.538
SERVE
Aces	1	1	1	0
Errors	0	1	3	2
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	2	0	0
Digs	3	1	4	2

Game 2
Statistics	Misty May-Treanor	Kerri Walsh Jennings	Tatiana Minello	Mimi Amaral
ATTACK
Attacks	6	13	6	18
Kills	4	10	4	9
Errors	1	0	1	3
Hitting Pct	0.500	0.769	0.500	0.333
SERVE
Aces	0	1	1	0
Errors	0	0	1	2
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	1	0	0
Digs	2	3	3	2

Match Total
Statistics	Misty May-Treanor	Kerri Walsh Jennings	Tatiana Minello	Mimi Amaral
ATTACK
Attacks	12	25	19	31
Kills	6	17	10	17
Errors	1	0	5	4
Hitting Pct	0.417	0.680	0.263	0.419
SERVE
Aces	1	2	2	0
Errors	0	1	4	4
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	3	0	0
Digs	5	4	7	4

Play By Play

Server	Misty May-Treanor Kerri Walsh Jennings	Tatiana Minello Mimi Amaral	Play
Game 1
Misty May-Treanor	1	0	Ace to start the match
Misty May-Treanor	1	1	Mimi shows off the touch with the floater down the line
Tatiana Minello	1	2	Tati with the huge dig and then the floater off Kerri's fingers
Tatiana Minello	2	2	Service error short
Kerri Walsh Jennings	3	2	Tati misses on the cross court kill attempt
Kerri Walsh Jennings	3	3	Service error short
Mimi Amaral	4	3	Incredible rally ends with the deep tip from Kerri over Mimi
Misty May-Treanor	4	4	Mimi with the huge wind up and power slam off Kerri
Tatiana Minello	4	5	Great dig by Tati leads to the poke left by Mimi
Tatiana Minello	4	6	Ace up the middle
Tatiana Minello	5	6	Service error short
Kerri Walsh Jennings	6	6	Tati is rejected by the net tape
Kerri Walsh Jennings	7	6	Ace up the middle
Kerri Walsh Jennings	7	7	Tati fakes the line and sends the cutter left
Mimi Amaral	8	7	Kerri with the dagger up the middle
Misty May-Treanor	9	7	Kerri meets Tati above the net and rejects the Tati slam
Misty May-Treanor	10	7	Kerri is at it again this time rejecting the Tati tip and then closing off the angle
Misty May-Treanor	11	7	Three times a charm as Kerri roofs Mimi's kill
Misty May-Treanor	11	8	Great rally ends as Mimi goes over in two with the cross court kill
Tatiana Minello	12	8	Kerri with the sideout
Kerri Walsh Jennings	12	9	A great rally ends on the precision shot by Mimi which just catches the sideline
Mimi Amaral	13	9	Kerri with the nice return of serve and then the shot down the line
Misty May-Treanor	13	10	Tati with the quick strike over Kerri on the tip
Tatiana Minello	14	10	Service error short
Kerri Walsh Jennings	14	11	Mimi unloads on the ball up the middle
Mimi Amaral	15	11	Service error long
Misty May-Treanor	15	12	Tati shows off her guns as well with the strike cross court
Tatiana Minello	16	12	Great rally ends with the Kerri dagger down the line
Kerri Walsh Jennings	16	13	Incredible rally with a great save by Tati and the cutter by Mimi right
Mimi Amaral	17	13	Kerri sides out with the slam on the two foot line
Misty May-Treanor	17	14	Tati winds up and fires a bullet off Misty
Tatiana Minello	18	14	Kerri crosses up the D and sends a stinger down the line
Kerri Walsh Jennings	18	15	Mimi with the tip over Misty at the net
Mimi Amaral	19	15	Service error short
Misty May-Treanor	20	15	Misty looks cross and then hears Kerri's call for the line and sends the tip down the line left to set up game point
Misty May-Treanor	20	16	Game Point 1 - Kerri's rejection of Tati falls just wide left
Tatiana Minello	21	16	Game Point 2 - Kerri shows off the touch with the tip into the back right corner to win game one
Server	Misty May-Treanor Kerri Walsh Jennings	Tatiana Minello Mimi Amaral	Play
Game 2
Misty May-Treanor	1	0	Great rally starts off game two -- ends on Tati's error with the long spike
Misty May-Treanor	1	1	Double on Kerri
Tatiana Minello	2	1	Kerri goes down the line with the placement tip
Kerri Walsh Jennings	2	2	Mimi winds up and fires cross court off Kerri
Mimi Amaral	3	2	Kerri comes right back and fires a bullet down the line and off Mimi
Misty May-Treanor	3	3	Back and Forth as Mimi returns the favor and spikes it off Kerri
Tatiana Minello	4	3	And again... Kerri fires it right off Mimi's hands
Kerri Walsh Jennings	4	4	Mimi winds up and then throws the change up down the line
Mimi Amaral	5	4	Misty tips it off Mimi's fingers
Misty May-Treanor	6	4	Great block and set by Kerri leads to the M-Train hammer
Misty May-Treanor	7	4	Mimi tries to go over in two and pokes it just wide left
Misty May-Treanor	7	5	Tati with the dome shot field goal - hitting Kerri in the head and splitting her arms
Tatiana Minello	8	5	Great cut shot left by Misty
Kerri Walsh Jennings	9	5	Incredible effort but it is not enough as Misty cuts it hard left
Kerri Walsh Jennings	9	6	Tati with the flop shot over Kerri at the net
Mimi Amaral	9	7	Tati and Kerri meet above the net and Tati wins the duel
Mimi Amaral	10	7	Service error long
Misty May-Treanor	10	8	Mimi with authority off Kerri
Tatiana Minello	10	9	Net foul on Misty
Tatiana Minello	11	9	Kerri's cross court slam catches the tape and drops in
Kerri Walsh Jennings	12	9	Ace
Kerri Walsh Jennings	12	10	Tati with the floater into the back right corner
Mimi Amaral	13	10	Kerri slams it off Tati
Misty May-Treanor	13	11	Mimi with authority down the line - what a huge wind up
Tatiana Minello	14	11	Kerri with the perfect placement down the line
Kerri Walsh Jennings	14	12	Mimi plays the same game with the nice placement down the line
Mimi Amaral	15	12	Kerri's second slam cross court ends the nice rally
Misty May-Treanor	15	13	Mimi goes over in two with the rocket - she may hit it harder than any other player on tour
Tatiana Minello	15	14	Ace off the net tape
Tatiana Minello	16	14	Kerri ends the long rally with the spike up the middle
Kerri Walsh Jennings	16	15	An absolute hammer cross court by Mimi
Mimi Amaral	17	15	Service error long
Misty May-Treanor	18	15	Kerri shuts down the hammer by Mimi with the huge stuff
Misty May-Treanor	18	16	Mimi has some touch as well with the change up cross court
Tatiana Minello	19	16	Service error long
Kerri Walsh Jennings	20	16	Kerri sets up championship point on the poke down the line
Kerri Walsh Jennings	21	16	Championship Point 1 - Kerri with the Hammer closes out the match and the regular season as Kerri and Misty win Chicago and the AVP Nissan Series. Misty and Kerri will leave Chicago in brand new Nissans. We will see you from Vegas next week where the top 12 players on tour will battle in the Aquafina Shootout. See you next weekend.