Match Recap

AVP Tour
$125,000 Brooklyn Open presented by Cushman & Wakefield
Sunday, August 20, 2006

Match #57: Contender's Bracket Round 6

(2) Elaine Youngs/Nicole Branagh
def.
(10) Holly McPeak/Logan Tom
21-17, 21-14 (0:42)

Holly McPeak

Photo: Holly Stein/AVP

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 15, 1969 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Manhattan Beach, CA

Resides:

Manhattan Beach, CA

Height:

5'7"

College(s):

California-Berkeley
UCLA

Seasons:

Tournaments:

323

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$1,575,161.00

Logan Tom

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 25, 1981 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Salt Lake City, UT

Resides:

Long Beach, CA

Height:

6'1"

College(s):

Stanford

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (AVP Louisville 2007)

Career Winnings:

$52,700.00

Elaine Youngs

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 14, 1970 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Orange, CA

Resides:

Durango, CO

Height:

6'0"

College(s):

UCLA

Seasons:

Tournaments:

233

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$1,764,008.75

Nicole Branagh

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 31, 1979 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Orinda, CA

Resides:

Hawthorne, CA

Height:

6'2"

College(s):

Minnesota

Seasons:

Tournaments:

193

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$1,100,692.50

(2) Elaine Youngs/Nicole Branagh

(10) Holly McPeak/Logan Tom

Stats

Game 1
Statistics	Elaine Youngs	Nicole Branagh	Holly McPeak	Logan Tom
ATTACK
Attacks	11	16	8	17
Kills	6	10	2	10
Errors	1	2	2	1
Hitting Pct	0.455	0.500	0.000	0.529
SERVE
Aces	1	0	0	0
Errors	0	2	0	1
DEFENSE
Blocks	1	1	0	1
Digs	5	4	5	2

Game 2
Statistics	Elaine Youngs	Nicole Branagh	Holly McPeak	Logan Tom
ATTACK
Attacks	9	12	8	16
Kills	6	4	3	7
Errors	0	3	0	5
Hitting Pct	0.667	0.083	0.375	0.125
SERVE
Aces	3	0	0	0
Errors	0	1	1	2
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	0	0	2
Digs	5	3	6	2

Match Total
Statistics	Elaine Youngs	Nicole Branagh	Holly McPeak	Logan Tom
ATTACK
Attacks	20	28	16	33
Kills	12	14	5	17
Errors	1	5	2	6
Hitting Pct	0.550	0.321	0.188	0.333
SERVE
Aces	4	0	0	0
Errors	0	3	1	3
DEFENSE
Blocks	1	1	0	3
Digs	10	7	11	4

Play By Play

Server	Holly McPeak Logan Tom	Elaine Youngs Nicole Branagh	Play
Game 1
Elaine Youngs	1	0	EY is short on the kill attempt
Holly McPeak	2	0	Holly in one with the heads up play
Holly McPeak	2	1	Nicole in two with the poke
Nicole Branagh	3	1	Logan down the line with the hammer
Logan Tom	3	2	EY off the block
Elaine Youngs	3	3	Ace
Elaine Youngs	4	3	Logan cross court sideout with authority
Holly McPeak	4	4	Nicole rolls it down the line
Nicole Branagh	5	4	service error long
Logan Tom	5	5	service error short
Elaine Youngs	6	5	Holly cross court on the sideout
Holly McPeak	6	6	Nicole cuts it right
Nicole Branagh	7	6	Holly wih the nice dig and Logan puts it away
Logan Tom	7	7	Nicole with the poke down the line
Elaine Youngs	7	8	Nicole powers it through the EY block
Elaine Youngs	8	8	Logan with the hammer off EY
Holly McPeak	8	9	EY with the big block
Nicole Branagh	9	9	Great rally with an over in one by EY ends on the roll shot by Logan
Logan Tom	9	10	Another great rally this time ending on the Nicole roll shot down the left line
Elaine Youngs	9	11	Unbelievable dig by EY and then the hammer up the middle
Elaine Youngs	10	11	Great save by EY is not enough as Logan cuts it right
Holly McPeak	10	12	Great rally ends as Holly is just wide on the cutter after making two great digs
Nicole Branagh	11	12	Logan with the touch shot left
Logan Tom	11	13	EY with the hammer cross court
Elaine Youngs	11	14	EY with the dig and the shot to the back line
Elaine Youngs	11	15	Nicole with the heads up in two shot into the left corner and Holly/Logan call time
Elaine Youngs	12	15	Logan off the Nicole block
Holly McPeak	12	16	Nicole hammers it down the line
Nicole Branagh	13	16	Logan off the block with the off speed shot
Logan Tom	13	17	EY through the Logan block
Elaine Youngs	14	17	Logan through the D and up the middle on the sideout
Holly McPeak	15	17	Nicole is short on the cut attempt
Holly McPeak	15	18	EY down the line
Nicole Branagh	16	18	service error short
Logan Tom	16	19	Great save by EY and the poke by Nicole into the open court
Elaine Youngs	16	20	Nicole with the big block to set up Game point
Elaine Youngs	17	20	Logan with the block of Nicole after Nicole made a great one armed stab
Holly McPeak	17	21	Nicole ends game one with the roll shot down the line
Server	Holly McPeak Logan Tom	Elaine Youngs Nicole Branagh	Play
Game 2
Holly McPeak	0	1	service error long
Elaine Youngs	0	2	Great rally at the net ends on the hammer by EY
Elaine Youngs	0	3	Logan is long on the kill attempt
Elaine Youngs	1	3	Logan with the roll shot
Logan Tom	1	4	EY hammers it cross court left
Nicole Branagh	2	4	Holly with the soft cutter left
Holly McPeak	2	5	Nicole hammers it down the line
Elaine Youngs	3	5	Unbelievable saves by Logan and Holly as the ball just falls in
Logan Tom	4	5	Holly's roll shot just misses wide but a call touch is called - EY and Nicole argue but to no avail
Logan Tom	4	6	Service error long
Nicole Branagh	4	7	Best rally of the match with saving digs on each side ends as Holly's last try is just not enough
Nicole Branagh	4	8	EY in one off the Holly block after the nice serve
Nicole Branagh	4	9	Logan sends the kill attempt long after another great serve
Nicole Branagh	5	9	Logan cuts it right
Holly McPeak	5	10	EY in one with the tip
Elaine Youngs	5	11	Logan misses long on the kill attempt
Elaine Youngs	5	12	Great serve is not returned
Elaine Youngs	6	12	Holly with the heads up play to send the ball into the back corner and over the D
Logan Tom	6	13	Service error short
Nicole Branagh	7	13	Service error long
Holly McPeak	7	14	EY off the block
Elaine Youngs	7	15	EY with the great serve
Elaine Youngs	8	15	Logan down the line
Logan Tom	8	16	Nicole with the hammer cross court
Nicole Branagh	8	17	Logan sends it long on the over in two attempt
Nicole Branagh	9	17	Logan off hte EY block
Holly McPeak	10	17	Logan with the block
Holly McPeak	11	17	Holly with the poke
Holly McPeak	12	17	Logan with the heads up play in two after the dig by Holly
Holly McPeak	12	18	Nicole through the Logan block for the sideout
Elaine Youngs	12	19	Nicole with the rejection of Logan
Elaine Youngs	12	20	Ace to set up match point
Elaine Youngs	13	20	Logan says not yet with the roll shot down the left line
Logan Tom	14	20	Logan is not done -- She rejects Nicole at the net
Logan Tom	14	21	EY ends it with the hammer and will face Misty and Kerri next on stadium court. Stay tuned for play by play of that match