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Evian Indoor at George Mason University

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George Mason University (Patriot Center)
Fairfax Virginia

Results - Womens Teams (WPVA)

Karolyn Kirby/Christine Schaefer-------\
                                  15-13 Kirby/Schaefer---
Holly McPeak/Nancy Reno----------------/                 \
                                                     15-4 Kirby/Schaefer
Liz Masakayan/Angela Rock--------------\                 / 
                                  16-14 Masakayan/Rock---
Barbra Fontana-Harris/Linda Hanley-----/

Prize Money:

1st - Kirby/Schaefer        - $21,000

2nd - Masakayan/Rock        - $12,000

3rd - McPeak/Reno           - $ 4,250

      Fontana-Harris/Hanley - $ 4,250

Notes:

Kirby/Schaefer vs. McPeak/Reno
72-minute match had a record 114 sideouts, four ties, and two lead changes. Loss ended a 25-match domestic win streak for McPeak and Reno, who have qualified for the Olympic Games (July 23-28). McPeak/Reno last domestic defeat was 15-6 to Kirby/Masakayan in the finals of the Bally Total Fitness shootout July 2, 1995 at Newport, RI.
Masakayan/Rock vs. Fontana-Harris/Hanley
Masakayan/Rock jumped to a 9-5 lead before Harris/Hanley rallied to take a 14-13 lead. After six straight side-outs, Masakayan/Rock scored the last three points of the match to advance to the finals.
Kirby/Schaefer vs. Masakayan/Rock
The title match was tied four times early before Kirby/Schaefer scored the final 11 points of the contest to secure the title.
Liz Masakayan back in action
returning to action after two major surgeries on her right knee in the last 14 months.
Kirby/Schaefer score two upset wins
against number one seeded McPeak/Reno (15-13) and number two seeded Masakayan/Rock (15-4).
Schaefer wins her first career title
62nd career win for partner Kirby.
Biggest prize in women's pro beach volleyball history
Kirby and Schaefer split $21,000 first place prize for biggest pay-day in women's pro beach volleyball history.
First women's pro beach player over $500,000 career earnings
With her $10,500 share of the purse, Kirby becomes the first women's pro beach player to exceed $500,000 in overall career earnings. Kirby has now earned $501,724.13 at the start of her 10th pro beach season, including $369,349.13 on the domestic Evian tour.

Statistics:

             EVIAN INDOOR CUMULATIVE STATISTICS

PLAYER       MP  ERR  KILL  AST  DIG  BLK  BE   RE   ACE   SE   SW


KIRBY         2    2    27   42    8    0   1    1     5    6   15     
SCHAEFER      2    2    39   26    8    3   0    0     4    5   15    
MASAKAYAN     2    4    21   31   11    3   0    0     0    1    8     
ROCK          2    4    31   21    6    2   1    0     7    9   12     
MCPEAK        1    2    23   16    9    0   0    2     0    3   11     
RENO          1    2    21   23    2    4   0    0     0    6    2     
FONTANA HARRIS 1   0     8   15    4    1   0    0     1    2   10
HANLEY        1    3    15    7    5    0   0    0     0    0    4     

             EVIAN INDOOR AVERAGES (PER MATCH)

PLAYER       MP  ERR  KILL  AST   DIG  BLK  BE   RE   ACE  SE   SW

KIRBY         2  1.0  13.5  21.0  4.0  0.0  0.5  0.5  2.5  3.0  7.5  
SCHAEFER      2  1.0  19.5  13.0  4.0  1.5  0.0  0.0  2.0  2.5  7.5   
MASAKAYAN     2  2.0  10.5  15.5  5.5  1.5  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.5  4.0   
ROCK          2  2.0  15.5  10.5  3.0  1.0  0.5  0.0  3.5  4.5  6.0   
MCPEAK        1  2.0  23.0  16.0  9.0  0.0  0.0  2.0  0.0  3.0 11.0  
RENO          1  2.0  21.0  23.0  2.0  4.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  6.0  2.0   
FONTANA HARRIS 1 0.0   8.0  15.0  4.0  1.0  0.0  0.0  1.0  2.0 10.0
HANLEY        1  3.0  15.0   7.0  5.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  4.0   

  KEY: MP, matches played; ERR, errors; KILL, kills; AST, assists; 
       DIG, digs; BLK, blocks; BE, blocking errors; RE, receiving errors;
       ACE, aces; SE, service errors; SW, service winners.

             SINGLE-MATCH BESTS

Errors -           4, Rock vs. Fontana Harris/Hanley
Kills -           23, McPeak vs. Kirby/Schaefer
                      Schaefer vs. McPeak/Reno
Assists -         26, Kirby vs. McPeak/Reno*
Digs -             9, McPeak vs. Kirby/Schaefer
Blocks -           4, Reno vs. Kirby/Schaefer
Aces -             6, Rock vs. Fontana Harris/Hanley
Service Winners - 11, McPeak vs. Kirby/Schaefer

 * Evian Women's Pro Beach Volleyball Tour Record

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Evian Indoor at George Mason University

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George Mason University (Patriot Center) Fairfax Virginia

Results - Womens Teams (WPVA)

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Notes:

Statistics:

George Mason University (Patriot Center)
Fairfax Virginia