Tournament #1: AVP Cuervo Gold Crown Ft. Lauderdale Open
Friday, March 31 - Sunday, April 1, 2006
Rachel Wacholder / Elaine Youngs (2nd seed)
Saturday's Play
def. Wendy Martin / Kim Whitney 21-11, 21-12 (40 mins)
def. Jen Pavley / Paula Roca 21-11, 21-11 (35 mins)
def. Nicole Branagh / Holly McPeak 21-18, 29-31, 15-10 (78 mins)
Sunday's Play
lost Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan 21-18, 11-21, 12-15 (57 mins)
lost Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh 27-25, 17-21, 12-15 (65 mins)
Wacholder and Youngs finish in 3rd place and split $8,500.
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Tournament #2: AVP Tempe Open
Friday, May 5 – Sunday, May 7, 2006
Rachel Wacholder / Elaine Youngs (2nd seed)
Saturday's Play
def. Jenny Pavley / Paula Roca (15) 21-15, 21-14 (40 mins)
def Jennifer Boss / Nancy Mason (7) 19-21, 27-25, 15-13 (70 mins)
Sunday's Play
lost Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (3) 21-18, 21-16 (39 mins)
def. Semirames Marins / Tatiana Minello (6) 23-21, 19-21, 15-11 (62 mins)
lost Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh (1) 21-17, 21-12 (39 mins)
Wacholder and Youngs finish in 3rd place and split $8,500.
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Tournament #3: FIVB Italian Open
Thursday, May 11 – Sunday, May 14, 2006
Rachel Wacholder / Elaine Youngs (4th seed)
Thursday's Results
def. Michaela Eckl / Mireya Kaup (Ger) 21-18, 21-17 (34 mins)
def. Sena Novakova / Eva Celbova (Cze Rep) 21-19, 21-18 (40 mins)
Friday's Results
def. Mana Clara Salgado / Carolina Salgado (Bra) 21-16, 21-16 (45 mins)
lost Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh (USA) 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 (47 mins)
Saturday's Results
def. Adriana Behar / Shelda Bede (Bra) 21-15, 17-21, 17-15 (66 mins)
lost Juliana Felisberta Silva / Larissa Franca 21-13, 21-15 (45 mins)
Wacholder and Youngs finish 4th and split $12,000.
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Tournament #4: AVP Santa Barbara Open
Friday, May 19– Sunday, May 21, 2006
Rachel Wacholder / Elaine Youngs (2nd seed)
Friday's Results
def. Lisa Marshall / Marla O'Hara (31, Q12) 21-10, 21-10 (30 mins)
def. Katie Lindquist / Tracy Lindquist (15) 21-13, 21-14 (35 mins)
def. Diane DeNecochea / Tammy Leibl (7) 21-19, 21-14 (35 mins)
Saturday's Play
def. Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (3) 21-13, 21-15 (44 mins)
def. DeNecochea / Leibl (7) 21-9, 21 18 (36 mins)
Championship Match: lost Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh (1) 21-14, 21-14 (58 mins)
Wacholder and Youngs finish 2nd and split $18,000.
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Tournament #5: AVP Cuervo Gold Crown Huntington Beach Open
Friday, May 26 – Sunday, May 28, 2006
Rachel Wacholder / Elaine Youngs (2nd seed)
Saturday's Play
def. Kamila Pavlaskova / Franci Van Zwieten (31, Q20) 21-12, 21-15 (40 mins)
def. Brittany Hochevar / Logan Tom (15) 21-9, 21-13 (23 mins)
def. Sarah Straton / Brooke Hanson (10) 21-9, 21-14 (34 mins)
Sunday's Play
def. Dianne DeNecochea / Tammy Leibl (6) 22-24, 21-16, 15-4 (60 mins)
def. Tatiana Minello / Semirames Marins (4) 21-15, 21-12 (41)
Championship Match: lost Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh (1) 21-16, 21-12 (47 mins)
Wacholder and Youngs finish in 2nd place and split $13,400.
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Tournament #6: FIVB Greece Open (Athens, Greece)
Thursday, June 1 -- Sunday, June 4, 2006
Rachel Wacholder / Elaine Youngs (3rd seed)
Thursday's Play
def. Sara Montagnolli / Kerstin Pichler (Austria) 14-21, 21-18, 15-12 (58 mins)
def. Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen (Norway) 21-11, 21-16 (41 mins)
Friday's Play
def. Stefanie Schwaiger / Doris Schwaiger (Australia) 21-12, 21-12 (32 mins)
lost Larissa Franca / Juliana Felisberta Silva (Brazil) 21-12, 21-16 (38 mins)
Saturday's Play
def. Renata Ribeiro / Talita Antunes (Brazil) 21-13, 21-18 (39 mins)
lost Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh (USA) 24-26, 21-15, 15-7 (52 mins)
Sunday's Play
Bronze Medal Match: lost Larissa Franca / Juliana Felisberta Silva (Brazil) 21-16, 26-24 (49 mins)
Wacholder and Youngs finish in 4th place and split $12,000
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Tournament #7: AVP Hermosa Beach Open
Friday, June 9 - Sunday, June 11, 2006
Rachel Wacholder / Elaine Youngs (2nd seed)
Saturday's Play
def. Angela McHenry / Lisa Rugledge (31, Q39) 21-12, 21-16 (51 mins)
def. Angela Lewis / Priscilla Lima (18) 21-11, 21-13 (35 mins)
def. Nicole Branagh / Holly McPeak (7) 21-18, 21-16 (45 mins)
Sunday's Play
def. Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (3) 21-15, 21-13 (37 mins)
def. Jennifer Boss / Nancy Mason (5) 21-15, 19-21, 15-8 (58 mins)
Championship Match: def. Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh (1) 21-18, 24-22 (50 mins)
Wacholder and Youngs win the tournament and split $19,000.
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Tournament #8: AVP Sacramento Open
Friday, June 16 - Sunday, June 18, 2006
Rachel Wacholder / Elaine Youngs (2nd seed)
Friday's Play
def. Pat Keller / Lauren Fendrick (18) 21-11, 21-19 (39 mins)
Saturday's Play
def. Nicole Branagh / Holly McPeak (7) 21-18, 21-17 (41 mins)
Sunday's Play
def. Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (3) 21-18, 24-26, 15-9 (60 mins)
lost Nicole Branagh / Holly McPeak (7) 21-19, 21-14 (50 mins)
Wacholder and Youngs finish in 3rd place and split $9,500.
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Tournament #9: FIVB Swiss Open (Gstaad, Switzerland)
Wednesday, June 21- Saturday, June 24, 2006
Rachel Wacholder / Elaine Youngs (3rd seed)
Thursday's Play
lost Nicole Branagh / Holly McPeak (USA) (30) 21-18, 18-21, 15-13 (62 mins)
def. Rieke Brink-Abeler / Hella Jurich (Ger) (19) 21-16, 21-15 (38)
Friday's Play
def. Nancy Mason / Jennifer Boss (USA) (13) 21-14, 21-18 (46 mins)
def. Stefania Schwaiger / Doris Schwaiger (AUT) (22) 21-14, 21-13 (34 mins)
def. Renata Ribeiro / Talita Antunes (Brazil) (7) 17-21, 21-11, 15-9 (42 mins)
Saturday's Play
def. Vasso Karadassiou / Vassiliki Arvaniti (Greece) (6) Forfeit
lost Wang Jie / Tian Jia (China) (4) 21-16, 21-19 (46 mins)
Wacholder and Youngs finish in 5th place and split $14,400.
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Tournament #10: AVP Seaside Heights (NJ) Open
Friday, June 30 - Sunday, July 2, 2006
Rachel Wacholder / Elaine Youngs (2nd seed)
Saturday's Play
def. Jessie Cooper / Kristin Ursillo (31) 21-11, 21-7 (30 mins)
def. Angie Akers / Heather Lowe (15) 21-18, 21-16 (38 mins)
def. Tyra Turner / Makare Wilson (7) 21-16, 17-21, 18-16 (59 mins)
def. Nicole Branagh / Holly McPeak (6) 26-24, 21-19 (55 mins)
Sunday's Play
def. Nancy Mason / Jennifer Boss (4) 21-16, 23-21 (47 mins)
Championship Match: loss Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh (1) 21-13, 21-18 (48 mins)
Wacholder and Youngs finish in 2nd place and split $13,400.
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Tournament #11: AVP Atlanta Open, Atlantic Station
Friday, July 7 - Sunday, July 9, 2006
Rachel Wacholder / Elaine Youngs (2nd seed)
Friday's Play
def. Angie Akers / Heather Lowe (15) 21-17, 21-19 (41 mins)
def. Carrie Dodd / Barbra Fontana (7) 21-15, 21-15 (40 mins)
Saturday's Play
def. Dianne DeNecochea / Tammy Leibl (6) 22-20, 21-17 (42 mins)
Sunday's Play
def. Nicole Branagh / Holly McPeak (3) 21-12, 21-18 (45 mins)
Championship Match: def. Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh (1) 21-16, 19-21, 15-12 (71 mins)
Wacholder and Youngs win the tournament and split $19,000.
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Tournament #12: AVP Birmingham-Hoover Open (Alabama)
Friday, July 14 – Sunday, July 16, 2006
Rachel Wacholder / Elaine Youngs (2nd seed)
Friday's Play
def. Elsa Binder / Charnette Fair (31, Q9) 21-12, 21-15 (40 mins)
def. Ann Windes / Saralyn Smith (18) 21-10, 21-13 (36 mins)
Saturday's Play
def. Carrie Dodd / Barbra Fontana (7) 22-20, 21-19 (50 mins)
def. Nicole Branagh / Holly McPeak (3) 22-20, 21-18 (53 mins)
Sunday's Play
lost Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh (1) 21-17, 21-16 (48 mins)
Wacholder and Youngs finish 3rd and split $8,500.
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Tournament #13: AVP Chicago Open
Friday, July 21– Sunday, July 23, 2006
Rachel Wacholder / Elaine Youngs (2nd seed)
Friday's Play
def. Angela Knopf / Carrie Wright (31, Q18) 21-14, 21-12 (35 mins)
def. Brooke Hanson / Logan Tom (18) 21-12, 21-13 (35 mins)
Saturday's Play
def. Carrie Dodd / Barbra Fontana (7) 21-17, 22-20 (40 mins)
def. Nicole Branagh / Holly McPeak (3) 21-23, 24-22, 15-13 (73 mins)
Sunday's Play
def. Dianne DeNecochea / Tammy Leibl (6) 21-14, 21-17 (40 mins)
Championship Match: lost Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh (1) 14-21, 15-21 (50 mins)
Wacholder and Youngs finish 2nd and split $18,000.
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Tournament #14: FIVB French Open (Paris, France) – Grand Slam
Tuesday, July 25 – Saturday, July 29, 2006
Rachel Wacholder / Elaine Youngs (7th seed)
Wednesday's Play
lost Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Hana Tsiartsiani (Gre) (26) 21-18, 19-21, 13-15 (63 mins)
def. Sanne Keizer / Marrit Leenstra (Ned) (23) 21-17, 21-17 (39 mins)
Thursday's Play
def. Stefania Schwaiger / Doris Schwaiger (Aut) (24) 21-17, 21-23, 15-12 (57 mins)
def. Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau (Ger) (16) 13-21, 21-17, 15-11 (56 mins)
lost Ana Paula Connelly / Leila Barrus (Bra) (6) 20-22, 21-12, 12-15 (59 mins)
Wacholder and Youngs finish in 9th place and split $9,000.
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Tournament #15: FIVB Austria Open (Klagenfurt, Austria) -- Grand Slam
Wednesday, August 2 – Saturday, August 5, 2006
Rachel Wacholder / Elaine Youngs (7th Seed)
Thursday's Pool Play -- Pool G
lost Sara Swoboda / Sabine Swoboda (Aut) (10) 19-21, 13-21 (38 mins)
def. Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom (Fin) (23) 18-21, 21-17, 15-9 (52 mins)
def. Lina Yanchulova / Petia Yanchulova (Bul) (26) 21-14, 21-16 (33 mins)
Friday's Single Elimination
lost Rieke Brink-Abeler / Hella Jurich (Ger) (20) 21-19, 19-21, 11-15 (55 mins)
Wacholder and Youngs finish in 17th place, split $4,900 and end their partnership.
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Tournament #16: AVP Brooklyn Open
Thursday, August 17 – Sunday, August 20, 2006
Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs (2nd Seed)
Friday's Play
def. Angela Knopf / Carrie Wright (Q10, 31) 21-12, 21-15 (34 mins)
def. Priscilla Lima / Paula Roca (15) 21-16, 21-18 (45 mins)
Saturday's Play
def. Carrie Dodd / Barbra Fontana (7) 15-21, 21-18, 16-14 (57 mins)
lost Jennifer Boss / Rachel Wacholder (3) 21-13, 15-21, 13-15 (63 mins)
Sunday's Play
def. Holly McPeak / Logan Tom (10) 21-17, 21-14 (42 mins)
lost Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh (1) by forfeit*
* -- Branagh could not play due to an ankle injury
Branagh and Youngs finish in 3rd place, split $6,000 in their first tournament together.
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Tournament #17: AVP Boulder Open
Thursday, August 25 – Sunday, August 27, 2006
Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs (2nd Seed)
Friday's Play
def. Dana Schilling / Alicia Zamparelli (Q10, 31) 21-16, 21-19 (44 mins)
def. Jennifer Fopma / Stacy Rouwenhorst (15) 21-15, 21-17 (44 mins)
Saturday's Play
def. Carrie Dodd / Barbra Fontana (7) 21-13, 16-21, 18-16 (61 mins)
lost Jennifer Boss / Rachel Wacholder (3) 20-22, 27-25, 16-18 (86 mins)
Sunday's Play
lost Dianne DeNecochea / Tammy Leibl (5) 19-21, 18-21 (48 mins)
Branagh and Youngs finish in 5th place and split $2,750.
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Tournament #18: AVP Cincinnati Open
Thursday, August 31 – Sunday, September 3, 2006
Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs (2nd Seed)
Friday's Play
def. Heidi Ilustre / Diane Pascua (15) 21-18, 21-14 (38 mins)
Saturday's Play
def. Michelle More / Suzanne Stonebarger (10) 21-18, 21-15 (45 mins)
lost Jennifer Boss / Rachel Wacholder (3) 15-21, 21-17, 18-20 (72 mins)
Sunday's Play
lost Dianne DeNecochea / Holly McPeak (4) 15-21, 16-21 (45 mins)
Branagh and Youngs finish in 5th place and split $3,750.
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Tournament #19: FIVB Vitoria Open (Vitoria, Brazil)
Tuesday, September 26 – Saturday, September 30, 2006
Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs (11th Seed)
Wednesday's Play
def. Eiko Koizumi / Shinako Tanaka (Jpn) (22) 21-17, 21-15 (37 mins)
def. Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen (Nor) (6) 21-13, 21-15 (37 mins)
Thursday's Play
def. Leila Barros / Ana Paula Connelly (Bra) (3) 22-20, 17-21, 15-12 (55 mins)
lost Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh (USA) (2) 18-21, 18-21 (38 mins)
Friday's Play
def. Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen (Nor) (6) 21-19, 21-12 (44 mins)
lost Juliana Felisberta Silva / Larissa Franca (Bra) (1) 18-21, 19-21 (47 mins)
Saturday's Play
Bronze Medal Match: lost Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh (USA) (2) 17-21, 15-21 (41 minutes)
Branagh and Youngs finish in 4th place and split $12,000.
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Tournament #20: FIVB Corona Open (Acapulco, Mexico)
Wednesday, October 25 – Sunday, October 29, 2006
Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs (8th Seed)
Thursday's Play
def. Dianne DeNecochea / Holly McPeak (USA) (Q16, 25) 18-21, 25-23, 15-9 (75 mins)
lost Inguna Minusa / Inese Jorsone (Lat) (Q9, 24) 21-18, 14-21, 11-15 (50 mins)
Friday's Play
def. Morgane Faure / Virginie Sarpaux (Fra) (Q4, 26) 21-16, 21-18 (49 mins)
lost Tamara Larrea Peraza / Dalixia Fernandez Grasset (Cub) (18) 18-21, 21-15, 7-15 (65 mins)
Branagh and Youngs finish in 13th place and split $4,500.
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Tournament #21: FIVB Phuket Thailand Open
Wednesday, November 1 – Sunday, November 5, 2006
Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs (8th Seed)
Thursday's Play
def. Mared de Vries / Patricia Labee (Ned) (25) 21-18, 21-11 (39 mins)
def. Kamoltip Kulna / Jarunee Sannok (Tha) (9) 21-17, 21-13 (37 mins)
Friday's Play
lost Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh (USA) (1) 20-22, 15-21 (58 mins)
def. Lu Wang / Linjun Ji (Chn) (14) 21-15, 21-18 (40 mins)
Saturday's Play
def. Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren (Ned) (18) 21-16, 21-16 (44 mins)
lost Chen Xue / Xi Zhang (Chn) (3) 23-25, 19-21 (53 mins)
Branagh and Youngs finish in 5th place and split $10,000.
