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2006 Tour Results for EY and Rachel; EY and Nicole 

(Photo courtesy of the AVP)

 


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.