Tournament #1: AVP Cuervo Gold Crown Miami Open
Friday, April 13 - Sunday, April 15, 2007
Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs (2nd seed)
Saturday's play
def. Angela Lewis / Priscilla Lima (18th seed), 21-17, 21-19 (42 minutes)
def. Carrie Dodd / Tatiana Minello (7), 21-16, 21-16 (37)
Sunday's play
lost to Jennifer Boss / April Ross (11), 17-21, 21-17, 12-15 (63)
def. Angie Akers / Brooke Hanson (12), 21-11, 21-16 (37)
def. Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh (1), 21-19, 21-19 (43)
Championship match: def. Jennifer Boss / April Ross (11), 21-19, 21-15 (56)
Nicole and EY win the season opener and split $20,000, giving Nicole her first career victory!
Tournament #2: AVP Cuervo Gold Crown Dallas Open
Thursday, April 19 - Sunday, April 22, 2007
Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs (2nd seed)
Friday's play
def. Lauren Fendrick / Brittan Hochevar (15th seed), 21-18, 21-14 (49 minutes)
def. Carrie Dodd / Tatiana Minello (7), 21-17, 21-13 (36)
Saturday's play
def. Angela Lewis / Priscilla Lima (14), 21-13, 19-21, 15-12 (62)
Sunday's play
def. Dianne DeNecochea / Barbra Fontana (4), 21-17, 21-18 (48)
Championship match: lost to Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh (1), 14-21, 19-21 (55)
Nicole and EY place second, split $15,000
Tournament #3: AVP Cuervo Gold Crown Huntington Beach Open
Thursday, May 3 - Sunday, May 6, 2007
Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs (2nd seed)
Friday's play
def. Alexandra Jupiter / Leilani Kamahoahoa (31st seed), 21-13, 21-12 (36 minutes)
def. Katie Lindquist / Tracy Lindquist (18), 19-21, 21-15, 15-7 (50)
Saturday's play
def. Carrie Dodd / Tati Minello (7), 21-19, 21-16 (45)
def. Tyra Turner / Rachel Wacholder (3), 17-21, 24-22, 15-12 (64)
Sunday's play
def. Jennifer Boss / April Ross (6), 21-14, 21-16 (43)
Championship match: lost to Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh (1), 13-21, 13-21 (46)
Nicole and EY place second, split $15,000; win Cuervo Gold Crown Series, split $100,000
Tournament #4: AVP Glendale Arizona Open
Thursday, May 10 - Sunday, May 13, 2007
Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs (2nd seed)
Saturday's play
def. Michelle More / Suzanne Stonebarger (15), 17-21, 21-16, 15-9 (68 minutes)
lost Holly McPeak / Logan Tom (7), 20-22, 21-13, 12-15 (59)
def. d. Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (5), 25-27, 21-14, 15-10 (77)
Sunday's play
def. Jennifer Boss / April Ross (6), 17-21, 22-20, 15-9 (67)
lost Dianne DeNecochea / Barbra Fontana (4), 15-21, 17-21 (45)
Nicole and EY place fifth, split $3,000.
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Tournament #5: AVP Hermosa Beach Open
Friday, May 18 - Sunday, May 20, 2007
Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs (2nd seed)
Saturday's play
def. Alexandra Jupiter / Leilani Kamahoahoa (Q10, 31), 21-12, 21-6 (29 minutes)
def. Jenny Kropp / Jenny Pavley (15), 21-14, 21-14 (35)
def. Holly McPeak / Logan Tom (7), 19-21, 21-16, 15-8 (48)
Sunday's play
def. Tyra Turner / Rachel Wacholder (3), 21-19, 17-21, 15-12 (60)
lost Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh (1), 15-21, 17-21 (43)
Nicole and EY place third, split $9,500
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Tournament #6: AVP Louisville Open
Thursday, May 24 - Sunday, May 27, 2007
Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs (2nd Seed)
Friday's play
def. Katie Lindquist / Tracy Lindquist (15), 22-20, 21-16 (50 minutes)
lost Holly McPeak / Logan Tom (7), 20-22, 11-21 (38)
Saturday's Play
def. Tara Kuk / Kim Whitney (Q2,21), 21-8, 21-14 (29)
lost Tyra Turner / Rachel Wacholder (3), 18-21, 16-21 (46)
Nicole and EY place seventh, split $4,650
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Tournament #7: AVP Tampa Open
Thursday, May 31 - Sunday, June 3, 2007
Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs (3rd Seed)
Friday's Play
def. Jenny Kropp / Jenny Pavley (14), 21-14, 21-15 (34 mins)
def. Carrie Dodd / Tatiana Minello (6) – Forfeit
Saturday's Play
def. Tyra Turner / Rachel Wacholder (2), 25-23, 16-21, 15-13 (69)
Sunday's Play
def. Dianne DeNecochea / Barbra Fontana (4), 21-14, 21-12 (42)
Championship Match: lost to Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh (1), 19-21, 15-21 (56)
Nicole and EY finish second, split $15,000
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Tournament #8: AVP Atlanta Open
Thursday, June 7 - Sunday, June 10, 2007
Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs did not play
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Tournament #9: AVP Charleston Open
Thursday, June 14 - Sunday, June 17, 2007
Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs (3rd seed)
Friday's Play
def. Jenny Kropp / Jenny Pavley (14), 21-11, 21-15 (33 mins.)
def. Angela Lewis / Priscilla Lima (11), 21-10, 21-10 (32)
Saturday's Play
def. Tyra Turner / Rachel Wacholder (2), 21-16, 17-21, 15-13 (59)
Sunday's Play
def. Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (7), 21-18, 14-21, 15-10 (1:03)
Championship match: lost to Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh (1), 21-13, 21-12 (51)
Nicole and EY finish 2nd, split $15,000.
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Tournament #10: FIVB French Open (Paris, France) - Grand Slam
Tuesday, June 19 - Sunday, June 24, 2007
Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs (8th Seed)
Wednesday's Play - pool play
def. Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (25), 20-22, 21-17, 15-8 (53 minutes)
def. Alexandra Shiryaeva / Natalya Uryadova, Russia (24), 21-13, 21-18 (36)
Thursday's Play - pool play
def. Morgane Faure / Virginie Sarpaux, France (9), 21-14, 21-13 (42)
Friday's Play - elimination bracket
def. Carolina Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (14, Q8), 15-21, 21-17, 15-13 (54)
Saturday's Play - elimination bracket
lost to Jia Tian / Jie Wang, China (3), 12-21, 31-29, 15-17 (70)
Nicole and EY finish 5th, split $13,200
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Tournament #11: FIVB Norway Open (Stavanger, Norway) - Grand Slam
Tuesday, June 26 - Saturday, June 30, 2007
Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs (11th Seed)
Wednesday's Play - pool play
def. Alexandra Shiryaeva / Natalya Uryadova, Russia (22), 22-24, 21-15, 15-9 (47 minutes)
def. Hana Klapalova / Tereza Petrova, Czech Republic (27, Q1), 21-8, 18-21, 15-8 (52)
Thursday's Play - pool play
def. Adriana Behar / Shelda Bede, Brazil (6), 21-17, 21-16 (41)
Friday's Play - elimination bracket
lost to Jennifer Boss / April Ross, United States (11), 20-22, 18-21 (49)
Nicole and EY finish 9th, split $8,000
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Tournament #12: AVP Seaside Heights (NJ) Open
Thursday, July 5 - Sunday, July 8, 2007
Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs (2nd Seed)
Friday's Play
def. Jennifer Bowman / Stephanie Chapek (31, Q7), 21-17, 21-16 (39 minutes)
def. Keao Burdine / Brittany Hochevar (15), 21-18, 21-16 (36)
Saturday's Play
def. Ashley Ivy / Heather Lowe (10), 21-17, 21-11 (37)
def. Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (3), 17-21, 21-17, 17-15 (66)
Sunday's Play
def. Tyra Turner / Rachel Wacholder (1), 21-19, 10-21, 15-12 (61)
Championship Match: def. Jennifer Boss / April Ross (5), 21-19, 18-21, 16-14 (101)
Nicole and EY win their second tournament together, split $20,000
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Tournament #13: FIVB Germany Open (Berlin, Germany) - Grand Slam
Tuesday, July 10 - Saturday, July 14, 2007
Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs (8th Seed)
Thursday's Play - pool play
def. Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (25), 21-14, 21-14 (39 minutes)
def. Simone Kuhn / Lea Schwer, Switzerland (24), 21-16, 21-7 (36)
def. Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (9), 21-19, 21-18 (36)
Friday's Play - elimination bracket
def. Sara Montagnoli / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (17), 22-20, 21-15 (42)
lost to Leila Barros / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (7), 21-17, 17-21, 10-15 (52)
Nicole and EY finish 5th, split $13,200
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Tournament #14: AVP Long Beach Open
Thursday, July 19 - Sunday, July 22, 2007
Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs (2nd Seed)
Friday's Play
def. Stacy Nicks / Alicia Zamparelli (31, Q2), 21-7, 21-11 (32 minutes)
def. Jenelle Koester / Stacy Rouwenhorst (15), 21-11, 21-11 (30)
def. Barbra Fontana / Aliza Polzin (10), 21-18, 21-12 (38)
Saturday's Play
lost to Tyra Turner / Rachel Wacholder (3), 21-16, 19-21, 13-15 (64)
def. Angela Lewis / Priscilla Lima (9), 21-9, 21-18 (35)
lost to Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh (1) by forfeit
Nicole and EY finish 3rd, split $13,300
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Tournament #15: FIVB Switzerland Open (Gstaad, Switzerland) - World Championships
Tuesday, July 24 - Saturday, July 28, 2007
Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs (9th Seed)
Pool Play
def. Dana Cooke / Annie Martin, Canada (40), 14-21, 21-19, 15-11 (55 minutes)
def. Jennifer Boss / April Ross, United States (16), 15-21, 22-20, 16-14 (59)
def. Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (33), 21-12, 22-24, 15-13 (62)
Friday's Play - elimination bracket
def. Sara Goller / Laura Ludwig, Germany (6), 21-17, 21-19 (40)
def. Dalixia Fernandez / Tamara Larrea, Cuba (28), 21-19, 21-15 (37)
lost to Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (4), 21-17, 16-21, 11-15 (59)
Nicole and EY finish 5th, split $18,000
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Tournament #16: FIVB Klagenfurt Open - Grand Slam
Wednesday, August 1 - Saturday, August 4, 2007
Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs (5th Seed)
Thursday's Play - Pool Play
def. Daniela Gattelli / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (Q8, 28), 20-22, 21-11, 17-15 (55 minutes)
def. Dalixia Fernandez / Tamara Larrea, Cuba (21), 22-20, 21-13 (42)
def. Rieke Brink-Abeler / Hella Jurich, Germany (12), 21-19, 21-14 (34)
Friday's Play - elimination bracket
lost to Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway (17), 18-21, 17-21 (41)
Nicole and EY finish 9th, split $8,000
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Tournament #17: AVP Manhattan Beach Open
Thursday, August 9 - Saturday, August 11, 2007
Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs (2nd Seed)
Friday's Play
def. Erin Byrd / Stephanie Chapek (Q8, 31), 21-17, 21-11 (33 minutes)
def. Keao Burdine / Brittany Hochevar (18), 21-12, 21-1 (34)
lost to Angie Akers / Brooke Hanson (7), 21-13, 22-24, 11-15 (66)
def. Paula Roca / Sarah Straton (12), 22-20, 21-17 (46)
Saturday's Play
def. Lauren Fendrick / Tammy Leibl (9), 21-16, 21-18 (41)
def. Jennifer Boss / April Ross (5), 21-17, 14-21, 22-20 (77)
def. Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (3), 24-22, 19-21, 15-10 (73)
Championship Match: lost to Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh (1), 21-15, 7-14 (retired), 12-15 (80)
Nicole and EY finish 2nd, split $21,000
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Tournament #18: AVP Boston Open
Thursday, August 16 - Sunday, August 19, 2007
Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs (2nd Seed)
Friday's Play
def. Michelle More / Suzanne Stonebarger (18), 21-17, 21-15 (40 minutes)
def. Carrie Dodd / Tatiana Minello (7), 20-22, 21-14, 15-7 (55)
Saturday's Play
def. Dianne DeNecochea / Barbra Fontana (6), 21-19, 21-14 (40)
Sunday's Play
def. Tyra Turner / Rachel Wacholder (4), 21-12, 21-16 (34)
Championship Match: def. Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh (1), 15-21, 21-19, 16-14 (99)
Nicole and EY win their third tournament together, split $28,000
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Tournament #19: AVP Brooklyn Open
Thursday, August 23 - Sunday, August 26, 2007
Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs (2nd Seed)
Friday's Play
def. Becca Smith / Rachel Smith (31, Q18), 21-13, 21-10 (38 minutes)
def. Jennifer Fopma / Holly McPeak (15), 21-14, 21-14 (37)
Saturday's Play
def. Angie Akers / Brooke Hanson (7), 21-18, 20-22, 15-11 (69)
def. Dianne DeNecochea / Barbra Fontana (6), 21-12, 21-17 (46)
Sunday's Play
def. Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (4), 21-11, 30-28 (52)
Championship Match: lost to Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh (1), 18-21, 16-21 (64)
Nicole and EY finish second, split $21,000
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Tournament #20: FIVB St. Petersburg (Russia) Open
Tuesday, August 28 - Saturday, September 1, 2007
Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs (3rd Seed)
Wednesday's Play
def. Lucy Boulton / Denise Johns, England (30, Q8), 21-19, 21-14 (40 minutes)
def. Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (14), 21-15, 21-12 (35)
Thursday's Play
def. Tyra Turner / Rachel Wacholder, United States (6), 23-25, 21-18, 15-9 (70)
def. Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (2), 21-15, 21-18 (39)
Friday's Play
lost to Juliana Felisberta Silva / Larissa Franca, Brazil (1), 12-21, 14-21 (34)
Saturday's Play
Bronze Medal Match: def. Vassiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (5), 21-14, 21-14 (36)
Nicole and EY win the bronze medal, split $16,000
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Tournament #21: AVP Las Vegas Goddesses of the Beach
Thursday, September 6 - Saturday, September 8, 2007
Playing with rotating partners.
Nicole Branagh (seeded 3rd) finished 3rd and won $7,500.
Elaine Youngs (seeded 2nd) won the event and won $23,500.
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Tournament #22: AVP San Francisco Best of the Beach
Friday, September 14 - Sunday, September 16, 2007
Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs (2nd Seed)
Friday's Play
lost to Angie Akers / Brooke Hanson (7), 27-25, 19-21, 15-17 (66 minutes)
Saturday's Play
def. Tyra Turner / Rachel Wacholder (3), 21-15, 21-14 (36)
def. Jennifer Boss / April Ross (5), 16-21, 21-16, 15-11 (63)
def. Angie Akers / Brooke Hanson (7), 21-11, 16-21, 15-8 (55)
Sunday's Play - Championship Match
lost to Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh (1), 14-21, 26-28 (69)
Nicole and EY finish second, split $20,000
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Tournament #23: FIVB Brazil Open (Fortaleza, Brazil)
Tuesday, September 25 - Saturday, September 29, 2007
Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs (5th Seed)
Wednesday's Play
def. Ana Paula Connelly / Sandra Pires, Brazil (28, Q2), 18-21, 21-12, 15-9 (57 minutes)
def. Simone Kuhn / Lea Schwer, Switzerland (12), 21-14, 15-21, 15-9 (49)
Thurday's Play
lost to Jennifer Boss / April Ross, United States (4), 13-21, 13-21 (45)
def. Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (25), 21-15, 21-15 (37)
Friday's Play
def. Ana Paula Connelly / Sandra Pires, Brazil (28, Q2), 12-21, 22-20, 15-9 (53)
def. Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (3), 21-12, 21-17 (36)
lost to Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh, United States (1), 16-21, 15-21 (40)
Saturday's Play - Bronze Medal Match
def. Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (7), 21-16, 21-14 (43)
Nicole and EY win the bronze medal, split $16,000
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Tournament #24: FIVB Thailand Open (Phuket, Thailand)
Wednesday, October 31 - Sunday, November 4, 2007
Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs (4th Seed)
Thursday's Play
def. Marleen Van Iersel / Maloes Wesselink, Netherlands (29), 21-18, 21-13 (36 minutes)
lost to Tyra Turner / Rachel Wacholder, United States (13, Q1), 21-15, 18-21, 12-15 (57)
Friday's Play
def. Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (19), 19-21, 21-14, 15-9 (58)
def. Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (21), 21-17, 21-14 (36)
def. Geeske Banck / Anja Gunther, Germany (26), 21-17, 21-15 (39)
Saturday's Play
def. Lu Wang, Man Zuo, China (7), 21-17, 21-15 (39)
def. Tyra Turner / Rachel Wacholder, United States (13, Q1), 21-12, 21-13 (42)
def. Jia Tian / Jie Wang, China (2), 21-17, 21-17 (46)
Sunday's Play - Gold Medal Match
lost to Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh, United States (1), 18-21, 21-16, 13-15 (58)
Nicole and EY win the silver medal, split $22,000
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