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EY’s and Rachel’s 2005 Tour Results


(All photos this page courtesy of Holly Stein/AVP)



AVP Ft. Lauderdale Open
Friday, April 1-Sunday, April 3, 2005

Elaine Youngs / Rachel Wacholder

def. Ramona Caouette / Amber Willey 21-10, 21-11 (30 mins)

def. Daven Allison / Kimberly Coleman 21-8, 21-10 (41 mins)

def. Linjun Ji / Whenhui You 21-18, 21-17 (43 mins)

lost Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh 19-21, 21-13 (40 mins)

def. Tyra Turner / Makare Wilson 19-21, 21-14, 15-13 (52 mins)

def. Holly Jennifer Kessy / Holly McPeak 21-14, 19-21, 15-13 (66 mins)

Championship: lost May-Treanor / Wlash 18-21, 19-21 (53 mins)

 

EY and Rachel finish in 2nd place and split $14,000.


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AVP Tempe Open

Friday, April 22-Sunday, April 24, 2005

 

Elaine Youngs / Rachel Wacholder

def. Nicole Branagh / Kerri Eich 21-10, 21-17 (33 mins)

def. Courtney Guerra / Brooke Niles 21-14, 21-11

def Jennifer Kessy / Holly McPeak 21-17, 21-18 (43 mins)

def . Linjun Ji / Whenhui You 21-13, 21-17 (37 mins)

Championship: lost Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh 22-10, 18-21, 13-15 (73 mins)

 

EY and Rachel finish in 2nd place and split $14,000.

 

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AVP Austin Open

Friday, April 29-Sunday, May 1, 2005

 

Elaine Youngs / Rachel Wacholder

def. Nicole Branagh / Jeannett Hecker 21-8, 21-12 (32 mins)

def. Tyra Turner / Makare Wilson 21-9, 21-19 (37 mins)

lost Jennifer Kessy / Holly McPeak 16-21, 17-21 (46 mins)

def. Carrie Busch / Nancy Mason 21-16, 21-13 (39 mins)

lost Misty Many-Treanor / Kerri Walsh 9-21, 16-21 (39 mins)

 

EY and Rachel finish in 3rd place and split $8,450.

 

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AVP Santa Barbara Open

Friday, May 20-Sunday, May 22, 2005

 

Elaine Youngs / Rachel Wacholder

def. Amber Ramga / Teri Van Dyke 21-11, 21-13 (32 mins)

def. Daven Allison / Kimberly Coleman 22-20, 17-21, 15-12 (63 mins)

def. Angie Akers / Nicole Branagh 21-16, 21-16 (38 mins)

lost Jennifer Kessy / Holly McPeak 23-25, 21-13, 11-15 (66 mins)

def. Semirames Marins / Tatiana Minello 21-12, 21-10 (38 mins)

lost Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh 15-21, 12-21 (45 mins)

 

EY and Rachel finish in 3rd place and split $8,450.

 

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AVP San Diego Open

Friday, June 10-Sunday, June 12, 2005

 

Elaine Youngs / Rachel Wacholder

def. Meri de Boyer / Gretchen Sanders 21-9, 21-12 (32 mins)

lost Alicia  Polzin / Denise Johns 21-23, 20-22 (50 mins)

def. Angela Lewis / Diane Pascua 21-13, 21-12 (35 mins)

def. Tanya Fuamatu-Anderson / Heidi Ilustre 21-15, 21-10 (33 mins)

def. Dianne DeNecochea / Nancy Mason 21-17, 24-22 (47 mins)

def. Jamie Lee / Paula Roca 21-19, 12-21, 15-8 (55 mins)

lost Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh 12-21, 15-21 (40 mins)

 

EY and Rachel finish in 3rd place and split $8,450.

 

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FIVB World Championships (Berlin, Germany)

Tuesday, June 21-Saturday, June 25, 2005

 

Elaine Youngs / Rachel Wacholder

def. Erika Nystrom / Emilia Nystrom (Finland) 21-18, 21-18 (37 mins)

lost Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh 15-21, 16-21 (36 mins)

def. Helke Claasen / Antje Roder (Germany) 21-12, 21-11 (31 mins)

def. Simone Kuhn / Lea Schwer (Switzerland) 21-13, 21-17 (40 mins)

def. Vassiliki Arvanti / Vasso Karadassiou (Greece) 21-15, 13-21, 15-11 (51 mins)

lost Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza (Cuba) 17-21, 21-15, 12-15 (57 mins)

 

EY and Rachel finish 7th and split $16,000.

 

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AVP Cincinnati Open
Thursday, June 30 - Sunday, July 3, 2005

 

Elaine Youngs / Rachel Wacholder

def. Pat Keller / Wendy Stammer 21-16, 21-14 (39 mins)

def. Tyra Turner / Makare Wilson 21-18, 22-20 (44 mins)

def. Jennifer Kessy / Holly McPeak 21-23, 21-17, 15-12 (67 mins)

def. Semirames Marins / Tatiana Minello (injury forfeit)

Championship: def. Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh 17-21, 22-20, 15-13 (76 mins)

 

EY and Rachel finish in 1st place and split $28,000.

 

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AVP Belmar, NJ Open
Friday, July 8-Sunday, July 10, 2005

 

Elaine Youngs / Rachel Wacholder

def. Lisa Gathright / Jenny Griffith 21-19, 21-18

def. Pat Keller / Wendy Stammer 21-14, 21-13 (40 mins)

def. Tanya Fuamatu-Anderson / Heidi Ilustre 21-17, 21-15 (36 mins)

def. Jennifer Kessy / Holly McPeak 21-19, 21-15 (45 mins)

def. Nancy Mason / Semirames Marins 21-14, 21-16 (39 mins)

Championship: lost Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh 26-24, 18-21, 13-15 (77 mins)

 

EY and Rachel finish in 2nd place and split $14,000.

 

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FIVB Espinho, Portugal

Tuesday, July 12 - Saturday, July 16, 2005

 

Elaine Youngs / Rachel Wacholder

def. Nadia Erni / Karin Trussel (Switzerland) 21-10, 21-16 (34 mins)

def. Agatha Bednarczuk / Sandra Pires (Brazil) 21-15, 17-21, 15-10 (53 mins)

def. Jin Tian / Fei Wang (China) 27-25, 21-16 (52 mins)

def. Larissa Fanca / Juliana Felisberta Silva (Brazil) 21-19, 21-18 (42 mins)

lost Efhalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani (Greece) 19-21, 21-23 (46 mins)

Bronze Medal Match: lost Franca / Felisberta Silva (Brazil) 21-17, 20-22, 7-15 (60 mins)

 

EY and Rachel finish in 4th place and split $12,000.

 

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AVP Hermosa Beach Open

Thursday, July 21 - Sunday, July 24, 2005

 

Elaine Youngs / Rachel Wacholder

def. Michelle Morse / Stephanie Roberts 21-13, 21-10 (30 mins)

def. Pat Keller / Jennelle Koester 21-16, 21-15 (36 mins)

def. Semirames Marins / Paula Roca 21-14, 21-16 (46 mins)

def. Jennifer Kessy / Holly McPeak 21-15, 23-21 (45 mins)

def. Tyra Turner / Makare Wilson 21-17, 21-11 (49 mins)

Championship: lost Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh 16-21, 19-21 (71 mins)

 

EY and Rachel finish in 2nd place and split $20,000.

 

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FIVB Paris, France
Tuesday, July 26 - Saturday, July 30, 2005

 

Elaine Youngs / Rachel Wacholder

def. Sanne Keizer / Marrit Leenstra (Netherlands) 21-17, 21-16 (37 mins)

def. Natalie Cook / Nicole Sanderson (Australia) 21-10, 21-12 (33 mins)

def. Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh 21-18, 13-21, 15-11 (56 mins)

def. Rebekka Kadiik / Merel Mooren (Netherlands) 21-17, 21-14 (44 mins)

lost Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh 15-21, 18-21 (41 mins)

Bronze Medal Match: lost Jia Tian / Fei Wang (China) 21-23, 17-21

 

EY and Rachel finish in 4th place and split $16,900.

 

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FIVB KlagenfurtAustria

Wednesday, August 3 - Saturday, August 6, 2005

 

Elaine Youngs / Rachel Wacholder

def. Kylie Gerlic / Angela Clarke (Australia) 21-12, 21-16 (35 mins)
def. Christina Gschweid / Barbara Hansel (Austria) 21-12, 21-12 (33 mins)

def. Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen (Norway) 21-15, 21-17 (37 mins)
def. Vassiliki Karadassiou / Vassiliki Arvaniti (Greece) 22-20, 21-17 (40 mins)

def. Tian Jia /Wang Fei (China) 21-14, 21-19 (45 mins)

Championship: lost Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh 21-17, 21-12 (35 mins)

 

Wacholder and Youngs finish in 2nd place and split $27,500.

 

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AVP Huntington Beach Open
Friday, August 12-Sunday, August 14, 2005

EY and Rachel
def. Jennifer Fopma / Stacy Rouwenhorst 21-12, 21-14 (34 mins)
def. Pat Keller / Jennelle Koester 21-13, 21-10 (32 mins)
def. Dianne DeNecochea / Tammy Leibl 21-11, 21-18 (40 mins)
def. Jennifer Kessy / Holly McPeak 17-21, 21-19, 16-14
def. DeNecodhea / Leibl 23-21, 24-22 (47 mins)
Championship: def. Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh 21-15, 21-16 (43 mins)

Wacholder and Youngs finish in 1st place and split $28,000.

 

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AVP Manhattan Beach Open

Thursday, August 18-Sunday, August 21, 2005

Rachel Wacholder / Elaine Youngs

def. Nicki Fusco / Alicia Zamparelli 21-14, 21-12 (37 mins)
def. Heather Lowe / Jenny Pavley 21-17, 21-17 (45 mins)

def. Dianne DeNecochea / Tammy Leibl 19-21, 21-15, 21-13

def. Jennifer Kessy / Holly McPeak 21-17, 19-21, 15-9 (59 mins)

def. Tyra Turner / Makare Wilson 21-16, 21-15 (40 mins)

Championship: lost Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh 21-23, 22-20, 15-11 (77 mins)

Wacholder and Youngs finish in 2nd place and split $20,000.

 

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AVP Boulder (Colorado) Open

Thursday, August 26-Sunday, August 28, 2005

Rachel Wacholder / Elaine Youngs

def. Ella Vakhidova / Ashley Ivy 21-8, 2-14 (30 mins)

def. Dianne DeNecochea / Tammy Leibl 21-14, 21-14 (36 mins)
def. Carrie Busch / Leanne McSorley 22-24, 21-14, 15-7 (56 mins)
def. DeNecochea / Leibl 21-19, 21-17 (43 mins)
Championship: def. Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh 19-21, 21-19, 15-13 (70 mins)

EY and Rachel finish in 1st place and split $20,000.

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AVP Chicago Open
Thursday, Sept. 1 - Sunday, Sept. 4

Elaine Youngs and Rachel Wacholder
def. Holly Reisor / Dagmara Szycsczak 21-13, 21-11 (33 mins)
def. Denise Johns / Alicia Polzin 21-12, 21-15
def. Carrie Busch / Leanne McSorley 21-12, 21-18 (36 mins)
lost Jennifer Kessy / Holly McPeak 14-21, 21-15, 11-15 (50 mins)
def. Tyra Turner / Makare Wilson 21-13, 21-9 (33 mins)
lost Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh 23-21, 22-20 (61 mins)

EY and Rachel finish in 3rd place and split $18,000.

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