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1 Gold - Jen Kessy/April Ross, United States vs. Vassiliki Arvaniti/Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece Team Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No... Country 3 April Ross 1 Jennifer Kessy 2... United States 20 Maria Tsiartsiani 1 Vassiliki Arvaniti 2... Greece This is the third SWATCH FIVB World Tour series between the two teams with Kessy & Ross leading 2-0 Date FIVB Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 7/26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam Gold medal TBD TBD TBD 7/9/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam Pool A Kessy/Ross 21-19, :37 7/3/2009 Stavanger Worlds Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 21-11, :32 Kessy and Ross have won four SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals, including the last two international stops in 2008 at Phuket, Thailand and Sanya, China. Kessy and Ross captured the gold medal at the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Championships in Stavanger, Norway. Kessy and Ross had competed in sixth-straight SWATCH FIVB World Tour semi-final, including silver medal placements in Dubai (October 2008), Brazil (April 2009) and Korea (May 2009) before placing fifth (Switzerland) and ninth (Moscow) in their last two events. Kessy and Ross are now competing in their seventh gold medal match in their last nine SWATCH starts Kessy and Ross finished the 2008 SWATCH season as the No. 2 team on the points list behind Brazilians Shelda Bede and Ana Paula Connelly. This was the highest finish by an American team since 2003 when Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh placed second behind Sandra Pires and Ana Paula. Kessy and Ross missed qualifying for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games after being edged by Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs for the second USA berth. Kessy and Ross placed 37th at the 2007 SWATCH FIVB World Championships by winning only one of three pool matches. After winning a country quota playoff and two qualifying matches at the 2007 Norwegian Grand Slam, Kessy and Ross captured the Stavanger gold medal as the 29th-seeded team in the competition by upseting China s Jia Tian and Jie Wang and in the finals. Kessy and Ross are currently 14th in FIVB career team earnings at US$431,900 to rank third among all American teams. Kessy is currently 29th on the all-time earnings list ($264,925) and Ross is 42nd ($217,450). Prior to the 2007 Stavanger gold medal, Kessy best previous SWATCH finish was a fourth in the 2005 season finale in Mexico with Nancy Mason. Kessy won a 2001 FIVB Satellite gold medal with Heather Lowe at Pattaya, Thailand. Ross was the 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour rookie-of-the-year. Kessy won the 2008 American Queen-of-the-Beach title in September at Glendale, Arizona. On the American domestic tour this season, Kessy and Ross compiled a 27-4 record with four setbacks in the finals to Branagh and Youngs. Kessy and Ross defeated Branagh and Youngs twice this season for a domestic title in Houston and Ocean City, Maryland. World Series 13 Grand Chelem Results Winner 2 def. Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (30) 21-18, minutes Winner 3 def. Hiromi Suzuki / Shinako Tanaka, Japan (46, Q17) 21-12, Winner 4 def. Angie Akers / Tyra Turner, United States (11) 21-17, Semi-Finals def. Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (2) 21-16, Gold Medal vs. Vassiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (20) 2009 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: SWATCH Sets Won-Lost: SWATCH Tournaments Played: SWATCH Best Finish:...1st (Stavanger WC) 2009 SWATCH Winnings:... $151,200 Since 2007 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: Since 2007 SWATCH Tournaments Played: Since 2007 SWATCH Best Finish:...1st (4 times) Since 2007 SWATCH Winnings:...$431,900 Kessy/Ross SWATCH FIVB World Tour Gold Medal Match Results (Won 4, Lost 4) 1. lost to Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRAZIL, Russia - St. Petersburg (9/1/2007), 23-21, (48), FIVB Event No def. Tian/Jie Wang, CHINA, Norway - Stavanger (6/30/2007), 21-14, (44), No lost to Nicole Branagh/Kerri Walsh, UNITED STATES, United Arab Emirates - Dubai (10/11/08), 21-18, (46), No def. Branagh/Tyra Turner, UNITED STATES, Thailand, Phuket (11/9/08), 18-21, 21-14, (63), No def. Ying Huang/Xi Zhang, CHINA, China, Sanya (11/16/08), 21-17, (44), No lost to Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Brazil - Brasília (4/35/2009), 21-18, (44), No lost to Talita Antunes/Maria Antonelli, BRAZIL, Korea - Seoul (5/31/2009), 20-22, (45), No def. Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Norway World Championships - Stavanger (7/4/09), 30-28, (58), No vs. Vassiliki Arvaniti/Maria Tsiartsiani, GREECE, France Marseille (7/26/09), No. 194

2 Gold - Jen Kessy/April Ross, United States vs. Vassiliki Arvaniti/Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece Team Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No... Country 3 April Ross 1 Jennifer Kessy 2... United States 20 Maria Tsiartsiani 1 Vassiliki Arvaniti 2... Greece This is the third SWATCH FIVB World Tour series between the two teams with Kessy & Ross leading 2-0 Date FIVB Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 7/26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam Gold medal TBD TBD TBD 7/9/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam Pool A Kessy/Ross 21-19, :37 7/3/2009 Stavanger Worlds Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 21-11, :32 Arvaniti and Tsiartsiani are competing together for the first-time in 2009 with the World Series13 Grand Chelem their first semi-final appearance together. After placing seventh (Brasilia) and fifth (Osaka) together in their first two FIVB events together, Arvaniti and Tsiartsiani have finished 25th (Seoul), ninth (Stavanger world championships), 17th (Gstaad) and 17th (Moscow) in their next four tournaments. Arvaniti and Tsiartsiani have placed second (Spain), fifth (Austria) and fifth (Germany) in three European tour events this season with a 10-5 match mark. Arvaniti ($314,500) and Tsiartsiani ($202,988) ranked 23rd and 49th, respectively, in career FIVB earnings. Arvaniti is a two-time Olympian by placing ninth in the Athens 2004 Summer Games with Efthalia Koutroumanidou and 19th at the Beijing 2008 Olympics with Vasso Karadassiou. Arvaniti and Karadassiou captured Greece s only SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal at the 2005 Norwegian stop in Stavanger by defeating Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca of Brazil in the finals. Arvaniti and Karadassiou were the gold medal winners at the 2005 and 2007 European championships in Moscow and Valencia, Spain, respectively. Arvaniti and Karadassiou won seven European Tour gold medals together from 2005 through Arvaniti and Karadassiou were the 2006 European tour champions. Arvaniti was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour most improved player in Arvaniti was a fourth-place finisher with Koutroumanidou at the 2002 SWATCH FIVB World Championships for players under the age of 21 in Catania, Italy. Tsiartsiani and Koutroumanidou placed ninth at the Beijing 2004 Olympic Games. Tsiartsiani attempted to qualify for the Athens 2004 Summer Games with Katerina Nikolaidou. Tsiartsiani and Koutroumanidou placed fourth at the 2007 Marseille event. Tsiartsiani best FIVB finish was a 2005 second with Koutroumanidou Portugal where the Greeks lost the Espinho finale to Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh of the United States. World Series 13 Grand Chelem Results Winner 1 def. Deborah Giaoui / Eva Hamzaoui, France (45) 21-15, 24-26, minutes Winner 2 def. Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (13) 21-16, 18-21, Winner 3 def. Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs, United States (4) 21-17, Winner 4 def. Shelda Bede / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (5) 21-15, Semi-Finals def. Sara Goller / Laura Ludwig, Germany (8) 21-12, Gold Medal vs. Jen Kessy / April Ross, United States (3) 2009 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: SWATCH Sets Won-Lost: SWATCH Tournaments Played: SWATCH Best Finish:... 2nd or better (Marseille) 2009 SWATCH Winnings:...$67,900 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani SWATCH FIVB World Tour Gold Medal Match Results (Won 0, Lost 0) 1. vs. Jen Kessy/April Ross, UNITED STATES, France - Marseille (7/26/09), No. 194

3 Match Preview Page 1 of 2 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour US$600,000 World Series 13 Grand Chelem Sunday, July 26, 2009 Match #48: Gold Medal Match (20) Vassiliki Arvaniti/Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece vs. (3) Jennifer Kessy/April Ross, United States Vassiliki Arvaniti Greece Maria Tsiartsiani Greece Mar 17, 1985 (24 yrs old) Athens Athens 177 cm (6'0") 68 kg (150 lb) Seasons: 9 Tournaments: 84 Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Stavanger 2005) US$314, Oct 21, 1980 (28 yrs old) Thessaloniki Athens 180 cm (5'11") 68 kg (150 lb) Seasons: 10 Tournaments: 91 Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Espinho 2005) US$202, Team Career Summary Tour Played Money FIVB US$67, Previous Marseille Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2003 Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 9th Katerina Nikolaidou - 41st 2004 Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 25th Katerina Nikolaidou - 17th 2006 Vasso Karadassiou - 7th Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 17th 2007 Vasso Karadassiou - 9th Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 4th 2008 Did not play Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 17th Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 7/13-18/2009 Moscow Grand Slam US$5, FIVB 7/6-11/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam US$5, FIVB 6/25-7/4/2009 World Championships US$11, FIVB 5/27-31/2009 Seoul Open US$2, FIVB 5/19-24/2009 Japan Open US$9, FIVB 4/20-25/2009 Brasilia Open US$7, Marseille Grand Slam Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Tue, 7/21/2009 Winner 1 Deborah Giaoui / Eva Hamzaoui, France (45) Won 21-15, 24-26, :05 Thu, 7/23/2009 Winner 2 Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (13) Won 21-16, 18-21, :53 Fri, 7/24/2009 Winner 3 Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs, United States (4) Won 21-17, :47 Fri, 7/24/2009 Winner 4 Shelda Bede / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (5) Won 21-15, :46 Sat, 7/25/2009 Semi-Finals Sara Goller / Laura Ludwig, Germany (8) Won 21-12, :32 Sun, 7/26/2009 Gold Medal Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (3) Grand Slam Results Year Event Partner - Result Partner - Result 2003 Germany Grand Slam Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 25th Katerina Nikolaidou - 41st 2003 France Grand Slam Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 9th Katerina Nikolaidou - 41st 2003 Austria Grand Slam Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 33rd Katerina Nikolaidou - 25th 2003 United States Grand Slam Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 5th Katerina Nikolaidou - 33rd 2004 Germany Grand Slam Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 9th Katerina Nikolaidou - 25th 2004 France Grand Slam Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 25th Katerina Nikolaidou - 17th 2004 Austria Grand Slam Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 17th Katerina Nikolaidou - 25th 2005 Norway Grand Slam Vasso Karadassiou - 1st Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 13th 2005 France Grand Slam Vasso Karadassiou - 5th Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 13th 2005 Austria Grand Slam Vasso Karadassiou - 5th Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 9th 2006 Switzerland Grand Slam Vasso Karadassiou - 7th Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 17th 2006 Norway Grand Slam Vasso Karadassiou - 9th Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 17th 2006 Paris Grand Slam Vasso Karadassiou - 7th Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 9th 2006 Austria Grand Slam Vasso Karadassiou - 4th Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 33rd 2007 Paris Grand Slam Vasso Karadassiou - 9th Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 25th 2007 Stavanger Grand Slam Vasso Karadassiou - 5th Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 25th 2007 Berlin Grand Slam Vasso Karadassiou - 9th Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 17th 2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Vasso Karadassiou - 5th Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 25th 2008 Berlin Grand Slam Vasso Karadassiou - 9th Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 25th 2008 Paris Grand Slam Vasso Karadassiou - 17th Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 25th 2008 Stavanger Grand Slam Vasso Karadassiou - 2nd Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 9th 2008 Moscow Grand Slam Vasso Karadassiou - 9th Did not play 2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Vasso Karadassiou - 17th Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 17th 2009 Gstaad Grand Slam Maria Tsiartsiani - 17th Vassiliki Arvaniti - 17th 2009 Moscow Grand Slam Maria Tsiartsiani - 17th Vassiliki Arvaniti - 17th 7/25/2009

4 Match Preview Page 2 of 2 Jennifer Kessy United States April Ross United States Jul 31, 1977 (31 yrs old) San Juan Capistrano, CA Jun 20, 1982 (27 yrs old) Newport Beach, CA San Clemente, CA Costa Mesa, CA 180 cm (6'0") 185 cm (6'1") 77 kg (169 lb) 79 kg (174 lb) Seasons: 9 Seasons: 4 Tournaments: 50 Tournaments: 28 Career Wins: 5 Career FIVB WT Wins: 4 US$264, Career Wins: 4 US$217, Team Career Summary Tour Played CQ Money FIVB US$431, Previous Marseille Results Neither player has played in this venue before Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 7/13-18/2009 Moscow Grand Slam US$8, FIVB 7/6-11/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam US$13, FIVB 6/25-7/4/2009 World Championships US$60, FIVB 5/27-31/2009 Seoul Open US$21, FIVB 4/20-25/2009 Brasilia Open US$21, FIVB 11/12-16/2008 Sanya Open US$28, FIVB 11/5-9/2008 Phuket Thailand Open US$28, FIVB 10/5-11/2008 Dubai Open US$19, Marseille Grand Slam Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 7/23/2009 Winner 2 Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (30) Won 21-18, :46 Fri, 7/24/2009 Winner 3 Hiromi Suzuki / Shinako Tanaka, Japan (46, Q17) Won 21-12, :44 Fri, 7/24/2009 Winner 4 Angie Akers / Tyra Turner, United States (11) Won 21-17, :42 Sat, 7/25/2009 Semi-Finals Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (2) Won 21-16, :38 Sun, 7/26/2009 Gold Medal Vassiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (20) Grand Slam Results Year Event Partner - Result Partner - Result 2000 U.S. Grand Slam Angie Simpson - 41st Did not play 2005 France Grand Slam Holly McPeak - 25th Did not play 2005 Austria Grand Slam Holly McPeak - 7th Did not play 2006 Switzerland Grand Slam Nancy Mason - 17th Did not play 2006 Paris Grand Slam Nancy Mason - 17th Did not play 2006 Austria Grand Slam Nancy Mason - 17th Did not play 2007 Paris Grand Slam April Ross - Country Quota Jennifer Kessy - Country Quota 2007 Stavanger Grand Slam April Ross - 1st Jennifer Kessy - 1st 2007 Berlin Grand Slam April Ross - 9th Jennifer Kessy - 9th 2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam April Ross - 5th Jennifer Kessy - 5th 2008 Berlin Grand Slam April Ross - 4th Jennifer Kessy - 4th 2008 Paris Grand Slam April Ross - 5th Jennifer Kessy - 5th 2008 Stavanger Grand Slam April Ross - 3rd Jennifer Kessy - 3rd 2008 Moscow Grand Slam April Ross - 9th Jennifer Kessy - 9th 2009 Gstaad Grand Slam April Ross - 5th Jennifer Kessy - 5th 2009 Moscow Grand Slam April Ross - 9th Jennifer Kessy - 9th Head to Head Results Kessy/Ross lead the series 2-0 Date Tour Tournament Round Winning Team Seed Losing Team Seed Score Time 7/26/09 FIVB Marseille Grand Slam Gold Medal 7/9/09 FIVB Gstaad Grand Slam Pool A Kessy/Ross 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani , :37 7/3/09 FIVB World Championships Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani , :32 7/25/2009

5 Bronze - Talita Antunes/Maria Antonelli, Brazil vs. Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany Team Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No... Country 2 Maria Antonelli 1 Talita Antunes 2... Brazil 8 Laura Ludwig 1 Sara Goller 2... Germany This is the second SWATCH FIVB World Tour series between the two teams with Talita & Antonelli leading 1-0 Date FIVB Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 5/1/2009 Shanghai Open Winner 4 Talita/Antonelli 25-23, 30-32, :10 Talita and Antonelli are competing in their eighth SWATCH FIVB World Tour event together with gold medals in Shanghai, Seoul and Seoul, silver in Osaka and bronze in the world championships in Stavanger. On the Brazilian Tour this season for four events, Talita and Antonelli have a 21-4 match mark with two firsts, a second and a third in five events. At the May SWATCH stop in Shanghai, Talita and Antoneli became the 33rd Brazilian women s team to compete in a SWATCH FIVB World Tour final four. Despite only eight events together, Talita and Antoneli rank 45th on the FIVB s al-time earnings list (US$193,750). Talita and Renata Ribeiro placed fourth in the Beijing 2008 Olympics. Talita and Renata won five SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals, including two in 2005, two in 2007 and one in Talita was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour top rookie in Talita was a bronze medal winner with Maria Clara Salgado at the 2002 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships for players under the age of 21 in Catania, Italy. Talita won the 2008 Queen of the Beach title in Brazil. Talita currently ranks 13th all-time in FIVB earnings ($446,200). In four SWATCH FIVB World Tour seasons together, Talita and Renata competed in 59 events together with 13 podium placements, 20 final four appearances, $692,550 in earnings (fourth all-time on the women s team list). The pair posted a match mark together. While Talita and Renata were the third-ranked team on the 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour, Antonelli and Vanilda Leao ranked fifth with a match mark and two podium placements. Antonelli captured a SWATCH FIVB World Tour event in 2008 with Leao at Kristiansand, Norway. Antonelli captured a SWATCH FIVB World Tour silver medal in 2008 with Leao at Marseille, France. Antonelli and Leao won 2007 FIVB Challenger/Satellite events in Spain and Liechtenstein. For 25 FIVB events together, Antonelli and Leao compiled a match mark and $157,600 in earnings. Antonelli currently ranks 58th in all-time FIVB earnings (US$175,675). World Series 13 Grand Chelem Results Winner 2 def. Monika Brzostek / Karolina Sowala, Poland (31, Q12) 21-16, minutes Winner 3 def. Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (15) 21-14, Winner 4 def. Carolina Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (7, Q1) 21-16, Semi-Finals lost to Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (3) 16-21, Bronze Medal vs. Sara Goller / Laura Ludwig, Germany (8) 2009 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: SWATCH Sets Won-Lost: SWATCH Tournaments Played: SWATCH Best Finish:...1st (Shanghai, Seoul, Gstaad) 2009 SWATCH Winnings:...$193,750 Talita & Antoneli s SWATCH FIVB World Tour Gold Medal Match Results (Won 3, Lost 1) 1. def. Jie Wang/Man Zuo, CHINA, China - Shanghai (5/2-7/09), 21-17, (37 minutes), SWATCH Event No lost to Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Japan - Osaka (5/24/2009), 26-24, 19-21, (65), No def. Jen Kessy/April Ross, UNITED STATES, Korea - Seoul (5/31/2009), 22-20, (45) No def. Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Switzerland - Gstaad (7/11/2009), 21-17, 16-21, (58), No. 192

6 Bronze - Talita Antunes/Maria Antonelli, Brazil vs. Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany Team Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No... Country 2 Maria Antonelli 1 Talita Antunes 2... Brazil 8 Laura Ludwig 1 Sara Goller 2... Germany This is the second SWATCH FIVB World Tour series between the two teams with Talita & Antonelli leading 1-0 Date FIVB Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 5/1/2009 Shanghai Open Winner 4 Talita/Antonelli 25-23, 30-32, :10 Goller and Ludwig have netted two bronze medals on the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour with third-place finishes at the season opener in April at Brasilia and last week at the Moscow Grand Slaml. Goller and Ludwig placed ninth in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games were the Germans were eliminated by the Schwaiger sisters (Doris and Stephanie) of Austria 23-21, and in 54 minutes. Goller and Ludwig best FIVB finish together was a 2007 second in Espinho, Portugal. Goller and Ludwig rank 26th on thefivb s al-time earnings list at US$324,350. Only Stephanie Pohl and Okka Rau have won more for Germany (eighth, $566,140). Goller ($164,175) and Ludwig ($162,175) ranked 6th and 66th, respectively, in career FIVB earnings. Goller and Ludwig were the gold medal winners at the 2008 European championships in Hamburg, Germany. Goller and Ludwig had four European tour medals in 2008, including gold in Spain and Russia along with the continental championships. Goller and Ludwig had a 31-3 match mark on the 2008 European tour with two of the losses in one event in England. Goler and Ludwig are tied with compatriots Katrin Holtwick and Ilka Semmloer for the European tour point s leadership. For three events this season on the European circuit, Goller and Ludwig have a 14-1 match mark on the 2009 European tour with two titles and a third. Ludwig was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour most improved player in 2007 with Tamsin Barnett of Australia. Ludwig was a gold medal winner with Jana Kohler at the 2003 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships for players under the age of 18 in Pattaya, Thailand. World Series 13 Grand Chelem Results Winner 2 def. Lauren Fendrick / Ashley Ivy, United States (25, Q2) 21-8, minutes Winner 3 def. Maria Bratkova / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (41, Q10) 21-14, Winner 4 def. Daniela Gioria / Giulia Momoli, Italy (16) 21-19, Semi-Finals lost to Vassiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (20) 12-21, Bronze Medal vs. Talita Antunes / Maria Antonelli, Brazil (2) 2009 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: SWATCH Sets Won-Lost: SWATCH Tournaments Played: SWATCH Best Finish:... 3rd (Brasília, Moscow) 2009 SWATCH Winnings:... $103,800 Since 2005 FIVB Matches Won-Lost, including CQ: * Since 2005 FIVB Tournaments Played:... 49* Since 2005 FIVB Best Finish:...2nd (Espinho 2007)* Since 2005 FIVB Winnings:...$324,350* *includes FIVB Challenger/Satellite events Goler and Ludwig s SWATCH FIVB World Tour Gold Medal Match Results (Won 0, Lost 1) 1. lost to Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRAZIL, Portugal - Espinho (6/16/2007), 17-21, 21-16, (58), SWATCH Event No. 154

7 Match Preview Page 1 of 2 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour US$600,000 World Series 13 Grand Chelem Sunday, July 26, 2009 Match #47: Bronze Medal Match (8) Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany vs. (2) Maria Antonelli/Talita Antunes, Brazil Sara Goller Germany Laura Ludwig Germany May 21, 1984 (25 yrs old) Starnberg Jan 13, 1986 (23 yrs old) Berlin Hamburg Hamburg 180 cm (5'11") 181 cm (5'10") 69 kg (152 lb) 71 kg (156 lb) Seasons: 8 Seasons: 6 Tournaments: 56 Tournaments: 51 Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Espinho 2007) US$164, Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Junior Pattaya 2003) Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (Espinho 2007) US$162, Team Career Summary Tour Played CQ Money FIVB US$322, FIVB C&S US$1, Overall US$324, Previous Marseille Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2002 Ulrike Schmidt - 25th Did not play 2006 Laura Ludwig - 41st Sara Goller - 41st 2007 Laura Ludwig - 5th Sara Goller - 5th Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 7/13-18/2009 Moscow Grand Slam US$23, FIVB 7/6-11/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam US$13, FIVB 6/25-7/4/2009 World Championships US$11, FIVB 5/27-31/2009 Seoul Open US$6, FIVB 5/19-24/2009 Japan Open US$7, FIVB 4/28-5/2/2009 Shanghai Open US$11, FIVB 4/20-25/2009 Brasilia Open US$15, FIVB 9/2-7/2008 Myslowice Open US$7, FIVB 8/9-21/2008 Beijing XXIX Olympic Games 9 9 US$0.00 FIVB 7/21-26/2008 Gstaad Grand Slam US$8, Marseille Grand Slam Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 7/23/2009 Winner 2 Lauren Fendrick / Ashley Ivy, United States (25, Q2) Won 21-8, :29 Fri, 7/24/2009 Winner 3 Maria Bratkova / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (41, Q10) Won 21-14, :35 Fri, 7/24/2009 Winner 4 Daniela Gioria / Giulia Momoli, Italy (16) Won 21-19, :38 Sat, 7/25/2009 Semi-Finals Vassiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (20) Lost 12-21, :32 Sun, 7/26/2009 Bronze Medal Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (2) Grand Slam Results Year Event Partner - Result Partner - Result 2002 France Grand Slam Ulrike Schmidt - 25th Did not play 2002 Austria Grand Slam Ulrike Schmidt - 25th Did not play 2005 Norway Grand Slam Laura Ludwig - 25th Sara Goller - 25th 2005 France Grand Slam Katrin Holtwick - Country Quota Did not play 2006 Switzerland Grand Slam Laura Ludwig - 41st Sara Goller - 41st 2006 Norway Grand Slam Laura Ludwig - Country Quota Sara Goller - Country Quota 2006 Paris Grand Slam Laura Ludwig - Country Quota Sara Goller - Country Quota 2006 Austria Grand Slam Laura Ludwig - 41st Sara Goller - 41st 2007 Paris Grand Slam Laura Ludwig - 17th Sara Goller - 17th 2007 Stavanger Grand Slam Laura Ludwig - 4th Sara Goller - 4th 2007 Berlin Grand Slam Laura Ludwig - 9th Sara Goller - 9th 2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Laura Ludwig - 3rd Sara Goller - 3rd 2008 Berlin Grand Slam Laura Ludwig - 25th Sara Goller - 25th 2008 Paris Grand Slam Laura Ludwig - 5th Sara Goller - 5th 2008 Stavanger Grand Slam Laura Ludwig - 9th Sara Goller - 9th 2008 Gstaad Grand Slam Laura Ludwig - 9th Sara Goller - 9th 2009 Gstaad Grand Slam Laura Ludwig - 5th Sara Goller - 5th 2009 Moscow Grand Slam Laura Ludwig - 3rd Sara Goller - 3rd 7/25/2009

8 Match Preview Page 2 of 2 Maria Elisa Mendes Ticon Antonelli Brazil Feb 25, 1984 (25 yrs old) Resende Rio de Janerio 176 cm (5'9") 68 kg (150 lb) Seasons: 5 Tournaments: 34 Career Wins: 6 Career FIVB WT Wins: 4 US$175, Talita Antunes da Rocha Brazil Aug 29, 1982 (26 yrs old) Riato Grosso Do Sul Rio de Janeiro 181 cm (5'11") 62 kg (136 lb) Seasons: 7 Tournaments: 71 Career Wins: 8 US$446, Team Career Summary Tour Played Money FIVB US$193, Previous Marseille Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2006 Did not play Renata Ribeiro - 5th 2007 Vanilda Leão - 25th Renata Ribeiro - 1st 2008 Vanilda Leão - 2nd Did not play Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 7/13-18/2009 Moscow Grand Slam US$13, FIVB 7/6-11/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam US$43, FIVB 6/25-7/4/2009 World Championships US$35, FIVB 5/27-31/2009 Seoul Open US$30, FIVB 5/19-24/2009 Japan Open US$21, FIVB 4/28-5/2/2009 Shanghai Open US$30, FIVB 4/20-25/2009 Brasilia Open US$4, Marseille Grand Slam Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 7/23/2009 Winner 2 Monika Brzostek / Karolina Sowala, Poland (31, Q12) Won 21-16, :31 Fri, 7/24/2009 Winner 3 Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (15) Won 21-14, :35 Fri, 7/24/2009 Winner 4 Carolina Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (7, Q1) Won 21-16, :43 Sat, 7/25/2009 Semi-Finals Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (3) Lost 16-21, :38 Sun, 7/26/2009 Bronze Medal Sara Goller / Laura Ludwig, Germany (8) Grand Slam Results Year Event Partner - Result Partner - Result 2005 Norway Grand Slam Did not play Renata Ribeiro - Country Quota 2005 France Grand Slam Did not play Renata Ribeiro - 17th 2005 Austria Grand Slam Did not play Renata Ribeiro - Country Quota 2006 Switzerland Grand Slam Did not play Renata Ribeiro - 9th 2006 Norway Grand Slam Did not play Renata Ribeiro - 5th 2006 Paris Grand Slam Did not play Renata Ribeiro - 9th 2006 Austria Grand Slam Did not play Renata Ribeiro - 5th 2007 Paris Grand Slam Did not play Renata Ribeiro - 25th 2007 Stavanger Grand Slam Did not play Renata Ribeiro - 17th 2007 Berlin Grand Slam Did not play Renata Ribeiro - 5th 2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Did not play Renata Ribeiro - 5th 2008 Berlin Grand Slam Vanilda Leão - 5th Renata Ribeiro - 9th 2008 Paris Grand Slam Vanilda Leão - Country Quota Renata Ribeiro - 5th 2008 Stavanger Grand Slam Vanilda Leão - 9th Renata Ribeiro - 5th 2008 Moscow Grand Slam Vanilda Leão - 5th Renata Ribeiro - 4th 2008 Gstaad Grand Slam Vanilda Leão - 5th Did not play 2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Vanilda Leão - 17th Renata Ribeiro - 9th 2009 Gstaad Grand Slam Talita Antunes - 1st Maria Antonelli - 1st 2009 Moscow Grand Slam Talita Antunes - 5th Maria Antonelli - 5th Head to Head Results Antonelli/Antunes lead the series 1-0 Date Tour Tournament Round Winning Team Seed Losing Team Seed Score Time 7/26/09 FIVB Marseille Grand Slam Bronze Medal 5/1/09 FIVB Shanghai Open Winner 4 Antonelli/Antunes 7 Goller/Ludwig , 30-32, :10 7/25/2009