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1 Women s Round 13 The Milner Open - The Hague 2010 The Hague, The Netherlands Fédération Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org Telephone Time Court Match Team A Team B Round 11: Keizer-Van Iersel NED [9 Akers-Turner USA [13] Bronze Medal Match 14: Antonelli-Talita BRA [2] Xue-Zhang Xi CHN [3] Gold Medal Match 2010 Women s SWATCH FIVB World Tour Schedule Dates Site Gender... Gold Medal Teams or Prize Money (US dollars) April Brasília, Brazil... Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil May 4-9 Shanghai, China...Jen Kessy/April Ross, United States May Rome, Italy Grand Slam...Kessy/Ross, United States May Seoul, Korea... Juliana/Larissa, Brazil June 7-13 Moscow, Russia Grand Slam...Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, China June 28-July 3 Stavanger, Norway Grand Slam... Juliana/Larissa, Brazil July 5-10 Gstaad, Switzerland Grand Slam... Juliana/Larissa, Brazil July Marseille, France... Maria Antonell/Talita Antunes, Brazil July Klagenfurt, Austria Grand Slam... Juliana/Larissa, Brazil August 2-7 Stare Jablonki, Poland Grand Slam... Juliana/Larissa, Brazil August 9-14 Kristiansand, Norway... Juliana/Larissa, Brazil August Aland, Finland... Xue/Zhang, China August The Hague, Netherlands...$190,000 October Sanya, China...$190, WOMEN S SWATCH FIVB WORLD TOUR - COUNTRY MEDALS & FINALS 4s Including Open & Grand Slam stops through August 21, 2010 Country Gold Silver Bronze...Medals 4ths... Final 4s Brazil United States China Germany Austria Czech Republic Netherlands Totals Women s SWATCH FIVB World Tour - Country Medals & Final 4s Including Open, Grand Slam, Olympics stops through August 21, 2010 Country Gold Silver Bronze...Medals 4ths...Final 4s Brazil United States China Australia Germany Greece Czech Republic Japan Austria Norway Netherlands Switzerland Cuba Italy Russia Ukraine Georgia Portugal Canada Totals Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland Page 5 of 3 FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: For more Beach Volleyball news visit

2 Women s Round 13 The Milner Open - The Hague 2010 The Hague, The Netherlands Fédération Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org Telephone SWATCH FIVB World Tour Women s Final Four Results Brazil - Brasília, April 19-24, $190, Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil, $30, Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany, $21, Carolina Salgado/Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil, $15, Jen Kessy/April Ross, United States, $11,200 Gold - Juliana/Larissa def. Goller/Ludwig, 21-15, (41 minutes) Bronze - Salgados def. Kessy/Ross, 21-16, (43) MOP - Juliana SWATCH Serve - Erika Nystrom, Finland, 77.0 km/h China - Shanghai, May 4-9, $190, Kessy/Ross, United States, $30, Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $21, Maria Antonelli/Talita Antunes, Brazil, $15, Misty May-Treanor/Nicole Branagh, United States, $11,200 Gold - Kessy/Ross def. Juliana/Larissa, 15-21, 21-16, (56) Bronze - Antonelli/Talita def. May-Treanor/Branagh, 21-19, 17-21, (51) MOP - Kessy SWATCH Serve - Ross, United States, 82.2 km/h France - Marseille, July 19-25, $190, Antonelli/Talita, Brazil, $30, Doris Schwaiger/Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria, $21, Barbara Hansel/Sara Montagnolli, Austria, $15, Sanne Keizer/Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands, $11,200 Gold - Antonelli/Talita def. Schwaigers, 21-17, (37) Bronze Hansel/Montagnolli def. Keizer/Van Iersel, 21-18, 19-21, (68) MOP - Antonelli SWATCH Serve - Van Iersel, 75.4 km/h Austria - Klagenfurt, July 26-31, $300, Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $43, Vivian Cunha/Taiana Lima, Brazil, $29, Goller/Ludwig, Germany, $23, Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria, $18,400 Gold - Juliana/Larissa def. Vivian/Lima, 21-13, (39) Bronze - Goller/Ludwig def. Hansel/Montagnolli, 21-15, (47) MOP - Juliana SWATCH Serve - Goller, 80.8 km/h Italy - Rome, May 17-23, $300, Kessy/Ross, United States, $43, Goller/Ludwig, Germany, $29, Antonelli/Talita, Brazil, $23, May-Treanor/ Branagh, United States, $18,400 Gold - Kessy/Ross def. Goller/Ludwig, 21-19, (43) Bronze - Antonelli/Talita def. May-Treanor/Branagh, 21-15, (36) MOP - Ross SWATCH Serve - Ross, United States, 80.1 km/h Korea - Seoul, May 25-30, $190, Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $30, Angie Akers/Tyra Turner, United States, $21, Kessy/Ross, United States, $15, Antonelli/Talita, Brazil, $11,200 Gold - Juliana/Larissa def. Akers/Turner, 21-11, (33) Bronze - Kessy/Ross def Antonelli/Antunes, 15-21, 22-20, 15-8 (53) MOP - Larissa SWATCH Serve - Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil, 85.1 km/h Russia - Moscow, June 7-13, $300, Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, China, $43, Kessy/Ross, United States, $29, Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $23, Antonelli/Talita, Brazil, $18,400 Gold - Xue/Zhang def. Kessy/Ross, 21-17, (41) Bronze - Juliana/Larissa def Antonelli/Talita, 21-18, (41) MOP - Zhang SWATCH Serve - Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands, 84.1 km/h Norway - Stavanger, June 28-July 3, $300, Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $43, Antonelli/Talita, Brazil, $29, Branagh/May-Treanor, United States, $23, Lenka Hajeckova/Hana Klapalova, Czech Republic, $18,400 Gold - Juliana/Larissa def. Antonelli/Talita, 21-17, (43) Bronze - Branagh/May-Treanor def. Hajeckova/Klapalova, 21-12, 16-21, 15-8 (49) MOP - Larissa SWATCH Serve - Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands, 81.5 km/h Switzerland - Gstaad, July 5-10, $300, Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $43, Goller/Ludwig, Germany, $29, Xue/Zhang, China, $23, Antonelli/Talita, Brazil, $18,400 Gold - Juliana/Larissa def. Goller/Ludwig, 21-17, (50) Bronze - Xue/Zhang def. Antonelli/Talita, 21-17, 17-21, (62) MOP - Larissa SWATCH Serve - Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands, 77.6 km/h Poland - Stare Jablonki, August 2-7, $300, Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $43, Xue/Zhang, China, $29, Antonelli/Talita, Brazil, $23, Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria, $18,400 Gold - Juliana/Larissa def. Xue/Zhang, 14-21, 25-23, (55) Bronze - Antonelli/Talita def. Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria, 23-21, (44) MOP - Juliana SWATCH Serve - Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands, 85.6 km/h Norway - Kristiansand, August 9-14, $190, Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $30, Xue/Zhang, China, $21, Salgados, Brazil, $15, Kessy/Ross, United States, $11,200 Gold - Juliana/Larissa def. Xue/Zhang, 21-19, (43) Bronze - Salgados def. Kessy/Ross, 13-21, 21-19, 15-8 (54) MOP - Juliana SWATCH Serve - Angelina Grun, Germany, 81.4 km/h Finland - Aland, August 16-21, $190, Xue/Zhang, China, $30, Juliana/Larissa, $21, Antonelli/Talita, Brazil, $15, Vivian/Lima, Brazil, $11,200 Gold - Xue/Zhang def. Juliana/Larissa, 18-21, 21-12, (55) Bronze - Antonelli/Talita def. Vivian/Lima, 21-18, (36) MOP - Zhang SWATCH Serve - April Ross, United States, 79.3 km/h Netherlands - The Hague, August 24-29, $190,000 Antonelli/Talita, Brazil, $21,000 Xue/Zhang, China,, $21,000 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands, $15,000 Akers/Turner, United States, $11,200 Gold - Antonelli/Talita vs. Xue/Zhang Bronze - Keizer/Van Iersel vs. Akers/Turner MOP - to be determined SWATCH Serve - to be determined Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland Page 6 of 3 FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: For more Beach Volleyball news visit

3 Women s Milner Open Medal Matches August 29 Schedule Fédération Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org Telephone SWATCH FIVB World Tour Series Results Date FIVB Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time Xue & Zhang lead the series against Antonelli/Talita, 6-2 8/27/2010 The Hague Open Gold medal TBD TBD TBD 8/27/2010 The Hague Open Winner 4 Xue/Zhang 19-21, 21-18, :44 8/21/2010 Aland Open Semi-finals Xue/Zhang 21-18, 17-21, :05 8/7/2010 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Semi-Finals Xue/Zhang 21-15, :37 7/30/2010 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Antonelli/Talita 21-13, 25-27, :57 7/10/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam Bronze Medal Xue/Zhang 21-17, 17-21, :02 5/20/2010 Rome Grand Slam Pool C Xue/Zhang 21-13, :35 5/8/2010 Shanghai Open Contender 6 Antonelli/Talita 29-27, :49 4/22/2010 Brasilia Open Contender 2 Xue/Zhang 21-16, 15-21, :55 Keizer & Van Iersel lead the series against Akers/Turner, 2-1 8/27/2010 The Hague Open Bronze medal TBD TBD TBD 8/27/2010 The Hague Open Winner 4 Keizer/Van Iersel 21-16, :33 8/19/2009 Aland Open Winner 2 Akers/Turner 21-16, :41 5/24/2009 Japan Open Bronze Medal Keizer/Van Iersel 21-19, :36 In SWATCH FIVB World Tour women gold medal matches: Brazil is 11-4 against China; Chen Xue and Xi Zhang are 2-5 against Brazilians in gold medal matches. Antonelli and Talita are 1-0 against Chinese teams in gold medal matches. Brazil vs. China SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal matches 1. Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca def. Jia Tian/Fei Wang Fei, CHINA, Switzerland - Gstaad (6/18/2005), 17-21, 21-15, 15-8 (57), No Juliana/Larissa def. Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, CHINA, Russia - St. Petersburg (7/23/2006), 21-11, (39), No Jia Tian/Jie Wang, CHINA def. Juliana/Larissa, Austria, Klagenfurt (8/5/2006), 20-22, 21-16, (56), No Talita Antunes/Renata Riberio def. Tian/Jie Wang, CHINA, Singapore - Sentosa (5/27/2007), 21-15, (43), No Talita/Renata def. Xue/Zhang, CHINA, France - Marseille (7/21/2007), 19-21, 21-19, 15-7 (57), No Juliana/Larissa def. Xue/Zhang, CHINA, Norway - Kristiansand (8/11/2007), 21-17, (38), No Juliana/Larissa def. Tian/Jie Wang, CHINA, Finland - Aland (8/18/2007), 21-19, (38), No Xue/Zhang def. Shelda Bede/Ana Paula Connelly, BRAZIL, Korea - Seoul (5/18/2008), 21-15, (41), No Juliana/Larissa def. Tian/Jie Wang, CHINA, Japan - Osaka (5/25/2008), 21-16, 21-9 (36), No Shelda/Ana Paula def. Tian/jie Wang, CHINA, Switzerland - Gstaad (7/26/2008), 21-15, (39), No Talita/Antonelli def. Jie Wang/Man Zuo, CHINA, China - Shanghai (5/2/2009), 21-17, (37 minutes), SWATCH Event No Juliana/Larissa def. Xue/Zhang, CHINA, Poland - Stare Jablonki (8/7/2010), 14-21, 25-23, (55), No Juliana/Larissa def. Xu/Zhang, CHINA, Norway - Kristiansand (8/14/2010), 21-19, (43), No Xue/Zhang def. Juliana/Larissa, CHINA, Finland - Aland (8/21/2010), 18-21, 21-12, (55), No. 214 Talita & Antonelli s SWATCH FIVB World Tour Gold Medal Match Results (Won 5, Lost 4) 1. def. Jie Wang/Man Zuo, CHINA, China - Shanghai (5/2/2009), 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 def. Doris Schwaiger/Stefanie Schwaiger, AUSTRIA, Norway - Kristiansand (8/15/2009), 21-14, 18-21, (59), No lost to Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Netherlands - The Hague (8/29/2009), 16-21, (37), No lost to Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Spain - Barcelona (9/13/2009), 17-21, (55), No lost to Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Norway - Stavanger (7/3/2010), 17-21, (43), No def. Schwaiger/ Schwaiger, AUSTRIA, France - Marseille (7/25/2010), 21-17, (37), No vs. Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, CHINA, Netherlands - The Hague (8/29/2010), No. 215 Xue & Zhang s SWATCH FIVB World Tour Gold Medal Match Results (Won 6, Lost 7) 1. def. Jia Tian/Jie Wang, CHINA, China - Shanghai (5/28/2006), 23-21, (38), No lost to Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRAZIL, Russia - St. Petersburg (7/23/2006), 21-11, (39), No lost to Jia Tian/Jie Wang def. CHINA, Poland - Warsaw (9/3/2006), 22-20, (37), No def. Jia Tian/Jie Wang, CHINA, Thailand - Phuket (11/5/2006), 21-18, (48), No lost to Jia Tian/Jie Wang, CHINA, China - Shanghai (5/6/2007), 21-18, (39), No lost to Talita Antunes/Renata Ribeiro, BRAZIL, France - Marseille (7/21/2007), 19-21, 21-19, 15-7 (57), No lost to Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Norway - Kristiansand (8/11/2007), 21-17, (38), No def. Shelda Bede/Ana Paula Connelly, BRAZIL, Korea - Seoul (5/18/2008), 21-15, (41), No def. Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs, UNITED STATES, Russia - Moscow (7/5/2008), 21-8, (42), No def. Jen Kessy/April Ross, UNITED STATES, Russia - Moscow (6/13/2010), 21-17, (41), No lost to Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Poland - Stare Jablonki (8/7/2010), 21-14, 23-25, (55), No lost to Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Norway - Kristiansand (8/14/2010), 19-20, (43), No def. Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Finland - Aland (8/21/2010), 18-21, 21-12, (55), No vs. Maria Antonelli/Talita, BRAZIL, Netherlands - The Hague (8/29/2010), No. 215 Challenger - lost to Tian/Wang, CHINA, Hong Kong Challenger (11/11/2007), 21-18, (39), No. 33 Akers/Turner s SWATCH FIVB World Tour Gold Medal Match Results (Won 0, Lost 1) 1. lost to Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRAZIL, Korea - Seoul (5/30/2010), 11-21, (33), No. 206 Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: For more news visit

4 Gold - Maria Antonelli/Talita Antunes, Brazil vs. Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, China Team Player No. Player No. Country 2 Maria Antonelli 1 Talita Antunes 2 Brazil 3 Chen Xue 1 Xi Zhang 2 China Xue & Zhang lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series with Antonelli & Talita, 6-2 Talita and Antonelli are concluding their second season together on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour with a gold medal last month in Marseille, France. Talita and Antonelli captured 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals in Shanghai, Seoul, Gstaad and Kristiansand. Talita and Antonelli claimed a bronze medal at the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Championships in Stavanger, Norway. Despite only 27 events together, Talita and Antonelli rank 10th on the FIVB s all-time earnings list (US$532,250). 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 Junior 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 11th all-time in FIVB earnings ($615,450). 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 27th in all-time FIVB earnings (US$344,925). On the 2010 Brazilian Tour for six events, Talita and Antonelli have a 21-5 match mark with a first, two seconds and a third. For 18 Brazilian domestic events in 2009 and 2010, Talita and Antonelli have a match mark with nine firsts, four seconds and two seconds. Milner Open Results Winner 1 def. Roos Van der Hoeven / Jantine van der Vlist, Netherlands (31, Q12) 21-13, minutes Winner 2 def. Vassiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (15) 21-17, Winner 3 def. Madelein Meppelink / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (10) 21-17, Winner 4 lost to Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (3) 21-19, 18-21, Contender 6 def. Juliana Felisberta Silva / Larissa Franca, Brazil (1) 24-22, 18-21, Semi-Finals def. Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (9) 21-15, Gold Medal vs. Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (3) 2010 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: SWATCH Sets Won-Lost: SWATCH Tournaments Played: SWATCH Best Finish:...1st (Marseille) 2010 SWATCH Winnings:...$223,300 Since 2009 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: Since 2009 SWATCH Tournaments Played: Since 2009 SWATCH Best Finish:...1st (5 times) Since 2009 SWATCH Winnings:...$532,250

5 Gold - Maria Antonelli/Talita Antunes, Brazil vs. Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, China Team Player No. Player No. Country 2 Maria Antonelli 1 Talita Antunes 2 Brazil 3 Chen Xue 1 Xi Zhang 2 China Xue & Zhang lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series with Antonelli & Talita, 6-2 Xue and Zhang are playing together this season after competing with different partners on the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour due to the Chinese National Games. Xue and Zhang have captured two gold medals on the 2010 SWATCH FIVB World Tour at stops in Moscow in June and last week on the Finnish Isle of Aland. In winning the Aland gold medal match, Xue and Zhang snapped Brazilians Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca s 40- match winning streak. Before starting the streak, Juliana and Larissa lost a semi-final match to Xue and Zhang in Moscow. Xue and Zhang captured the bronze medal at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games by defeating Talita Antunes and Renata Ribeiro in the third-place match. Xue and Zhang won four SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals, including two in 2006 at Shanghai and Thailand, and two in 2008 at Seoul and Moscow. Xue and Zhang rank fourth on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour (US$801,300). Xue and Zhang captured the 2006 Asian Games Beach Volleyball gold medal by defeating Eiko Koizumi and Shinako Tanaka of Japan 19-21, and for the title in Qatar. Zhang ranks 14th in career FIVB earnings ($465,100) and Xue is listed 17th ($433,300) At 17 in 2006, Xue became the youngest player to win an international Beach Volleyball event when she teamed with Xi Zhang to defeat compatriots Jie Wang and Jia Tian for the Shanghai gold medal. Xue was the 2006 SWATCH FIVB World Tour rookie of the year. Xue made her SWATCH FIVB World Tour debut in 2005 as she played in two events with Whenhui You. Zhang was the 2006 SWATCH FIVB World Tour most outstanding player with Misty May-Treanor of the United States. Zhang played in one SWATCH event each in 2002 and 2003, and started playing full-time on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour in Milner Open Results Winner 1 def. Katarzyna Urban / Joanna Wiatr, Poland (30, Q9) 21-18, minutes Winner 2 def. Lenka Hajeckova / Hana Klapalova, Czech Republic (14) 21-7, Winner 3 def. Vivian Cunha / Taiana Lima, Brazil (6) 21-16, Winner 4 def. Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (2) 19-21, 21-18, Semi-Finals def. Angie Akers / Tyra Turner, United States (13) 21-15, Gold Medal vs. Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (2) 2010 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: SWATCH Sets Won-Lost: SWATCH Tournaments Played: SWATCH Best Finish:...1st (Moscow & Aland) 2010 SWATCH Winnings:...$232,700 Since 2006 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: * Since 2006 SWATCH Tournaments Played:... 52* Since 2006 SWATCH Best Finish:... 1st (6 times)* Since 2006 SWATCH Winnings:...$801,300 *includes FIVB Challenger/Satellite events

6 Bronze - Sanne Keizer/Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands vs. Angie Akers/Tyra Turner, United States Team Player No. Player No. Country 9 Marleen Van Iersel 1 Sanne Keizer 2 Netherlands 13 Angie Akers 1 Tyra Turner 2 United States Keizer & Van Iersel lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series with Akers & Turner, 2-1 Keizer and Van Iersel are making their second SWATCH FIVB World Tour "final four" appearance in 2010 and fourth overall. Keizer and Van Iersel placed third in Japan (Osaka) and fourth in Switzerland (Gstaad) in Keizer and Van Iersel placed fourth in France (Marseille) in Keizer and Van Iersel placed fourth at the European Championships two weeks ago in Berlin before winning the Dutch Championships last week in The Hage. Keizer and Van Iersel were the sixth-ranked team on the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour behind teams from Brazil, Germany and the United States. Keizer and Van Iersel rank 52nd in FIVB career team winnings (US$193,000). Keizer currently ranks 61st in all-time FIVB earnings ($193,150) and Van Iersel 99th ($115,650). Keizer is making fifth SWATCH FIVB World Tour "final four" appearance, including a fourth with Marrit Leenstra at the 2005 Canadian stop in Montreal. Keizer and Leenstra finished the 2005 SWATCH FIVB World Tour season at the 13th-ranked team. Keizer won the inaugural SWATCH FIVB World Championships for players under the age of 19 in 2002 with Arjanne Stevens in Xylokastro, Greece. Keizer and Merel Moore won a FIVB Challenger/Satellite event in 2004 at Lausanne, Switzerland. Van Iersel competed in nine junior (under 21) and youth (under 19) SWATCH FIVB World Championship events with her first event being in 2003 at Pattaya, Thailand. Van Iersel earned medals at the last three worlds for players under the age of 21. Van Iersel and Marloes Wesselink were U21s bronze medal finishers in 2006 and 2007 in Italy and Poland, respectively Van Iersel and Daniëlle Remmers won the 2008 U21s gold medal in England. Van iersel and Remmers were second at the 2006 U19s in Bermuda. Van Iersel and Wesselink, who won a 2007 FIVB Satellite stop in San Sebastiàn, Spain, Van Iersel won the European U20 gold medals in 2005 and 2007 with Remmers and Wesselink, respectively. Milner Open Results Winner 1 def. Tamsin Barnett Hinchley / Natalie Cook, Australia (24, Q17) 23-21, minutes Winner 2 def. Carolina Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (8) 21-15, Winner 3 def. Juliana Felisberta Silva / Larissa Franca, Brazil (1) 21-19, Winner 4 def. Angie Akers / Tyra Turner, United States (13) 21-16, Semi-Finals lost to Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (2) 15-21, Bronze Medal vs. Angie Akers / Tyra Turner, United States (13) 2010 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: SWATCH Sets Won-Lost: SWATCH Tournaments Played: SWATCH Best Finish:... 4th (Marseille) 2010 SWATCH Winnings:... $73,800 Since 2008 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: Since 2008 SWATCH Tournaments Played: Since 2008 SWATCH Best Finish:...3rd (Osaka 2009) Since 2008 SWATCH Winnings:...$193,000

7 Bronze - Sanne Keizer/Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands vs. Angie Akers/Tyra Turner, United States Team Player No. Player No. Country 9 Marleen Van Iersel 1 Sanne Keizer 2 Netherlands 13 Angie Akers 1 Tyra Turner 2 United States Keizer & Van Iersel lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series with Akers & Turner, 2-1 Akers and Turner are concluding their second SWATCH FIVB World Tour season together. Akers and Turner posted bronze (Sanya) and silver (Phuket) finishes in the final two events of the 2009 season in Asia. Akers and Turner claimed a silver medal at May s Seoul stop after losing the finale to Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca of Brazil Akers and Turner placed fourth in their first SWATCH FIVB World Tour stop in 2009 at Osaka, Japan. Akers and Turner also 46th fourth in Barcelona where they dropped two matches to Kessy and Ross. Akers and Turner rank 58th in career FIVB earnings together (US$224,650) Turner and Rachel Wacholder placed second at 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour stops in Stare Jablonki (Poland) and Paris. Turner s first SWATCH medal was with Wacholder at the 2007 Paris stop where the Americans claimed a bronze medal. Turner and Nicole Branagh placed second and third together at SWATCH FIVB World Tour stops in Phuket (Thailand) and Sanya (China), respectively, at the end of the 2008 season. Turner currently ranks 51st all-time in career FIVB winnings ($221,075). Akers has played professional with four different Beach Volleyball Olympians, including Holly McPeak, Branagh, Kerri Pottharst and Sara Straton. Akers and Australia s Louise Bawden were named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour s top first-year players in Akers organized a for American players to visit U.S. Army troops in Kosovo in the summer of Akers currently ranks 104th all-time in career FIVB winnings ($112,325). Akers and Turner posted a match mark on the American domestic tour in 2009 with three third-places and $72,440 in earnings. For seven domestic events this season, Akers and Turner posted a match mark and a second-place finish in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Milner Open Results Winner 1 def. Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez Steiner, Spain (20) 21-16, 17-21, minutes Winner 2 def. Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (4) 21-19, 19-21, Winner 3 def. Andrezza "Rtvelo" Martins / Cristine "Saka" Santanna, Georgia (12) 19-21, 21-16, Winner 4 lost to Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (9) 16-21, Contender 6 def. Madelein Meppelink / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (10) 21-15, 13-21, Semi-Finals lost to Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (3) 15-21, Bronze Medal vs. Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (9) 2010 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: SWATCH Sets Won-Lost: SWATCH Tournaments Played: SWATCH Best Finish:... 2nd (Seoul) 2010 SWATCH Winnings:...$95,750 Since 2009 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: Since 2009 SWATCH Tournaments Played: Since 2009 SWATCH Best Finish:...2nd (twice) Since 2009 SWATCH Winnings:...$224,650

8 Match Preview Page 1 of 2 8/28/2010 SWATCH FIVB World Tour US$380,000 Milner Open Sunday, August 29, 2010 Match #61: Bronze Medal Match (9) Sanne Keizer/Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands vs. (13) Angie Akers/Tyra Turner, United States Sanne Keizer Netherlands Birth Date: Feb 6, 1985 (25 yrs old) Doetinchem The Hague 182 cm (5'11") 71 kg (156 lb) Seasons: 9 Tournaments: 95 Career Wins: 2 Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (Osaka 2009) US$193, Marleen Van Iersel Netherlands Birth Date: Jan 7, 1988 (22 yrs old) Breda The Hague 178 cm (5'11") 70 kg (154 lb) Seasons: 8 Tournaments: 56 Career Wins: 2 Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (Osaka 2009) US$115, Team Career Summary Tour Played Money FIVB US$193, Previous The Hague Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2009 Marleen Van Iersel - 7th Sanne Keizer - 7th Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 8/2-7/2010 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam US$5, FIVB 7/26-31/2010 Klagenfurt Grand Slam US$3, FIVB 7/19-25/2010 Marseille Open US$11, FIVB 7/5-10/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam US$8, FIVB 6/28-7/3/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam US$13, FIVB 6/7-13/2010 Moscow Grand Slam US$8, FIVB 5/17-23/2010 Rome Grand Slam US$8, FIVB 5/4-9/2010 Shanghai Open US$2, FIVB 4/19-24/2010 Brasilia Open US$2, FIVB 11/3-8/2009 Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT US$9, FIVB 10/27-11/1/2009 Sanya Open US$2, FIVB 9/8-13/2009 Barcelona Open US$6, FIVB 8/24-29/2009 The Hague Open US$7, The Hague Open Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 8/26/2010 Winner 1 Tamsin Barnett Hinchley / Natalie Cook, Australia (24, Q17) Won 23-21, :39 Thu, 8/26/2010 Winner 2 Carolina Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (8) Won 21-15, :40 Fri, 8/27/2010 Winner 3 Juliana Felisberta Silva / Larissa Franca, Brazil (1) Won 21-19, :49 Fri, 8/27/2010 Winner 4 Angie Akers / Tyra Turner, United States (13) Won 21-16, :33 Sat, 8/28/2010 Semi-Finals Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (2) Lost 15-21, :46 Sun, 8/29/2010 Bronze Medal Angie Akers / Tyra Turner, United States (13)

9 Match Preview Page 2 of 2 8/28/2010 Angie Akers United States Birth Date: Jun 30, 1976 (34 yrs old) Ft. Wayne, IN Redondo Beach, CA 183 cm (6'0") 75 kg (165 lb) Seasons: 6 Tournaments: 27 Career Best: 2nd (2 times) US$112, Tyra Harper Turner United States Birth Date: Jul 21, 1976 (34 yrs old) Fort Myers Beach, FL Fort Myers Beach, FL 185 cm (6'1") 77 kg (169 lb) Seasons: 6 Tournaments: 49 Career Best: 2nd (5 times) US$221, Team Career Summary Tour Played Money FIVB US$224, Previous The Hague Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2009 Tyra Turner - 25th Angie Akers - 25th Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 8/16-21/2010 Aland Open 16, Q US$4, FIVB 8/9-14/2010 Kristiansand Open US$6, FIVB 8/2-7/2010 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 19, Q US$8, FIVB 7/26-31/2010 Klagenfurt Grand Slam US$3, FIVB 7/5-10/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam US$8, FIVB 6/28-7/3/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam US$3, FIVB 6/7-13/2010 Moscow Grand Slam US$13, FIVB 5/25-30/2010 Seoul Open US$21, FIVB 5/17-23/2010 Rome Grand Slam US$8, FIVB 5/4-9/2010 Shanghai Open US$9, FIVB 11/3-8/2009 Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT US$21, FIVB 10/27-11/1/2009 Sanya Open US$15, FIVB 9/8-13/2009 Barcelona Open US$11, FIVB 8/24-29/2009 The Hague Open US$2, The Hague Open Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 8/26/2010 Winner 1 Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez Steiner, Spain (20) Won 21-16, 17-21, :53 Thu, 8/26/2010 Winner 2 Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (4) Won 21-19, 19-21, :58 Fri, 8/27/2010 Winner 3 Andrezza "Rtvelo" Martins / Cristine "Saka" Santanna, Georgia (12) Won 19-21, 21-16, :46 Fri, 8/27/2010 Winner 4 Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (9) Lost 16-21, :33 Sat, 8/28/2010 Contender 6 Madelein Meppelink / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (10) Won 21-15, 13-21, :50 Sat, 8/28/2010 Semi-Finals Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (3) Lost 15-21, :34 Sun, 8/29/2010 Bronze Medal Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (9) Head to Head Results Keizer/Van Iersel lead the series 2-1 Date Tour Tournament Round Winning Team Seed Losing Team Seed Score Time 8/29/10 FIVB The Hague Open Bronze Medal 8/27/10 FIVB The Hague Open Winner 4 Keizer/Van Iersel 9 Akers/Turner , :33 8/19/09 FIVB Aland Open Winner 2 Akers/Turner 6 Keizer/Van Iersel , :41 5/24/09 FIVB Japan Open Bronze Medal Keizer/Van Iersel 13 Akers/Turner , :36

10 Match Preview Page 1 of 2 8/28/2010 SWATCH FIVB World Tour US$380,000 Milner Open Sunday, August 29, 2010 Match #62: Gold Medal Match (2) Maria Antonelli/Talita Antunes, Brazil vs. (3) Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, China Maria Elisa Mendes Ticon Antonelli Brazil Birth Date: Feb 25, 1984 (26 yrs old) Resende Rio de Janerio 176 cm (5'9") 68 kg (150 lb) Seasons: 6 Tournaments: 53 Career Wins: 8 Career FIVB WT Wins: 6 US$344, Talita Antunes da Rocha Brazil Birth Date: Aug 29, 1982 (27 yrs old) Riato Grosso Do Sul Rio de Janeiro 181 cm (5'11") 64 kg (141 lb) Seasons: 8 Tournaments: 90 Career Wins: 10 US$615, Team Career Summary Tour Played Money FIVB US$532, Previous The Hague Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2009 Talita Antunes - 2nd Maria Antonelli - 2nd Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 8/16-21/2010 Aland Open US$15, FIVB 8/9-14/2010 Kristiansand Open US$2, FIVB 8/2-7/2010 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam US$23, FIVB 7/26-31/2010 Klagenfurt Grand Slam US$13, FIVB 7/19-25/2010 Marseille Open US$30, FIVB 7/5-10/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam US$18, FIVB 6/28-7/3/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam US$29, FIVB 6/7-13/2010 Moscow Grand Slam US$18, FIVB 5/25-30/2010 Seoul Open US$11, FIVB 5/17-23/2010 Rome Grand Slam US$23, FIVB 5/4-9/2010 Shanghai Open US$15, FIVB 4/19-24/2010 Brasilia Open US$2, FIVB 9/8-13/2009 Barcelona Open US$21, FIVB 8/24-29/2009 The Hague Open US$21, The Hague Open Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 8/26/2010 Winner 1 Roos Van der Hoeven / Jantine van der Vlist, Netherlands (31, Q12) Won 21-13, :41 Thu, 8/26/2010 Winner 2 Vassiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (15) Won 21-17, :34 Fri, 8/27/2010 Winner 3 Madelein Meppelink / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (10) Won 21-17, :40 Fri, 8/27/2010 Winner 4 Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (3) Lost 21-19, 18-21, :44 Sat, 8/28/2010 Contender 6 Juliana Felisberta Silva / Larissa Franca, Brazil (1) Won 24-22, 18-21, :51 Sat, 8/28/2010 Semi-Finals Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (9) Won 21-15, :46 Sun, 8/29/2010 Gold Medal Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (3)

11 Match Preview Page 2 of 2 8/28/2010 Chen Xue China Xi Zhang China Birth Date: Feb 18, 1989 (21 yrs old) Fujian Birth Date: Apr 19, 1985 (25 yrs old) Nantong Fuzhou, Fujian Nantong 189 cm (6'3") 184 cm (6'0") 75 kg (165 lb) 70 kg (154 lb) Seasons: 8 Seasons: 10 Tournaments: 70 Tournaments: 85 Career Wins: 6 US$433, Career Wins: 6 US$465, Team Career Summary Tour Played Money FIVB US$797, FIVB C&S US$4, Overall US$801, Previous The Hague Results Neither player has played in this venue before Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 8/16-21/2010 Aland Open US$30, FIVB 8/9-14/2010 Kristiansand Open US$21, FIVB 8/2-7/2010 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam US$29, FIVB 7/26-31/2010 Klagenfurt Grand Slam US$8, FIVB 7/19-25/2010 Marseille Open US$7, FIVB 7/5-10/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam US$23, FIVB 6/28-7/3/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam US$13, FIVB 6/7-13/2010 Moscow Grand Slam US$43, FIVB 5/25-30/2010 Seoul Open US$6, FIVB 5/17-23/2010 Rome Grand Slam US$13, FIVB 5/4-9/2010 Shanghai Open US$9, FIVB 4/19-24/2010 Brasilia Open US$7, The Hague Open Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 8/26/2010 Winner 1 Katarzyna Urban / Joanna Wiatr, Poland (30, Q9) Won 21-18, :32 Thu, 8/26/2010 Winner 2 Lenka Hajeckova Felbabova / Hana Klapalova, Czech Republic (14) Won 21-7, :26 Fri, 8/27/2010 Winner 3 Vivian Cunha / Taiana Lima, Brazil (6) Won 21-16, :33 Fri, 8/27/2010 Winner 4 Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (2) Won 19-21, 21-18, :44 Sat, 8/28/2010 Semi-Finals Angie Akers / Tyra Turner, United States (13) Won 21-15, :34 Sun, 8/29/2010 Gold Medal Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (2) Head to Head Results Xue/Zhang lead the series 6-2 Date Tour Tournament Round Winning Team Seed Losing Team Seed Score Time 8/29/10 FIVB The Hague Open Gold Medal 8/27/10 FIVB The Hague Open Winner 4 Xue/Zhang 3 Antonelli/Antunes , 21-18, :44 8/21/10 FIVB Aland Open Semi-Finals Xue/Zhang 3 Antonelli/Antunes , 17-21, :05 8/7/10 FIVB Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Semi-Finals Xue/Zhang 4 Antonelli/Antunes , :37 7/30/10 FIVB Klagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Xue/Zhang , 25-27, :57 7/10/10 FIVB Gstaad Grand Slam Bronze Medal Xue/Zhang 4 Antonelli/Antunes , 17-21, :02 5/20/10 FIVB Rome Grand Slam Pool C Xue/Zhang 14 Antonelli/Antunes , :35 5/8/10 FIVB Shanghai Open Contender 6 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Xue/Zhang , :49 4/22/10 FIVB Brasilia Open Contender 2 Xue/Zhang 17 Antonelli/Antunes , 15-21, :55