Mazury Open August 8Women s Schedule

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1 To Mazury Open August 8Women s Schedule Fédération Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org Telephone Match Time Court Team A Team B Gender Round 59 12:00 1 Larissa-Juliana BRA [1] Talita-Antonelli BRA [2] Women Semi-finals 60 13:00 1 Vivian-Vieira BRA [11] Palmer-Bawden AUS [26] Women Semi-finals 61 14:45 1 Talita-Antonelli BRA [2 Vivian-Vieira BRA [11] Women Bronze 62 16:00 1 Larissa-Juliana BRA [1] Palmer-Bawden AUS [26] Women Gold 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Women s Final Four Results - Brasília, April 20-25, $190, Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca,, $30, Jen Kessy/April Ross, United States, $21, Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany, $15, Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs, United States, $11,200 Gold - Juliana/Larissa def. Kessy/Ross, 21-18, (44 minutes) Bronze - Goller/Ludwig def. Branagh/Youngs, 21-18, (55) SWATCH MOP - Juliana SWATCH Serve - Ross, 82.4 km/h China - Shanghai, April 28-May 2, $190, Talita Antunes/Maria Antonelli,, $30, Jie Wang/Man Zuo, China, $21, Carolina Salgado/Maria Clara Salgado,, $15, Goller/Ludwig, Germany, $11,200 Gold - Talita/Antonelli def. Wang/Zuo, 21-17, (37) Bronze - Salgados def. Goller/Ludwig, 21-19, (42) SWATCH MOP - Antonelli SWATCH Serve - Yuan Yue, China, 83.2 km/h Japan - Osaka, May 19-24, $190, Juliana/Larissa,, $30, Talita/Antonelli,, $21, Sanne Keizer/Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands, $15, Angie Akers/Tyra Turner, United States, $11,200 Gold - Juliana/Larissa def. Talita/Antonelli, 26-24, 19-21, (65) Bronze - Keizer/Van Iersel def. Akers/Turner, 21-19, (36) SWATCH MOP - Larissa SWATCH Serve - Maria Clara Salgado,, 83.3 km/h Russia - Moscow, July 13-18, $300, Juliana/Larissa,, $43, Leao/Renata,, $29, Goller/Ludwig, Germany, $23, Katrin Holtwick/Ilka Semmler, Germany, $18,400 Gold - Juliana/Larissa def. Renata/Leao, 21-18, (47) Bronze - Goller/Ludwig def. Holtwick/Semmler, 21-16, (38) SWATCH MOP - Juliana SWATCH Serve - Maloes Wesselink, Netherlands, 82.1 km/h France - Marseille, July 20-26, $300, Kessy/Ross, United States, $43, Vassiliki Arvaniti/Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece, $28, Goller/Ludwig, Germany, $21, Talita/Antonelli,, $16,800 Gold - Kessy/Ross def. Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, 21-16, (42) Bronze - Goller/Ludwig def. Talita/Antonelli, 21-16, (46) SWATCH MOP - Kessy SWATCH Serve - Ross, 81.3 km/h Austria - Klagenfurt, July 27-August 1, $300, Juliana/Larissa,, $43, Branagh/Youngs, United States, $29, Kessy/Ross, United States, $23, Barbara Hansel/Sara Montagnolli, Austria, $18,400 Gold - Juliana/Larissa def. Branagh/Youngs, 21-12, (39) Bronze - Kessy/Ross def. Hansel/Montagnolli, 21-19, (45) SWATCH MOP - Montagnolli SWATCH Serve - Larissa, 85.5 km/h Korea - Seoul, May 26-31, $190, Talita/Antonelli,, $30, Kessy/Ross, United States, $21, Vanilda Leao/Renata Ribeiro,, $15, Hana Klapalova/Tereza Petrova, Czech Republic, $11,200 Gold - Talita/Antonelli def. Kessy/Ross, 22-20, (45) Bronze - Leao/Renata def. Klapalova/Petrova, 21-17, 20-22, (49) SWATCH MOP - Talita SWATCH Serve - Ross, 83.1 km/h World Championships, Norway - Stavanger, June 25-July 4, $500, Kessy/Ross, United States, $60, Juliana/Larissa,, $45, Talita/Antonelli,, $35, Shelda Bede/Ana Paula Connelly,, $28,000 Gold - Kessy/Ross def. Juliana/Larissa, 30-28, (58) Bronze - Talita/Antonelli def. Shelda/Ana Paula, 21-13, (39) SWATCH MOP - Ross SWATCH Serve Maria Claria,, 86.5 km/h Switzerland - Gstaad, July 6-11, $300, Talita/Antonelli,, $43, Juliana/Larissa,, $29, Branagh/Youngs, United States, $23, Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands, $18,400 Gold - Talita/Antonelli def. Juliana/Larissa, 21-17, 16-21, (39) Bronze - Branagh/Youngs def. Keizer/Van Iersel, 21-14, (39) SWATCH MOP - Antonelli SWATCH Serve - Ross, United States, 84.2 km/h Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: Poland - Stare Jablonki, August 3-8, $190,000 Juliana/Larissa,, $21,000 Louise Bawden/Becchara Palmer, Australia, $21,000 Talita/Antonelli,, $11,200 Vivian Cunha/Angela Vieira,, $11,200 Gold - Juliana/Larissa vs. Bawden/Palmer Bronze - Talita/Antonelli vs. Vivian/Vieira SWATCH MOP to be determined SWATCH Serve - to be determined Women s MedalsGold Silver Bronze Medals 4ths. Final 4s United States Germany Greece Netherlands Australia China Austria Czech Republic Totals NOTE - The above figures includes two guaranteed medals for along with final four finishes for (three) and Australia. For more news visit

2 GOLD - Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, vs. Louise Bawden/Becchara Palmer, Australia Team Uniform Uniform... Qualification Seed Player No. Player No. Country... Seed 1 Juliana Felisberta Silva 1 Larissa Franca 2 26 Becchara Palmer 1 Louise Bawden 2 Australia... Q3 Juliana & Larissa lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series with Bawden & Palmer, 1-0 Date FIVB Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 7/29/09 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Juliana/Larissa 21-15, :43 Larissa placed fifth in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games with Ana Paula Connelly as Juliana withdrew two days before the start of the competition due to a right knee injury. She had surgery in the weeks to follow. Larissa and Juliana have won 25 SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals, including one in 2004, six in 2005, seven in 2006, five in 2007, two in 2008 and four in 2009 Larissa and Juliana posted silver, bronze and silver medal finishes at the 2005, 2007 and 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Championships, respectively. Larissa and Juliana were three-time (2005 through 2007) SWATCH FIVB World Tour champions. Larissa and Juliana won were gold medal winners at the 2007 PanAmerican Games in Rio de Janeiro,. Larissa and Juliana rank second on the all-time FIVB money list behind Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede of (US$2,207,965) and ahead of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh of the United States ($1,613,350). Larissa and Juliana rank second on the all-time FIVB wins list behind Adriana/Shelda (587 wins, 139 losses) and ahead of May-Treanor and Walsh (346-35). The $409,750 earnings for Juliana and Larissa in 2005 was a SWATCH FIVB World Tour single-season record for both men and women breaking the previous mark of $332,000 by Emanuel Rego and ZeMarco demelo of in Juliana won the 2001 SWATCH FIVB World Championships for players under the age of 21 in Italy with Taiana Lima. Juliana was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour best offenisve player in Larissa was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour most outstanding player in Larissa was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour best hitter in 2008, and top setter in 2006, 2007 and Larissa was a bronze medal winner at the 2003 PanAmerican Games in the Dominican Republic with Ana Richa. On the ian Tour this season for four events, Juliana and Larissa have a 12-3 match mark with a first, a second and a fourth in three events. Mazury Open Results Winner 1 def. Renata Bekier / Daria Paszek, Poland (32) 21-17, minutes Winner 2 def. Marie-Andree Lessard / Annie Martin, Canada (16) 21-17, Winner 3 def. Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (8) 21-11, Winner 4 def. Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (5) 21-16, Semi-Finals def. Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, (2) 14-21, 21-19, Gold Medal vs. Louise Bawden / Becchara Palmer, Australia (26, Q3) 2009 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: SWATCH Sets Won-Lost: SWATCH Tournaments Played: SWATCH Best Finish:...1st (4 times) 2009 SWATCH Winnings:...$244,300 Since SWATCH 2004 Matches Won-Lost: Since SWATCH 2004 Tournaments Played:...68 Since SWATCH 2004 Best Finish:...1st (25 titles) Since SWATCH 2004 Winnings:...$1,623,150

3 Juliana & Larissa s SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Gold Medal Match Results (Won 25, Lost 16) 1. def. Lahme/Musch, GERMANY, Spain, Mallorca (7/10/2004), 21-17, (39 minutes), FIVB Event No def. Shelda/Adriana, BRAZIL, China, Shanghai (5/21/2005), 21-15, (46), No lost to Shaylyn Bede/Ana Paula, BRAZIL, Japan, Osaka (5/29/2005), 19-21, 21-17, (54), No def. Vassiliki Karadassiou/Vassiliki Arvaniti, GREECE, Italy, Milan (6/12/2005), 25-23, (49), No def. Tian Jia/Wang Fei, CHINA, Switzerland, Gstaad (6/18/2005), 17-21, 21-15, 15-8 (57), No lost to Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, UNITED STATES, Germany, Berlin, 2005 Worlds(6/25/2005), 21-17, (40), No lost to Karadassiou/Arvaniti, GREECE, Norway, Stavanger (7/2/2005), 21-12, 16-21, (51), No def. Renata/Talita Antunes Rocha, BRAZIL, Russia, St. Petersburg (7/9/2005), 26-24, (47), No lost to May-Treanor/Walsh, UNITED STATES, France, Paris (7/30/2005), 21-17, (46), No def. Renata/Talita, BRAZIL, Canada, Montreal (8/28/2005), 21-9, (44), No lost to Renata/Talita, BRAZIL, Greece, Athens (9/3/2005), 18-21, 21-16, (56), No lost to May-Treanor/Walsh, UNITED STATES,, Salvador (10/22/2005), 21-16, 18-21, (58), No def. May-Treanor/Walsh, UNITED STATES, Mexico, Acapulco (10/30/2005), 28-26, 40-42, (104), No lost to May-Treanor/Walsh, UNITED STATES, South Africa, Cape Town (11/20/2005), 21-11, (34), No def. May-Treanor/Walsh, UNITED STATES, Italy, Modena (5/14/2006), 21-19, (55), No lost to May-Treanor/Walsh, UNITED STATES, Switzerland, Gstaad (6/24/2006), 21-17, (37), No def. Shelda/Adriana, BRAZIL, Norway, Stavanger (7/1/2006), 21-18, (43), No def. Shelda/Adriana, BRAZIL, France, Marseille (7/8/2006), 21-19, (55), No lost to Leila Barros/Ana Paula, BRAZIL, Canada, Montreal (7/16/2006), 15-21, (79), No def. Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, CHINA, Russia, St. Petersburg (7/22/2006), 21-11, (39), No def. May-Treanor/Walsh, UNITED STATES, France, Paris (7/29/2006), 20-22, 21-15, (66), No lost to Jia Tian/Jie Wang, CHINA, Austria, Klagenfurt (8/5/2006), 22-20, 16-21, (56), No def. Renata/Talita, BRAZIL, Portugal, Porto Santo, Madeira Islands (9/17/2006), 38-36, (60), No def. Leila/Ana Paula, BRAZIL,, Vitoria (9/30/2006), 19-21, 21-14, (56), No def. Shelda/Adriana, BRAZIL, Poland, Warsaw (6/10/2007), No def. Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, GERMANY, Portugal, Espinho (6/16/2007), 17-21, 21-16, (58), No lost to May-Treanor/Walsh, UNITED STATES, Germany, Berlin (7/14/2007), 21-18, 15-21, 7-15 (45), No lost to May-Treanor/Walsh, UNITED STATES, Austria, Klagenfurt (8/4/2007), 16-21, (46), No def. Xue/Zhang, CHINA, Norway, Kristiansand (8/11/2007), 21-17, (38), No def. Jia Tian/Jie Wang, CHINA, Finland, Aland (8/18/2007), 21-19, (38), No def. Jen Kessy/April Ross, UNITED STATES, Russia, St. Petersburg (9/1/2007), 23-21, (48), No lost to May-Treanor/Walsh, UNITED STATES,, Fortaleza (9/29/2007), 16-21, (40), No def. Renata/Talita, BRAZIL, Australia, Adelaide (3/30/2008), 21-13, 18-21, (57), No lost to Renata/Talita, BRAZIL, China, Shanghai (5/4/2008), 18-21, (41), No def. Jia Tian/Jie Wang, CHINA, Japan - Osaka (5/25/08), 21-16, 21-9 (36), No def. Kessy/Boss, UNITED STATES, - Brasilia (4/25/2009), 21-18, (44), No def. Talita/Maria Antonelli, BRAZIL, Japan - Osaka (5/24/09), 24-26, 21-19, (65), No lost to Kessy/Boss, UNITED STATES, Norway World Championships - Stavanger (7/4/09), 28-30, (58), No lost to Talita/Antonelli, BRAZIL, Switzerland - Gstaad (7/11/2009), 17-21, 21-16, (58), No def. Renata/Vanilda Leao, BRAZIL, Russia - Moscow (7/18/2009), 21-18, (47), No def. Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs, UNITED STATES, Austria, Klagenfurt (8/1/2009), 21-12, (39), No vs. Louise Bawden/Becchara Palmer, AUSTRALIA, Poland - Stare Jablonki (8/8/2009), No. 196 Women s SWATCH FIVB World Tour - Country Medals & Final 4s Including Open, Grand Slam, Olympics stops through August 1, 2009 Country Gold Silver Bronze... Medals 4ths...Final 4s United States China Australia Germany The Maury Openis the 196th women s SWATCH FIVB World Tour Beach Volleyball events (open, Grand Slam, Olympic and Goodwil). The first women s SWATCH-FIVB World Tour event was played August 14-16, 1992 at Almeria, Spain. has NOW advanced a team(s) to a FIVB semi-final 181 times. has NOW had three teams advance to the semi-finals in 35 events. has captured all three podium finishes at 17 different events. has NOW had a team(s) in 151 Gold Medal matches. has advanced two teams to the Gold Medal match 40 times. Australia has NOW advanced a team(s) to a FIVB semi-final 49 times. There NOW have been 134 events where two different countries competed for the Gold Medal. vs. Australia - leads 6-2 NOTE - Today's semi-final marked only the second-time in SWATCH FIVB World Tour competition since 1995 that two qualifiers have met in the semi-finals of a Women's tournament. It has never happened on the men's side. The first time was at the 2007 Norwegian Grand Slam in Stavanger where Jen Kessy/April Ross of the United States (29, Q21) defeated Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig of Germany (17, Q6) and in 45 minutes on June 30. Later on that day, Kessy and Ross defeated third-seeded Jia Tian and Jie Wang of China (21-14, 21-12, 44 minutes) for the gold medal while top-seeded Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh of the United States defeated Goller and Ludwig (21-15, 21-13, 36). Both Kessy/Ross and Goller/Ludwig also had to win Country Quota playoff matches.

4 GOLD - Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, vs. Louise Bawden/Becchara Palmer, Australia Team Uniform Uniform... Qualification Seed Player No. Player No. Country... Seed 1 Juliana Felisberta Silva 1 Larissa Franca 2 26 Becchara Palmer 1 Louise Bawden 2 Australia... Q3 Juliana & Larissa lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series with Bawden & Palmer, 1-0 Date FIVB Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 7/29/09 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Juliana/Larissa 21-15, :43 Palmer captured the 2006 SWATCH FIVB World Championships for players under the age of 19 in Berumda with Alice Rohkamper. Palmer and Rohkamper also placed second in the 2007 SWATCH FIVB World Championships for players under the age of 21 in Modena, Italy. The two medals are the only Junior/Youth World Championships won by Australians. Palmer and Australian Olympian Tamsin Barnett had a SWATCH FIVB World Tour semi-final appearance together at a 2008 event Thailand. Bawden is competing on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour for the first-time this season. Currently on scholarship with the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in Adelaide, South Australia, Bawden was a member of the Australian Indoor team from 1998 through A member of Australia's Sydney 2000 Olympic and 2002 World Championship teams, she played in the Dutch league for three seasons ( ). Bawden s most memorable voleybal moments was winning a match at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and the finals of the qualification tournament for the 2002 World Championships. Bawden's goal is to be competitive internationally while earning a berth for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Mazury Open Results Qualifier 2 def. Lenka Grygarova / Stepanka Stastna, Czech Republic (Q30) 21-15, minutes Qualifier 3 def. Natalja Bratuhhina / Kadri Puri, Estonia (Q14) 21-13, Winner 1 def. Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (7) 19-21, 21-17, Winner 2 def. Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez Steiner, Spain (23) 21-12, Winner 3 lost to Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, (2) 19-21, Contender 4 def. Geeske Banck / Anja Gunther, Germany (12) 21-12, 17-21, Contender 5 def. Shelda Bede / Ana Paula Connelly, (3) 18-21, 21-19, Contender 6 def. Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (5) 21-15, Semi-Finals def. Vivian Cunha / Angela Vieira, (11, Q9) 21-19, Gold Medal vs. Juliana Felisberta Silva / Larissa Franca, (1) 2009 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: SWATCH Sets Won-Lost: SWATCH Tournaments Played: SWATCH Best Finish:... 2nd or better (Stare Jablonki) 2009 SWATCH Winnings:...$27,900

5 BRONZE - Talita Antunes/Maria Antonelli, vs. Vivian Cunha/Angela Vieira, Team Uniform Uniform... Qualification Seed Player No. Player No. Country... Seed 2 Maria Antonelli 1 Talita Antunes 2 11 Vivian Cunha 1 Angela Vieira 2... Q9 Vivian & Vieira lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series with Talita & Antonelli, 1-0 Date FIVB Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 8/7/09 Stare Jablonki Open Winner 4 Vivian/Vieira 21-18, :44 Talita and Antonelli are competing in their 10th SWATCH FIVB World Tour event together with gold medals in Shanghai, Seoul and Gstaad, silver in Osaka and bronze in the world championships in Stavanger. On the ian 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 ian women s team to compete in a SWATCH FIVB World Tour final four. Despite only 10 events together, Talita and Antonelli rank 42ndon the FIVB s al-time earnings list (US$219,150). 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. Talita currently ranks 13th all-time in FIVB earnings ($458,400). 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 54th in all-time FIVB earnings (US$187,875). Mazury Open Results Winner 1 def. Jill Jasbar / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (31, Q22) 21-14, minutes Winner 2 def. Andrezza "Rtvelo" Martins / Cristine "Saka" Santanna, Georgia (15) 21-19, Winner 3 def. Louise Bawden / Becchara Palmer, Australia (26, Q3) 21-19, Winner 4 lost to Vivian Cunha / Angela Vieira, (11, Q9) 18-21, Contender 6 def. Barbara Hansel / Sara Montagnolli, Austria (4) 21-15, Semi-Finals lost to Juliana Felisberta Silva / Larissa Franca, (1) 21-14, 19-21, Bronze Medal vs. Vivian Cunha / Angela Vieira, (11, Q9) or Louise Bawden / Becchara Palmer, Australia (26, Q3) 2009 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: SWATCH Sets Won-Lost: SWATCH Tournaments Played: SWATCH Best Finish:...1st (Shanghai, Seoul, Gstaad) 2009 SWATCH Winnings:...$218,150 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, vs. Vivian Cunha/Angela Vieira, Team Uniform Uniform... Qualification Seed Player No. Player No. Country... Seed 2 Maria Antonelli 1 Talita Antunes 2 11 Vivian Cunha 1 Angela Vieira 2... Q9 Vivian & Vieira lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series with Talita & Antonelli, 1-0 Date FIVB Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 8/7/09 Stare Jablonki Open Winner 4 Vivian/Vieira 21-18, :44 Vivian and Vieira are competing in their seventh SWATCH FIVB World Tour event together with the 2009 Stare Jablonki event being their best finish together. Vivian and Vieira competed in two FIVB Challenger/Satellite events in 2007 with a third in Eboli (Italy) before winning the Beijing Olympic test event. In her second SWATCH event and fourth FIVB tournament, Vivian teamed with Larissa Franca to win the 2008 ian SWATCH stop in : Guarajà. Vieira teamed with Monica Paludo to place fourth in the 2004 SWATCH season finale in Rio de Janeiro as the pair won a ian Country Quota and qualifying matches to advance to the Main Draw where they won six of nine matches. Vieira and Paludo lost the bronze medal match to Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca. On the ian Tour this season for five events, Vivian and Vieira have a 13-8 match mark with a second in fifth event at Vitória. Vieira likes to go to the Church and to sing. She is married Márcio Vieira and the couple has a son (Anthony). Vivian started playing Volleyball at the age of 16 with Club of Remo. At the age of 22 at the invitation of the ian Volleyball Federation participated in Project Talent for Beach Volleyball. Vieira is considered one of the better defensive players in and Vivian a top blocker. Mazury Open Results Country Quota def. Vanilda Leão / Renata Ribeiro, 23-21, minutes Country Quota def. Carolina Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, 21-19, 23-25, Qualifier 2 def. Elodie Li Yuk Lo / Natacha Rigobert, Mauritius (Q24) 21-6, Qualifier 3 def. Merel Mooren / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (Q8) 21-17, Winner 1 def. Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (22) 21-15, 19-21, Winner 2 def. Vassiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (6) 21-19, Winner 3 def. Shelda Bede / Ana Paula Connelly, (3) 21-19, Winner 4 def. Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, (2) 21-18, Semi-Finals lost to Louise Bawden / Becchara Palmer, Australia (26, Q3) 19-21, Bronze Medal vs. Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, (2) 2009 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: SWATCH Sets Won-Lost: SWATCH Tournaments Played: SWATCH Best Finish:...4th or better (Stare Jablonki) 2009 SWATCH Winnings:... $22,000 Since SWATCH 2007 Matches Won-Lost: * Since SWATCH 2007 Tournaments Played:... 9* Since SWATCH 2007 Best Finish:... 1st (Beijing 2007 test) Since SWATCH 2007 Winnings:...$34,000 *includes FIVB Challenger/Satellite events

7 Match Preview Page 1 of 2 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour US$380,000 Mazury Open Saturday, August 08, 2009 Match #62: Gold Medal Match (1) Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, vs. (26, Q3) Louise Bawden/Becchara Palmer, Australia Juliana Felisberta Silva Birth Date: Jul 22, 1983 (26 yrs old) Santos Fortaleza 177 cm (5'10") 64 kg (141 lb) Seasons: 8 Tournaments: 72 Career Wins: 26 Career FIVB WT Wins: 25 US$818, Larissa França Birth Date: Apr 14, 1982 (27 yrs old) Cachoeira de Itapemirim- Es Fortaleza 174 cm (5'9") 68 kg (150 lb) Seasons: 8 Tournaments: 75 Career Wins: 26 US$830, Team Career Summary Tour Played Money FIVB US$1,623, Previous Stare Jablonki Results Neither player has played in this venue before Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 7/27-8/1/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam US$43, FIVB 7/20-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam US$4, FIVB 7/13-18/2009 Moscow Grand Slam US$43, FIVB 7/6-11/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam US$29, FIVB 6/25-7/4/2009 World Championships US$45, FIVB 5/27-31/2009 Seoul Open US$7, FIVB 5/19-24/2009 Japan Open US$30, FIVB 4/20-25/2009 Brasilia Open US$30, Stare Jablonki Open Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 8/5/2009 Winner 1 Renata Bekier / Daria Paszek, Poland (32) Won 21-17, :34 Wed, 8/5/2009 Winner 2 Marie-Andree Lessard / Annie Martin, Canada (16) Won 21-17, :38 Thu, 8/6/2009 Winner 3 Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (8) Won 21-11, :44 Fri, 8/7/2009 Winner 4 Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (5) Won 21-16, :41 Sat, 8/8/2009 Semi-Finals Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, (2) Won 14-21, 21-19, :50 Sat, 8/8/2009 Gold Medal Louise Bawden / Becchara Palmer, Australia (26, Q3) 8/8/2009

8 Match Preview Page 2 of 2 Louise Bawden Australia Birth Date: Aug 7, 1981 (28 yrs old) Melbourne Adelaide 184 cm (6'0") 72 kg (158 lb) Seasons: 1 Tournaments: 8 Career Best: 17th (FIVB Klagenfurt 2009) US$14, Becchara Palmer Australia Birth Date: Jun 18, 1988 (21 yrs old) Adelaide Adelaide 183 cm (6'0") 65 kg (143 lb) Seasons: 5 Tournaments: 31 Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Junior Bermuda 2006) Career FIVB WT Best:4th (Phuket 2008) US$34, Team Career Summary Tour Played Money FIVB US$27, Previous Stare Jablonki Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2008 Did not play Heike Jensen - 57th Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 7/27-8/1/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 30, Q US$5, FIVB 7/20-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam 43, Q US$1, Stare Jablonki Open Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Tue, 8/4/2009 Qualifier 2 Lenka Grygarova / Stepanka Stastna, Czech Republic (Q30) Won 21-15, :32 Tue, 8/4/2009 Qualifier 3 Natalja Bratuhhina / Kadri Puri, Estonia (Q14) Won 21-13, :31 Wed, 8/5/2009 Winner 1 Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (7) Won 19-21, 21-17, :48 Wed, 8/5/2009 Winner 2 Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez Steiner, Spain (23) Won 21-12, :27 Thu, 8/6/2009 Winner 3 Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, (2) Lost 19-21, :39 Fri, 8/7/2009 Contender 4 Geeske Banck / Anja Gunther, Germany (12) Won 21-12, 17-21, :57 Fri, 8/7/2009 Contender 5 Shelda Bede / Ana Paula Connelly, (3) Won 18-21, 21-19, :53 Fri, 8/7/2009 Contender 6 Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (5) Won 21-15, :34 Sat, 8/8/2009 Semi-Finals Vivian Cunha / Angela Vieira, (11, Q9) Won 21-19, :40 Sat, 8/8/2009 Gold Medal Juliana Felisberta Silva / Larissa Franca, (1) Head to Head Results Felisberta Silva/Franca lead the series 1-0 Date Tour Tournament Round Winning Team Seed Losing Team Seed Score Time 8/8/09 FIVB Stare Jablonki Open Gold Medal 7/29/09 FIVB Klagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Felisberta Silva/Franca 3 Bawden/Palmer 30, Q , :43 8/8/2009

9 Match Preview Page 1 of 2 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour US$380,000 Mazury Open Saturday, August 08, 2009 Match #61: Bronze Medal Match (2) Maria Antonelli/Talita Antunes, vs. (11, Q9) Vivian Cunha/Angela Vieira, Maria Elisa Mendes Ticon Antonelli Birth Date: Feb 25, 1984 (25 yrs old) Resende Rio de Janerio 176 cm (5'9") 68 kg (150 lb) Seasons: 5 Tournaments: 36 Career Wins: 6 Career FIVB WT Wins: 4 US$187, Talita Antunes da Rocha Birth Date: Aug 29, 1982 (26 yrs old) Riato Grosso Do Sul Rio de Janeiro 181 cm (5'11") 62 kg (136 lb) Seasons: 7 Tournaments: 73 Career Wins: 8 US$458, Team Career Summary Tour Played Money FIVB US$218, Previous Stare Jablonki Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2008 Vanilda Leão - 13th Renata Ribeiro - 4th Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 7/27-8/1/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam US$13, FIVB 7/20-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam US$16, 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, Stare Jablonki Open Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 8/5/2009 Winner 1 Jill Jasbar / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (31, Q22) Won 21-14, :28 Wed, 8/5/2009 Winner 2 Andrezza "Rtvelo" Martins / Cristine "Saka" Santanna, Georgia (15) Won 21-19, :34 Thu, 8/6/2009 Winner 3 Louise Bawden / Becchara Palmer, Australia (26, Q3) Won 21-19, :39 Fri, 8/7/2009 Winner 4 Vivian Cunha / Angela Vieira, (11, Q9) Lost 18-21, :44 Fri, 8/7/2009 Contender 6 Barbara Hansel / Sara Montagnolli, Austria (4) Won 21-15, :39 Sat, 8/8/2009 Semi-Finals Juliana Felisberta Silva / Larissa Franca, (1) Lost 21-14, 19-21, :50 Sat, 8/8/2009 Bronze Medal Vivian Cunha / Angela Vieira, (11, Q9) 8/8/2009

10 Match Preview Page 2 of 2 Vivian Danielle da Conceição Cunha Birth Date: Jun 14, 1980 (29 yrs old) Belem (PA) Brasilia 179 cm (5'10") 66 kg (145 lb) Seasons: 3 Tournaments: 10 Career Wins: 2 Career FIVB WT Wins: 1 (Guarajà 2008) US$31, Ângela Cristina Rebouças Lavalle Vieira Birth Date: Apr 24, 1981 (28 yrs old) Brasília (DF) Brasília (DF) 176 cm (5'9") 65 kg (143 lb) Seasons: 7 Tournaments: 16 Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Beijing 2007) Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (Rio de Janeiro 2004) US$30, Team Career Summary Tour Played CQ Money FIVB US$22, FIVB C&S US$12, Overall US$34, Previous Stare Jablonki Results Neither player has played in this venue before Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 7/27-8/1/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam CQ US$0.00 FIVB 7/20-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam CQ US$0.00 FIVB 7/13-18/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 20, Q US$8, FIVB 7/6-11/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam Q US$0.00 FIVB 4/20-25/2009 Brasilia Open 21, Q US$2, Stare Jablonki Open Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Mon, 8/3/2009 Country Quota Vanilda Leão / Renata Ribeiro, Won 23-21, :51 Mon, 8/3/2009 Country Quota Carolina Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Won 21-19, 23-25, :00 Tue, 8/4/2009 Qualifier 2 Elodie Li Yuk Lo / Natacha Rigobert, Mauritius (Q24) Won 21-6, :24 Tue, 8/4/2009 Qualifier 3 Merel Mooren / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (Q8) Won 21-17, :39 Wed, 8/5/2009 Winner 1 Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (22) Won 21-15, 19-21, :58 Wed, 8/5/2009 Winner 2 Vassiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (6) Won 21-19, :47 Thu, 8/6/2009 Winner 3 Shelda Bede / Ana Paula Connelly, (3) Won 21-19, :42 Fri, 8/7/2009 Winner 4 Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, (2) Won 21-18, :44 Sat, 8/8/2009 Semi-Finals Louise Bawden / Becchara Palmer, Australia (26, Q3) Lost 19-21, Sat, 8/8/2009 Bronze Medal Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, (2) Head to Head Results Cunha/Vieira lead the series 1-0 Date Tour Tournament Round Winning Team Seed Losing Team Seed Score Time 8/8/09 FIVB Stare Jablonki Open Bronze Medal 8/7/09 FIVB Stare Jablonki Open Winner 4 Cunha/Vieira 11, Q9 Antonelli/Antunes , :44 8/8/2009