Women s World Series 13 Medal Match July 25 Schedule Fédération Internationale de Volleyball Telephone

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1 Women s World Series 13 Medal Match July 25 Schedule Fédération Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org Telephone Time Court Match Team A Team B Round 13: Hansel-Montagnolli AUT [15] Keizer-Van Iersel NED [6] Bronze Medal Match 15: Antonelli-Talita BRA [1] Schwaiger-Schwaiger AUT [12 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...$190,000 July Klagenfurt, Austria Grand Slam...$300,000 August 2-7 Stare Jablonki, Poland Grand Slam...$300,000 August 9-14 Kristiansand, Norway...$190,000 August Aland, Finland...$190,000 August The Hague, Netherlands...$190,000 October Sanya, China...$190,000 November 2-7 Phuket, Thailand...$190, 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 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, Brazil, $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/Antunes, 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, Gollder/Ludwig, Germany, $29, Xue/Zhang, China, $23, to be determined, $18, Antonelli/Talita, $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 France - Marseille, July 19-25, $190,000 Antonelli/Talita, Brazil, $21,000 Doris Schwaiger/Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria, $21,000 Sanne Keizer/Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands, $11,200 Barbara Hansel/Sara Montagnolli, Austria, $11,200 Gold - Antonelli/Talita vs. Schwaigers Bronze - Keizer/Van Iersel vs. Hansel/Montagnolli MOP - To be determined SWATCH Serve - To be determined Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: For more news visit

2 Women s World Series 13 Medal Match July 25 Schedule Fédération Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org Telephone SWATCH FIVB World Tour Series Results Date FIVB Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time Antonelli & Talita lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series against Schwaiger/Schwaiger, 3-0 5/7/2010 Shanghai Open Winner 3 Antonelli/Talita 21-19, :40 8/15/2009 Kristiansand Open Gold Medal Antonelli/Talita 21-14, 18-21, :59 7/3/2009 World Championships Winner 3 Antonelli/Talita 21-17, :42 The SWATCH FIVB World Tour series between Keizer & Van Iersel and Hansel & Montagnolli is tied, 1-1 4/22/2010 Brasilia Open Contender 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 21-17, 12-21, :07 8/20/2009 Aland Open Contender 4 Keizer/Van Iersel 21-9, :44 Talita & Antonelli s SWATCH FIVB World Tour Gold Medal Match Results (Won 4, 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 vs. Schwaiger/ Schwaiger, AUSTRIA, France - Marseille (7/25/2010), No. 210 Schwaiger s SWATCH FIVB World Tour Gold Medal Match Results (Won 0, Lost 1) 1. lost to Talita Antunes/Maria Antonelli, BRAZIL, Norway - Kristiansand (8/15/2009), 14-21, 21-18, (59), No vs. Talita/ Antonelli, BRAZIL, France - Marseille (7/25/2010), No WOMEN S SWATCH FIVB WORLD TOUR - COUNTRY MEDALS & FINALS 4s Including Open & Grand Slam stops through July 10, 2010 Country Gold Silver Bronze...Medals 4ths... Final 4s Brazil* United States Germany China Czech Republic Austria* Netherlands* Totals * *results pending from Marseille with Austria and Brazil guaranteed one medal each Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: For more news visit

3 Gold - Maria Antonelli/Talita Antunes, Brazil vs. Doris Schwaiger/Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria Team Player No. Player No. Country 1 Maria Antonelli 1 Talita Antunes 2 Brazil 12 Stefanie Schwaiger 1 Doris Schwaiger 2 Austria Antonelli & Talita lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series with the Schwaigers, 3-0. Talita and Antonelli are in the midst their second season together on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour. 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 22 events together, Talita and Antonelli rank 16th on the FIVB s all-time earnings list (US$438,450). 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 13th all-time in FIVB earnings ($573,450). 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 29th in all-time FIVB earnings (US$302,925). 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. World Series 13 Results Winner 1 def. Tanja Goricanec / Muriel Graessli, Switzerland (32, Q19) 21-14, minutes Winner 2 def. Andrezza "Rtvelo" Martins / Cristine "Saka" Santanna, Georgia (16) 21-7, Winner 3 def. Vanilda Leao / Angela Vieira, Brazil (8) 21-14, Winner 4 def. Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (4) 21-17, Semi-Finals def. Barbara Hansel / Sara Montagnolli, Austria (15) 23-21, Gold Medal vs. Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (12) 2010 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: SWATCH Sets Won-Lost: SWATCH Tournaments Played: SWATCH Best Finish:...2nd (Stavanger) 2010 SWATCH Winnings:...$139,300 Since 2009 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: Since 2009 SWATCH Tournaments Played: Since 2009 SWATCH Best Finish:...1st (4 times) Since 2009 SWATCH Winnings:...$448,250

4 Gold - Maria Antonelli/Talita Antunes, Brazil vs. Doris Schwaiger/Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria Team Player No. Player No. Country 1 Maria Antonelli 1 Talita Antunes 2 Brazil 12 Stefanie Schwaiger 1 Doris Schwaiger 2 Austria Antonelli & Talita lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series with the Schwaigers, 3-0. The Schwaigers are the only Austrian women s or men s team to compete in a SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal match. Before the World Series 13 gold medal match, the Schwaiger sisters placed second last year in Norway where they dropped the finale in Kristiansand to Maria Antonelli and Talita Antunes of Brazil. The Schwaigers placed fifth at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The Schwaigers earned their first-ever SWATCH FIVB World Tour medal by placing third at the 2008 Kristiansand event after the Beijing competition. The Schwaigers were the third set of sisters to compete together in the Olympic Beach Volleyball competition. Prior to the Olympic fifth, the Schwaigers best FIVB finishes together were sevenths in 2006 at Modena and Warsaw, and 2008 at Stare Jablonki. The Schwaigers rank 17th in career FIVB earnings (US$437,500) to rank first among Austrian women s teams. The Schwaigers are tied for 50th in individual FIVB earnings ($218,750). T Neither player has competed in an international Beach Volleyball event with another competitor. he Schwaiger s best European tour finishes together was a second in 2008 at Sochi, Russia. The Schwaigers have three bronze medal finishes on the European tour in 2007 in Switzerland, 2008 in The Hague and 2009 in Baden, Austria. The Schwaigers were 15-8 on the 2009 European Tour with two thirds in Austria and England. Overall, the Schwaigers have a European tour match mark for 16 events. The Schwaighers were the bronze medal winners at the 2005 SWATCH FIVB World Championships for players under the age of 21 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. World Series 13 Results Winner 1 def. Geeske Banck / Anja Gunther, Germany (21) 21-17, minutes Winner 2 lost to Carolina Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (5) 15-21, Contender 2 def. Ying Huang / Yuan Yue, China (22, Q2) 21-19, 18-21, Contender 3 def. Marie-Andree Lessard / Annie Martin, Canada (20) 21-18, Contender 4 def. Lenka Hajeckova Felbabova / Hana Klapalova, Czech Republic (7) 21-16, 18-21, Contender 5 def. Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (14) 21-16, 16-21, Contender 6 def. Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (4) 15-21, 22-20, Semi-Finals def. Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (6) Gold Medal vs. Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (1) 2010 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: SWATCH Sets Won-Lost: SWATCH Tournaments Played: SWATCH Best Finish:... 2nd or better (Marseille) 2010 SWATCH Winnings:...$69,000 Since 2003 FIVB Matches Won-Lost: * Since 2003 FIVB Tournaments Played:...86* Since 2003 FIVB Best Finish:...2nd (Kristiansand 2009) Since 2003 FIVB Winnings:...$437,500* *includes FIVB Challenger/Satellite events

5 Bronze - Sanne Keizer/Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands vs. Barbara Hansel/Sara Montagnolli, Austria Team Player No. Player No. Country 6 Marleen Van Iersel 1 Sanne Keizer 2 Netherlands 15 Sara Montagnolli 1 Barbara Hansel 2 Austria The SWATCH FIVB World Tour series between Keizer & Van Iersel and Hansel & Montagnolli is tied 1-1 Keizer and Van Iersel are making their first SWATCH FIVB World Tour "final four" appearance in 2010 and third overall. Keizer and Van Iersel placed third in Japan (Osaka) and fourth in Switzerland (Gstaad) in 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 56th in FIVB career team winnings ($US173,200). Keizer currently ranks 60th in all-time FIVB earnings ($183,250) and Van Iersel 102nd ($105,750). Keizer is making fourth 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. World Series 13 Results Winner 1 def. Mélody Benhamou / Deborah Giaoui, France (27) 21-14, 21-23, minutes Winner 2 def. Vassiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (11) 21-10, 17-21, Winner 3 def. Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (14) 21-18, Winner 4 def. Sara Goller / Laura Ludwig, Germany (2) 14-21, 21-17, Semi-Finals lost to Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (12) 14-21, Bronze Medal vs. Barbara Hansel / Sara Montagnolli, Austria (15) 2010 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: SWATCH Sets Won-Lost: SWATCH Tournaments Played: SWATCH Best Finish:...4th or better (Marseille) 2010 SWATCH Winnings:... $54,000 Since 2008 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: Since 2008 SWATCH Tournaments Played: Since 2008 SWATCH Best Finish:...3rd (Osaka 2009) Since 2008 SWATCH Winnings:...$173,200

6 Bronze - Sanne Keizer/Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands vs. Barbara Hansel/Sara Montagnolli, Austria Team Player No. Player No. Country 6 Marleen Van Iersel 1 Sanne Keizer 2 Netherlands 15 Sara Montagnolli 1 Barbara Hansel 2 Austria The SWATCH FIVB World Tour series between Keizer & Van Iersel and Hansel & Montagnolli is tied 1-1 Hansel and Montagnolli started playing in 2009 after competing with different partners the four previous seasons ( ). Hansel and Montagnolli were the second Austrian women s team to compete in a SWATCH FIVB World Tour final four when they finished fourth at the 2009 Austrian Grand Slam in Klagenfurt. The Schwaiger sisters (Doris and Stefanie) were the first. Hansel and Montagnolli were the first men s or women s team from Austria to compete in a Klagenfurt semi-final. Hansel and Montagnolli have a 9-9 match mark in 2009 for four European tour events, including a fourth in June at the CEV event in Baden, Austria. Prior to the 2009 Klagenfurt fourth, the best SWATCH FIVB World Tour finishes for Montagnolli (three times) and Hansel (once) were fifths. Montagnolli and Sabine Swoboda qualified for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Days before the event, Swoboda was withdrawn from the Summer Games due to back problems by the Austrian Olympic Committee. Montagnolli and Swoboda won a 2005 satellite event in Argentina. Montagnolli is now one of 25 players to play in 100 or more FIVB events since the start of the women s tour in 1992 as she is fourth with 128 starts to rank behind Shelda Bede of Brazil (148), Natalie Cook of Australia (137) and Adriana Behar of Brazil (136). Montagnolli ranks 60th in career FIVB earnings ($184,225). Nicknamed Monti, Montagnolli started playing Volleyball in 1992 and was a first division competitor in Austria in Montagnolli was a member of the Austrian National team in She started as a middle blocker, but switched to an outside hitter when she got to the first division. She has been playing Beach Volleyball since Montagnolli parents (Wolfgang and Barbara) competed in track and field with her father setting records as a high jumper and her mother an Austrian champion in the sprints. Hansel placed third in a 2008 FIVB Challenger event with Chrisi Gschweidl in Chennai, India. Hansel ranks 106th in career FIVB earnings ($102,500). World Series 13 Results Winner 1 def. Madelein Meppelink / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (18) 21-15, minutes Winner 2 lost to Sara Goller / Laura Ludwig, Germany (2) 21-17, 18-21, Contender 2 def. Greta Cicolari / Marta Menegatti, Italy (17) 21-18, 19-21, Contender 3 def. Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (23) 21-15, 14-21, Contender 4 def. Carolina Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (5) 14-21, 21-19, Contender 5 def. Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (3) 21-17, Contender 6 def. Sara Goller / Laura Ludwig, Germany (2) 21-15, Semi-Finals lost to Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (1) 21-23, Bronze Medal vs. Sannie Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (6) 2010 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: SWATCH Sets Won-Lost: SWATCH Tournaments Played: SWATCH Best Finish:... 4th or better (Marseille) 2010 SWATCH Winnings:...$52,200 Since SWATCH 2002 Matches Won-Lost: Since SWATCH 2002 Tournaments Played: Since SWATCH 2002 Best Finish:... 4th (Klagenfurt 09) Since SWATCH 2002 Winnings:... $154,850

7 Match Preview Page 1 of 2 7/24/2010 SWATCH FIVB World Tour US$380,000 World Series 13 Sunday, July 25, 2010 Match #62: Gold Medal Match (1) Maria Antonelli/Talita Antunes, Brazil vs. (12) Doris Schwaiger/Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria Maria Elisa Mendes Ticon Antonelli Brazil Feb 25, 1984 (26 yrs old) Resende Rio de Janerio 176 cm (5'9") 68 kg (150 lb) Seasons: 6 Tournaments: 48 Career Wins: 7 Career FIVB WT Wins: 5 US$302, Talita Antunes da Rocha Brazil Aug 29, 1982 (27 yrs old) Riato Grosso Do Sul Rio de Janeiro 181 cm (5'11") 64 kg (141 lb) Seasons: 8 Tournaments: 85 Career Wins: 9 US$573, Team Career Summary Tour Played Money FIVB US$448, Previous Marseille Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2006 Did not play Renata Ribeiro - 5th 2007 Vanilda Leao - 25th Renata Ribeiro - 1st 2008 Vanilda Leao - 2nd Did not play 2009 Talita Antunes - 4th Maria Antonelli - 4th Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money 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, FIVB 8/17-22/2009 Aland Open US$15, FIVB 8/10-15/2009 Kristiansand Open US$30, FIVB 8/3-8/2009 Stare Jablonki Open US$15, FIVB 7/27-8/1/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam US$13, FIVB 7/20-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam US$16, Marseille Open Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 7/21/2010 Winner 1 Tanja Goricanec / Muriel Graessli, Switzerland (32, Q19) Won 21-14, :37 Wed, 7/21/2010 Winner 2 Andrezza "Rtvelo" Martins / Cristine "Saka" Santanna, Georgia (16) Won 21-7, :35 Thu, 7/22/2010 Winner 3 Vanilda Leao / Angela Vieira, Brazil (8) Won 21-14, :44 Fri, 7/23/2010 Winner 4 Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (4) Won 21-17, :45 Sat, 7/24/2010 Semi-Finals Barbara Hansel / Sara Montagnolli, Austria (15) Won 23-21, :42 Sun, 7/25/2010 Gold Medal Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (12)

8 Match Preview Page 2 of 2 7/24/2010 Doris Schwaiger Austria Feb 28, 1985 (25 yrs old) Allensteig Zwettl 171 cm (5'8") 55 kg (121 lb) Seasons: 9 Tournaments: 90 Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Kristiansand 2009) US$218, Stefanie Schwaiger Austria Aug 7, 1986 (23 yrs old) Allensteig Zwettl 182 cm (6'0") 71 kg (156 lb) Seasons: 9 Tournaments: 91 Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Kristiansand 2009) US$218, Team Career Summary Tour Played Money FIVB US$436, FIVB C&S US$ FIVB Junior US$0.00 Overall US$437, Previous Marseille Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2006 Stefanie Schwaiger - 17th Doris Schwaiger - 17th 2009 Stefanie Schwaiger - 17th Doris Schwaiger - 17th Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 7/5-10/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam US$5, FIVB 6/28-7/3/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam US$5, FIVB 6/7-13/2010 Moscow Grand Slam US$3, FIVB 5/25-30/2010 Seoul Open US$9, FIVB 5/17-23/2010 Rome Grand Slam US$13, FIVB 5/4-9/2010 Shanghai Open US$6, FIVB 4/19-24/2010 Brasilia Open US$6, FIVB 8/24-29/2009 The Hague Open US$2, FIVB 8/17-22/2009 Aland Open US$9, FIVB 8/10-15/2009 Kristiansand Open US$21, FIVB 8/3-8/2009 Stare Jablonki Open US$9, FIVB 7/27-8/1/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam US$8, FIVB 7/20-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam US$4, Marseille Open Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 7/21/2010 Winner 1 Geeske Banck / Anja Gunther, Germany (21) Won 21-17, :43 Wed, 7/21/2010 Winner 2 Carolina Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (5) Lost 15-21, :40 Thu, 7/22/2010 Contender 2 Ying Huang / Yuan Yue, China (22, Q2) Won 21-19, 18-21, :05 Thu, 7/22/2010 Contender 3 Marie-Andree Lessard / Annie Martin, Canada (20) Won 21-18, :38 Fri, 7/23/2010 Contender 4 Lenka Hajeckova Felbabova / Hana Klapalova, Czech Republic (7) Won 21-16, 18-21, :50 Fri, 7/23/2010 Contender 5 Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (14) Won 21-16, 16-21, :46 Sat, 7/24/2010 Contender 6 Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (4) Won 15-21, 22-20, :08 Sat, 7/24/2010 Semi-Finals Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (6) Won 21-14, :42 Sun, 7/25/2010 Gold Medal Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (1) Head to Head Results Antonelli/Antunes lead the series 3-0 Date Tour Tournament Round Winning Team Seed Losing Team Seed Score Time 7/25/10 FIVB Marseille Open Gold Medal 5/7/10 FIVB Shanghai Open Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger , :40 8/15/09 FIVB Kristiansand Open Gold Medal Antonelli/Antunes 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger , 18-21, :59 7/3/09 FIVB World Championships Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger , :42

9 Match Preview Page 1 of 2 7/24/2010 SWATCH FIVB World Tour US$380,000 World Series 13 Sunday, July 25, 2010 Match #61: Bronze Medal Match (15) Barbara Hansel/Sara Montagnolli, Austria vs. (6) Sanne Keizer/Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands Barbara Hansel Austria Sep 18, 1983 (26 yrs old) Oberndorf Wien 186 cm (6'1") 78 kg (172 lb) Seasons: 10 Tournaments: 83 Career Best: 3rd (FIVB C&S Chennai 2008) Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (Klagenfurt 2009) US$102, Sara Montagnolli Austria Dec 2, 1978 (31 yrs old) Innsbruck Innsbruck 170 cm (5'7") 69 kg (152 lb) Seasons: 13 Tournaments: 128 Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Buenos Aires 2005) Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (Klagenfurt 2009) US$184, Team Career Summary Tour Played Money FIVB US$154, Previous Marseille Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 1998 Did not play Nicole Gaksch - 57th 1999 Did not play Sabina Basagic - 41st 2000 Did not play Maria Holzman - 41st 2001 Did not play Kerstin Pichler - 25th 2003 Sara Montagnolli - 41st Barbara Hansel - 41st 2004 Sara Montagnolli - 33rd Barbara Hansel - 33rd 2006 Chrisi Gschweidl - 33rd Did not play 2009 Sara Montagnolli - 17th Barbara Hansel - 17th Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 7/5-10/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam US$3, FIVB 6/28-7/3/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam US$8, FIVB 6/7-13/2010 Moscow Grand Slam US$8, FIVB 5/25-30/2010 Seoul Open US$2, FIVB 5/17-23/2010 Rome Grand Slam US$5, FIVB 5/4-9/2010 Shanghai Open US$6, FIVB 4/19-24/2010 Brasilia Open US$7, FIVB 9/8-13/2009 Barcelona Open US$6, FIVB 8/24-29/2009 The Hague Open US$2, FIVB 8/17-22/2009 Aland Open US$6, FIVB 8/10-15/2009 Kristiansand Open US$7, FIVB 8/3-8/2009 Stare Jablonki Open US$9, FIVB 7/27-8/1/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam US$18, FIVB 7/20-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam US$4, Marseille Open Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 7/21/2010 Winner 1 Madelein Meppelink / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (18) Won 21-15, :37 Wed, 7/21/2010 Winner 2 Sara Goller / Laura Ludwig, Germany (2) Lost 21-17, 18-21, :55 Thu, 7/22/2010 Contender 2 Greta Cicolari / Marta Menegatti, Italy (17) Won 21-18, 19-21, :58 Thu, 7/22/2010 Contender 3 Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (23) Won 21-15, 14-21, :56 Fri, 7/23/2010 Contender 4 Carolina Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (5) Won 14-21, 21-19, :10 Fri, 7/23/2010 Contender 5 Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (3) Won 21-17, :41 Sat, 7/24/2010 Contender 6 Sara Goller / Laura Ludwig, Germany (2) Won 21-15, :38 Sat, 7/24/2010 Semi-Finals Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (1) Lost 21-23, :42 Sun, 7/25/2010 Bronze Medal Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (6)

10 Match Preview Page 2 of 2 7/24/2010 Sanne Keizer Netherlands Feb 6, 1985 (25 yrs old) Doetinchem The Hague 182 cm (5'11") 71 kg (156 lb) Seasons: 9 Tournaments: 92 Career Wins: 2 Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (Osaka 2009) US$183, Marleen Van Iersel Netherlands Jan 7, 1988 (22 yrs old) Breda The Hague 178 cm (5'11") 70 kg (154 lb) Seasons: 8 Tournaments: 53 Career Wins: 2 Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (Osaka 2009) US$105, Team Career Summary Tour Played Money FIVB US$173, Previous Marseille Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2004 Merel Mooren - 13th Did not play 2006 Marrit Leenstra - 13th Marloes Wesselink - 41st 2007 Marrit Leenstra - 17th Marloes Wesselink - 41st 2008 Mered de Vries - 25th Did not play 2009 Marleen Van Iersel - 17th Sanne Keizer - 17th Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money 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, FIVB 8/17-22/2009 Aland Open US$7, FIVB 7/27-8/1/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam US$13, FIVB 7/20-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam US$4, Marseille Open Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 7/21/2010 Winner 1 Mélody Benhamou / Deborah Giaoui, France (27) Won 21-14, 21-23, :59 Wed, 7/21/2010 Winner 2 Vassiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (11) Won 21-10, 17-21, :58 Thu, 7/22/2010 Winner 3 Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (14) Won 21-18, :38 Fri, 7/23/2010 Winner 4 Sara Goller / Laura Ludwig, Germany (2) Won 14-21, 21-17, :49 Sat, 7/24/2010 Semi-Finals Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (12) Lost 14-21, :42 Sun, 7/25/2010 Bronze Medal Barbara Hansel / Sara Montagnolli, Austria (15) Head to Head Results Series tied 1-1 Date Tour Tournament Round Winning Team Seed Losing Team Seed Score Time 7/25/10 FIVB Marseille Open Bronze Medal 4/22/10 FIVB Brasilia Open Contender 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 10 Keizer/Van Iersel , 12-21, :07 8/20/09 FIVB Aland Open Contender 4 Keizer/Van Iersel 11 Hansel/Montagnolli , :44 Overall Head to Head Results Hansel/Montagnolli lead the series 2-1 Date Tour Tournament Round Winning Team Seed Losing Team Seed Score Time 7/25/10 FIVB Marseille Open Bronze Medal 4/22/10 FIVB Brasilia Open Contender 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 10 Keizer/Van Iersel , 12-21, :07 8/20/09 FIVB Aland Open Contender 4 Keizer/Van Iersel 11 Hansel/Montagnolli , :44 5/7/09 CEV Spanish Masters Qualifier 3 Hansel/Montagnolli 11, Q5 Keizer/Van Iersel Q , 21-19, :55