Foro Italico Open Men’s Semi-final Match Notes Fédération Internationale de [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 /Harley Marques, Brazil vs. Pedro Cunha/Pedro Salgado, Brazil Team Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No. Country 1 Alison CeruttI 1 Harley Marques 2 Brazil 2 Pedro Cunha 1* Pedro Salgado 2* Brazil *due to uniform sizing, Cunha and Salgado could switch numbers. This is the second SWATCH FIVB WORLD TOUR meeting between the two teams as Alison & Harley defeated the Pedros in the Shangha finale 21-14 and 21-15 in 40 minutes. On the Brazilian domestic tour, Alison and Harley have defeated the Pedros twice this season.

· Alison and Harley are playing together for the fist-time on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour since the fall of 2006 when the Brazilians were eliminated during the country quota playoff rounds in Vitoria and placed ninth in Acapulco. · Alison and Harley have placed on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour twice in 2009 with a second in the season opening in Brasila followed by a gold medal in Shanghai where both finals were All-Brazilian affairs. · Harley and Pedro Salgado won nine SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals, including 2008 stops in Australia, China, Italy, Switzerland, Mallorca and Brazil. · Harley and Salgado won the 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour point’s title. · Harley was the 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour most outstanding player. · Harley has also won SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals with Para Ferreira (2002 Berlin), (2003 Berlin) and Benjamin Insfran (2005 Montreal and 2008 Sanya). · Alison won a 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal with Pedro Cunha in Bahrain. · On the Brazilian Tour this season for four events, Alison and Harley have a 15-5 match mark with two “final four” finishes and two medals. Alison and Harley won the season opening event in Balneário Camboriú and placed third in Santa Maria where they defeated Emanuel and Ricardo for the bronze medal. Foro Italico Open Results Winner 1 def. Jaroslav Pavlas / Miroslav Svoboda, Czech Republic (32, Q22) 21-10, 21-10 31 minutes Winner 2 def. Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (17) 21-12, 21-14 35 Winner 3 def. Paolo Nicolai / Matteo Varnier, Italy (9) 21-16, 21-14 37 Winner 4 def. / , Germany (4) 22-20, 21-15 49 Semi-Finals vs. to be determined Medal Match vs. / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (3) or Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (4) 2009 Matches Won-Lost:...... 15-1 Since 2006 Matches Won-Lost:...... 19-4 2009 Sets Won-Lost: ...... 30-7 Since 2006 Tournaments Played: ...... 5 2009 Tournaments Played: ...... 3 Since 2006 Best Finish: ...... 1st (Shanghai 2009) 2009 Best Finish:...... 1st (Shanghai) Since 2006 Winnings: ...... $68,200 2009 Winnings: ...... $62,200 Alison/Harley’sSWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal matches (Won 1, Lost 1) 1. lost to Emanuel Rego/Richardo Santos, BRAZIL, Brazil - Brasilia (4/26/2009), 20-22, 19-21 (56), SWATCH event No. 230 2. def. Pedro Cunha/Pedro Salgado, BRAZIL, China - Shanghai (5/3/2009), 21-14, 21-50 (40), No. 231

Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland Page 1 of 5 FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 35.45 For more news visit www.fivb.org China Shanghai Jinshan Open Men’s Medal Match Notes Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 Alison Cerutti/Harley Marques, Brazil vs. Pedro Cunha/Pedro Salgado, Brazil Team Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No. Country 1 Alison CeruttI 1 Harley Marques 2 Brazil 2 Pedro Cunha 1* Pedro Salgado 2* Brazil *due to uniform sizing, Cunha and Salgado could switch numbers. This is the second SWATCH FIVB WORLD TOUR meeting between the two teams as Alison & Harley defeated the Pedros in the Shangha finale 21-14 and 21-15 in 40 minutes. On the Brazilian domestic tour, Alison and Harley have defeated the Pedros twice this season.

· Cunha has won three SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals with three different partners - Para Ferreira, Puerto Rico 2004, Franco Neto, Marseille 2007 and Alison Cerutti, Bahrain 2008. · When Cunha won his first international Beach Volleyball title (21 years, 3 days), he became the second youngest player to win a SWATCH gold medal behind Brazilian Andre Lima (20 years, 10 months, 29 days). · Cunha as won 17 medals in 61 SWATCH events with 21 “final four” appearances. · Cunha and Anselmo Sigoli captured the U-21 title in 2001 in Le Lavandou, France. · Salgado captured three “junior” FIVB world titles, including the U-21 gold medals in 2003 (with Pedro Cunha) and 2006 (with ), and a U-18 crown in 2002 (with Ian Borges). · Salgado and Harley Marques won nine SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals together, including 2008 stops in Australia, China, Italy, Switzerland, Mallorca and Brazil. · Salgado and Harley won the 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour point’s title. · When Salgado won his first international Beach Volleyball title (21 years, 1 months, 8 days), he became the fourth youngest player to win a SWATCH gold medal behind Brazilians Andre Lima (20 years, 10 months, 29 days), Pedro Cunha (21, 0, 3) and Guilherme Marques (21, 1, 3). · Salgado has won more SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals before his 23rd birthday than any other player. Emanuel Rego won four FIVB titles before his 23rd birthday. · Salgado’s mother (Isabel, one gold, six FIVB medals) and two sisters (Carolina and Maria Clara, one gold, five bronze medals) have competed on the FIVB Beach Volleyball tour. · On the Brazilian Tour this season for four events, the Pedros have a 12-6 match mark with two “final four” finishes and ond gold medal. Foro Italico Open Results Winner 1 def. Petr Benes / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (31, Q7) 23-21, 16-21, 15-9 62 minutes Winner 2 def. Philip Gabathuler / David Wenger, Switzerland (18) 21-19, 21-15 43 Winner 3 def. Renato "Geor" Gomes / Jorge "Gia" Terceiro, Georgia (23) 21-18, 21-16 44 Winner 4 lost to Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (3) 17-21, 22-20, 12-15 68 Contender 6 def. Paolo Nicolai / Matteo Varnier, Italy (9) 21-14, 21-16 43 Semi-Finals vs. Alison Cerutti / Harley Marques, Brazil (1) Medal Match vs. Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (3) or Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (4) 2009 Matches Won-Lost: ...... 13-5 Since 2005 Matches Won-Lost:...... 17-4 2009 Sets Won-Lost: ...... 29-14 Since 2005 Tournaments Played: ...... 4 2009 Tournaments Played: ...... 3 Since 2005 Best Finish: ...... 2nd (Shanghai) 2009 Best Finish:...... 2nd (Shanghai) Since 2005 Winnings: ...... $41,200 2009 Winnings:...... $38,200

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This is the first SWATCH FIVB World Tour meeting between the two teams.

· Emanuel and Ricardo have two Olympic medals, including gold in were Emanuel was named the most outstanding player. The pair claimed the bronze medal in · Emanuel and Ricardo won the gold medal at the 2003 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships in , Brazil. · Emanuel and Ricardo won the gold medal at the 2007 PanAmerican Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. · Emanuel and Ricardo have won 33 “open” and one Challenger/Satellite FIVB gold medals, an international team record for men. · Emanuel and Ricardo are five-time SWATCH FIVB World Tour champions (2003 through 2007). · Emanuel and Ricardo rank one-two in career men’s FIVB earnings while their partnership winnings is the best-ever. · Emanuel has now competed in a record 1,140 FIVB matches with 929 wins. Ricardo has competed in 876 matches with the second- most wins at 702. · Emanuel (70) and Ricardo (50) rank 1-2 in individual international gold medals. · Emanuel is one of three players to compete in all four Olympic Beach Volleyball competitions. · Ricardo competed in the 2000 Olympic Games with Ze Marco de Melo as the pair captured the silver medal. · Counting domestic and international events, Emanuel has won 124 pro Beach Volleyball titles. · Emanuel also won SWATCH FIVB World Tour championships with Ze Marco (1996 and 1997), Jose Loiola (1999) and Tande Ramos (2001). · Ricardo was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour most outstanding player in 2005 and 2007. · Ricardo was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour best hitter in 2005. · Ricardo was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour best offensive player in 2005, 2006 and 2007. · Emanuel was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour most outsanding player in 2006. · Emanuel was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour best hitter in 2006. · Emanuel was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour top sportsperson in 2005. · In Brazil this season for four events, Emanuel and Ricardo have a 12-6 mark with two “final four” finishes and two bronze medals. Foro Italico Open Results Winner 1 def. Riccardo Lione / Andrea Tomatis, Italy (30) 21-12, 21-9 29 minutes Winner 2 def. Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (14) 21-12, 21-18 42 Winner 3 def. Dmitri Barsouk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (6) 22-24, 21-16, 15-11 58 Winner 4 def. Pedro Cunha / Pedro Salgado, Brazil (2) 21-17, 20-22, 15-12 68 Semi-finals vs. Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (4) Medal Match vs. Alison Cerutti / Harley Marques, Brazil (1) or Pedro Cunha / Pedro Salgado, Brazil (2) 2009 Matches Won-Lost: ...... 10-0 Since 2002 Matches Won-Lost:...... 423-90* 2009 Sets Won-Lost: ...... 20-3 Since 2002 Tournaments Played: ...... 83* 2009 Tournaments Played: ...... 2 Since 2002 Best Finish: ...... 1st (34 times)* 2009 Best Finish:...... 1st (Brasília) Since 2002 Winnings: ...... $1,761,830* 2009 Winnings:...... $41,200 Statistics including Challenge/Satellite participation

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This is the first SWATCH FIVB World Tour meeting between the two teams.

· Brink competed in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games with Christoph Dieckmann. · Brink won a gold medal with Christoph Dieckmann at the 2006 European continental Championships in The Hague, Netherlands. · Brink and Christoph Dieckmann captured three SWATCH FIVB World Tour and five European Tour gold medals. · Brink and Kjell Schneider captured a SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal at a 2005 stop in Espinho, Portugal. · Brink and Schneider also placed third at the 2005 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships in Berlin and the Paris Grand Slam stop. · Reckermann placed ninth at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games with Markus Dieckmann. · Brink and Markus Dieckmann captured two SWATCH FIVB World Tour and two European Tour gold medals. · Reckermann won a gold medal with Markus Dieckmann at the 2004 European continental Championships at Timmendorfer Strand, Germany. · Only Christoph Dieckmann (US$447,060, 21st) has earned more money for FIVB events than Reckermann (US$375,778, 26th) and Brink (US$345,610, 31st). · Reckermann has earned the most podium placements among Germany players all-time on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour with 16, including two gold, 11 silver and three bronze medals. · With a “final four” finish this week, Reckermann breaks a tie with Christoph Dieckmann for the most German semi-final appearances with 22. Brink now ties Christoph Dieckmann with 21 semi-finals appearances. Foro Italico Open Results Winner 1 def. Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (29) 22-20, 21-18 53 minutes Winner 2 def. Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (13) 21-19, 21-12 44 Winner 3 def. David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (5) 21-23, 21-9, 15-8 64 Winner 4 lost to Alison Cerutti / Harley Marques, Brazil (1) 20-22, 15-21 49 Contender 6 def. Renato "Geor" Gomes / Jorge "Gia" Terceiro, Georgia (23) 21-18, 21-18 52 Semi-Finals vs. Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (3) Medal Match vs. Alison Cerutti / Harley Marques, Brazil (1) or Pedro Cunha / Pedro Salgado, Brazil (2) 2009 Matches Won-Lost:...... 9-2 2009 Best Finish:...... 3rd (Shanghai) 2009 Sets Won-Lost: ...... 19-7 2009 Winnings: ...... $26,200 2009 Tournaments Played: ...... 2

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1. def. Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde, ARGENTINA, Norway, Stavanger (7/6/2003), 16-21, 21-16, 15-12 (60 minutes FIVB Event No. 141 2. def. Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, SWITZERLAND, France, Marseille (7/20/2003), 21-18, 20-22, 15-13 (60), No. 142 3. def. Vegard Hoidalen/Jorre Kjemperud, NORWAY, Portugal, Espinho (7/27/2003), 21-23, 21-14, 20-18 (69), No. 143 4. def. Markus Egger/Sascha Heyer, SWITZERLAND, United States, Carson (9/18-21/03), 21-11, 21-18 (45), No. 146 5. def. Dax Holdren/Stein Metzger, USA, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, 2003 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships (10/19/2003), 21- 18, 21-15 (44), No. 147 6. def. Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, SWITZERLAND, Brazil, Salvador (3/21/2004), 21-19, 21-18 (43), No. 148 7. lost to Franco Neto/Tande Ramos, BRAZIL, South Africa, Cape Town (3/29/2004), 27-25, 14-21, 15-12 (60), No. 149 8. lost to Javier Bosma/Pablo Herrera, SPAIN, BRAZIL, China, Lianyungang (5/23/2004), 15-21, 21-19, 21-19 (66), No. 150 9. def. Markus Dieckmann/Jonas Reckermann, GERMANY, Serbia & Montenegro, Budva (5/30/2004), 21-18, 21-19 (43), No. 151 10. def. Hoidalen/Kjemperud, NORWAY, $18,000, Portugal, Espinho (6/2-6/04), 21-12, 22-20 (38), No. 152 11. def. Niklas Rademacher/David Klemperer, GERMANY, Norway, Stavanger (7/4/2004, 21-15, 21-17 (33), No. 156 12. def. Franco/Tande, BRAZIL, Poland, Stare Jablonki (7/25/2004), 21-18, 21-16 (46), No. 159 13. def. Franco/Tande, BRAZIL, Austria, (8/1/2004), 17-21, 21-16, 15-10 (61), No. 160 14. def. Javier Bosma/Pablo Herrera, SPAIN, Greece, Athens 2004 Olympic Games (8/25/2004), 21-16, 21-15 (42), No. 161 15. lost to Christoph Dieckmann/Andreas Scheuerpflug, GERMANY, China, Shanghai (5/22/2005), 21-18, 15-21, 16-14 (56), No. 163 16. def. Benjamin Insfran/Harley Marques, BRAZIL, Switzerlannd, Gastaad (6/19/2005), 21-19, 21-13 (44), No. 165 17. def. Benjamin/Harley, BRAZIL, Norway, Stavanger (7/3/2005), 21-16, 21-19 (48), No. 167 18. def. Marcio Araujo/Fábio Magalhaes, BRAZIL, Russia, St. Petersburg (7/10/2005), 21-19, 22-24, 18-16 (72), No. 168 19. lost to C. Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Austria, Klagenfurt (8/3-7/2005), 21-19, 21-13 (42), No. 172 20. def. Egger/M. Laciga , SWITZERLAND, Greece, Athens (9/4/2005), 21-14, 26-24 (43), No. 174 21. def. Baracetti/Conde, ARGENTINA, Argentina Satellite, Buenos Aires (10/13/2005), 21-11, 21-12 (31), C/S No. 46 22. def. Marcio Araujo/Fábio , BRAZIL, Brazil, Salvador (10/23/2005), 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 (69), No. 175 23. def. Pedro Cunha/Franco, BRAZIL, Mexico, Acapulco (10/29/2005), 21-12, 21-19 (42), No. 176 24. def. /, UNITED STATES, Croatia, Zagreb (6/4/2006), 21-14, 21-17 (42), No. 179 25. lost to Heuscher/Kobel, SWITZERLAND, Italy, Roseto degli Abruzzi (6/11/2006), 21-14, 17-21, 12-15 (59), No. 180 26. lost to Julius Brink/C. Dieckmann, GERMANY, Portugal, Espinho (6/18/2006), 13-21, 17-21 (44), No. 181 27. def. Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRAZIL, Switzerland, Gstaad (6/25/2006), 21-17, 21-19 (46), No. 182 28. def. Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRAZIL, Norway, Stavanger (7/2/2006), 21-19, 23-21 (51), No. 183 29. def. Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRAZIL, France, Marseille (7/9/2006), 21-15, 14-21, 15-12 (58), No. 184 30. lost to Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRAZIL, Canada, Montreal (7/16/2006), 21-15, 21-13 (43), No. 185 31. lost to Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, UNITED STATES, Austria, Klagenfurt (8/6/2006), 19-21, 17-21 (45), No. 188 32. def. Cunha/Franco, BRAZIL, Poland, Stare Jablonki (8/13/2006), 21-19, 17-21, 15-9 (66), No. 189 33. lost to Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal, UNITED STATES, Mexico, Acapulco (10/28/2006), 21-19, 16-21, 13-15 (73), No. 191 34. lost to to Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRAZIL, Italy, Roseto degli Abruzzi (5/27/2007), 21-23, 21-16, 12-15 (80), No. 194 35. def. Cunha/Franco, BRAZIL, Portugal, Espinho (6/17/2007), 18-21, 21-17, 19-17 (69), No. 196 36. def. Cunha/Franco, BRAZIL, France, Paris (6/24/2007), 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 (71), No. 197 37. def. Andrew Schacht/Joshua Slack, AUSTRALIA, Canada, Montreal (7/8/2008), 17-21, 21-13, 18-16 (61), No. 199 38. def. David Klemperer/Eric Koreng, GERMANY, Austria, Klagenfurt (8/5/2007), 21-13, 21-14 (44), No. 203 39. def. Jonas Reckermann/Mischa Urbatzka, GERMANY, Norway, Kristiansand (8/12/2007), 21-15, 21-9 (35), No. 204 40. def. Baracetti/Conde, ARGENTINA, Poland, Stare Jablonki (9/9/2007), 21-17, 21-14 (38), No. 207 41. def. Dalhausser/Rogers, UNITED STATES, Brazil, Fortaleza (9/30/2007), 21-13, 21-15 (39), No. 208 42. def. inocencio Lario/Adrian Gavira Collado, SPAIN, Poland, Stare Jablonki (6/8/2008), 21-18, 21-15 (39), No. 215 43. def. Dalhausser/Rogers, UNITED STATES, Germany, Berlin (6/15/2008), 25-27, 21-19, 15-13 (73), No. 216 44. def. Alison Cerutti/Harley, BRAZIL, Brazil, Brasilia (4/26/09), 22-20, 21-19 (56), No. 230

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SWATCH-FIVB World Tour US$190,000 Foro Italico Open presented by Skipper Saturday, May 16, 2009 Match #59: Semi-Finals

(1) Alison Cerutti/Harley Marques, Brazil vs. (2) Pedro Cunha/Pedro Salgado, Brazil

Alison Cerutti Brazil Brazil Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: Dec 7, 1985 (23 yrs old) Birth Date: Jul 6, 1974 (34 yrs old) Home Town: Vitória Home Town: Brasilia, DF Resides: Rio de Janeiro Resides: Rio de Janeiro Height: 202 cm (6'8") Height: 194 cm (6'4") Weight: 102 kg (224 lb) Weight: 84 kg (185 lb) Seasons: 4 Seasons: 12 Tournaments: 21 Tournaments: 97 Career Wins: 5 Career Wins: 14 Photo: FIVB Photo: FIVB Career Winnings: US$74,950.00 Career Winnings: US$544,512.50 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 CQ Money FIVB 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 US$68,200.00

Previous Rome Results Neither player has played in this venue before Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 4/29-5/3/2009 Shanghai Open 1 1 600 US$30,000.00 FIVB 4/21-26/2009 Brasilia Open 4 2 540 US$21,000.00 Rome Open Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 5/14/2009 Winner 1 Jaroslav Pavlas / Miroslav Svoboda, Czech Republic (32, Q22) Won 21-10, 21-10 0:31 Thu, 5/14/2009 Winner 2 Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (17) Won 21-12, 21-14 0:35 Fri, 5/15/2009 Winner 3 Paolo Nicolai / Matteo Varnier, Italy (9) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:37 Fri, 5/15/2009 Winner 4 Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (4) Won 22-20, 21-15 0:49 Sat, 5/16/2009 Semi-Finals Pedro Cunha / Pedro Salgado, Brazil (2)

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Pedro Henrique de Miranda D'Araújo da Salgado Cunha Brazil Brazil Personal Info Mar 27, 1986 (23 yrs Personal Info Birth Date: old) Birth Date: Jun 10, 1983 (25 yrs old) Home Town: Rio de Janeiro Home Town: Rio de Janeiro Resides: Rio de Janeiro Resides: Rio de Janeiro Height: 194 cm (6'4") Height: 189 cm (6'2") Weight: 89 kg (196 lb) Weight: 82 kg (180 lb) Seasons: 8 Seasons: 9 Tournaments: 54 Tournaments: 65 Photo: FIVB Career Wins: 12 Career Wins: 6 Photo: Mauricio Kaye Career Winnings: US$285,050.00 Career Winnings: US$304,350.00 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 US$41,200.00 FIVB Junior 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 US$0.00 Overall 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 US$41,200.00

Previous Rome Results Neither player has played in this venue before Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 4/29-5/3/2009 Shanghai Open 2 2 540 US$21,000.00 FIVB 4/21-26/2009 Brasilia Open 5 9 240 US$6,000.00 Rome Open Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 5/14/2009 Winner 1 Petr Benes / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (31, Q7) Won 23-21, 16-21, 15-9 1:02 Thu, 5/14/2009 Winner 2 Philip Gabathuler / David Wenger, Switzerland (18) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:43 Fri, 5/15/2009 Winner 3 Renato "Geor" Gomes / Jorge "Gia" Terceiro, Georgia (23) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:44 Fri, 5/15/2009 Winner 4 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (3) Lost 17-21, 22-20, 12-15 1:08 Sat, 5/16/2009 Contender 6 Paolo Nicolai / Matteo Varnier, Italy (9) Won 21-14, 21-16 0:43 Sat, 5/16/2009 Semi-Finals Alison Cerutti / Harley Marques, Brazil (1) Head to Head Results Cerutti/Marques lead the series 1-0 Date Tour Tournament Round Winning Team Seed Losing Team Seed Score Time 5/16/09 FIVB Rome Open Semi-Finals 5/3/09 FIVB Shanghai Open Gold Medal Cerutti/Marques 1 Cunha/Salgado 2 21-14, 21-15 0:40

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SWATCH-FIVB World Tour US$190,000 Foro Italico Open presented by Skipper Saturday, May 16, 2009 Match #60: Semi-Finals

(4) Julius Brink/Jonas Reckermann, Germany vs. (3) Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil

Julius Brink Jonas Reckermann Germany Germany Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: Jul 6, 1982 (26 yrs old) Birth Date: May 26, 1979 (29 yrs old) Home Town: Muenster Home Town: Rheine Resides: Kiel Resides: Köln Height: 186 cm (6'1") Height: 200 cm (6'7") Weight: 85 kg (187 lb) Weight: 97 kg (213 lb) Seasons: 10 Seasons: 8 Tournaments: 74 Tournaments: 73 Career Wins: 4 Career Wins: 2 Photo: FIVB Photo: FIVB Career Winnings: US$345,610.00 Career Winnings: US$375,777.50 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 US$26,200.00

Previous Rome Results Neither player has played in this venue before Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 4/29-5/3/2009 Shanghai Open 3 3 480 US$15,000.00 Rome Open Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 5/14/2009 Winner 1 Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (29) Won 22-20, 21-18 0:53 Thu, 5/14/2009 Winner 2 Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (13) Won 21-19, 21-12 0:44 Fri, 5/15/2009 Winner 3 David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (5) Won 21-23, 21-9, 15-8 1:04 Fri, 5/15/2009 Winner 4 Alison Cerutti / Harley Marques, Brazil (1) Lost 20-22, 15-21 0:49 Sat, 5/16/2009 Contender 6 Renato "Geor" Gomes / Jorge "Gia" Terceiro, Georgia (23) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:52 Sat, 5/16/2009 Semi-Finals Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (3)

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Emanuel Rego Ricardo Alex Costa Santos Brazil Brazil Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: Apr 15, 1973 (36 yrs old) Birth Date: Jan 6, 1975 (34 yrs old) Home Town: Curitiba Home Town: Salvador de Bahia Resides: João Pessoa/Rio de Janeiro Resides: João Pessoa Height: 190 cm (6'3") Height: 200 cm (6'7") Weight: 80 kg (176 lb) Weight: 103 kg (227 lb) Seasons: 16 Seasons: 14 Tournaments: 187 Tournaments: 144 Career Wins: 70 Career Wins: 50 Photo: FIVB Photo: FIVB Career Winnings: US$1,946,585.00 Career Winnings: US$1,342,170.00 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 82 33 10 12 7 8 0 9 0 1 1 US$1,759,830.00 FIVB C&S 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 US$2,000.00 Overall 83 34 10 12 7 8 0 9 0 1 1 US$1,761,830.00

Previous Rome Results Neither player has played in this venue before Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 4/21-26/2009 Brasilia Open 3 1 600 US$30,000.00 FIVB 8/9-22/2008 Beijing XXIX Olympic Games 3 3 0 US$0.00 FIVB 7/29-8/3/2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 1 3 640 US$23,000.00 FIVB 7/1-6/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 2 5 480 US$13,200.00 FIVB 6/17-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 1 9 320 US$8,000.00 FIVB 6/10-15/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 3 1 800 US$43,500.00 FIVB 6/3-8/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 1 1 600 US$28,000.00 FIVB 5/27-6/1/2008 Barcelona Open 1 3 480 US$14,000.00 FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Zagreb Open 1 5 360 US$8,500.00 FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open 2 4 420 US$10,500.00 Rome Open Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 5/14/2009 Winner 1 Riccardo Lione / Andrea Tomatis, Italy (30) Won 21-12, 21-9 0:29 Thu, 5/14/2009 Winner 2 Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (14) Won 21-12, 21-18 0:42 Fri, 5/15/2009 Winner 3 Dmitri Barsouk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (6) Won 22-24, 21-16, 15-11 0:58 Fri, 5/15/2009 Winner 4 Pedro Cunha / Pedro Salgado, Brazil (2) Won 21-17, 20-22, 15-12 1:08 Sat, 5/16/2009 Semi-Finals Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (4) Head to Head Results First meeting between the two teams Date Tour Tournament Round Winning Team Seed Losing Team Seed Score Time 5/16/09 FIVB Rome Open Semi-Finals

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