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Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41.21.345.3535 Semi Finals - Simone Kuhn/Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland vs. Greta Cicolari/Marta Menegatti, Italy Simone Kuhn Nadine Zumkehr Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: September 2, 1980 (31 yrs old) Birth Date: February 5, 1985 (27 yrs old) Home Town: Wattwil Home Town: Frutigen Resides: Lucerne Resides: Bern Height: 183 cm (6'0") Height: 172 cm (5'8") Weight: 69 kg (153 lbs.) Weight: 62 kg (138 lbs.) Seasons: 13 Seasons: 8 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 132 Tournaments: 77 Best Finish: 1st (2 times) Best Finish: 1st (Sanya 2009) Best WT Finish: 1st (Sanya 2009) Career Winnings: $171,150 Career Winnings: $380,985 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 41 1 0 0 0 4 1 15 10 9 0 US$302,100.00 Previous Rome Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2010 Nadine Zumkehr - 9th Simone Kuhn - 9th 2011 Nadine Zumkehr - 17th Simone Kuhn - 17th Rome Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 6/13/2012 Pool E Tanja Goricanec / Muriel Graessli, Switzerland (28, Q9) Won 21-13, 21-17 0:35 Thu, 6/14/2012 Pool E Katrien Gielen / Liesbeth Mouha, Belgium (21) Won 21-17, 25-23 0:42 Thu, 6/14/2012 Pool E Greta Cicolari / Marta Menegatti, Italy (5) Won 16-21, 21-16, 17-15 0:54 Fri, 6/15/2012 Winner 2 Anastasia Vasina / Anna Vozakova, Russia (27, Q4) Won 21-14, 21-16 0:34 Sat, 6/16/2012 Winner 3 Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (1) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:41 Sat, 6/16/2012 Semi-Finals Greta Cicolari / Marta Menegatti, Italy (5) Simone Kuhn and Nadine Zumkehr have been playing together since 2009. They are playing in their 41st FIVB Beach Volleyball SWATCH World Tour tournament together. Simone is playing in her 6th FIVB SWATCH World Tour final four with one gold medal, one bronze medal and three 4th place finishes. Nadine is playing in her 2nd FIVB SWATCH World Tour final four with one gold medal. Simone finished 19th in the Olympic Games with Nicole Schnyder-Benoit in 2004 (Athens) and 19th with Lea Schwer in 2008 (Beijing). Simone and Nadine finished 17th in the FIVB SWATCH World Championships in 2009 (Stavanger) and 17th in 2011 (Rome). Simone finished 33rd in the FIVB SWATCH World Championships in 2001 (Klagenfurt) and 5th in 2003 (Rio de Janeiro) with Nicole Schnyder-Benoit, and finished 13th in 2005 (Berlin) and 17th in 2007 (Gstaad) with Lea Schwer. Nadine finished 37th in the FIVB SWATCH World Championships with Annik Skrivan in 2007 (Gstaad). Simone and Nadine are currently ranked 11th on the FIVB SWATCH World Tour in 2012 with 1840 points and 9th in winnings with $51,500. Simone and Nadine rank 29th on the all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour team gold medal list with one. Simone and Nadine rank 56th on the all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour team tournament list with 41. Simone and Nadine rank 37th on the all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour team winnings list with $302,100. Simone (1) and Nadine (1) rank 38th in all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour individual gold medals. Simone (130) ranks 7th and Nadine (72) ranks 87th in all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour individual tournaments. Simone ($378,835) ranks 25th and Nadine ($169,950) ranks 77th in all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour individual earnings. Simone won the gold medal at the European Championship Final with Nicole Schnyder-Benoit in 2004 (Timmendorfer Strand, Germany). Simone won the gold medal at the Switzerland Satellite with Lea Schwer in 2005 (Lausanne, Switzerland). Page 1 of 8 Greta Cicolari Marta Menegatti Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: August 23, 1982 (29 yrs old) Birth Date: August 16, 1990 (21 yrs old) Home Town: Bergamo Home Town: Rovigo Resides: Bergamo Resides: Rovigo Height: 180 cm (5'11") Height: 180 cm (5'11") Weight: 64 kg (142 lbs.) Weight: 68 kg (151 lbs.) Seasons: 4 Seasons: 7 Photo:CEV Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 31 Tournaments: 42 Best Finish: 2nd (2 times) Best Finish: 2nd (5 times) Career Winnings: $148,275 Best WT Finish: 2nd (3 times) Career Winnings: $162,225 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 30 0 2 3 3 1 1 7 5 4 3 US$294,550.00 Previous Rome Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2010 Marta Menegatti - 9th Greta Cicolari - 9th 2011 Marta Menegatti - 9th Greta Cicolari - 9th Rome Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 6/13/2012 Pool E Katrien Gielen / Liesbeth Mouha, Belgium (21) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:41 Thu, 6/14/2012 Pool E Tanja Goricanec / Muriel Graessli, Switzerland (28, Q9) Won 18-21, 21-15, 15-6 0:45 Thu, 6/14/2012 Pool E Simone Kuhn / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (12) Lost 21-16, 16-21, 15-17 0:54 Fri, 6/15/2012 Winner 1 Laura Giombini / Viktoria Orsi Toth, Italy (32) Won 21-15, 25-23 0:47 Fri, 6/15/2012 Winner 2 Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (3) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:37 Sat, 6/16/2012 Winner 3 Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh, United States (6) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:41 Sat, 6/16/2012 Semi-Finals Simone Kuhn / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (12) Greta Cicolari and Marta Menegatti have been playing together since 2009. They are playing in their 30th FIVB Beach Volleyball SWATCH World Tour tournament together. Greta is playing in her 9th FIVB SWATCH World Tour final four with two silver medals, three bronze medals and three 4th place finishes. Marta is playing in her 10th FIVB SWATCH World Tour final four with three silver medals, three bronze medals and three 4th place finishes. Greta and Marta finished 9th in the FIVB SWATCH World Championships in 2011 (Rome). Greta and Marta are currently ranked 4th on the FIVB SWATCH World Tour in 2012 with 2240 points and 4th in winnings with $76,000. Greta and Marta rank 79th on the all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour team tournament list with 30. Greta and Marta rank 38th on the all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour team winnings list with $294,550. Greta (31) ranks 240th and Marta (32) ranks 234th in all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour individual tournaments. Greta ($148,275) ranks 94th and Marta ($161,575) ranks 82nd in all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour individual earnings. Greta and Marta won the gold medal at the CEV European Championship Final in 2011 (Kristiansand, Norway). Marta won the silver medal at the Youth (U19) World Championships with Gilda Lombardo in 2007 (Myslowice, Poland) and the silver medal at the Junior (U21) World Championship with Viktoria Orsi Toth in 2010 (Alanya, Turkey). Marta was named the FIVB SWATCH World Tour Most Improved Player in 2011. Marta and Greta are the only team of the four who have played in a final four this season (bronze in Brasília and silver in Beijing) Simone Kuhn/Nadine Zumkehr lead the series 2-1 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 6/14/2012 Grand Slam Rome Pool E Simone Kuhn/Nadine Zumkehr 16-21, 21-16, 17-15 0:54 5/11/2012 Beijing Grand Slam Winner 2 Greta Cicolari/Marta Menegatti 18-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:51 11/1/2009 Sanya Open Semi Finals Simone Kuhn/Nadine Zumkehr 21-18, 16-21, 20-18 1:00 Page 2 of 8 Semi Finals - Jennifer Kessy/April Ross, United States vs. Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany Jennifer Kessy April Ross Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: July 31, 1977 (34 yrs old) Birth Date: June 20, 1982 (29 yrs old) Home Town: San Juan Capistrano, CA Home Town: Newport Beach, CA Resides: San Clemente, CA Resides: Costa Mesa, CA Height: 180 cm (5'11") Height: 185 cm (6'1") Weight: 77 kg (171 lbs.) Weight: 79 kg (175 lbs.) Seasons: 12 Seasons: 7 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 91 Tournaments: 69 Best Finish: 1st (10 times) Best Finish: 1st (9 times) Best WT Finish: 1st (9 times) Career Winnings: $535,675 Career Winnings: $583,150 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 37 CQ Money FIVB 66 9 10 8 3 16 3 8 1 3 2 1 1 US$1,067,250.00 FIVB C&S 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 US$1,100.00 Overall 67 9 11 8 3 16 3 8 1 3 2 1 1 US$1,068,350.00 Previous Rome Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2010 April Ross - 1st Jennifer Kessy - 1st 2011 April Ross - 5th Jennifer Kessy - 5th Rome Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 6/13/2012 Pool D Zara Dampney / Shauna Mullin, Great Britain (29, Q10) Won 21-9, 21-13 0:33 Thu, 6/14/2012 Pool D Lenka Hajeckova / Hana Klapalova, Czech Republic (20) Won 21-17, 17-21, 15-11 0:50 Thu, 6/14/2012 Pool D Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (13) Won 21-11, 21-23, 15-9 0:50 Fri, 6/15/2012 Winner 2 Katrien Gielen / Liesbeth Mouha, Belgium (21) Won 21-16, 22-20 0:40 Sat, 6/16/2012 Winner 3 Karla Borger / Britta Buthe, Germany (24, Q2) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:36 Sat, 6/16/2012 Semi-Finals Sara Goller / Laura Ludwig, Germany (10) Jennifer Kessy and April Ross have been playing together since 2007.