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Semi Finals - April Ross/Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States vs. Chantal Laboureur/Julia Sude, Germany

April Ross Kerri Walsh Jennings Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: June 20, 1982 (34 yrs old) Birth Date: August 15, 1978 (38 yrs old) Home Town: Newport Beach, CA Home Town: Santa Clara, CA Resides: Costa Mesa, CA Resides: Manhattan Beach, CA Height: 185 cm (6'1") Height: 188 cm (6'2") Weight: 76 kg (169 lbs.) Weight: 70 kg (155 lbs.) Seasons: 11 Seasons: 15 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 116 Tournaments: 116 Best Finish: 1st (20 times) Best Finish: 1st (54 times) Career Winnings: $991,725 Career Winnings: $1,421,170

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 30 10 3 3 2 4 0 6 0 1 0 US$704,500.00 Previous Long Beach Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2013 Jennifer Kessy - 9th Did not play 2014 Kerri Walsh Jennings - 1st April Ross - 1st 2015 Kerri Walsh Jennings - 2nd April Ross - 2nd Long Beach Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 8/24/2016 Pool A Carolina Horta / Ana Patricia Silva, Brazil (32, Q14) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:34 Wed, 8/24/2016 Pool A Melissa Humana-Paredes / Taylor Pischke, Canada (17) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:36 Thu, 8/25/2016 Pool A Maria Antonelli / Liliane Maestrini, Brazil (16, Q1) Won 21-19, 18-21, 15-13 0:53 Fri, 8/26/2016 Winner 2 Lane Carico / Summer Ross, United States (21) Won 21-15, 19-21, 15-8 0:48 Fri, 8/26/2016 Winner 3 Lauren Fendrick / Brooke Sweat, United States (8) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:38 Sat, 8/27/2016 Semi-Finals Chantal Laboureur / Julia Sude, Germany (5) April Ross and Kerri Walsh Jennings have been playing together since 2013. They are playing in their 30th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. April is playing in her 56th FIVB World Tour final four with 20 gold, 15 silver, 12 bronze medals and eight 4th place finishes. Kerri is playing in her 88th FIVB World Tour final four with 54 gold, 18 silver, 10 bronze medals and five 4th place finishes. This is April's and Kerri's 10th Final Four of 2016 (Gold Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam, Silver Vitória Open, Bronze Xiamen Open, Gold Fuzhou Open, Gold Cincinnati Open, Gold Moscow Grand Slam, 4th Hamburg Major Series, Silver Gstaad Major Series, Bronze Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games). April and Kerri won the bronze medal at the Olympic Games in 2016 (Rio de Janeiro). April won the silver medal with Jennifer Kessy at the Olympic Games in 2012 (London). Kerri is a three-time defending Olympic games gold medalist, winning with Misty May-Treanor in 2004 (Athens), 2008 (Beijing), and 2012 (London). April and Kerri finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships in 2015 (The Hague). April finished 37th in the FIVB World Championships in 2007 (Gstaad), won gold in 2009 (Stavanger), and finished 5th in 2011 (Rome), all with Jennifer Kessy and finished 5th in 2013 (Stare Jablonki) with Whitney Pavlik. Kerri finished 9th in the FIVB World Championshipsin 2001 (Klagenfurt), won gold in 2003 (Rio de Janeiro), 2005 (Berlin), and 2007 (Gstaad), and won the silver medal in 2011 (Rome), all with Misty May-Treanor. April and Kerri are currently ranked 3rd in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 5,290 points and 2nd in winnings with $241,000. They have four wins in 2016 (Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam, Fuzhou Open, Cincinnati Open, Moscow Grand Slam). April and Kerri rank 7th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team gold medal list with 10, 105th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 30, and 14th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $704,500. April and Kerri have a career 156-27 (85.2%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 61-8 (88.4%) record in 2016, and an all-time record of 18- 1 (94.7%) in Long Beach. April (20) ranks 8th and Kerri (54) ranks 2nd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals. April (115) ranks 35th and Kerri (116) ranks 33rd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. April ($991,175) ranks 8th and Kerri ($1,421,170) ranks 3rd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. April was named the FIVB World Tour Top Rookie in 2007, Best Hitter in 2009 and 2011, Best Offensive Player in 2009, and Best Server in 2011, 2012, and 2015. Page 1 of 8 Kerri was named the FIVB World Tour Best Blocker in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, and 2014, Best Hitter in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2012, Best Offensive Player in 2007 and 2014, Most Inspirational in 2011, 2012, and 2014, Most Outstanding in 2007, 2012, 2013, and 2014, Sportsperson in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2012, and was the FIVB World Tour Points Champion in 2002 with Misty May-Treanor.

Chantal Laboureur Julia Sude Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: January 4, 1990 (26 yrs old) Birth Date: September 2, 1987 (28 yrs old) Home Town: Berlin Home Town: Friedrichshafen Resides: Berlin Resides: Friedrichshafen Height: 178 cm (5'10") Height: 185 cm (6'1") Weight: 68 kg (151 lbs.) Weight: 77 kg (171 lbs.) Seasons: 8 Seasons: 13 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 64 Tournaments: 99 Best Finish: 1st (2 times) Best Finish: 1st (Porec 2016) Best WT Finish: 1st (Porec 2016) Career Winnings: $286,213 Career Winnings: $172,538

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 CQ Money FIVB 39 1 3 0 2 6 0 14 0 8 1 2 1 US$300,375.00 FIVB C&S 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 US$2,000.00 Overall 40 1 3 0 2 7 0 14 0 8 1 2 1 US$302,375.00 Previous Long Beach Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2014 Did not play Laura Ludwig - 9th 2015 Julia Sude - 9th Chantal Laboureur - 9th Long Beach Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 8/24/2016 Pool E Jolien Sinnema / Joy Stubbe, Netherlands (28, Q8) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:34 Wed, 8/24/2016 Pool E Lane Carico / Summer Ross, United States (21) Lost 21-14, 19-21, 11-15 0:49 Thu, 8/25/2016 Pool E Ana Gallay / Georgina Klug, Argentina (12) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:33 Fri, 8/26/2016 Winner 2 Maria Antonelli / Liliane Maestrini, Brazil (16, Q1) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:32 Fri, 8/26/2016 Winner 3 Miki Ishii / Megumi Murakami, Japan (24) Won 21-13, 21-16 0:32 Sat, 8/27/2016 Semi-Finals April Ross / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (1) Chantal Laboureur and Julia Sude have been playing together since 2013. They are playing in their 39th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Chantal is playing in her 7th FIVB World Tour final four with one gold medal, three silver medals, and two 4th place finishes. Julia is playing in her 8th FIVB World Tour final four with one gold medal, four silver medals, and two 4th place finishes. This is Chantal's and Julia's 4th Final Four of 2016 (4th Xiamen Open, Silver Fuzhou Open, Gold Porec Major Series). Chantal and Julia finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships in 2015 (The Hague). Julia finished 37th in the FIVB World Championships with Claudia Lehmann in 2009 (Stavanger) and 5th with Jana Kohler in 2011 (Rome). Chantal and Julia are currently ranked 2nd in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 5,360 points and 4th in winnings with $163,250. They have one win in 2016 (Porec Major Series). Chantal and Julia rank 43rd on the all-time FIVB World Tour team gold medal list with one, 78th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 39, and 59th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $300,375. Chantal and Julia have a career 126-70 (64.3%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 58-23 (71.6%) record in 2016, and an all-time record of 7-3 (70.0%) in Long Beach. Chantal (1) and Julia (1) each ranks 58th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals. Chantal (59) ranks 156th and Julia (92) ranks 70th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Chantal ($169,537) ranks 111th and Julia ($283,712) ranks 60th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Chantal and Julia won gold medals at the CEV Beach Volleyball Biel/Bienne Masters in 2014 (Biel, Switzerland) and the CEV Baku Masters in 2014 (Baku, Azerbaijan). Chantal won the gold medal at the Under 19 World Championships with Levke Spinger in 2008 (The Hague, Netherlands). Julia won bronze medals at the Under 18 World Championships in 2004 (Termoli, Italy) and at the Under 19 World Championships in 2005 (Saint Quay Portrieux, France), both with Florentina Buttner. Julia won the silver medal at the Under 21 World Championships with Jana Kohler in 2006 (Myslowice, Poland).

April Ross/Kerri Walsh Jennings lead the series 3-0 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 4/24/2016 Fuzhou Open Gold Medal April Ross/Kerri Walsh Jennings 21-15, 21-15 0:33 4/22/2016 Fuzhou Open Pool A April Ross/Kerri Walsh Jennings 21-19, 20-22, 15-10 0:50 4/17/2016 Xiamen Open Bronze Medal April Ross/Kerri Walsh Jennings 24-22, 21-15 0:34

Page 2 of 8 Semi Finals - Katrin Holtwick/Ilka Semmler, Germany vs. Liliana Fernandez/Elsa Baquerizo, Spain

Katrin Holtwick Ilka Semmler Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: April 10, 1984 (32 yrs old) Birth Date: September 8, 1985 (30 yrs old) Home Town: Berlin Home Town: Berlin Resides: Berlin Resides: Berlin Height: 176 cm (5'9") Height: 183 cm (6'0") Weight: 63 kg (140 lbs.) Weight: 69 kg (153 lbs.) Seasons: 14 Seasons: 14 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 126 Tournaments: 125 Best Finish: 1st (4 times) Best Finish: 1st (4 times) Best WT Finish: 1st (2 times) Best WT Finish: 1st (2 times) Career Winnings: $519,113 Career Winnings: $520,863

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 41 CQ Money FIVB 116 2 5 9 6 14 2 27 6 22 11 3 3 5 US$1,026,725.00 FIVB C&S 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 US$11,500.00 Overall 120 4 5 9 6 16 2 27 6 22 11 3 3 5 US$1,038,225.00

Previous Long Beach Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2013 Ilka Semmler - 3rd Katrin Holtwick - 3rd 2014 Ilka Semmler - 5th Katrin Holtwick - 5th 2015 Ilka Semmler - 5th Katrin Holtwick - 5th

Long Beach Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 8/24/2016 Pool D Gabriela Filippo / Michelle Valiente, Paraguay (20) Won 21-14, 21-13 0:31 Wed, 8/24/2016 Pool D Kelly Claes / Sara Hughes, United States (29) Won 24-22, 21-19 0:37 Thu, 8/25/2016 Pool D Eduarda Lisboa / Elize Maia, Brazil (4) Lost 13-21, 19-21 0:33 Fri, 8/26/2016 Winner 1 Melissa Humana-Paredes / Taylor Pischke, Canada (17) Won 21-11, 21-17 0:31 Fri, 8/26/2016 Winner 2 Barbora Hermannova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (11) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:34 Fri, 8/26/2016 Winner 3 Karla Borger / Britta Buthe, Germany (3) Won 21-19, 16-21, 15-9 0:46 Sat, 8/27/2016 Semi-Finals Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (7)

Katrin Holtwick and Ilka Semmler have been playing together since 2006. They are playing in their 116th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Katrin is playing in her 23rd FIVB World Tour final four with two gold, five silver, nine bronze medals and six 4th place finishes. Ilka is playing in her 23rd FIVB World Tour final four with two gold, five silver, nine bronze medals and six 4th place finishes. This is Katrin's and Ilka's 4th Final Four of 2016 (Bronze Vitória Open, Bronze Sochi Open, Bronze Antalya Open). Katrin and Ilka finished 9th in the Olympic Games in 2012 (London). Katrin and Ilka finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships in 2009 (Stavanger), 9th in 2011 (Rome), 17th in 2013 (Stare Jablonki), and 4th in 2015 (The Hague). Katrin and Ilka are currently ranked 4th in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 5,180 points and 8th in winnings with $116,525. Katrin and Ilka rank 26th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team gold medal list with two, 5th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 116, and 6th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $1,026,725. Katrin and Ilka have a career 331-220 (60.1%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 52-36 (59.1%) record in 2016, and an all-time record of 19-6 (76.0%) in Long Beach. Katrin (2) and Ilka (2) each ranks 38th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals. Katrin (120) ranks 24th and Ilka (118) ranks 27th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Katrin ($513,362) ranks 23rd and Ilka ($515,112) ranks 21st in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Katrin and Ilka won the silver medal at the European Championship Final in 2010 (Berlin, Germany). Katrin won the silver medal at the U21 World Championships with Maria Kleefisch in 2003 (Saint Quay Portrieux, France). Ilka won the bronze medal at the U18 World Championships with Ruth Flemig in 2002 (Xylokastro, Greece). Ilka won the silver medal at the U21 World Championships with Ruth Flemig in 2005 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). Ilka was named the FIVB World Tour Best Setter in 2013.

Page 3 of 8 Liliana Fernández Steiner Elsa Baquerizo McMillan Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: January 4, 1987 (29 yrs old) Birth Date: June 25, 1987 (29 yrs old) Home Town: Alicante Home Town: New York Resides: Alicante Resides: Santa Cruz de Tenerife Height: 178 cm (5'10") Height: 181 cm (5'11") Weight: 74 kg (164 lbs.) Weight: 68 kg (151 lbs.) Seasons: 12 Seasons: 10 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 104 Tournaments: 100 Best Finish: 2nd (4 times) Best Finish: 2nd (4 times) Career Winnings: $387,025 Career Winnings: $385,925

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 41 57 Money FIVB 98 0 4 2 3 17 2 25 3 17 13 7 3 1 US$771,850.00 FIVB Age Group 10001000000000 US$0.00 WC Overall 99 0 4 2 4 17 2 25 3 17 13 7 3 1 US$771,850.00

Previous Long Beach Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2013 Elsa Baquerizo - 9th Liliana Fernandez - 9th 2014 Elsa Baquerizo - 4th Liliana Fernandez - 4th 2015 Elsa Baquerizo - 5th Liliana Fernandez - 5th

Long Beach Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 8/24/2016 Pool G Emily Day / Irene Hester Pollock, United States (26, Q4) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:37 Wed, 8/24/2016 Pool G Olaya Pazo / Rebeca Pazo, Venezuela (23) Won 21-11, 21-13 0:27 Thu, 8/25/2016 Pool G Isabelle Forrer / Anouk Verge-Depre, Switzerland (10) Won 19-21, 21-14, 15-8 0:46 Fri, 8/26/2016 Winner 2 Ana Gallay / Georgina Klug, Argentina (12) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:35 Fri, 8/26/2016 Winner 3 Talita Antunes / Larissa Franca, Brazil (2) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:36 Sat, 8/27/2016 Semi-Finals Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (13)

Liliana Fernandez and Elsa Baquerizo have been playing together since 2008. They are playing in their 98th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Liliana is playing in her 10th FIVB World Tour final four with four silver medals, two bronze medals and three 4th place finishes. Elsa is playing in her 10th FIVB World Tour final four with four silver medals, two bronze medals and three 4th place finishes. This is Liliana's and Elsa's 3rd Final Four of 2016 (Silver Sochi Open, Bronze Cincinnati Open). Elsa and Liliana finished 9th in the Olympic Games in 2012 (London) and 9th in 2016 (Rio de Janeiro). Elsa and Liliana finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships in 2011 (Rome), 9th in 2013 (Stare Jablonki), and 9th in 2015 (The Hague). Liliana and Elsa are currently ranked 7th in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 4,510 points and 7th in winnings with $126,000. Liliana and Elsa rank 9th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 98 and 10th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $771,850. Liliana and Elsa have a career 242-186 (56.5%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 42-26 (61.8%) record in 2016, and an all-time record of 16-7 (69.6%) in Long Beach. Liliana (99) ranks 53rd and Elsa (98) ranks 56th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Liliana ($386,925) ranks 37th and Elsa ($385,925) ranks 38th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Elsa and Liliana won the bronze medal at the CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final in 2012 (The Hague, Netherlands) Elsa and Liliana won the silver medal at the CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final in 2013 (Klagenfurt, Austria). Elsa and Liliana won the silver medal at the CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters in 2014 (Baden, Austria).

Series tied 2-2 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 7/8/2016 Gstaad Major Winner 2 Katrin Holtwick/Ilka Semmler 21-12, 21-17 0:31 5/29/2015 Moscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Liliana Fernandez/Elsa Baquerizo 21-15, 21-10 0:30 9/2/2012 Åland Open Gold Medal Katrin Holtwick/Ilka Semmler 21-18, 19-21, 15-9 0:49 7/13/2011 Moscow Grand Slam Pool F Liliana Fernandez/Elsa Baquerizo 21-15, 21-17 0:33

Page 4 of 8 Bronze Medal Match - Chantal Laboureur/Julia Sude, Germany vs. Katrin Holtwick/Ilka Semmler, Germany

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 CQ Money FIVB 39 1 3 0 2 6 0 14 0 8 1 2 1 US$300,375.00 FIVB C&S 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 US$2,000.00 Overall 40 1 3 0 2 7 0 14 0 8 1 2 1 US$302,375.00

Previous Long Beach Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2014 Did not play Laura Ludwig - 9th 2015 Julia Sude - 9th Chantal Laboureur - 9th

Long Beach Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 8/24/2016 Pool E Jolien Sinnema / Joy Stubbe, Netherlands (28, Q8) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:34 Wed, 8/24/2016 Pool E Lane Carico / Summer Ross, United States (21) Lost 21-14, 19-21, 11-15 0:49 Thu, 8/25/2016 Pool E Ana Gallay / Georgina Klug, Argentina (12) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:33 Fri, 8/26/2016 Winner 2 Maria Antonelli / Liliane Maestrini, Brazil (16, Q1) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:32 Fri, 8/26/2016 Winner 3 Miki Ishii / Megumi Murakami, Japan (24) Won 21-13, 21-16 0:32 Sat, 8/27/2016 Semi-Finals April Ross / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (1) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:47 Sun, 8/28/2016 Bronze Medal Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (13)

Chantal Laboureur and Julia Sude have been playing together since 2013. They are playing in their 39th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Chantal is playing in her 7th FIVB World Tour final four with one gold medal, three silver medals, and two 4th place finishes. Julia is playing in her 8th FIVB World Tour final four with one gold medal, four silver medals, and two 4th place finishes. This is Chantal's and Julia's 4th Final Four of 2016 (4th Xiamen Open, Silver Fuzhou Open, Gold Porec Major Series). Chantal and Julia finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships in 2015 (The Hague). Julia finished 37th in the FIVB World Championships with Claudia Lehmann in 2009 (Stavanger) and 5th with Jana Kohler in 2011 (Rome). Chantal and Julia are currently ranked 3rd in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 5,360 points and 4th in winnings with $163,250. They have one win in 2016 (Porec Major Series). Chantal and Julia rank 43rd on the all-time FIVB World Tour team gold medal list with one, 78th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 39, and 59th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $300,375. Chantal and Julia have a career 126-71 (64.0%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 58-24 (70.7%) record in 2016, and an all-time record of 7-4 (63.6%) in Long Beach. Chantal (1) and Julia (1) each ranks 58th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals. Chantal (59) ranks 156th and Julia (92) ranks 70th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Chantal ($169,537) ranks 111th and Julia ($283,712) ranks 60th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Chantal and Julia won gold medals at the CEV Beach Volleyball Biel/Bienne Masters in 2014 (Biel, Switzerland) and the CEV Baku Masters in 2014 (Baku, Azerbaijan). Chantal won the gold medal at the Under 19 World Championships with Levke Spinger in 2008 (The Hague, Netherlands). Julia won bronze medals at the Under 18 World Championships in 2004 (Termoli, Italy) and at the Under 19 World Championships in 2005 (Saint Quay Portrieux, France), both with Florentina Buttner. Julia won the silver medal at the Under 21 World Championships with Jana Kohler in 2006 (Myslowice, Poland).

Page 5 of 8 Katrin Holtwick Ilka Semmler Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: April 10, 1984 (32 yrs old) Birth Date: September 8, 1985 (30 yrs old) Home Town: Berlin Home Town: Berlin Resides: Berlin Resides: Berlin Height: 176 cm (5'9") Height: 183 cm (6'0") Weight: 63 kg (140 lbs.) Weight: 69 kg (153 lbs.) Seasons: 14 Seasons: 14 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 126 Tournaments: 125 Best Finish: 1st (4 times) Best Finish: 1st (4 times) Best WT Finish: 1st (2 times) Best WT Finish: 1st (2 times) Career Winnings: $519,113 Career Winnings: $520,863

Long Beach Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 8/24/2016 Pool D Gabriela Filippo / Michelle Valiente, Paraguay (20) Won 21-14, 21-13 0:31 Wed, 8/24/2016 Pool D Kelly Claes / Sara Hughes, United States (29) Won 24-22, 21-19 0:37 Thu, 8/25/2016 Pool D Eduarda Lisboa / Elize Maia, Brazil (4) Lost 13-21, 19-21 0:33 Fri, 8/26/2016 Winner 1 Melissa Humana-Paredes / Taylor Pischke, Canada (17) Won 21-11, 21-17 0:31 Fri, 8/26/2016 Winner 2 Barbora Hermannova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (11) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:34 Fri, 8/26/2016 Winner 3 Karla Borger / Britta Buthe, Germany (3) Won 21-19, 16-21, 15-9 0:45 Sat, 8/27/2016 Semi-Finals Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (7) Lost 24-22, 16-21, 12-15 0:55 Sun, 8/28/2016 Bronze Medal Chantal Laboureur / Julia Sude, Germany (5)

Katrin Holtwick and Ilka Semmler have been playing together since 2006. They are playing in their 116th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Katrin is playing in her 23rd FIVB World Tour final four with two gold, five silver, nine bronze medals and six 4th place finishes. Ilka is playing in her 23rd FIVB World Tour final four with two gold, five silver, nine bronze medals and six 4th place finishes. This is Katrin's and Ilka's 4th Final Four of 2016 (Bronze Vitória Open, Bronze Sochi Open, Bronze Antalya Open). Katrin and Ilka finished 9th in the Olympic Games in 2012 (London). Katrin and Ilka finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships in 2009 (Stavanger), 9th in 2011 (Rome), 17th in 2013 (Stare Jablonki), and 4th in 2015 (The Hague). Katrin and Ilka are currently ranked 4th in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 5,180 points and 8th in winnings with $116,525. Katrin and Ilka rank 26th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team gold medal list with two, 5th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 116, and 6th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $1,026,725. Katrin and Ilka have a career 331-221 (60.0%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 52-37 (58.4%) record in 2016, and an all-time record of 19-7 (73.1%) in Long Beach. Katrin (2) and Ilka (2) each ranks 38th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals. Katrin (120) ranks 24th and Ilka (118) ranks 27th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Katrin ($513,362) ranks 23rd and Ilka ($515,112) ranks 21st in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Katrin and Ilka won the silver medal at the European Championship Final in 2010 (Berlin, Germany). Katrin won the silver medal at the U21 World Championships with Maria Kleefisch in 2003 (Saint Quay Portrieux, France). Ilka won the bronze medal at the U18 World Championships with Ruth Flemig in 2002 (Xylokastro, Greece). Ilka won the silver medal at the U21 World Championships with Ruth Flemig in 2005 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). Ilka was named the FIVB World Tour Best Setter in 2013.

Katrin Holtwick/Ilka Semmler lead the series 3-1 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 5/7/2016 Sochi Open Winner 3 Katrin Holtwick/Ilka Semmler 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:49 2/26/2016 Maceió Open Winner 2 Katrin Holtwick/Ilka Semmler 21-17, 21-18 0:33 8/26/2015 Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool D Katrin Holtwick/Ilka Semmler 13-21, 21-14, 15-8 0:40 5/27/2015 Moscow Grand Slam Pool B Chantal Laboureur/Julia Sude 21-14, 16-21, 15-12 0:47

Page 6 of 8 Gold Medal Match - April Ross/Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States vs. Liliana Fernandez/Elsa Baquerizo, Spain

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 30 10 3 3 2 4 0 6 0 1 0 US$723,500.00

Previous Long Beach Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2013 Jennifer Kessy - 9th Did not play 2014 Kerri Walsh Jennings - 1st April Ross - 1st 2015 Kerri Walsh Jennings - 2nd April Ross - 2nd

Long Beach Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 8/24/2016 Pool A Carolina Horta / Ana Patricia Silva, Brazil (32, Q14) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:34 Wed, 8/24/2016 Pool A Melissa Humana-Paredes / Taylor Pischke, Canada (17) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:36 Thu, 8/25/2016 Pool A Maria Antonelli / Liliane Maestrini, Brazil (16, Q1) Won 21-19, 18-21, 15-13 0:53 Fri, 8/26/2016 Winner 2 Lane Carico / Summer Ross, United States (21) Won 21-15, 19-21, 15-8 0:48 Fri, 8/26/2016 Winner 3 Lauren Fendrick / Brooke Sweat, United States (8) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:38 Sat, 8/27/2016 Semi-Finals Chantal Laboureur / Julia Sude, Germany (5) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:47 Sun, 8/28/2016 Gold Medal Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (7)

April Ross and Kerri Walsh Jennings have been playing together since 2013. They are playing in their 30th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. April is playing in her 56th FIVB World Tour final four with 20 gold, 15 silver, 12 bronze medals and eight 4th place finishes. Kerri is playing in her 88th FIVB World Tour final four with 54 gold, 18 silver, 10 bronze medals and five 4th place finishes. This is April's and Kerri's 10th Final Four of 2016 (Gold Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam, Silver Vitória Open, Bronze Xiamen Open, Gold Fuzhou Open, Gold Cincinnati Open, Gold Moscow Grand Slam, 4th Hamburg Major Series, Silver Gstaad Major Series, Bronze Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games). April and Kerri won the bronze medal at the Olympic Games in 2016 (Rio de Janeiro). April won the silver medal with Jennifer Kessy at the Olympic Games in 2012 (London). Kerri is a three-time defending Olympic games gold medalist, winning with Misty May-Treanor in 2004 (Athens), 2008 (Beijing), and 2012 (London). April and Kerri finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships in 2015 (The Hague). April finished 37th in the FIVB World Championships in 2007 (Gstaad), won gold in 2009 (Stavanger), and finished 5th in 2011 (Rome), all with Jennifer Kessy and finished 5th in 2013 (Stare Jablonki) with Whitney Pavlik. Kerri finished 9th in the FIVB World Championshipsin 2001 (Klagenfurt), won gold in 2003 (Rio de Janeiro), 2005 (Berlin), and 2007 (Gstaad), and won the silver medal in 2011 (Rome), all with Misty May-Treanor. April and Kerri are currently ranked 2nd in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 5,450 points and 2nd in winnings with $260,000. They have four wins in 2016 (Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam, Fuzhou Open, Cincinnati Open, Moscow Grand Slam). April and Kerri rank 7th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team gold medal list with 10, 105th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 30, and 12th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $723,500. April and Kerri have a career 157-27 (85.3%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 62-8 (88.6%) record in 2016, and an all-time record of 19- 1 (95.0%) in Long Beach. April (20) ranks 8th and Kerri (54) ranks 2nd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals. April (115) ranks 35th and Kerri (116) ranks 33rd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. April ($1,000,675) ranks 8th and Kerri ($1,430,670) ranks 3rd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. April was named the FIVB World Tour Top Rookie in 2007, Best Hitter in 2009 and 2011, Best Offensive Player in 2009, and Best Server in 2011, 2012, and 2015. Kerri was named the FIVB World Tour Best Blocker in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, and 2014, Best Hitter in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2012, Best Offensive Player in 2007 and 2014, Most Inspirational in 2011, 2012, and 2014, Most Outstanding in 2007, 2012, 2013, and 2014, Sportsperson in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2012, and was the FIVB World Tour Points Champion in 2002 with Misty May-Treanor.

Page 7 of 8 Liliana Fernández Steiner Elsa Baquerizo McMillan Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: January 4, 1987 (29 yrs old) Birth Date: June 25, 1987 (29 yrs old) Home Town: Alicante Home Town: New York Resides: Alicante Resides: Santa Cruz de Tenerife Height: 178 cm (5'10") Height: 181 cm (5'11") Weight: 74 kg (164 lbs.) Weight: 68 kg (151 lbs.) Seasons: 12 Seasons: 10 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 104 Tournaments: 100 Best Finish: 2nd (4 times) Best Finish: 2nd (4 times) Career Winnings: $396,525 Career Winnings: $395,425

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 41 57 Money FIVB 98 0 4 2 3 17 2 25 3 17 13 7 3 1 US$790,850.00 FIVB Age Group WC 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 US$0.00 Overall 99 0 4 2 4 17 2 25 3 17 13 7 3 1 US$790,850.00

Liliana Fernandez and Elsa Baquerizo have been playing together since 2008. They are playing in their 98th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Liliana is playing in her 10th FIVB World Tour final four with four silver medals, two bronze medals and three 4th place finishes. Elsa is playing in her 10th FIVB World Tour final four with four silver medals, two bronze medals and three 4th place finishes. This is Liliana's and Elsa's 3rd Final Four of 2016 (Silver Sochi Open, Bronze Cincinnati Open). Elsa and Liliana finished 9th in the Olympic Games in 2012 (London) and 9th in 2016 (Rio de Janeiro). Elsa and Liliana finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships in 2011 (Rome), 9th in 2013 (Stare Jablonki), and 9th in 2015 (The Hague). Liliana and Elsa are currently ranked 7th in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 4,670 points and 6th in winnings with $145,000. Liliana and Elsa rank 9th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 98 and 10th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $771,850. Liliana and Elsa have a career 243-186 (56.6%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 43-26 (62.3%) record in 2016, and an all-time record of 17-7 (70.8%) in Long Beach. Liliana (99) ranks 53rd and Elsa (98) ranks 56th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Liliana ($396,425) ranks 37th and Elsa ($395,425) ranks 38th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Elsa and Liliana won the bronze medal at the CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final in 2012 (The Hague, Netherlands) Elsa and Liliana won the silver medal at the CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final in 2013 (Klagenfurt, Austria). Elsa and Liliana won the silver medal at the CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters in 2014 (Baden, Austria).

April Ross/Kerri Walsh Jennings lead the series 3-0 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 6/10/2016 Major Hamburg Winner 3 April Ross/Kerri Walsh Jennings 21-17, 21-14 0:30 5/21/2016 Cincinnati Open Semi Finals April Ross/Kerri Walsh Jennings 21-14, 21-16 0:33 6/28/2014 Stavanger Grand Slam Gold Medal April Ross/Kerri Walsh Jennings 21-12, 21-15 0:32

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