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Semi Finals - Lane Carico/Kim DiCello, United States vs. Martina Bonnerova/Barbora Hermannova, Czech Republic

Lane Carico Kim McGiven DiCello Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: April 25, 1990 (24 yrs old) Birth Date: September 30, 1984 (30 yrs old) Home Town: Manhattan Beach, CA Home Town: San Diego, CA Resides: Manhattan Beach, CA Resides: San Diego, CA Height: 178 cm (5'10") Height: 183 cm (6'0") Weight: 66 kg (147 lbs.) Seasons: 2 Seasons: 3 Tournaments: 5 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 12 Best Finish: 9th (3 times) Best Finish: 9th (5 times) Career Winnings: $10,500 Best WT Finish: 9th (4 times) Career Winnings: $18,000

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 US$19,500.00

Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Mangaung Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 12/10/2014 Pool A Caitlin Ledoux / Irene Pollock, United States (17) Won 21-15, 18-21, 15-9 0:48 Thu, 12/11/2014 Pool A Martina Jakubsova / Diana Zolnercikova, Czech Republic (16) Won 21-7, 21-14 0:29 Fri, 12/12/2014 Winner 2 Taru Lahti / Riikka Lehtonen, (2) Won 21-11, 21-14 0:35 Fri, 12/12/2014 Winner 3 Laura Giombini / Giulia Momoli, (8) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:34 Sat, 12/13/2014 Semi-Finals Martina Bonnerova / Barbora Hermannova, Czech Republic (4)

Lane Carico and Kim DiCello are playing in their 4th FIVB World Tour tournament of their first season together. Lane and Kim are each playing in their 1st FIVB World Tour final four. Lane and Kim are currently ranked 50th in FIVB Season Rankings in 2014 with 1,764 points in six events. Lane and Kim are currently ranked 46th in FIVB World Tour points in 2014 with 1,190 points and 42nd in winnings with $19,500. Lane and Kim rank 605th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with four and 319th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $19,500. Lane (11) ranks 510th and Kim (5) ranks 753rd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Lane ($18,000) ranks 333rd and Kim ($10,500) ranks 382nd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Lane and Kim won the bronze medal at the Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit in Chula Vista, United States in 2014. Lane won gold medals at the Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuits in San Diego, United States and St. Lucia with Heather Hughes in 2013. Lane won the gold medal at the Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Boqueron, Puerto Rico with Sara Hughes in 2013. Kim won gold medals at the Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuits in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, Toronto, Canada, and Antigua, Guatemala with Tealle Hunkus in 2014. Kim won the gold medal at the Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Antigua with Tealle Hunkus in 2014 (Antigua, Guatemala).

Page 1 of 4 Martina Bonnerová Barbora Hermannová Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: July 22, 1991 (23 yrs old) Birth Date: November 7, 1990 (24 yrs old) Home Town: Prague Home Town: Ostrava Resides: Prague Resides: Prague Height: 175 cm (5'9") Height: 179 cm (5'10") Weight: 70 kg (155 lbs.) Weight: 73 kg (162 lbs.) Seasons: 6 Seasons: 7 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 39 Tournaments: 45 Best Finish: 4th (Blackpool 2009) Best Finish: 4th (Blackpool 2009) Best WT Finish: 5th (3 times) Best WT Finish: 5th (3 times) Career Winnings: $37,113 Career Winnings: $38,513

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 37 41 57 Money FIVB 37 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 4 5 12 1 5 1 US$74,225.00 FIVB Age Group 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 US$0.00 WC Overall 39 0 0 0 1 4 0 5 0 4 5 12 1 5 1 US$74,225.00

Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Mangaung Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 12/10/2014 Pool D Ayumi Kusano / Megumi Murakami, Japan (20) Won 21-11, 18-21, 15-11 0:43 Thu, 12/11/2014 Pool D Essi Hasu / Anniina Parkkinen, Finland (13) Won 21-16, 21-10 0:28 Fri, 12/12/2014 Winner 2 Nina Grawender / Karin Lundqvist, Sweden (5) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:34 Fri, 12/12/2014 Winner 3 Lena Plesiutschnig / Katharina Schutzenhofer, Austria (12) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:39 Sat, 12/13/2014 Semi-Finals Lane Carico / Kim DiCello, United States (1)

Martina Bonnerova and Barbora Hermannova have been playing together since 2011. They are playing in their 37th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Martina and Barbora are each playing in their 1st FIVB World Tour final four. Martina and Barbora finished 37th in the FIVB World Championships in 2013 (Stare Jablonki). Martina and Barbora are currently ranked 15th in the FIVB Season Rankings in 2014 with 3,662 points in 19 events. Martina and Barbora are currently ranked 20th in FIVB World Tour points in 2014 with 2,830 points and 32nd in winnings with $37,625. Martina and Barbora rank 73rd on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 37 and 154th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $74,225. Martina (37) ranks 227th and Barbora (42) ranks 208th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Martina ($37,112) ranks 256th and Barbora ($38,512) ranks 253rd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Martina and Barbora won the gold medal at the CEV Satellite Cyprus in 2011 (Geroskipou, Cyprus).

Teams have not played each other in an FIVB event

Page 2 of 4 Semi Finals - Evgeniya Ukolova/Maria Prokopeva, Russia vs. Takemi Nishibori/Sayaka Mizoe, Japan

Evgeniya Ukolova Maria Bratkova Prokopeva Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: May 17, 1989 (25 yrs old) Birth Date: August 16, 1986 (28 yrs old) Home Town: Moscow Home Town: St. Petersburg Resides: Moscow Resides: Moscow Height: 182 cm (6'0") Height: 183 cm (6'0") Weight: 66 kg (147 lbs.) Weight: 68 kg (151 lbs.) Seasons: 9 Seasons: 12 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 87 Tournaments: 70 Best Finish: 1st (2 times) Best Finish: 3rd (3 times) Career Career Winnings: $129,563 $211,088 Winnings:

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 37 41 Money FIVB 48 0 0 2 0 3 0 7 4 9 10 6 1 5 US$181,225.00

Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Mangaung Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 12/10/2014 Pool C Laura Longuet / Ophelie Lusson, (19) Lost 17-21, 17-21 0:29 Thu, 12/11/2014 Pool C Melinda Adelin / Deborah Giaoui, France (14) Won 21-11, 21-17 0:31 Thu, 12/11/2014 Winner 1 Essi Hasu / Anniina Parkkinen, Finland (13) Won 21-15, 21-11 0:27 Fri, 12/12/2014 Winner 2 Sandra Ittlinger / Yanina Weiland, Germany (23) Won 21-7, 21-16 0:26 Fri, 12/12/2014 Winner 3 Anna Behlen / Katharina Culav, Germany (18) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:33 Sat, 12/13/2014 Semi-Finals Sayaka Mizoe / Takemi Nishibori, Japan (15)

Evgeniya Ukolova and Maria Prokopeva have been playing together since 2007. They played with other partners between 2011 and 2013. They are playing in their 48th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Evgeniya is playing in her 8th FIVB World Tour final four with two gold, one silver, three bronze medals and one 4th place finish. Maria is playing in her 4th FIVB World Tour final four with three bronze medals. This is Evgeniya's and Maria's 2nd Final Four of 2014 (Bronze Anapa Open). Evgeniya finished 9th in the Olympic Games with Ekaterina Khomyakova in 2012 (London). Evgeniya and Maria finished 37th in the FIVB World Championships in 2009 (Stavanger). Evgeniya finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships with Ekaterina Khomyakova in 2011 (Rome) and finished 9th with Ekaterina Khomyakova in 2013 (Stare Jablonki). Maria finished 37th in the FIVB World Championships with Svetlana Popova in 2013 (Stare Jablonki). Evgeniya and Maria are currently ranked 12th in the FIVB Season Rankings in 2014 with 3,924 points in sixteen events. Evgeniya and Maria are currently ranked 14th in FIVB World Tour points in 2014 with 3,170 points and 28th in winnings with $63,875. Evgeniya and Maria rank 49th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 48 and 75th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $181,225. Evgeniya (2) ranks 32nd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals. Evgeniya (87) ranks 71st and Maria (65) ranks 112th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Evgeniya ($211,087) ranks 72nd and Maria ($129,562) ranks 121st in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Evgeniya and Maria won the bronze medal at the 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Anapa in 2014 (Anapa, Russia). Evgeniya won the bronze medal at the 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters with Alexandra Moiseeva in 2014 (Baku, ). Evgeniya won the silver medal at the CEV Satellite Anapa with Ekaterina Syrtseva in 2011 (Anapa, Russia).

Page 3 of 4 Takemi "Take" Nishibori Sayaka Mizoe Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: August 20, 1981 (33 yrs old) Birth Date: July 16, 1990 (24 yrs old) Home Town: Hiratsuka Home Town: Tokyo Resides: Kanaguna Resides: Tokyo Height: 171 cm (5'7") Height: 176 cm (5'9") Weight: 58 kg (129 lbs.) Weight: 65 kg (144 lbs.) Seasons: 9 Seasons: 6 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 95 Tournaments: 50 Best Finish: 2nd (Pattaya 2014) Best Finish: 2nd (Pattaya 2014) Best WT Finish: 9th (4 times) Best WT Finish: 9th (5 times) Career Winnings: $31,775 Career Winnings: $19,525

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 41 Money FIVB 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 3 6 5 US$24,000.00 FIVB C&S 1010000000000 US$0.00 Overall 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 3 6 5 US$24,000.00

Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Mangaung Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 12/10/2014 Pool B Anna Behlen / Katharina Culav, Germany (18) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:33 Thu, 12/11/2014 Pool B Taru Lahti / Riikka Lehtonen, Finland (2) Lost 21-16, 19-21, 13-15 0:53 Fri, 12/12/2014 Winner 2 Ayumi Kusano / Megumi Murakami, Japan (20) Won 21-15, 21-12 0:33 Fri, 12/12/2014 Winner 3 Vasiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, (6) Won 18-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:52 Sat, 12/13/2014 Semi-Finals Maria Prokopeva / Evgeniya Ukolova, Russia (3)

Takemi Nishibori and Sayaka Mizoe have been playing together since 2013. They are playing in their 20th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Takemi and Sayaka are each playing in their 1st FIVB World Tour final four. Takemi and Sayaka are currently ranked 36th in the FIVB Season Rankings in 2014 with 2,648 points in 16 events. Takemi and Sayaka are currently ranked 35th in FIVB World Tour points in 2014 with 1,450 points and 57th in winnings with $10,500. Takemi and Sayaka rank 155th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 20 and 287th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $24,000. Takemi (94) ranks 56th and Sayaka (48) ranks 183rd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Takemi ($31,775) ranks 269th and Sayaka ($19,525) ranks 326th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Takemi and Sayaka won the silver medal at the Pattaya Challenger in 2014 (Pattaya, Thailand).

Series tied 1-1 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 10/11/2014 Xiamen Open Winner 2 Evgeniya Ukolova/Maria Prokopeva 21-13, 18-21, 15-9 0:46 5/22/2014 Prague Open Pool H Takemi Nishibori/Sayaka Mizoe 21-19, 21-17 0:38

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