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AVP Tour
$60,000 Laguna Beach Contender Series
September 12 - 14, 2025

(5) Anaya Evans/Maya Gessner

Anaya Evans

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 13, 1998 (27 yrs old)

Home Town:

Croyde, England

Height:

5'11"

College(s):

Grand Canyon University

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career AVP Best:

3rd (Virginia Beach 2025)

Career Winnings:

$6,506.10

Maya Gessner

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 27, 2002 (23 yrs old)

Home Town:

La Jolla, CA

Height:

6'1"

College(s):

California-Berkeley

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (3 times)

Career AVP Best:

3rd (Denver 2025)

Career Winnings:

$7,595.28

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$850.00

Previous Laguna Beach Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Laguna Beach Contender Series Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 9/13/2025	Pool D	Parker Bracken / Jessica Foster (12)	Won 18-21, 21-17, 20-18
Sat, 9/13/2025	Pool D	Ashley Pater / Sarah Wood (4)	Lost 19-21, 21-19, 12-15
Sat, 9/13/2025	Winner 1	Kelley Kolinske / Kyra Zaengle (7)	Lost 16-21, 23-21, 12-15

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Contender Series/Tour Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$850.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$850.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Anaya Evans												Maya Gessner
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open
14	0	0	1	0	2	7	4	0	0	$950.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	5	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	$700.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U17 World Championships
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Gold Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$3,200.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	$3,600.00
4	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	$2,075.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	8	0	0	1	0	1	4	0	1	0	$2,975.00
28	0	0	2	0	3	10	5	2	2	$6,225.00	Total	19	0	0	2	1	2	7	1	2	2	$7,275.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2025	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$850.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$850.00	1	2	33.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Anaya Evans													Maya Gessner
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2014	FIVB Age Group WC
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2016	FIVB Age Group WC
2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$300.00	2019	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2020	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$50.00	2021	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2022	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$0.00	2022	FIVB
											2023	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	$100.00	2023	FIVB
											2024	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	$2,750.00
6	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0	$450.00	2024	FIVB	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	$450.00
6	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	$5,275.00	2025	AVP	6	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	$3,825.00
											2025	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
27	0	0	2	0	3	9	5	2	6	$6,175.00	Total	Total	18	0	0	1	1	2	7	1	2	4	$7,025.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set				Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches	3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0	Won 2-1	Lost 2-1	Overall	Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall	Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	0	0	0	0-0	1	33.3%	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1-2	33.3%	0-0	1-2	33.3%	0	0	1-2	33.3%
2024-2025	0	0	0	0-0	1	33.3%	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1-2	33.3%	0-0	1-2	33.3%	0	0	1-2	33.3%
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	1	33.3%	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1-2	33.3%	0-0	2-4	33.3%	0	0	1-2	33.3%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Total	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2

Head to Head Results
Evans/Gessner trail the series against the field 1-2 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Pater/Wood 0-1
9/13/25	AVP	Laguna Beach Contender Series	Pool D	Pater/Wood	4	Evans/Gessner	5	21-19, 19-21, 15-12
Trail the series against # 7 Kolinske/Zaengle 0-1
9/13/25	AVP	Laguna Beach Contender Series	Winner 1	Kolinske/Zaengle	7	Evans/Gessner	5	21-16, 21-23, 15-12
Lead the series against # 12 Bracken/Foster 1-0
9/13/25	AVP	Laguna Beach Contender Series	Pool D	Evans/Gessner	5	Bracken/Foster	12	18-21, 21-17, 20-18