Wide Open Beach Volleyball
$150,000 U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball
September 1 - 4, 2011
(10) Erin Gray/Kathryn Piening
 
Erin Borske Gray
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 31, 1976 (48 yrs old)
Height: 5'11"
College(s): Illinois
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 51
Career Wins: 2
Career Wide Open Best: 3rd (Chicago 2011)
Career Winnings: $38,341.25
Kathryn Babcock Piening
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 8, 1984 (40 yrs old)
Home Town: Grand Rapids, MI
Height: 6'0"
College(s): Central Missouri State
Western Michigan
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 51
Career Wins: 3
Career Wide Open Best: 5th (Chicago 2011)
Career Winnings: $42,900.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172541Money
AVP600000001311 $3,950.00
NVL100000001000 $0.00
Pro Beach300000210000 $9,625.00
USAV IDQ320100000000 $0.00
Wide Open100000010000 $2,000.00
Overall1420100222311 $15,575.00
Previous Cincinnati Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
Pro Beach 8/26-28/2011 Manhattan Beach Open 6 9th 288 $3,000.00
USAV IDQ 4/2-3/2011 USAV IDQ #2 3 1st 0 $0.00
USAV IDQ 3/19-20/2011 USAV IDQ #1 4 3rd 0 $0.00
U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 9/2/2011 Winner 1 Jennifer Fopma / Tracy Jones (7) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:50
Fri, 9/2/2011 Winner 2 Lauren Fendrick / Brooke Niles (2) Lost 28-26, 10-21, 10-15 0:58
Sat, 9/3/2011 Contender 2 Annett Davis / Priscilla Lima (12) Lost 16-21, 11-21 0:47
Head to Head Results
Gray/Piening trail the series against the field 5-6 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 2 Fendrick/Niles 1-1
9/2/11Wide OpenU.S. Open of Beach Volleyball Winner 2 Fendrick/Niles 2 Gray/Piening 10 26-28, 21-10, 15-10 0:58
7/17/10AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Winner 1 Gray/Piening 24 Fendrick/Niles 9 21-17, 21-18 0:42
Trail the series against # 4 Kropp/Pavlik 0-2
3/20/11USAV IDQUSAV IDQ #1 Semi-Finals Kropp/Pavlik 2 Gray/Piening 4 21-14, 21-14  
6/26/10AVPAVP Belmar Open Winner 1 Kropp/Pavlik 11 Gray/Piening 22 21-16, 21-15 0:42
Trail the series against # 6 Batt-Rohr/Sweat 0-1
6/26/10AVPAVP Belmar Open Contender 2 Batt-Rohr/Sweat 12, Q1 Gray/Piening 22 21-17, 19-21, 15-13 0:57
Lead the series against # 7 Fopma/Jones 1-0
9/2/11Wide OpenU.S. Open of Beach Volleyball Winner 1 Gray/Piening 10 Fopma/Jones 7 21-16, 21-16 0:50
Trail the series against # 8 Capers/McGuire 0-1
8/27/11Pro BeachManhattan Beach Open Winner 3 Capers/McGuire 3 Gray/Piening 6 21-19, 21-11 0:40
Lead the series against # 9 Hunkus/Lowe 2-0
3/20/11USAV IDQUSAV IDQ #1 Bronze Medal Gray/Piening 4 Hunkus/Lowe 1 21-5, 21-19  
6/4/10AVPAVP Huntington Beach Open Contender 1 Gray/Piening 25, Q1 Hunkus/Lowe 24 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:58
Trail the series against # 12 Davis/Lima 0-1
9/3/11Wide OpenU.S. Open of Beach Volleyball Contender 2 Davis/Lima 12 Gray/Piening 10 21-16, 21-11 0:47
Lead the series against # 13 Clausen/Lewis 1-0
8/26/11Pro BeachManhattan Beach Open Winner 2 Gray/Piening 6 Clausen/Lewis 11 21-13, 21-18 0:41