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AVP Tour
$20,000 AVP Heritage Contender Series Virginia Beach Open
June 12 - 14, 2026

(3) Makenzie Griffin/Leona Inami

Makenzie Griffin

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 31, 1998 (27 yrs old)

Home Town:

Jourdanton, TX

Height:

6'0"

College(s):

Texas Lutheran
Angelo State
Long Beach State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (AVP Virginia Beach 2026)

Career Winnings:

$1,050.00

Leona Inami

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Personal Info

Height:

5'9"

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (AVP Virginia Beach 2026)

Career Winnings:

$750.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	37	Money
AVP	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	$1,000.00

Previous Virginia Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2023	Alison Denney - 33rd	Did not play
2025	Did not play	Brisa Zapata-Reaves - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	5/14-17/2026	Huntington Beach Open	Q17	29th	1320	$0.00
AVP	4/17-18/2026	Austin Open	15	17th	1132	$0.00
AVP	7/9-11/2025	Waupaca Contender Series	Q2	25th	832	$0.00
AVP	7/4-6/2025	Denver Contender Series	22, Q12	19th	971	$0.00

Virginia Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 6/13/2026	Pool C	Veronica Chau / Alivia Orvieto (22)	Won 21-11, 21-12
Sat, 6/13/2026	Pool C	Holly Reschke / Katie Will (10)	Won 21-8, 21-17
Sat, 6/13/2026	Winner 1	Nariah Johnson / Sadie Stafford (16)	Won 21-15, 19-21, 15-11
Sun, 6/14/2026	Winner 2	Katie Pyles / Lena Sokolowski (2)	Won 23-21, 21-15
Sun, 6/14/2026	Semi-Finals	Ella Grimes / Olivia Herron (4)	Lost 21-16, 16-21, 17-19

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$)
Heritage Series/Pro Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
Contender Series/Tour Series	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$1,000.00
Total	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	$1,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Makenzie Griffin												Leona Inami
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Manhattan Beach
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Gold Series
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	$0.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
13	0	0	1	0	1	2	4	2	3	$1,050.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	8	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	2	1	$750.00
23	0	0	1	0	1	2	5	2	12	$1,050.00	Total	11	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	2	4	$750.00

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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$0.00	2	3	40.0 %
2026	AVP	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,000.00	5	4	55.6 %
Total	AVP	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	$1,000.00	7	7	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Makenzie Griffin													Leona Inami
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	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2021	AVP
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	$0.00	2022	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2022	FIVB
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	$0.00	2023	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2024	AVP
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	$0.00	2025	AVP	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2025	FIVB
4	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	$750.00	2026	AVP	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	$750.00
22	0	0	1	0	1	1	5	2	12	$750.00	Total	Total	10	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	2	4	$750.00

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	4	66.7%	1	16.7%	1	16.7%	5-1	83.3%	2	25.0%	2	25.0%	4	50.0%	2-6	25.0%	4-4	50.0%	3-3	50.0%	0	0	7-7	50.0%
2025-2026	4	66.7%	1	16.7%	1	16.7%	5-1	83.3%	2	25.0%	2	25.0%	4	50.0%	2-6	25.0%	4-4	50.0%	3-3	50.0%	0	0	7-7	50.0%
Against the Field	3	60.0%	1	20.0%	1	20.0%	4-1	80.0%	0		0		0		0-0		6-0	100.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	4-1	80.0%

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
Heritage Series/Pro Series	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	2	1	2	2	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	7	6
Total	0	0	2	2	2	2	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	7	7

Head to Head Results
Griffin/Inami lead the series against the field 4-1 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Pyles/Sokolowski 1-0
6/14/26	AVP	Virginia Beach Open	Winner 2	Griffin/Inami	3	Pyles/Sokolowski	2	23-21, 21-15
Trail the series against # 4 Grimes/Herron 0-1
6/14/26	AVP	Virginia Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Grimes/Herron	4	Griffin/Inami	3	16-21, 21-16, 19-17
Lead the series against # 10 Reschke/Will 1-0
6/13/26	AVP	Virginia Beach Open	Pool C	Griffin/Inami	3	Reschke/Will	10	21-8, 21-17
Lead the series against # 16 Johnson/Stafford 1-0
6/13/26	AVP	Virginia Beach Open	Winner 1	Griffin/Inami	3	Johnson/Stafford	16	21-15, 19-21, 15-11
Lead the series against # 22 Chau/Orvieto 1-0
6/13/26	AVP	Virginia Beach Open	Pool C	Griffin/Inami	3	Chau/Orvieto	22	21-11, 21-12