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AVP Tour
$20,000 AVP Heritage Contender Series Austin Open
April 17 - 18, 2026

(3) Maya Gessner/Kate Reilly

Maya Gessner

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 27, 2002 (24 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:

$7,895.28

Kate Reilly

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 19, 2002 (24 yrs old)

Home Town:

Manhattan Beach, CA

Height:

5'9"

College(s):

Stanford

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (NORCECA Managua 2025)

Career AVP Best:

5th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$4,500.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$600.00
NORCECA	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$500.00
Overall	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,100.00

Previous Austin Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
NORCECA	11/28-30/2025	NORCECA Managua	3	3rd	256	US$500.00

Austin Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 4/17/2026	Winner 1	Jade Henderson / Jaylyn Porras (30)	Won 21-15, 21-14
Fri, 4/17/2026	Winner 2	Maria Kliefoth / Lexi McKeown (14)	Won 21-13, 21-19
Fri, 4/17/2026	Winner 3	Madison Shields / Kamila Tan (6)	Lost 13-21, 13-21
Fri, 4/17/2026	Contender 4	Rylee Anderson / Jessica Lasher (17)	Won 21-18, 21-18
Sat, 4/18/2026	Contender 5	Olivia Herron / Jordyn Scribner (12)	Won 21-17, 21-17
Sat, 4/18/2026	Contender 6	Addison Junk / Avery Junk (20)	Lost 16-21, 21-15, 7-15

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$600.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$600.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Maya Gessner												Kate Reilly
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,125.00
5	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	$700.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$150.00
											U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											Manhattan Beach	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Gold Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$650.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	$3,600.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$1,125.00
9	0	0	1	0	2	4	0	1	0	$3,275.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	$1,200.00
20	0	0	2	1	3	7	1	2	2	$7,575.00	Total	17	0	0	0	1	3	2	1	2	3	$4,250.00

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
2026	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$600.00	4	2	66.7 %
Total	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$600.00	4	2	66.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Maya Gessner													Kate Reilly
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2018	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											2019	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
											2021	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2021	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2022	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$325.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2023	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$325.00
5	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	$2,750.00	2024	AVP
3	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	$450.00	2024	FIVB
6	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	$3,825.00	2025	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	$2,025.00
2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00	2025	FIVB
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$250.00	2025	NORCECA	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$250.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$300.00	2026	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$300.00
											2026	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$1,275.00
21	0	0	3	1	3	7	1	2	4	$7,825.00	Total	Total	19	0	0	1	1	4	2	1	2	8	$4,500.00

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	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	4-1	80.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	4-2	66.7%
2025-2026	4	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	4-1	80.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	4-2	66.7%
Against the Field	4	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	8-2	80.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	4-2	66.7%

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	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2

Head to Head Results
Gessner/Reilly lead the series against the field 4-2 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 6 Shields/Tan 0-1
4/17/26	AVP	Austin Open	Winner 3	Shields/Tan	6	Gessner/Reilly	3	21-13, 21-13
Lead the series against # 12 Herron/Scribner 1-0
4/18/26	AVP	Austin Open	Contender 5	Gessner/Reilly	3	Herron/Scribner	12	21-17, 21-17
Lead the series against # 14 Kliefoth/McKeown 1-0
4/17/26	AVP	Austin Open	Winner 2	Gessner/Reilly	3	Kliefoth/McKeown	14	21-13, 21-19
Lead the series against # 17 Anderson/Lasher 1-0
4/17/26	AVP	Austin Open	Contender 4	Gessner/Reilly	3	Anderson/Lasher	17	21-18, 21-18
Trail the series against # 20 Junk/Junk 0-1
4/18/26	AVP	Austin Open	Contender 6	Junk/Junk	20	Gessner/Reilly	3	21-16, 15-21, 15-7
Lead the series against # 30 Henderson/Porras 1-0
4/17/26	AVP	Austin Open	Winner 1	Gessner/Reilly	3	Henderson/Porras	30	21-15, 21-14