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AVP Tour
$300,000 Manhattan Beach Heritage Series
August 14 - 17, 2025

(32, Q25) Belén Castillo/Ella Gray

Belén Castillo

Photo: Han Duong

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 22, 1998 (27 yrs old)

Home Town:

Merced, CA

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

California-Berkeley
Southern California

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

21st (AVP Laguna Beach 2025)

Career Winnings:

$325.00

Ella Gray

Photo: Han Duong

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 1, 2005 (20 yrs old)

Home Town:

Redondo Beach, CA

Height:

5'11"

College(s):

Florida International

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (NORCECA San Salvador 2024)

Career AVP Best:

9th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$1,050.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	Money
AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$650.00

Previous Manhattan Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2024	Did not play	Madison Shields - 25th

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Manhattan Beach Heritage Series Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Thu, 8/14/2025

Qualifier 1

Karynn Garrow / Grace Goudy (Q40)

Won 21-17, 21-13

Thu, 8/14/2025

Qualifier 2

Heather Friesen / Delaney Peranich (Q8)

Won 21-18, 21-17

Thu, 8/14/2025

Qualifier 3

Ashleigh Adams / Logan Walter (Q56)

Won 21-17, 21-17

Fri, 8/15/2025

Winner 1

Taryn Brasher / Kristen Nuss (1)

Lost 21-16, 13-21, 8-15

0:52

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Belén Castillo	Total	36	15	3	0.333	2	4	0	0
	1	15	8	0	0.533	0	2	0	0
	2	14	5	0	0.357	2	2	0	0
	3	7	2	3	-0.143	0	0	0	0
Ella Gray	Total	27	15	6	0.333	0	10	5	2
	1	11	7	1	0.545	0	6	3	1
	2	9	5	2	0.333	0	3	1	0
	3	7	3	3	0.000	0	1	1	1

Fri, 8/15/2025

Contender 1

Malia Gementera / Taylor Hagenah (17)

Lost 19-21, 13-21

0:42

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Belén Castillo	Total	22	9	5	0.182	2	3	0	1
	1	7	4	0	0.571	1	1	0	1
	2	15	5	5	0.000	1	2	0	0
Ella Gray	Total	24	12	5	0.292	0	11	3	3
	1	14	8	1	0.500	0	7	3	2
	2	10	4	4	0.000	0	4	0	1

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Belén Castillo	58	24	8	0.276	4	7	0	1
Ella Gray	51	27	11	0.314	0	21	8	5

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	1	0	$650.00
Contender Series/Tour Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$650.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Belén Castillo												Ella Gray
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$325.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	$650.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	$400.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$325.00	Total	13	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	2	3	$1,050.00

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	0	0	0	1	0	$650.00	3	2	60.0 %
Total	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$650.00	3	2	60.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Belén Castillo													Ella Gray
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2023	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2024	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	$725.00
											2024	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00
											2024	NORCECA	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$325.00	2025	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$325.00
											2025	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$325.00	Total	Total	13	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	2	3	$1,050.00

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%	0	0.0%	2	33.3%	4-2	66.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	4-1	80.0%	0	0	4-3	57.1%
2024-2025	4	66.7%	0	0.0%	2	33.3%	4-2	66.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	4-1	80.0%	0	0	4-3	57.1%
Against the Field	3	75.0%	0	0.0%	1	25.0%	3-1	75.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	6-2	75.0%	0	0	3-2	60.0%

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	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Total	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3

Head to Head Results
Castillo/Gray lead the series against the field 3-2 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Brasher/Nuss 0-1
8/15/25	AVP	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	Winner 1	Brasher/Nuss	1	Castillo/Gray	32, Q25	16-21, 21-13, 15-8	0:52
Trail the series against # 17 Gementera/Hagenah 0-1
8/15/25	AVP	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	Contender 1	Gementera/Hagenah	17	Castillo/Gray	32, Q25	21-19, 21-13	0:42
Lead the series against # Q8 Friesen/Peranich 1-0
8/14/25	AVP	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	Qualifier 2	Castillo/Gray	32, Q25	Friesen/Peranich	Q8	21-18, 21-17
Lead the series against # Q40 Garrow/Goudy 1-0
8/14/25	AVP	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	Qualifier 1	Castillo/Gray	32, Q25	Garrow/Goudy	Q40	21-17, 21-13
Lead the series against # Q56 Adams/Walter 1-0
8/14/25	AVP	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	Qualifier 3	Castillo/Gray	32, Q25	Adams/Walter	Q56	21-17, 21-17