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

(Q11) 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 Laguna Beach Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/14-17/2025	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	32, Q25	25th	1254	$650.00

Laguna Beach Contender Series Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 9/12/2025	Qualifier 2	Olivia Medina / Emma Zuffelato (Q22)	Won 21-16, 21-19
Fri, 9/12/2025	Qualifier 3	Alexa Fernandez / Sally Perez (16, Q27)	Lost 21-13, 13-21, 5-15

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$)
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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$650.00	4	3	57.1 %
Total	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$650.00	4	3	57.1 %

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
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$325.00	2025	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$325.00
											2025	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$325.00	Total	Total	14	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	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%	4-1	80.0%	0-2	0.0%	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%	4-1	80.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	4-3	57.1%
Against the Field	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	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
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 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 # 3 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
Trail the series against # 16, Q27 Fernandez/Perez 0-1
9/12/25	AVP	Laguna Beach Contender Series	Qualifier 3	Fernandez/Perez	16, Q27	Castillo/Gray	Q11	13-21, 21-13, 15-5
Lead the series against # Q22 Medina/Zuffelato 1-0
9/12/25	AVP	Laguna Beach Contender Series	Qualifier 2	Castillo/Gray	Q11	Medina/Zuffelato	Q22	21-16, 21-19