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AVP Tour
$300,000 AVP Heritage Manhattan Beach Open
August 13 - 16, 2026

(Q6) Malia Gementera/Maya Gessner

Malia Gementera

Photo: Han Duong

Personal Info

Home Town:

Chula Vista, CA

Height:

5'7"

College(s):

Long Beach State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (AVP Virginia Beach 2025)

Career Winnings:

$4,075.00

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
Southern California

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (3 times)

Career AVP Best:

3rd (Denver 2025)

Career Winnings:

$8,195.28

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	Money
AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00

Previous Manhattan Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Did not play	Ana Costa - 33rd
2023	Did not play	Jacinda Ramirez - 33rd
2024	Did not play	Jacinda Ramirez - 9th
2025	Taylor Hagenah - 17th	Jacinda Ramirez - 25th

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Manhattan Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/13/2026	Qualifier 2	Amber Stivrins / Lauren Stivrins (Q27)	Lost 15-21, 16-21

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
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Malia Gementera												Maya Gessner
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	5	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	$700.00
											Gold Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	$1,725.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	$3,600.00
3	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$2,350.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	10	0	0	1	0	2	5	0	1	1	$3,575.00
6	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	$4,075.00	Total	22	0	0	2	1	3	8	1	2	5	$7,875.00

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	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
Total	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Malia Gementera													Maya Gessner
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2022	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2023	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											2024	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	$2,750.00
											2024	FIVB	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	$450.00
5	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	$4,075.00	2025	AVP	6	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	$3,825.00
											2025	FIVB	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00
											2025	NORCECA	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$250.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2026	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	$600.00
6	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	$4,075.00	Total	Total	23	0	0	3	1	3	8	1	2	5	$8,125.00

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	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%
2025-2026	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%

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
Total	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Head to Head Results
Gementera/Gessner trail the series against the field 0-1 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # Q27 Stivrins/Stivrins 0-1
8/13/26	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Qualifier 2	Stivrins/Stivrins	Q27	Gementera/Gessner	Q6	21-15, 21-16