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Wide Open Beach Volleyball
$150,000 U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball
September 1 - 4, 2011

(10) Erin Gray/Kathryn Piening

Erin Borske Gray

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 31, 1976 (47 yrs old)

Resides:

Orland Park, IL

Height:

5'11"

College(s):

Illinois

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Wide Open Best:

3rd (Chicago 2011)

Career Winnings:

$38,341.25

Kathryn Babcock Piening

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 8, 1984 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Grand Rapids, MI

Resides:

Chicago, IL

Height:

6'0"

College(s):

Central Missouri State
Western Michigan

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Wide Open Best:

5th (Chicago 2011)

Career Winnings:

$42,900.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	Money
AVP	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	1	$3,950.00
NVL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
Pro Beach	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	$9,625.00
USAV IDQ	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Wide Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00
Overall	14	2	0	1	0	0	2	2	2	3	1	1	$15,575.00

Previous Cincinnati Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
Pro Beach	8/26-28/2011	Manhattan Beach Open	6	9	288	$3,000.00
USAV IDQ	4/2-3/2011	USAV IDQ #2	3	1	0	$0.00
USAV IDQ	3/19-20/2011	USAV IDQ #1	4	3	0	$0.00
AVP	7/16-18/2010	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	24	13	240	$1,500.00
AVP	6/25-27/2010	AVP Belmar Open	22	17	190	$700.00
AVP	6/18-20/2010	AVP Virginia Beach Open	21	17	190	$700.00
AVP	6/3-6/2010	AVP Huntington Beach Open	25, Q1	17	190	$700.00
AVP	4/29-5/2/2010	AVP Santa Barbara Open	24, Q1	25	120	$350.00
AVP	4/16-18/2010	AVP Fort Lauderdale Open	Q2	41	82	$0.00
USAV IDQ	3/6-7/2010	USAV IDQ #1	6	1	0	$0.00

U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 9/2/2011	Winner 1	Jennifer Fopma / Tracy Jones (7)	Won 21-16, 21-16	0:50
Fri, 9/2/2011	Winner 2	Lauren Fendrick / Brooke Niles (2)	Lost 28-26, 10-21, 10-15	0:58
Sat, 9/3/2011	Contender 2	Annett Davis / Priscilla Lima (12)	Lost 16-21, 11-21	0:47

Head to Head Results
Gray/Piening trail the series against the field 5-6

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 2 Fendrick/Niles 1-1
9/2/11	Wide Open	U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball	Winner 2	Fendrick/Niles	2	Gray/Piening	10	26-28, 21-10, 15-10	0:58
7/17/10	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 1	Gray/Piening	24	Fendrick/Niles	9	21-17, 21-18	0:42
Trail the series against # 4 Kropp/Pavlik 0-2
3/20/11	USAV IDQ	USAV IDQ #1	Semi-Finals	Kropp/Pavlik	2	Gray/Piening	4	21-14, 21-14
6/26/10	AVP	AVP Belmar Open	Winner 1	Kropp/Pavlik	11	Gray/Piening	22	21-16, 21-15	0:42
Trail the series against # 6 Batt-Rohr/Sweat 0-1
6/26/10	AVP	AVP Belmar Open	Contender 2	Batt-Rohr/Sweat	12, Q1	Gray/Piening	22	21-17, 19-21, 15-13	0:57
Lead the series against # 7 Fopma/Jones 1-0
9/2/11	Wide Open	U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball	Winner 1	Gray/Piening	10	Fopma/Jones	7	21-16, 21-16	0:50
Trail the series against # 8 Capers/McGuire 0-1
8/27/11	Pro Beach	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 3	Capers/McGuire	3	Gray/Piening	6	21-19, 21-11	0:40
Lead the series against # 9 Hunkus/Lowe 2-0
3/20/11	USAV IDQ	USAV IDQ #1	Bronze Medal	Gray/Piening	4	Hunkus/Lowe	1	21-5, 21-19
6/4/10	AVP	AVP Huntington Beach Open	Contender 1	Gray/Piening	25, Q1	Hunkus/Lowe	24	19-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:58
Trail the series against # 12 Davis/Lima 0-1
9/3/11	Wide Open	U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball	Contender 2	Davis/Lima	12	Gray/Piening	10	21-16, 21-11	0:47
Lead the series against # 13 Clausen/Lewis 1-0
8/26/11	Pro Beach	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 2	Gray/Piening	6	Clausen/Lewis	11	21-13, 21-18	0:41