Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series
$150,000 Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open
September 23 - 25, 2011
(12) 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: 11
Tournaments: 51
Career Wins: 2
Career Pro Beach Best: 7th (3 times)
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: 7
Tournaments: 51
Career Wins: 3
Career Pro Beach Best: 3rd (Hermosa Beach 2012)
Career Winnings: $42,900.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172541Money
AVP600000001311 $3,950.00
NVL100000001000 $0.00
Pro Beach300000210000 $9,625.00
USAV IDQ320100000000 $0.00
Wide Open100000010000 $2,000.00
Overall1420100222311 $15,575.00
Previous Hermosa Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
AVP 2009 Renee Bizzieri - 33rd Did not play
AVP 2010 Kathryn Piening - 13th Erin Gray - 13th
Wide Open 2011 Paige Jensen - 7th Sheila Shaw - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
Pro Beach 9/16-18/2011 Miami Beach Pro 11 7 360 $3,250.00
NVL 9/10-11/2011 NVL Miami Beach 12 13 480 $0.00
Wide Open 9/1-4/2011 U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball 10 9 0 $2,000.00
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
Pro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 9/24/2011 Winner 1 Jenelle Koester / Michelle Williams (21) Won 24-26, 21-15, 15-9 0:59
Sat, 9/24/2011 Winner 2 Angie Akers / Angela Lewis (5) Won 21-16, 16-21, 19-17 0:51
Sat, 9/24/2011 Winner 3 Jenny Kropp / Whitney Pavlik (4) Lost 16-21, 20-22 1:01
Sat, 9/24/2011 Contender 4 Sydney Donahue / Kaitlin Nielsen (24) Won 21-11, 21-15 0:36
Sun, 9/25/2011 Contender 5 Jess Clausen / Jennifer Fopma (8) Lost 19-21, 21-23 0:45
Head to Head Results
Gray/Piening trail the series against the field 10-11
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Fendrick/Niles 1-3
9/17/11Pro BeachMiami Beach Pro Contender 3 Fendrick/Niles 2 Gray/Piening 11 14-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:55
9/10/11NVLNVL Miami Beach Winner 2 Fendrick/Niles 5 Gray/Piening 12 21-16, 22-20  
9/2/11Wide OpenU.S. Open of Beach Volleyball Winner 2 Fendrick/Niles 2 Gray/Piening 10 26-28, 21-10, 15-10 0:58
7/17/10AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Winner 1 Gray/Piening 24 Fendrick/Niles 9 21-17, 21-18 0:42
Trail the series against # 4 Kropp/Pavlik 0-3
9/24/11Pro BeachPro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open Winner 3 Kropp/Pavlik 4 Gray/Piening 12 21-16, 22-20 1:01
3/20/11USAV IDQUSAV IDQ #1 Semi-Finals Kropp/Pavlik 2 Gray/Piening 4 21-14, 21-14  
6/26/10AVPAVP Belmar Open Winner 1 Kropp/Pavlik 11 Gray/Piening 22 21-16, 21-15 0:42
Lead the series against # 5 Akers/Lewis 1-0
9/24/11Pro BeachPro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open Winner 2 Gray/Piening 12 Akers/Lewis 5 21-16, 16-21, 19-17 0:51
Trail the series against # 6 Batt-Rohr/Sweat 0-2
9/10/11NVLNVL Miami Beach Contender 3 Batt-Rohr/Sweat 19 Gray/Piening 12 21-17, 22-20  
6/26/10AVPAVP Belmar Open Contender 2 Batt-Rohr/Sweat 12, Q1 Gray/Piening 22 21-17, 19-21, 15-13 0:57
Series tied with # 7 Capers/McGuire 1-1
9/16/11Pro BeachMiami Beach Pro Winner 1 Gray/Piening 11 Capers/McGuire 6 26-24, 13-21, 15-13 1:11
8/27/11Pro BeachManhattan Beach Open Winner 3 Capers/McGuire 3 Gray/Piening 6 21-19, 21-11 0:40
Trail the series against # 8 Clausen/Fopma 0-1
9/25/11Pro BeachPro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open Contender 5 Clausen/Fopma 8 Gray/Piening 12 21-19, 23-21 0:45
Lead the series against # 9 Engle/Snyder 1-0
9/17/11Pro BeachMiami Beach Pro Contender 2 Gray/Piening 11 Engle/Snyder 8 21-17, 21-19 0:49
Lead the series against # 10 Hunkus/Lowe 2-0
3/20/11USAV IDQUSAV IDQ #1 Bronze Medal Gray/Piening 4 Hunkus/Lowe 1 21-5, 21-19  
6/4/10AVPAVP Huntington Beach Open Contender 1 Gray/Piening 25, Q1 Hunkus/Lowe 24 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:58
Lead the series against # 17 Paaluhi/Zamparelli-Flavia 1-0
3/19/11USAV IDQUSAV IDQ #1 Pool D Gray/Piening 4 Paaluhi/Zamparelli-Flavia 5 21-15, 21-13  
Lead the series against # 21 Koester/Williams 1-0
9/24/11Pro BeachPro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open Winner 1 Gray/Piening 12 Koester/Williams 21 24-26, 21-15, 15-9 0:59
Lead the series against # 24 Donahue/Nielsen 1-0
9/24/11Pro BeachPro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open Contender 4 Gray/Piening 12 Donahue/Nielsen 24 21-11, 21-15 0:36
Trail the series against # 26, Q2 McArthur/Schatz 0-1
3/19/11USAV IDQUSAV IDQ #1 Pool D McArthur/Schatz 13 Gray/Piening 4 15-21, 21-19, 15-11  
Lead the series against # 32, Q11 Coverdale/Hayes 1-0
6/26/10AVPAVP Belmar Open Contender 1 Gray/Piening 22 Coverdale/Hayes 27, Q3 21-14, 21-16 0:35