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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Tlaxcala
Friday, March 20, 2026

Match #30: Pool G

(7) Paul Henning/Lukas Pfretzschner, Germany
vs.
(23) Ryan Ierna/Hagen Smith, United States

Paul Henning
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 28, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Erfurt

Height:

202 cm (6'8")

Weight:

92 kg (202 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$43,348.23

Lukas Pfretzschner
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 13, 2000 (26 yrs old)

Home Town:

Dachau

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$64,701.38

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,500.00

Previous Tlaxcala Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Did not play	Robin Sowa - 33rd

Recent Results 1st Tournament

BPT Challenge Tlaxcala Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 3/19/2026	Pool G	Bryce Mayer / Tyler Penberthy, Virgin Islands (26, Q5)	Lost 24-22, 17-21, 16-18	1:01
Fri, 3/20/2026	Pool G	Ryan Ierna / Hagen Smith, United States (23)

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Paul Henning												Lukas Pfretzschner
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Youth Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$9,000.00
10	0	0	0	0	3	2	5	0	0	$21,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	17	0	0	0	0	2	7	5	3	0	$25,750.00
16	0	1	1	0	1	3	2	2	0	$16,750.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	24	0	1	1	1	3	3	3	4	0	$25,500.00
4	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,200.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	10	0	1	1	0	2	2	4	0	0	$4,100.00
											U21 World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
31	0	4	1	0	5	5	8	2	0	$42,950.00	Total	56	0	3	2	1	10	13	12	7	0	$64,350.00

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

Individual Finishes by Season

Paul Henning													Lukas Pfretzschner
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2017	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2018	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2019	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	1	$1,950.00
											2019	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2020	FIVB	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00
											2021	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	3	$2,750.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	4	$500.00	2022	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	1	1	$4,750.00
4	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$5,200.00	2023	FIVB	11	0	1	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	$7,025.00
7	0	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	$10,000.00	2024	FIVB	5	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	$16,000.00
11	0	0	1	0	2	3	4	1	0	$26,500.00	2025	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	4	4	1	4	0	$30,125.00
30	0	4	1	0	5	5	8	2	5	$42,200.00	Total	Total	55	0	3	2	1	10	13	12	7	7	$63,600.00

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%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-1	0.0%	0	0	0-1	0.0%
2025-2026	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-1	0.0%	0	0	0-1	0.0%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-2	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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Ryan Ierna
United States

Photo: NORCECA

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 14, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Clearwater, FL

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB Pompano Beach 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$6,275.00

Hagen Smith
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 10, 1995 (30 yrs old)

Home Town:

Pacific Palisades, CA

Height:

186 cm (6'0")

Weight:

85 kg (187 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Battipaglia 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$9,995.08

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,500.00

Previous Tlaxcala Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

BPT Challenge Tlaxcala Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 3/19/2026	Pool G	Hugo Campos / Joao Pedrosa, Portugal (10)	Lost 21-15, 14-21, 8-15	0:42
Fri, 3/20/2026	Pool G	Paul Henning / Lukas Pfretzschner, Germany (7)

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Ryan Ierna												Hagen Smith
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$3,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	$1,250.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$2,625.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	12	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	1	2	$7,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$150.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	5	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	$1,300.00
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
10	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	1	1	$6,275.00	Total	23	1	1	1	1	1	1	9	2	2	$9,550.00

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

Individual Finishes by Season

Ryan Ierna													Hagen Smith
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2014	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
											2022	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2023	FIVB	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	$550.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$150.00	2024	FIVB	10	1	0	1	0	1	1	3	1	2	$3,625.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	2	$5,375.00	2025	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	$4,625.00
9	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	1	3	$5,525.00	Total	Total	22	1	1	1	1	1	1	9	2	5	$8,800.00

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%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-1	0.0%	0	0	0-1	0.0%
2025-2026	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-1	0.0%	0	0	0-1	0.0%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-2	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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
3/20/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	Pool G