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AVP Tour
$20,000 AVP Heritage Contender Series Austin Open
Friday, April 17, 2026 Court #4 3:00 PM

Match #34: Contender's Bracket Round 1

(13) Maria Castillo/Kahlee York
vs.
(29) Ella Grimes/Brynn Hughbanks

Maria Belen Castillo

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 22, 1998 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Argentina

Height:

6'4"

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

25th (FIVB Tlaxcala 2026)

Career AVP Best:

First event

Career Winnings:

$750.00

Kahlee York

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 18, 1998 (27 yrs old)

Home Town:

Lakewood Ranch, FL

Height:

5'11"

College(s):

Louisiana State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (AVP Waupaca 2024)

Career Winnings:

$16,725.00

Team Career Summary

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

Previous Austin Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Austin Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 4/17/2026	Winner 1	Addison Junk / Avery Junk (20)	Lost 17-21, 14-21
Fri, 4/17/2026	Contender 1	Ella Grimes / Brynn Hughbanks (29)

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$)
Contender Series/Tour Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Maria Castillo												Kahlee York
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$750.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$200.00
											Manhattan Beach	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											Gold Series	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	$5,200.00
											Heritage Series/Pro Series	10	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	1	0	$4,925.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	16	0	1	1	0	5	5	2	1	0	$6,400.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$750.00	Total	34	0	1	1	1	5	10	10	2	3	$16,725.00

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

Maria Castillo													Kahlee York
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	NVL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2021	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
											2022	AVP	10	0	0	1	0	2	4	2	1	0	$7,000.00
											2023	AVP	8	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	0	0	$2,850.00
											2023	FIVB	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$200.00
											2024	AVP	6	0	1	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	$5,750.00
											2025	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	$925.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$750.00	2026	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$750.00	Total	Total	34	0	1	1	1	5	10	10	2	4	$16,725.00

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
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Ella Grimes

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 14, 2008 (18 yrs old)

Home Town:

Mason, OH

Height:

5'10"

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 ( Doha 2025)

Career AVP Best:

First event

Career Winnings:

$0.00

Brynn Hughbanks

Photo not available

Personal Info

Home Town:

Chelan, WA

Height:

5'9"

College(s):

Florida State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

First event

Career Winnings:

$0.00

Team Career Summary

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

Previous Austin Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Austin Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 4/17/2026	Winner 1	Katie Horton / Sydney Wetterstrom (4)	Lost 17-21, 17-21
Fri, 4/17/2026	Contender 1	Maria Castillo / Kahlee York (13)

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$)
Contender Series/Tour Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Ella Grimes												Brynn Hughbanks
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

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

Ella Grimes													Brynn Hughbanks
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2025	FIVB Age Group WC
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Total	Total

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
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	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
4/17/26	AVP	Austin Open	Contender 1