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AVP Tour
$20,000 AVP Heritage Contender Series Austin Open
Friday, April 17, 2026 Court #3 8:00 PM

Match #28: Winner's Bracket Round 3

(10) Katie Pyles/Lena Sokolowski
vs.
(2) Molly Phillips/Abby Van Winkle

Katie Pyles

Photo: Joseph Kling

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 14, 1995 (30 yrs old)

Home Town:

Littleton, CO

Height:

5'9"

College(s):

Nova Southeastern
Grand Canyon University

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (4 times)

Career Winnings:

$1,250.00

Olena Ustymenko Sokolowski

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 10, 1986 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kiev, Ukraine

Height:

6'4"

College(s):

Louisville

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

$800.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	$600.00

Previous Austin Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2019	Bailey Bars - 45th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	7/4-6/2025	Denver Contender Series	17, Q3	9th	1254	$600.00
AVP	6/27-29/2025	Virginia Beach Contender Series	Q4	25th	832	$0.00

Austin Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 4/17/2026	Winner 1	Hannah Frohling / Amanda Harnett (23)	Won 21-16, 14-21, 15-9
Fri, 4/17/2026	Winner 2	Rafaela Biegelmeyer / Tambre Nobles (7)	Won 21-14, 17-21, 15-11
Fri, 4/17/2026	Winner 3	Molly Phillips / Abby Van Winkle (2)	Lost 16-21, 17-21

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$)
Contender Series/Tour Series	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	$600.00
Total	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	$600.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Katie Pyles												Lena Sokolowski
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Manhattan Beach
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Tour Championships
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Gold Series
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	$700.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series
11	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	2	1	$550.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	9	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	1	0	$800.00
30	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	2	6	$1,250.00	Total	9	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	1	0	$800.00

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
2022	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	0	2	0.0 %
2024	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	3	2	60.0 %
2025	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$600.00	3	3	50.0 %
Total	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	$600.00	6	7	46.2 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Katie Pyles													Lena Sokolowski
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	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2015	NVL
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00	2016	NVL
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	2017	AVP
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	2018	AVP
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	$0.00	2019	AVP
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$250.00	2022	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	$700.00	2023	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	$0.00	2024	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$200.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	$300.00	2025	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	$600.00
32	0	0	0	0	0	5	7	2	18	$1,250.00	Total	Total	8	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	1	0	$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	6	66.7%	2	22.2%	1	11.1%	8-1	88.9%	0	0.0%	2	28.6%	5	71.4%	0-7	0.0%	6-5	54.5%	2-3	40.0%	0	0	8-8	50.0%
2025-2026	3	60.0%	2	40.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	2	50.0%	2	50.0%	0-4	0.0%	3-2	60.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	5-4	55.6%
Against the Field	1	33.3%	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0	3-1	75.0%

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	4	1	2	2	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	8
Total	0	0	4	1	2	2	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	8

Molly Phillips

Photo: NORCECA

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 31, 2001 (25 yrs old)

Home Town:

Mansfield, TX

Height:

6'5"

College(s):

Texas
Southern California

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (NORCECA San Jose 2024)

Career AVP Best:

9th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$34,100.00

Abby Van Winkle

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 13, 1999 (26 yrs old)

Home Town:

San Clemente, CA

Height:

6'2"

College(s):

UCLA

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$51,675.00

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	$500.00
FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	US$11,200.00
Overall	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	US$11,700.00

Previous Austin Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/18-22/2026	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	4	5th	600	US$5,000.00
FIVB	3/11-15/2026	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	13	9th	600	US$6,200.00

Austin Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 4/17/2026	Winner 1	Melissa Calata / Jayna Duke (31)	Won 21-13, 21-9
Fri, 4/17/2026	Winner 2	Jennifer Keddy / Ashley Kozer (18)	Won 21-15, 18-21, 19-17
Fri, 4/17/2026	Winner 3	Katie Pyles / Lena Sokolowski (10)	Won 21-16, 21-17
Sat, 4/18/2026	Winner 4	Madison Shields / Kamila Tan (6)

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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$6,200.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00
Contender Series/Tour Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00
Total	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$11,700.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Molly Phillips												Abby Van Winkle
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
11	0	0	0	0	1	5	3	2	0	$18,600.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	$6,850.00
9	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	3	0	$11,625.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	15	0	0	0	1	2	3	5	2	0	$15,750.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$250.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star
											Manhattan Beach	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$325.00
											Gold Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$2,475.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	$1,525.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	7	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	$13,375.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$850.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	12	2	0	4	0	1	4	0	0	0	$11,650.00
28	0	0	0	0	5	10	6	5	1	$32,850.00	Total	45	2	0	4	1	5	14	9	6	0	$50,425.00

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	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$11,200.00	4	4	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$11,200.00	4	4	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Molly Phillips													Abby Van Winkle
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2013	NVL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2018	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											2019	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$1,325.00
											2021	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$0.00
											2022	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	$1,525.00
											2023	AVP	6	0	0	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	$2,950.00
											2023	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2024	AVP	6	2	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	$15,750.00
5	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	$1,250.00	2024	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	1	$2,500.00
2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,250.00	2024	NORCECA	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,250.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	$2,125.00	2025	AVP	4	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	$7,025.00
15	0	0	0	0	3	5	3	4	0	$23,625.00	2025	FIVB	10	0	0	0	1	0	3	4	2	0	$13,500.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$5,600.00	2026	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$5,600.00
29	1	0	1	0	5	10	6	5	1	$33,850.00	Total	Total	47	3	0	5	1	5	14	9	6	4	$51,425.00

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	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0	0	0-0	2-0	100.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	3-0	100.0%
2025-2026	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0	0	0-0	2-0	100.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	3-0	100.0%
Against the Field	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0	0	0-0	4-0	100.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	3-0	100.0%

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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Total	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	4

Head to Head Results
Phillips/Van Winkle lead the series 1-0

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
4/17/26	AVP	Austin Open	Winner 3	Phillips/Van Winkle	2	Pyles/Sokolowski	10	21-16, 21-17