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AVP Tour
$150,000 AVP Heritage Huntington Beach Open
Thursday, May 14, 2026

Match #47: Qualifier's Bracket Round 2

(Q15) Maria Kliefoth/Lexi McKeown
vs.
(Q18) Makenzie Griffin/Leona Inami

Maria Kliefoth

Photo: Han Duong

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 22, 1991 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Berlin, Germany

Height:

5'10"

College(s):

Texas-Pan American

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (AVP Waupaca 2023)

Career Winnings:

$0.00

Alexandra (Lexi) McKeown

Photo: Han Duong

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 17, 2000 (26 yrs old)

Home Town:

Aliso Viejo, CA

Height:

5'11"

College(s):

Florida State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

17th (AVP Austin 2026)

Career Winnings:

$325.00

Team Career Summary

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

Previous Huntington Beach Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	4/17-18/2026	Austin Open	14	17th	1132	$0.00

Huntington Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/14/2026	Qualifier 2	Makenzie Griffin / Leona Inami (Q18)

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$)
Heritage Series/Pro Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Contender Series/Tour Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Maria Kliefoth												Lexi McKeown
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	Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Manhattan Beach	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$325.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Gold Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	0	$0.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00
13	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	2	$0.00	Total	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	$325.00

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	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	1	2	33.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Maria Kliefoth													Lexi McKeown
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	AVP	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
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2019	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$325.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2021	AVP
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	$0.00	2022	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	1	$0.00	2023	AVP
											2025	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2026	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
12	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	4	$0.00	Total	Total	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	$325.00

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	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	1-2	33.3%	0-0	0	0	1-2	33.3%
2025-2026	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	1-2	33.3%	0-0	0	0	1-2	33.3%
Against the Field	0		0		0		0-0		0		0		0		0-0		0-0		0-0	0	0	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
Heritage Series/Pro Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2

Makenzie Griffin

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 31, 1998 (27 yrs old)

Home Town:

Jourdanton, TX

Height:

6'0"

College(s):

Texas Lutheran
Angelo State
Long Beach State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (AVP Waupaca 2023)

Career Winnings:

$0.00

Leona Inami

Photo not available

Personal Info

Height:

5'9"

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

17th (AVP Austin 2026)

Career Winnings:

$0.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	Money
AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$0.00

Previous Huntington Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Violeta Slabakova - 17th	Did not play
2023	Skyler Germann - 29th	Did not play
2025	Jade Race - 29th	Brisa Zapata-Reaves - 29th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	4/17-18/2026	Austin Open	15	17th	1132	$0.00
AVP	7/9-11/2025	Waupaca Contender Series	Q2	25th	832	$0.00
AVP	7/4-6/2025	Denver Contender Series	22, Q12	19th	971	$0.00

Huntington Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/14/2026	Qualifier 2	Maria Kliefoth / Lexi McKeown (Q15)

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$)
Heritage Series/Pro Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Contender Series/Tour Series	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$0.00
Total	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Makenzie Griffin												Leona Inami
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Manhattan Beach
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Gold Series
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	$0.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	2	$0.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	$0.00
20	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2	9	$0.00	Total	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	$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
2025	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$0.00	2	3	40.0 %
2026	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$0.00	3	5	37.5 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Makenzie Griffin													Leona Inami
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	0	0	1	$0.00	2021	AVP
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	$0.00	2022	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2022	FIVB
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	$0.00	2023	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2024	AVP
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	$0.00	2025	AVP	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2025	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2026	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
19	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2	11	$0.00	Total	Total	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	$0.00

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	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	2	28.6%	2	28.6%	3	42.9%	2-5	28.6%	1-3	25.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	3-5	37.5%
2025-2026	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	2	28.6%	2	28.6%	3	42.9%	2-5	28.6%	1-3	25.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	3-5	37.5%
Against the Field	0		0		0		0-0		0		0		0		0-0		0-0		0-0		0	0	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
Heritage Series/Pro Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5
Total	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
5/14/26	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Qualifier 2