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AVP Tour
$20,000 AVP Heritage Contender Series Virginia Beach Open
Sunday, June 14, 2026

Match #37: Winner's Bracket Round 2

(3) Makenzie Griffin/Leona Inami
vs.
(2) Katie Pyles/Lena Sokolowski

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:

5th (AVP Pompano Beach 2026)

Career Winnings:

$500.00

Leona Inami

Photo not available

Personal Info

Height:

5'9"

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (AVP Pompano Beach 2026)

Career Winnings:

$500.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	37	Money
AVP	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	$500.00

Previous Virginia Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2023	Alison Denney - 33rd	Did not play
2025	Did not play	Brisa Zapata-Reaves - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	5/14-17/2026	Huntington Beach Open	Q17	29th	1320	$0.00
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

Virginia Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 6/13/2026	Pool C	Veronica Chau / Alivia Orvieto (22)	Won 21-11, 21-12
Sat, 6/13/2026	Pool C	Holly Reschke / Katie Will (10)	Won 21-8, 21-17
Sat, 6/13/2026	Winner 1	Nariah Johnson / Sadie Stafford (16)	Won 21-15, 19-21, 15-11
Sun, 6/14/2026	Winner 2	Katie Pyles / Lena Sokolowski (2)

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	1	$0.00
Contender Series/Tour Series	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$500.00
Total	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	$500.00

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	5	$0.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
12	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	2	2	$500.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	1	$500.00
22	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	2	10	$500.00	Total	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	4	$500.00

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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00	4	3	57.1 %
Total	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	$0.00	6	6	50.0 %

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
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	$250.00	2026	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	$250.00
21	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	2	12	$250.00	Total	Total	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	4	$250.00

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	3	75.0%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	2	25.0%	2	25.0%	4	50.0%	2-6	25.0%	3-4	42.9%	3-2	60.0%	0	0	6-6	50.0%
2025-2026	3	75.0%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	2	25.0%	2	25.0%	4	50.0%	2-6	25.0%	3-4	42.9%	3-2	60.0%	0	0	6-6	50.0%
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
Heritage Series/Pro Series	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	2	1	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	5
Total	0	0	2	2	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	6

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 (5 times)

Career Winnings:

$1,500.00

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 (4 times)

Career Winnings:

$1,050.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	$1,100.00

Previous Virginia Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Katie Hogan - 9th	Did not play
2023	Katie Hogan - 9th	Did not play
2024	Lena Sokolowski - 17th	Katie Pyles - 17th
2025	Lena Sokolowski - 25th	Katie Pyles - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	4/17-18/2026	Austin Open	10	9th	1390	$0.00
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

Virginia Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 6/13/2026	Pool B	Madison Brunick / Payton Brunick (23)	Won 21-13, 21-10
Sat, 6/13/2026	Pool B	Ella Gray / Kaley McLaughlin (11)	Won 21-23, 21-17, 17-15
Sat, 6/13/2026	Winner 1	Allison Olsonoski / Hannah Volpi (7)	Won 21-15, 21-17
Sun, 6/14/2026	Winner 2	Makenzie Griffin / Leona Inami (3)

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	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	$1,100.00
Total	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	$1,100.00

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
12	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	2	1	$800.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	10	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	1	0	$1,050.00
31	0	0	0	0	0	6	4	2	6	$1,500.00	Total	10	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	1	0	$1,050.00

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 %
2026	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	5	2	71.4 %
Total	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	$600.00	11	9	55.0 %

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
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2026	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
33	0	0	0	0	0	6	7	2	18	$1,250.00	Total	Total	9	0	0	0	0	0	4	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	8	72.7%	2	18.2%	1	9.1%	10-1	90.9%	1	11.1%	2	22.2%	6	66.7%	1-8	11.1%	8-6	57.1%	3-3	50.0%	0	0	11-9	55.0%
2025-2026	5	71.4%	2	28.6%	0	0.0%	7-0	100.0%	1	16.7%	2	33.3%	3	50.0%	1-5	16.7%	5-3	62.5%	3-2	60.0%	0	0	8-5	61.5%
Against the Field	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	6-0	100.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	4-0	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
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	4	1	4	2	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	9
Total	0	0	4	1	4	2	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	9

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
6/14/26	AVP	Virginia Beach Open	Winner 2