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AVP Tour
$60,000 AVP Heritage Contender Series Denver Open
Saturday, July 4, 2026

Match #8: Pool D

(9) Maya Gessner/Kate Reilly
vs.
(16) Maria Castillo/Katie Lindstrom

Maya Gessner

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 27, 2002 (24 yrs old)

Home Town:

La Jolla, CA

Height:

6'1"

College(s):

California-Berkeley
Southern California

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (3 times)

Career AVP Best:

3rd (Denver 2025)

Career Winnings:

$7,895.28

Kate Reilly

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 19, 2002 (24 yrs old)

Home Town:

Manhattan Beach, CA

Height:

5'9"

College(s):

Stanford

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (NORCECA Managua 2025)

Career AVP Best:

5th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$4,500.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$600.00
NORCECA	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$500.00
Overall	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,100.00

Previous Denver Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2023	Jade Race - 49th	Did not play
2024	Jacinda Ramirez - 5th	Did not play
2025	Jacinda Ramirez - 3rd	Ella Connor - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	4/17-18/2026	Austin Open	3	5th	1540	$600.00
NORCECA	11/28-30/2025	NORCECA Managua	3	3rd	256	US$500.00

Denver Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 7/4/2026	Pool D	Maria Castillo / Katie Lindstrom (16)

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	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$600.00
Total	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$600.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Maya Gessner												Kate Reilly
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	$1,125.00
5	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	$700.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$150.00
											U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											Manhattan Beach	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	Gold Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$650.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	$3,600.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$1,125.00
10	0	0	1	0	2	4	0	1	1	$3,275.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	5	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	$1,200.00
21	0	0	2	1	3	7	1	2	4	$7,575.00	Total	18	0	0	0	1	3	2	1	2	8	$4,250.00

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$600.00	4	2	66.7 %
Total	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$600.00	4	2	66.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Maya Gessner													Kate Reilly
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2018	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											2019	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
											2021	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2021	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2022	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$325.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2023	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$325.00
5	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	$2,750.00	2024	AVP
3	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	$450.00	2024	FIVB
6	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	$3,825.00	2025	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	$2,025.00
2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00	2025	FIVB
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$250.00	2025	NORCECA	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$250.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$300.00	2026	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$300.00
											2026	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$1,275.00
21	0	0	3	1	3	7	1	2	4	$7,825.00	Total	Total	19	0	0	1	1	4	2	1	2	8	$4,500.00

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	4	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	4-1	80.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	4-2	66.7%
2025-2026	4	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	4-1	80.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	4-2	66.7%
Against the Field	0		0		0		0-0		0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0-1	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
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2

Maria Belen Castillo

Photo: NORCECA

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 22, 1998 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rafaela, Argentina

Height:

6'4"

College(s):

California-Berkeley
Southern California

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (NORCECA Managua 2026)

Career AVP Best:

13th (Austin 2026)

Career Winnings:

$1,795.28

Katie Lindstrom

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 21, 1992 (33 yrs old)

Home Town:

Daytona Beach, FL

Height:

5'4"

College(s):

Palm Beach Atlantic University
Webber International
Louisiana-Monroe

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career AVP Best:

3rd (Pompano Beach 2026)

Career Winnings:

$14,723.91

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
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$1,500.00
Overall	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$1,500.00

Previous Denver Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Did not play	Lauren DeTurk - 25th
2023	Did not play	Maria Kliefoth - 17th
2024	Did not play	Charlie Ekstrom - 9th
2025	Did not play	Sydney Wetterstrom - 19th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/18-22/2026	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	31, Q12	25th	220	US$1,500.00

Denver Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 7/4/2026	Pool D	Maya Gessner / Kate Reilly (9)

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	1	0	$1,500.00
Contender Series/Tour Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Maria Castillo												Katie Lindstrom
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	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	10	$1,500.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$150.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	17	0	1	1	0	4	10	1	0	0	$2,425.00
											Manhattan Beach	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
											Tour Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											Gold Series	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$325.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$325.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	3	$600.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	19	0	0	1	0	1	10	5	1	0	$2,925.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	$1,225.00	Total	66	0	1	2	0	5	20	13	5	19	$7,775.00

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,500.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,500.00	1	2	33.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Maria Castillo													Katie Lindstrom
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2012	Pro Beach	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2015	NVL	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$250.00
											2016	NVL	6	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	$1,375.00
											2017	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2017	NVL	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$250.00
											2018	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	$0.00
											2019	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	$0.00
											2021	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
											2022	AVP	6	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	$1,000.00
											2022	NORCECA	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00
											2023	AVP	8	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	1	$425.00
											2023	FIVB	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$400.00
											2023	NORCECA	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00
											2024	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	$1,200.00
											2024	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	1	0	$600.00
											2024	NORCECA	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$325.00	2025	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	1	$725.00
											2025	FIVB	6	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	$600.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2026	AVP	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	$500.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$900.00	2026	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	2	0	$2,325.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00	2026	NORCECA
8	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	$1,725.00	Total	Total	83	3	3	2	1	6	26	17	5	20	$14,150.00

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	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
2025-2026	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
7/4/26	AVP	Denver Open	Pool D