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AVP Tour
$300,000 AVP Heritage Manhattan Beach Open
Thursday, August 13, 2026

Match #43: Qualifier's Bracket Round 2

(Q11) Paloma Bowman/Maria Castillo
vs.
(Q22) Gella Andrew/Addison Junk

Paloma Bowman

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 12, 1999 (27 yrs old)

Home Town:

Vacaville, CA

Height:

5'10"

College(s):

California-Davis
Portland
Washington

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (NORCECA Juan Dolio 2026)

Career AVP Best:

9th (Waupaca 2026)

Career Winnings:

$1,800.00

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:

9th (Waupaca 2026)

Career Winnings:

$2,095.28

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 Manhattan Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2024	Delaney Peranich - 33rd	Did not play
2025	Kylin Loker - 41st	Ella Gray - 25th

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Manhattan Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/13/2026	Qualifier 2	Gella Andrew / Addison Junk (Q22)

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
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Paloma Bowman												Maria Castillo
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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$750.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$150.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$0.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$325.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	4	1	$300.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	$300.00
16	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	5	4	$300.00	Total	10	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	1	$1,525.00

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

Paloma Bowman													Maria Castillo
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	2023	AVP
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$0.00	2024	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2024	FIVB
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	$0.00	2025	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$325.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	$300.00	2026	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$300.00
											2026	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$900.00
2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00	2026	NORCECA	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00
17	1	1	0	0	0	1	5	5	4	$1,800.00	Total	Total	10	0	1	0	0	0	3	3	2	1	$2,025.00

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
Heritage Series/Pro Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Gella Andrew

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 5, 2005 (20 yrs old)

Home Town:

Austin, TX

Height:

6'4"

College(s):

Florida State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

17th (AVP Denver 2025)

Career Winnings:

$0.00

Addison Junk

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 6, 2008 (18 yrs old)

Home Town:

Redondo Beach, CA

Height:

5'9"

College(s):

Florida State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB U18/19 World Championships Doha 2025)

Career AVP Best:

3rd (Austin 2026)

Career Winnings:

$550.00

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 Manhattan Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2025	Zoey Henson - 33rd	Did not play

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Manhattan Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/13/2026	Qualifier 1	Brooke Birch / Abby Lewis (Q43)	Won 21-18, 21-11	0:49
Thu, 8/13/2026	Qualifier 2	Paloma Bowman / Maria Castillo (Q11)

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
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Gella Andrew												Addison Junk
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											U18/19 World Championships	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$0.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	$550.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	$0.00	Total	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	$550.00

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

Gella Andrew													Addison Junk
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	2024	AVP
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00	2025	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2025	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	2026	AVP	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$550.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	$0.00	Total	Total	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	$550.00

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	1-0	100.0%	0-0	0	0	1-0	100.0%
2025-2026	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	0	0-0	1-0	100.0%	0-0	0	0	1-0	100.0%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	0	0-0	2-0	100.0%	0-0	0	0	1-0	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
8/13/26	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Qualifier 2