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AVP Tour
$60,000 AVP Heritage Contender Series Santa Barbara Open
October 2 - 4, 2026

(8) Ella Connor/Jessica Smith

Ella Connor

Photo: Han Duong

Personal Info

Home Town:

Kihei, HI

Height:

6'1"

College(s):

Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

$15,900.00

Jessica Smith

Photo: Han Duong

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 20, 2003 (23 yrs old)

Home Town:

Laguna Niguel, CA

Height:

6'0"

College(s):

UCLA
Indiana

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (AVP Santa Barbara 2026)

Career Winnings:

$5,300.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	37	41	Money
AVP	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	$10,600.00

Previous Santa Barbara Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	7/8-10/2026	Waupaca Open	15	9th	1706	$600.00
AVP	5/14-17/2026	Huntington Beach Open	Q13	29th	1320	$0.00

Santa Barbara Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 10/3/2026	Pool H	Ella Buchanan / Brooke Canaday (25)	Won 21-9, 21-10
Sat, 10/3/2026	Pool H	Lindsey Jin / Renata Lechien (9)	Won 21-16, 21-14
Sat, 10/3/2026	Winner 2	Delaney Peranich / Kate Reilly (10)	Won 21-12, 21-14
Sun, 10/4/2026	Winner 3	Amber Stivrins / Lauren Stivrins (16)	Won 27-29, 21-18, 15-10
Sun, 10/4/2026	Semi-Finals	Ashley Pater / Sarah Wood (5)	Won 18-21, 21-17, 15-6
Sun, 10/4/2026	Finals	Alexis Durish / Audrey Koenig (2)	Won 16-21, 21-17, 15-13

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$)
Gold Series	1	0	0	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	1	$0.00
Contender Series/Tour Series	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$10,600.00
Total	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	$10,600.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Ella Connor												Jessica Smith
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	0	1	$0.00
1	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
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	$2,750.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
9	2	2	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	$13,150.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$5,300.00
13	2	2	0	0	1	3	2	1	2	$15,900.00	Total	6	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	$5,300.00

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	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2026	AVP	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$10,600.00	7	3	70.0 %
Total	AVP	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	$10,600.00	7	4	63.6 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Ella Connor													Jessica Smith
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2019	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$0.00	2022	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	2024	AVP
4	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$5,375.00	2025	AVP
6	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	$10,525.00	2026	AVP	4	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	$5,300.00
13	2	2	0	0	1	3	2	1	2	$15,900.00	Total	Total	6	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	$5,300.00

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	50.0%	0	0.0%	4	50.0%	4-4	50.0%	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	4-0	100.0%	3-4	42.9%	0	0	7-4	63.6%
2025-2026	4	57.1%	0	0.0%	3	42.9%	4-3	57.1%	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	4-0	100.0%	3-3	50.0%	0	0	7-3	70.0%
Against the Field	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	6-0	100.0%	6-0	100.0%	0	0	6-0	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
Gold Series	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
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	0	0	3	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	7	2
Total	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	7	4

Head to Head Results
Connor/Smith lead the series against the field 6-0 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Durish/Koenig 1-0
10/4/26	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Finals	Connor/Smith	8	Durish/Koenig	2	16-21, 21-17, 15-13
Lead the series against # 5 Pater/Wood 1-0
10/4/26	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Semi-Finals	Connor/Smith	8	Pater/Wood	5	18-21, 21-17, 15-6
Lead the series against # 9 Jin/Lechien 1-0
10/3/26	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Pool H	Connor/Smith	8	Jin/Lechien	9	21-16, 21-14
Lead the series against # 10 Peranich/Reilly 1-0
10/3/26	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Winner 2	Connor/Smith	8	Peranich/Reilly	10	21-12, 21-14
Lead the series against # 16 Stivrins/Stivrins 1-0
10/4/26	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Winner 3	Connor/Smith	8	Stivrins/Stivrins	16	27-29, 21-18, 15-10
Lead the series against # 25 Buchanan/Canaday 1-0
10/3/26	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Pool H	Connor/Smith	8	Buchanan/Canaday	25	21-9, 21-10