COCOA
BEACH, Fla. - The ULM sand volleyball squad split its
first matches Saturday in the Ron Jon Surf Shop Beach 'n' Boards Fest. The
Warhawks (1-1) began the day with a 4-1 loss to North Florida but earned their
first-ever victory over Jacksonville later in the day, also a 4-1 decision.
MATCH
ONE - North Florida 4, ULM 1
ULM fell 4-1 to North Florida (1-1) in its first ever
sand volleyball match Saturday morning.
The lone point came from top pair
Tetiana Sukach and Zuzanna Markova 2-1 victory over Dagnija Medina and Anna Budinska (21-16. 18-21,
17-15).
ULM dropped a close match at the second flight. Michelle
McNamee and Amy Grabiec took the first set 21-17 from the Ospreys duo of Carolyn Jenkins and Cari
Whitmire
but dropped the final two sets 21-18 and 16-14.
MATCH
TWO - ULM 4, Jacksonville 1
The Warhawks grabbed rallied to edge Jacksonville 4-1 on Saturday
evening. Sukach and Markova got their second win of the day in a 2-0 sweep.
Alannah Cullum, Iren Marinova, Maria Garcia, Grabiec and McNamee each earned
their first victories in the night cap over the Dolphins (0-2).
"It was fantastic
to get a win on our first day of NCAA sand volleyball. In the morning match, we
showed some jitters, but we learned some tricks for playing in the wind and the
afternoon went much better. [Grabiec and McNamee] had a great performance after
coming within a point of winning this morning.
There's no time to celebrate, though, with two matches tomorrow," head sand
volleyball coach David Fischer said.
Both head volleyball coaches made the trip and were
pleased with the Warhawks' performance.
"It was great to
see the girls bounce back from the morning match and play so well. We were
focused and executed solid game plans from team one all the way to team 5. It's
great to see the girls support each other and have so much fun playing
volleyball," said indoor head coach and director of volleyball operations
Patrick Hiltz said.
ULM resumes play in the
Ron Jon Surf Shop Beach 'n' Boards Festival tomorrow against Stetson and Webber.
LINE SCORE -- Match One
1. Tetiana Sukach/Zuzana Markova (ULM) d. Dagnija Medina/Anna Budinska (UNF), 21-16, 18-21, 17-15
2. Carolyn Jenkins/Cari Whitmire (UNF) d. Amy Grabiec/Michelle McNamee (ULM), 21-17, 18-21, 14-16
3. Cameron McGuire/Paige Pridgeon (UNF) d. Blanca Ocana/Marcela Araya (ULM), 21-17, 21-15
4. Julie Trembley/Britt Claussens (UNF) d. Maria Garcia/Iren Marinova (ULM), 21-9, 21-16
5. Nicole Baran/Anna Wagner (UNF) d. Katie Harrington/Alannah Cullum (ULM) 21-9, 21-16
LINE SCORE -- Match Two
1.
Tetiana Sukach/
Zuzana Markova (ULM) d. Kendall Courtney/Taylor Nyquist (JU): 21-11, 21-17
2.
Amy Grabiec/
Michelle McNamee (ULM) d. Alyssa Robertson/Niatha Cullen (JU): 21-8, 21-10
3. Sammie Strausbrough/Gabriela Roman (JU) d.
Blanca Ocana/
Marcela Araya (ULM): 21-11, 21-18
4.
Iren Marinova/
Maria Garcia (ULM) d. Kylie Jacob/Thalya Pagan (JU): 17-21, 21-18, 15-6
5.
Alannah Cullum/
Katie Harrington (ULM) d. Emily Laskelle/Nicole Teplitz (JU): 21-10, 21-18
