MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (April 3, 2015) – The sixth-ranked FIU sand volleyball team posted clean sweeps over Webber and Stanford on the first day of the Doctors Hospital Surf and Turf Invitational. With the two dual victories, the Panthers improve to 15-1 on the year and have swept the opposition in 10 of those victories.
The day was highlighted by the No. 4 pair of senior
Darija Sataric and sophomore
Marina Boulanger as the duo combined for a total of 25 service aces on the day with 16 against Webber and nine versus the Stanford Cardinal. Both Sataric and Boulanger served eight aces apiece against the Warriors, which were both career-highs.
The No. 1 tandem of senior
Maryna Samoday and
Anja Licka had another strong outing today with two decisive victories. Samoday and Licka improved to 15-1 in dual action and posted their 11
th and 12
th The Panthers continue action tomorrow for the final day of the Doctors Hospital Surf and Turf Invitational starting things off with Carson-Newman at 8 .m. before taking on in-state rival Florida Atlantic at 10:30 a.m.
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DOCTORS HOSPITAl SURF AND TURF INVITATIONAL DAY 1 RESULSFIU def. Webber 5-0No. 1
Maryna Samoday/
Anja Licka (FIU) def. Alida Schat/Briawna Mueller (WEB) 21-7, 21-10
No. 2
Summer Nash/
Kristine Monforte (FIU) def. Michelle Calderon/Karimah Hay (WEB) 21-12, 21-19
No. 3
Martyna Gluchowicz/
Anna Budinska (FIU) def. Chelsea Umana/Candiss Baxter 21-8, 21-9
No. 4
Darija Sataric/
Marina Boulanger (FIU) def. Alex Spadaro/Brenna Bissell 21-9, 21-6
No. 5
Aren Cupp/Tina Toghiyani (FIU) def. Kalei Levy/Sandra Skarkova 21-8, 21-6
Exh.
Savannah Davis/
Natalia Giron (FIU) Daniela Melo/Vikki Parzyonat 21-13, 21-7
FIU def. Stanford (STAN) 5-0No. 1
Maryna Samoday/
Anja Licka (FIU) def. Lauren Birks/Brittany Howard (STAN) 21-10, 21-16
No. 2
Summer Nash/
Kristine Monforte (FIU) def. Mandi Bugg/Ivana Vanjak (STAN) 21-16, 17-21, 15-12
No. 3
Martyna Gluchowicz/
Anna Budinska (FIU) def. Merete Lutz/Jordan Burgess 21-13, 21-16
No. 4
Darija Sataric/
Marina Boulanger (FIU) def. Inky Ajanaku/Grace Kennedy (STAN) 21-11, 21-17
No. 5
Aren Cupp/Tina Toghiyani (FIU) def. Kelsey Humphreys/Catherine Raquel (STAN) 21-17, 21-11
Exh.
Savannah Davis/
Natalia Giron (FIU) def. Sidney Brown/Petra Grutzik (STAN) 21-10, 21-13
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