TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (April 7, 2017) – The No. 13-ranked FIU beach volleyball team (17-10, 7-4 CCSA) dropped two matches after day one of the Staybridge Suites Invitational at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. The Panthers were defeated by No. 10 South Carolina, 5-0, and No. 16 TCU, 3-2.
In the first match of the day, FIU fell to the Gamecocks, as the No. 4 pair of
Anabela Sataric and
Estefanie Bethancourt took their opponents, Julia Mannisto and Carly Schnieder, to a tight three-set decision that finished 18-21, 22-20, 15-9.
Next up, the Panthers faced the Horned Frogs, falling one set shy of a victory. At the No. 2 spot,
Federica Frasca and
Margherita Bianchin defeated Molly Scheel and Haven Hill, 21-13, 21-16. Getting their first win as a pair, at the No. 4 spot, Lina
Bernier and
Katie Hogan took the victory over Clair Doyle and Avery Arellano, 21-8, 21-18. Unfortunately, the Panthers were one match short of splitting their first two matches of the Invitational.
FIU is slated to face-off against No. 10 Georgia State at
2:30 p.m. tomorrow in its only match of the afternoon.
#11 South Carolina def. #13 FIU, 5-0
No. 1 Adrianna Culbert/Katie Smith (SC) def.
Margherita Bianchin/
Federica Frasca (FIU) 21-19, 21-17
No. 2 Shannon Williams/Ali Denney (SC) def.
Kari Peterson/
Taija Thomas (FIU) 21-12, 21-13
No. 3 Katie Zimmerman/Macie Tendrich (SC) def.
Katie Hogan/
Helene Thelle (FIU) 21-18, 21-11
No. 4 Julia Mannisto/Carly Schnieder (SC) def.
Anabela Sataric/
Estefanie Bethancourt (FIU) 18-21, 22-20, 15-9
No. 5 Jade Vitt/Franky Harrison (SC) def.
Lina Bernier/
Natalia Giron (FIU) 21-17, 21-16
Exh.
Dorina Klinger/
Katie Friesen (FIU) def. AJ Baurmann/Hannah Edelman (SC) 21-17, 21-15
Order of Finish: 5, 4, 2, 3, 1
#16 TCU def. #13 Florida International, 3-2
No. 1 Amy Neal/Jaelyn Greene (TCU) def.
Dorina Klinger/
Katie Friesen (FIU) 21-12, 20-22, 15-6
No. 2
Federica Frasca/
Margherita Bianchin (FIU) def. Molly Scheel/Haven Hill (TCU) 21-13, 21-16
No. 3 Jillian Bergeson/Shane Peters (TCU) def.
Morgan Crawley/
Kari Peterson (FIU) 21-16, 17-21, 15-11
No. 4
Lina Bernier/
Katie Hogan (FIU) def. Clair Doyle/Avery Arellano (TCU) 21-8, 21-18
No. 5 Ariah Palter/Tyler Lucas (TCU) def.
Anabela Sataric/
Estefanie Bethancourt (FIU) 18-21, 21-8, 15-13
Exh.
Mackenzie Walker/
Natalia Giron (FIU) def. Jordan Terral/Jensyn Bledsoe (TCU) 21-19, 23-21
Order of finish: 4, 5, 2, 1, 3
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Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offer more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $8.9 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
