MIAMI (Feb. 25, 2021) - No. 13 FIU beach volleyball opened the season at the FIU Beach Volleyball Courts with a doubleheader against Florida Memorial on Thursday morning. The Panthers took down the Lions 5-0 in back-to-back contests. 
 
Federica Frasca and Roberta Ribeiro dominated on court one, taking down FMU 21-7, 21-12 during the first dual and 21-6, 21-4 during the rematch. Abbie Hughes and Paige Kalkhoff tamed their Lion foes, defeating the opposition 21-3, 21-3 on court three and 21-4, 21-5 on court two. 

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FIU hits the road for the Stetson Spring Fling this weekend. FIU opens the tournament with duals against No. 14 South Carolina on Saturday, Feb. 27, at noon and No. 15 TCU at 4 p.m. The Panthers close out the tournament when the team faces the 11th-ranked Hatters at 10 a.m. and No. 12 Florida Atlantic at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 28.

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DUAL ONE
1. FRASCA, Federica/ROBEIRO, Roberta (FIU) def. Dodd, Olivia/Infante, Azmabeth (FMU) 21-7, 21-12
2. MANCINELLI, Rachele/ERTELTOVA, Emma (FIU) def. Albarron, Sammyra/Santana, Keisha (FMU) 15-21, 21-16, 15-4
3. HUGHES, Abbie/KALKHOFF, Paige (FIU) def. Soto, Adriana/Santana, Alanis (FMU) 21-3, 21-3
4. BERNIER, Lina/LIPSCOMB, Gina (FIU) def. Cruz, Biancaliz/Busque, Agustina (FMU) 21-7, 21-7
5. BIANCHI, Giada/BRANDSTETTER, Sophia (FIU) def. No player/No player (FMU), by forfeit

DUAL TWO
1. FRASCA, Federica/ROBEIRO, Roberta (FIU) def. Dodd, Olivia/Infante, Azmabeth (FMU) 21-6, 21-4
2. HUGHES, Abbie/KALKHOFF, Paige (FIU) def. Albarron, Sammyra/Santana, Alanis (FMU) 21-4, 21-5
3. ERTELTOVA, Emma/MANCINELLI, Rachele (FIU) def. Cruz, Biancaliz/Santana, Keisha (FMU) 21-6, 21-16
4. LIPSCOMB, Gina/BERNIER, Lina (FIU) def. Soto, Adriana/Busque, Agustina (FMU) 21-15, 21-8
5. BRANDSTETTER, Sophia/BIANCHI, Giada (FIU) def. No player/No player (FMU), by forfeit