MIAMI (March 15, 2022) – No. 19 FIU Beach Volleyball topped Palm Beach Atlantic and North Florida during the first day of the 2022 Surf N Turf Invitational on South Beach. The Panthers took down Palm Beach Atlantic 5-0 and North Florida 4-1.  
 
The top Panther paring of Paige Kalkhoff and Giada Bianchi stayed dominate on Tuesday by taking down the Sailfish 21-16, 21-18 and the Osprey 23-21, 21-9 on court one.
 
Rachele Mancinelli and Emily Meyer moved to 8-0 on the year after taking both duels on court two. Mancinelli and Meyer needed a comeback to prevail over Palm Beach Atlantic 15-21, 21-18 and 15-13 before sweeping UNF 21-18, 21-19.  
 
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FIU is back in action with the second day of the 2022 Surf N Turf Invitational on Wednesday. The squad faces FGCU at 9 a.m. ET, and No. 2 USC at 1 p.m. ET.
  
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#17 FIU 5, Palm Beach Atlantic 0
1. Paige Kalkhoff/Giada Bianchi (FIU) def. Lunden Evans/Jazz Schmidt (PBABVB) 21-16, 21-18
2. Rachele Mancinelli/Emily Meyer (FIU) def. Lyndzey Minter/Abby Devido (PBABVB) 15-21, 21-18, 15-13
3. Emma Erteltova/Gina Lipscomb (FIU) def. Gabriella Aziz/Abigail Mason (PBABVB) 13-21, 24-22, 15-11
4. Zuzanna Bielak/Roberta Ribeiro (FIU) def. Bailey Myott/Emma Vann (PBABVB) 21-10, 21-15
5. Lisa Luini/Kendall Mather (FIU) def. Karla Cantero/Lorrayne Silva (PBABVB) 21-9, 21-18
6. Julia Golichowski/Kayleigh Hall (PBABVB) vs. Anna Davis/Myrthe Maring (FIU) no result
 
#17 FIU 4, North Florida 1
1. Giada Bianchi/Paige Kalkhoff (FIU) def. Taryn Griffey/Callie Workman (UNF) 23-21, 21-9
2. Rachele Mancinelli/Emily Meyer (FIU) def. Carleigh Semeniuk/Lauren Galinis (UNF) 21-18, 21-19
3. Gina Lipscomb/Emma Erteltova (FIU) def. Leah Maloney/Marisa Rogers (UNF) 21-19, 21-8
4. Gabby O'Connell/Madeline Camp (UNF) def. Zuzanna Bielak/Roberta Ribeiro (FIU) 21-18, 21-19
5. Kendall Mather/Lisa Luini (FIU) def. Chantel McMillan/Hayden Wooldridge (UNF) 21-14, 19-21, 15-11
Ext. Ella Erteltova/Paola Alvarado (FIU) def. Zoe Cahill/Anna Mallory (UNF) 21-17, 21-14