MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. (April 3, 2022) – No. 15 FIU Beach Volleyball team dropped both duels on the final day of the UCLA Invitational. The Panthers fell 3-2 to No. 4 Loyola Marymount and 5-0 to No. 3 USC.
 
In the first duel of the day against Loyola Marymount, the top Panther pairing of Paige Kalkhoff and Giada Bianchi tamed the Lions 24-22, 21-16 on court one. On the fives court, the FIU pairing of Kendall Mather and Lisa Luini toppled LMU 21-18, 14-21 and 15-13.
 
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#4 Loyola Marymount 3, #15 FIU Panthers 2
1. Paige Kalkhoff/Giada Bianchi (FIU) def. Megan Rice/Reka Orsi Toth (LMU) 24-22, 21-16
2. Avery Poppinga/Marine Kinna (LMU) def. Roberta Ribeiro/Zuzanna Bielak (FIU) 16-21, 21-18, 15-9
3. Selina Marolf/Abbey Thorup (LMU) def. Rachele Mancinelli/Emily Meyer (FIU) 21-19, 19-21, 15-9
4. Vilhelmiina Prihti/Macy Gordon (LMU) def. Gina Lipscomb/Emma Erteltova (FIU) 21-14, 21-14
5. Kendall Mather/Lisa Luini (FIU) def. Jacinda Ramirez/Isabelle Reffel (LMU) 21-18, 14-21, 15-13
Ext. Anna Davis/Sophia Brandstetter (FIU) def. Cassie Chinn/Madi Firnett (LMU) 21-18, 21-13
 
#3 USC 5, #15 FIU Panthers 0
1. Tina Graudina/Hailey Harward (USC) def. Paige Kalkhoff/Giada Bianchi (FIU) 21-9, 21-16
2. Megan Kraft/Sammy Slater (USC) def. Roberta Ribeiro/Zuzanna Bielak (FIU) 21-16, 21-16
3. Julia Scoles/Delaynie Maple (USC) def. Rachele Mancinelli/Emily Meyer (FIU) 22-24, 23-21, 15-10
4. Audrey Nourse/Nicole Nourse (USC) def. Gina Lipscomb/Emma Erteltova (FIU) 21-17, 22-20
5. Mollie Ebertin/Sunny Villapando (USC) def. Kendall Mather/Lisa Luini (FIU) 21-18, 22-20
6. Sophia Brandstetter/Serah O'Keefe (FIU) vs. Caroline Schafer/Emily Hansen (USC) no result