Fort Worth, Tx. – The No. 15 FIU beach volleyball team competed in TCU's "Fight in the Fort" tournament over the weekend and came out with a win against Missouri State University, 4-1.
Overall for the tournament, the Panthers went 1-3 and their record is now 8-9 and 0-1 in Conference USA action. FIU went head-to-head against three schools that are ranked in the top 10 in the most recent AVCA poll.
#6 Grand Canyon 3, #15 FIU 2
1. Allison Hansen/Abbie Hughes (GCU) def. Rachele Mancinelli/Milica Vukobrat (FIU) 21-14, 21-16
2. Samaya Morin/Allanis Navas (GCU) def. Roberta Ribeiro/Lucie Pokorna (FIU) 21-14, 21-12
3. Cami Sanchez/Anaya Evans (GCU) def. Zuzanna Bielak/Chloe Zacca (FIU) 21-7, 21-12
4. Giada Bianchi/Lisa Luini (FIU) def. Jessica Drake/Sarah Dickson (GCU) 21-13, 21-15
5. Emily Meyer/Alice Pratesi (FIU) def. Dana Roskic/Krista Brown (GCU) 21-18, 24-26, 15-12
Ext. Elly Collins/Hailey Hutchings (GCU) def. Anna Davis/Athina Dimitriadis (FIU) 21-15, 21-9
Order of finish: Doubles (14,5,3,2);
#1 TCU 5, #15 FIU 0
1. Daniela Alvarez/Tania Moreno (TCU) def. Milica Vukobrat/Lucie Pokorna (FIU) 21-10, 21-13
2. Kate Privett/Anhelina Khmil (TCU) def. Zuzanna Bielak/Roberta Ribeiro (FIU) 21-18, 21-12
3. Sutton MacTavish/Ana Vergara (TCU) def. Giada Bianchi/Lisa Luini (FIU) 21-18, 21-17
4. Maria Gonzalez/Hailey Hamlett (TCU) def. Emily Meyer/Alice Pratesi (FIU) 21-12, 21-13
5. Rochelle Scott/Hailey Brockett (TCU) def. Athina Dimitriadis/Kendra Brown (FIU) 21-15, 21-14
Ext. Keagan Polk/Tara Patton (TCU) def. Emma Braticevic/Chloe Zacca (FIU) 21-16, 21-17
Order of finish: Doubles (4,5,1,2,3);
#15 FIU 4, Missouri State 1
1. Milica Vukobrat/Lucie Pokorna (FIU) def. Becca Bach/Tylar Garrett (MSU) 21-13, 21-14
2. Giada Bianchi/Lisa Luini (FIU) def. Grayson Hall/Olivia Muriel (MSU) 21-8, 21-14
3. Zuzanna Bielak/Roberta Ribeiro (FIU) def. Brooke Plessner/Sydney Sampson (MSU) 21-4, 21-12
4. MacKenzie Steele/Manuela Niemeyer (MSU) def. Athina Dimitriadis/Anna Davis (FIU) 16-21, 21-12, 15-13
5. Alice Pratesi/Emily Meyer (FIU) def. Riley Drew/Addison Crider (MSU) 21-13, 21-10
Ext. Amanda Cleary/Claudia Wala (MSU) def. Emma Braticevic/Chloe Zacca (FIU) 21-19, 21-16
Order of finish: Doubles (5,4,3,1,2);
#9 California 5, #15 FIU 0
1. Sierra Caffo/Liz Waters-Leiga (CAL) def. Rachele Mancinelli/Milica Vukobrat (FIU) 22-20, 22-24, 15-8
2. Ainsley Radell/Ashley Delgado (CAL) def. Roberta Ribeiro/Lucie Pokorna (FIU) 21-12, 21-18
3. Maya Gessner/Ella Dreibholz (CAL) def. Giada Bianchi/Lisa Luini (FIU) 21-17, 21-19
4. Lexi McKeown/Natalie Martin (CAL) def. Zuzanna Bielak/Athina Dimitriadis (FIU) 21-9, 21-13
5. Brooke Buchner/Alex Young-Gomez (CAL) def. Alice Pratesi/Emily Meyer (FIU) 21-16, 21-18
Ext. Marilu Pally/Ava Mann (CAL) def. Kendra Brown/Chloe Zacca (FIU) 21-14, 21-18
Order of finish: Doubles (4,5,3,2,1);
UP NEXT
The Panthers will stay on the road for the following week and hit the west coast. FIU will play Concordia University on Tuesday, March 28 and then compete in the Long Beach Tri-Dual on Thursday, March 30. The Panthers will wrap up their west coast swing in the East Meets West Invitational hosted by UCLA from Friday, March 31 through Saturday, April 1.
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