Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi beach volleyball team went 2-0 in their matches Friday afternoon on day one of the UNO Invitational in New Orleans, La.
- Highlighting the day for the Blue and Green was a 3-2 victory over No. 20 Tulane in their opening match. The No. 3 pairing of
Brooke Adkisson and
Giuliana Poletti Corralescame back after falling in the first set to win the final two, 21-15, 15-8, clinching the 3-2 victory for A&M-Corpus Christi.
- A&M-Corpus Christi also squared off against its first conference opponent of the season in UNO, defeating the Privateers 3-2.
- The Islanders move to 3-3 on the year and 1-0 in Southland Conference play.
Match One Scores (Islanders 3, No. 20 Tulane 2)
1.
Rachel Young/
Fanny Ahman (AMCC) def. Kaylie McHugh/Eva Torruella (TU) 21-17, 21-18
2. Tarin Mergener/Kendall Peters (TU) def.
Emma Coudon/
Abigail DeVido (AMCC) 21-12, 21-17
3.
Giuliana Poletti Corrales/
Brooke Adkisson (AMCC) def. Ashton Mares/Ellie Leitko (TU) 24-26, 21-15, 15-8
4. Addison Hermstad/Samantha Mehlman (TU) def.
Kylie Kvam/
Taylor Horsfall (AMCC) 21-9, 21-17
5.
Demi McInnis/
Sam Dumity (AMCC) def. Rio Frohoff/Gabriella Becerra (TU) 15-21, 21-19, 15-10
Ext. Haley Gibson/Meghan Doyle (TU) def.
Hannah Smyers/
Anna Erftenbeck (AMCC) 22-24, 21-9, 9-5
Match Two Scores (Islanders 3, New Orleans 2)
1. Veronica Corcoran/Lucie Pokorna (UNO) def.
Fanny Ahman/
Rachel Young (AMCC) 21-16, 21-17
2.
Brooke Adkisson/
Giuliana Poletti Corrales (AMCC) def. Ally Carr/Victoria Corcoran (UNO) 21-16, 22-20
3.
Abigail DeVido/
Emma Coudon (AMCC) def. Rachel Kuhn/Brianna Vega (UNO) 15-21, 24-22, 15-11
4.
Taylor Horsfall/
Kylie Kvam (AMCC) def. Chloe Hampton/Alexa Spartz (UNO) 21-13, 15-21, 15-13
5. Trinity Jackson/Maxine Walsh (UNO) def.
Sam Dumity/
Demi McInnis (AMCC) 14-21, 21-19, 15-6
Ext.
Anna Erftenbeck/
Hannah Smyers (AMCC) def. Hannah Volpi/Taylore Louviere (UNO) 21-5, 21-12
Up Next
- The Islanders conclude the Invitational with matches against Nicholls and Southeastern La. tomorrow at 8:00 and 10:00 a.m.
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