Beach Volleyball Sweeps SLU to Move On to Semifinals

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HOUSTON – The top-seeded Texas A&M-Corpus Christi beach volleyball program blanked fourth-seeded Southeastern 4-0 on Friday at the Southland Conference Championship at Third Coast Volleyball Club, hosted by HBU.
 
The Islanders (19-12) had to await the winner of Southeastern (12-20) and Nicholls (1-24) in the first match of the day before taking the court. Despite the Lady Lions coming off the win, A&M-Corpus Christi took control early and never relinquished it.

"This is a good start and we're all very happy with our performance in the first round. Our focus moving forward is to play in the moment and one round at a time," said head coach Gayle Stammer.
 
A&M-Corpus Christi led 1-0 after a win on court two. Sophomore Tori Johnson and Jade Bennett notched a 21-11, 21-18 decision. The Islanders won another on court one as the 12th-ranked duo in the nation Giuliana Poletti Corrales and Brooke Pertuit registered a 22-20, 21-11 decision.
 
A pair of matches finished simultaneously to clinch. On court three, graduate Kiley Lewis and senior Migle Mazurkeviciute tallied a 21-18, 22-20 win. On court five, graduate Micaela Mirabal and freshman Elizabeth Cortez posted a 21-16, 22-20 victory.
 
The Islanders improved to 9-0 against SLC opponents this season. A&M-Corpus Christi is now 4-0 all-time against SLU.
 
The Islanders advanced to the semifinals and will square off with third-seeded New Orleans at 12 p.m. Saturday. The winner of the SLC Championship will receive an automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Tournament in Gulf Shores, Alabama on May 6-8.
 
A&M-Corpus Christi 4, Southeastern 0
1. Brooke Pertuit/Giuliana Poletti Corrales (AMCC) def. Meagan Scuderi/Jolie Hidalgo (SLU), 22-20, 21-11
2. Jade Bennett/Tori Johnson (AMCC) def. Hannah Brewer/Jackie McGee (SLU), 21-11, 21-18
3. Kiley Lewis/Migle Mazurkeviciute (AMCC) def. Hannah Barosh/Michelle Mirarchi (SLU), 21-18, 22-20
4. Shea Slusser/Kela Moreno (AMCC) vs. Linsey Sackett/Avery Carroll (SLU), 16-21, 18-16, DNF
5. Elizabeth Cortez/Micaela Mirabal (TAMUCC) def. Mabry Ward/Eryn Wilks, 21-16, 22-20
 
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