Beach Volleyball Dominates Day One in Louisiana

Thursday, March 24

Kenner, La.

12 p.m.

University of North Florida

Spring Hill

Anna Mallory going up for a serve during a match in Louisiana

Photo by: Emmanuel Pepis

3/24/2022 7:10:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

Results (Spring Hill Match)Results (New Orleans Match)

Semeniuk and Galinis Set UNF Record for Most Wins As a Pair

KENNER, La. - North Florida beach volleyball (13-6) won both of its matches on day one at the New Orleans Invitational, defeating Spring Hill (9-5) and host UNO (10-8) Thursday, March 24. UNF duo Lauren Galinis and Carleigh Semeniuk picked up two wins, reaching 45 as a duo, good for the North Florida program record for most wins as a pair.

The long-standing playing partners eclipsed Katarina Raicevic and Courtney Miller's mark of 43 set at the end of the 2017 campaign.

UNF has two more matches tomorrow in Kenner, La., completing UNF's only regular season contests outside of the state of Florida.

Match 1: UNF 4, Spring Hill 1
Semeniuk and Galinis won the clincher in straight sets on the heels of a pair of straight-set wins by the Ospreys at slots four and five. Spring Hill got its lone points of the day at the third slot as Taryn Griffey and Callie Workman added insurance with a 21-8, 21-13 win to dominate Spring Hill's top duo.

UNF 4, Spring Hill 1
Thursday, March 24 | Coconut Beach | Kenner, La.

Results
1. Taryn Griffey/Callie Workman (UNF) def. Kassandra Fairly/Jessica Fairly (SPRSVB) 21-8, 21-13
2. Carleigh Semeniuk/Lauren Galinis (UNF) def. Mikayla Boyer/Natalie Bonner (SPRSVB) 21-10, 21-17
3. Leanne Sorrel/Kyla Shappell (SPRSVB) def. Gabby O'Connell/Madeline Camp (UNF) 23-25, 21-12, 15-7
4. Chantel McMillan/Hayden Wooldridge (UNF) def. Brooke Borgmeyer/Emily Weinzapfel (SPRSVB) 21-16, 21-15
5. Zoe Cahill/M. Feliciano Sanchez (UNF) def. Linnea Beger/BrileyJane Becker (SPRSVB) 21-14, 21-18
Ext. Anna Mallory/Leah Maloney (UNF) def. Courtney Faulkner/Kristen Mitternight (SPRSVB) 21-12, 21-12

Match Notes
North Florida 12-6
Spring Hill College 9-5
Order of finish: Doubles (5,4,2,1,3);

Match 2: UNF 5, New Orleans 0
UNF had swept UNO in both of its matches back in 2015, and Thursday the Ospreys won in the same fashion, earning North Florida's first true-road win of the year. Zoe Cahill and Mariana Feliciano Sanchez rebounded after a first-set loss to earn a 15-13 deciding set win in the third frame, giving UNF a 2-0 lead.

UNF got on the board first thanks to a straight-sets triumph by Madeline Camp and Chantel McMillan at the fourth position. Gabby O'Connell and Hayden Wooldridge played as a pair for the first time on the year, winning 25-23, 21-19 to clinch the match.

UNF 5, UNO 0
Thursday, March 24 | Coconut Beach | Kenner, La.

Results
1. Callie Workman/Taryn Griffey (UNF) def. Lucie Pokorna/Ania Esarte (UNO) 21-15, 21-14
2. Carleigh Semeniuk/Lauren Galinis (UNF) def. Maxine Walsh/Hannah Volpi (UNO) 21-17, 15-21, 17-15
3. Gabby O'Connell/Hayden Wooldridge (UNF) def. Alexa Spartz/Trinity Jackson (UNO) 25-23, 21-9
4. Madeline Camp/Chantel McMillan (UNF) def. Hailey Melerine/Taylore Louviere (UNO) 21-12, 21-14
5. Zoe Cahill/M. Feliciano Sanchez (UNF) def. Valerie Vujnovich/Liz Gialanella (UNO) 18-21, 21-19, 15-13
Ext. Julianna Askew/Leah Maloney (UNF) def. Serena Baumgart/Tara Goolsby (UNO) 21-6, 21-16

Match Notes
North Florida 13-6
New Orleans 10-8
Order of finish: Doubles (4,5,3,1,2);

Other Notes

Galinins and Semeniuk have 45 wins as a pair, good for the most wins by a duo in UNF program history.
The duo surpassed Katarina Raicevic and Courtney Miller who had the previous mark at 43.
UNF only plays four matches outside of Florida during the regular season, all coming during the UNO Invitational.
UNF has defeated New Orleans three times in three tries, all coming as sweeps.
UNF is 8-3 in neutral site matches.
The Ospreys won their first true road match of the season.
Galinis and Semeniuk pace the team with 13 wins, all coming at the second slot.
Taryn Griffey and Callie Workman are on a team-best four-match winning streak.
Semeniuk broke the 50-win milestone today, surpassing Cari Whitmire and Carolyn Cain for ninth all-time in wins.

Up Next
UNF finishes up its only matches outside the state of Florida during the regular season when it takes on Southeastern Louisiana and Nicholls State tomorrow.