JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – No. 19-ranked North Florida beach volleyball swept Chattanooga and Jacksonville on Saturday to close out an unbeaten DUUUVAL Duals at The Cooper Beach Volleyball Complex. 
 
The 8-0 start is the best in program history and marks the first time that North Florida has opened its season perfect through a pair of weekends. The Ospreys have recorded sweeps in three-straight duals and four of the last five. 
 
North Florida swept both Chattanooga and Jacksonville with straight-set wins at four of the five lines. 
 
Redshirt sophomore Sophia Notaro and senior Emily Guenter picked up a 26-24, 21-16 win at five to secure the initial point from Chattanooga. The dual was clinched when sophomore Cameron Humphries and senior Hayden Wooldridge responded to a first-set loss to take the four spot 18-21, 21-7, 15-10 and junior Madison Espy and sophomore Eden Anderson racked up a 21-13, 21-12 win at the third position.
 
Senior tandem Taylor Pierce and Andrea Da Silva handled business 21-18, 21-14 at two right before junior tandem Presley Murray and Mackenzie Murphy added a 21-13, 21-14 win at the top line for the sweep. 
 
In the dual with crosstown rival Jacksonville, Notaro and Guenter posted a dominant 21-8, 21-17 win at five and Humphries and Wooldridge claimed the four spot 18-21, 21-10, 17-15. Espy and Anderson secured the match at three, 21-16, 21-13. Pierce and Da Silva took care of the two line, 21-15, 21-16, while Murray and Murphy picked up a 21-11, 21-13 win at the top position.  
 
Murphy and Murphy extended their streak to eight-straight wins at the top position to start the season. 
 
North Florida heads to FGCU Inaugural Tournament on Friday and Saturday, March 7-8, held at FGCU Beach Volleyball Courts in Fort Myers, Fla. 
 
No. 19 North Florida 5, Chattanooga 0

1. Presley Murray/Mackenzie Murphy (UNF) def. Neva Clark/Corina Vale (UTC), 21-13, 21-14
2. Andrea Da Silva/Taylor Pierce (UNF) def. McKenna Faychak/Maddie Lecik (UTC), 21-18, 21-14
3. Eden Anderson/Madison Espy (UNF) def. Paige Gallentine/Kaye Gresham (UTC), 21-13, 21-12
4. Cameron Humphries/Hayden Wooldridge (UNF) def. Joy Courtright/Julia Lawrence (UTC), 18-21, 21-7, 15-10
5. Sophia Notaro/Emily Guenter (UNF) def. Ansley Gulledge/Sydney Jackwin (UTC), 26-24, 21-16

• Ex. Jada Bishop/Anne Marie Hardouin (UNF) def. Doga Ocal/Caimen Cothron (UTC), 21-14, 21-9

 
No. 19 North Florida 5, Jacksonville 0

1. Presley Murray/Mackenzie Murphy (UNF) def. Claire Mrukowski/Emily Kubicsko (JU), 21-11, 21-13
2. Andrea Da Silva/Taylor Pierce (UNF) def. Kristina Nika/Morgan Perry (JU), 21-15, 21-16
3. Eden Anderson/Madison Espy (UNF) def. Kate Taylor/Miller Reames (JU), 21-16, 21-13
4. Cameron Humphries/Hayden Wooldridge (UNF) def. Hayden Garnett/Katie Martinez (JU), 18-21, 21-10, 17-15
5. Sophia Notaro/Emily Guenter (UNF) def. Kelly Erhard/Amanda Cunningham (JU), 21-8, 21-17