FORT MYERS, Fla. – No. 19-ranked North Florida beach volleyball split a pair of matches against RV South Carolina and No. 20 Stetson on Friday at the FGCU Inaugural Tournament at the FGCU Beach Volleyball Courts.
With a pair of victories, senior
Hayden Wooldridge tied the program record with 79 career wins.
North Florida opened action with a sweep in its rematch with South Carolina. Sophomore
Cameron Humphries and Wooldridge earned the initial lead with a 21-13, 21-12 win at the four line. Redshirt sophomore
Sophia Notaro and senior
Emily Guenter responded to a first-set loss to take the five spot, 19-21, 21-17, 15-11. The top pair of junior
Presley Murray and junior
Mackenzie Murphy clinched the match win at the top position, 21-14, 21-18. Senior pair
Taylor Pierce and
Andrea Da Silva moved to the three line and secured a win, 21-13, 19-21, 15-10, while senior
Mariana Feliciano Sanchez and junior
Madison Espy made their pair debut and finished the sweep with a 18-21, 22-20, 15-11 win at the two slot.
In the top-20 dual with Stetson, Wooldridge and Humphries took the initial point with a 21-15, 21-13 win on four. Stetson secured the match with wins at the one, three and five spots. Sanchez and Espy added a three-set win, 21-18, 18-21, 15-12, to reach the final count.
North Florida is back on the sand on Saturday to battle host Florida Gulf Coast at 10 a.m. and No. 14 FIU at 2 p.m.
No. 19 North Florida 5, RV South Carolina 0
- Presley Murray/Mackenzie Murphy (UNF) def. Jolie Cranford/Morgan Downs (SC), 21-14, 21-18
- Mariana Feliciano Sanchez/Madison Espy (UNF) def. Julia Waugh/Riley Whitesides (SC), 18-21, 22-20, 15-11
- Andrea Da Silva/Taylor Pierce (UNF) def. Sadie Nelson/Abigail Lagemann (SC), 21-13, 19-21, 15-10
- Cameron Humphries/Hayden Wooldridge (UNF) def. Evie Ziffer/VB Trost (SC), 21-13, 21-12
- Emily Guenter/Sophia Notaro (UNF) def. Karlyn Dyal/Kristen Schenck (SC), 19-21, 21-17, 15-11
Ex. Rachel Hartmann/Lauren Lawson (SC) def.
Eden Anderson/
Anne Marie Hardouin (UNF), 21-17, 18-21, 16-14
No. 19 North Florida 2, No. 20 Stetson 3
- Katie Camp/Maria Ozaeta (STET) def. Presley Murray/Mackenzie Murphy (UNF), 21-15, 21-13
- Mariana Feliciano Sanchez/Madison Espy (UNF) def. Grace Goudy/Youna Coens (STET), 21-18, 18-21, 15-12
- Julia Radelczuk/Marta Carro (STET) def. Andrea Da Silva/Taylor Pierce (UNF), 21-17, 21-17
- Cameron Humphries/Hayden Wooldridge (UNF) def. Madeline Camp/Julia Czurylo (STET), 21-15, 21-13
- Vanessa Hurnikova/Hanna Gubik (STET) def. Emily Guenter/Sophia Notaro (UNF), 21-14, 21-16
Ex.
Eden Anderson/
Anne Marie Hardouin (UNF) def. Caroline De Oliveira/Danielle Hernandez (STET), 21-15, 21-13