No. 17 Beach Volleyball Handles Mercer, Jacksonville

Saturday, April 12

Jacksonville, Fla.

8:30 a.m.

University of North Florida

Mercer

4/12/2025 6:00:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – No. 17 North Florida beach volleyball recorded a trio of wins on the second day of the North Florida Invite at The Cooper Beach Volleyball Complex on Saturday.

North Florida handled Mercer in a pair of matches, 3-2 and 5-0, and Jacksonville, 5-0. North Florida concludes its home slate with an undefeated 14-0 record that included 11 dual sweeps. North Florida also finished 5-0, all of which were sweeps, against its crosstown rival Jacksonville this season.

The Ospreys honored four seniors – Mariana Feliciano Sanchez, Emily Guenter, Taylor Pierce and Hayden Wooldridge – prior to the start of the second match.

The junior tandem of Presley Murray and Mackenzie Murphy continued to dominate with straight-set wins in all three matches. The pair has now totaled 20 wins at the top position this season.

North Florida returns to the sand when it heads to Texas' Lone Star Invitational on Friday and Saturday, April 18-19 in Austin, Texas.

No. 17 North Florida 3, Mercer 2

Presley Murray/Mackenzie Murphy (UNF) def. Liv Diaz/Jordan Paddock (MER), 21-16, 21-17
Lexi Polychrones/Hollis Engel (MER) def. Madison Espy/Mariana Feliciano Sanchez (UNF), 21-19, 21-15
Cameron Humphries/Taylor Pierce (UNF) def. Sydney Benson/Kate Hardie (MER), 21-19, 21-16
Andrea Da Silva/Hayden Wooldridge (UNF) def. Kathryn Corbett/Nicole O'Mara (MER), 21-12, 14-21, 15-10
Grace Rathburn/Reese Hood (MER) def. Emily Guenter/Anne Marie Hardouin (UNF), 11-21, 21-14, 15-9

EX. Sophia Notaro/Eden Anderson (UNF) def. Kristi Talocka//Cyleigh Sayler (MER), 21-11, 21-17

No. 17 North Florida 5, Mercer 0

Presley Murray/Mackenzie Murphy (UNF) def. Liv Diaz/Jordan Paddock (MER), 21-17, 21-16
Madison Espy/Mariana Feliciano Sanchez (UNF) def. Lexi Polychrones/Hollis Engel (MER), 21-17, 18-21, 15-12
Cameron Humphries/Taylor Pierce (UNF) def. Sydney Benson/Kate Hardie (MER), 21-14, 22-20
Andrea Da Silva/Hayden Wooldridge (UNF) def. Kathryn Corbett/Nicole O'Mara (MER), 21-10, 21-14
Sophia Notaro/Eden Anderson (UNF) def. Carly Lenhardt/Jordyn Thomas-Warren (MER), 21-15, 21-15

EX. Emily Guenter/Anne Marie Hardouin (UNF) def. Kristi Talocka//Cyleigh Sayler (MER), 21-17, 21-12

No. 17 North Florida 5, Jacksonville 0

Presley Murray/Mackenzie Murphy (UNF) def. Meredith MruKowski/Katie Martinez (JU), 21-14, 21-19
Madison Espy/Mariana Feliciano Sanchez (UNF) def. Emily Kubicsko/Claire MruKowski (JU), 21-13, 21-13
Cameron Humphries/Taylor Pierce (UNF) def. Hayden Garnett/Kristina Nika (JU), 17-21, 21-14, 15-8
Andrea Da Silva/Hayden Wooldridge (UNF) def. Morgan Perry/Kate Taylor (JU), 21-14, 21-11
Sophia Notaro/Anne Marie Hardouin (UNF) def. Amanda Cunningham/Kyelynn Swink (JU), 21-10, 21-16