ST. LEO, Fla. - The Palm Beach Atlantic beach volleyball team completed a 2-0 day against Tusculum and Saint Leo this afternoon. The Sailfish were able to pick up two 4-1 victories to take their record to 10-2 on the season.
Match 1: PBA 4, Tusculum 1
The Sailfish were able to pick up their ninth win of the season against Tusculum, but the Pioneers appeared to be off to a strong start when they were victorious at the No. 4 position. Tusculum defeated the Sailfish tandem of
Gabriella Aziz and
Kayleigh Hall in a hard-fought three-set match, winning 17-15 in the final set. From that point on, the Sailfish were able to roll in four consecutive matches against the Pioneers.
Emma Pieper and
Jessica Nodell were victors at the No. 5 position in straight sets 21-19, 21-14 while
Lyndzey Minter and
Sydney Wagner breezed to a 21-9, 21-15 win.
Coleen Sieng and
Ally Bottenfield also won handily at the No. 2 position 21-10, 21-11. The Sailfish top team of
Jazz Schmidt and
Lunden Evans finished off the Pioneers winning both sets 21-13.
Match 2: PBA 4, Saint Leo 1
PBA notched their second victory of the day against the Lions starting with a two-set victory by Aziz and Hall at the No. 4 position 21-16, 21-19. The Lions picked up their lone point at the No. 5 position, defeating Pieper and Nodell in a tightly-contested three-set match 14-21, 22-20, 15-13. The duo of Schmidt and Evans cruised once again at the No. 1 flight winning 21-7, 21-8 and taking their record as a tandem to 9-3. Bottenfield and Sieng clinched the match for PBA pulling out a close two-set match 21-18, 23-21, while Minter and Wagner put the cherry on top of the victory with a three-set win 21-16, 21-23, 15-12.