TAVARES, Fla. - The Palm Beach Atlantic beach volleyball team kicked off postseason play today as they started play at the AVCA Small College Championship. The Sailfish were selected as the No. 3 seed in the tournament and the top-side in Pool C as they defeated Wayne State 3-0 this morning followed by McKendree 3-0 this afternoon. The two victorious take PBA's record to 18-12 on the season.

Match 1: PBA - 3 | WSC - 0

The Sailfish cruised to a victory against the No. 11-seeded Wayne State Wildcats early this morning. The sides played to decision in postseason play so the Sailfish just needed three points to end the match and they took them handily as the No. 1 pair of Lunden Evans and Mya Krystosek won 21-11, 21-11 to get the ball rolling for the 'Fish. The No. 3 pairing of Gabriella Aziz and Savannah DeCarlo came out on top 21-12, 21-9 while the No. 5 tandem of Abigail Mason and Karla Cantero were victorious in straight-sets 21-18, 21-10. 

Match 2: PBA - 3 | MU - 0

The Sailfish secured their advancement out of Pool C with another dominant victory over McKendree in the afternoon. PBA took down McKendree 3-0 behind a 21-7, 21-15 victory from Evans and Krystosek at No. 1. Ashleigh Holweger and Rebekah Machovec won the No. 2 match 21-10, 21-8 while Aziz and DeCarlo wrapped up the match by securing their No. 3 duel 21-6, 21-13. 

To go along with PBA's team play success, the Sailfish had two pairs competing in the Pairs Challenge. Eva Herz and Kayleigh Hall teamed up and sit at the top of their pool after winning matches over a Texas A&M Kingsville pair 17-21, 21-18, 15-12, and an Eckerd pair 21-7, 21-8. Karla Cantero and Marilyn Cesaro played as a tandem and were victorious in their two matches over Colorado Mesa 21-13, 21-13 and Mobile 21-15, 21-13.

The Sailfish wrapped up their two matches quickly today playing to decision and taking the first three games of each match. The Sailfish sit atop Pool C after the two wins and will start tomorrow by playing the other undefeated side in the pool Texas A&M Kingsville at 11:45 am. Both sides will advance regardless of the result but the winning side will receive a better draw in the challenge round.