TAMPA, Fla. - The Palm Beach Atlantic beach volleyball team hit the road today as they opened play at Tampa this weekend by facing the host Spartans followed by Florida Southern. Facing the Spartans for the second time in a week, the Sailfish fell 5-0 before bouncing back to earn a win over the Moccasins 3-2 in the afternoon. PBA's record moves to 13-14 overall on the season.

Match 1: UT - 5 | PBA - 0
After meeting in West Palm Beach last weekend, the Sailfish went on a return trip to Tampa to face the Spartans. The result of today's match on the road went the same as the match at home last week as Tampa defeated the Sailfish 5-0. Just one match went the distance as Lola Ackman and Annika Huhtamaki won the first set of the No. 3 match 21-14 before dropping an extended second 22-20 and the third by a tight 15-13 scoreline. Gabriella Aziz and Abigail Mason fell in straight sets against Tampa's top side 21-7, 21-15 while Anna Dunbar and Eva Herz dropped the No. 2 match 21-14, 21-14. The Spartans captured the No. 4 match by defeating Oda Homme and Julia Norville 21-18, 21-11 while Abby Plevin and Julia Golichowski had no luck in the No. 5 match, going down 21-16, 21-15.

Match 2: PBA - 3 | FSC - 2 
The Sailfish played their second match of the day against a Florida Southern side that came match carrying a gaudy 20-3 record. However, the Mocs hadn't played the caliber of the opponents that PBA had or teams as strong as the 'Fish as PBA came out on top. Aziz and Mason bounced back from their first match of the day to take down the top FSC side easily, 21-14, 21-17. Ackman and Huhtamaki moved up to the No. 2 flight and captured a three-set victory 21-18, 16-21, 15-7. The Mocs earned points at the No. 3 and No. 4 positions as they defeated Dunbar and Herz after PBA took the first set 21-12 and they took down Plevin and Golichowski in two extended sets. Karla Cantero and Julia Norville were able to take the No. 5 flight in two close sets 22-20, 21-18 to capture the match.

The 'Fish are back in action for two more matches tomorrow as they face Saint Leo in the morning followed by the Moccasins again in the afternoon. PBA defeated SLU earlier this year 3-2 while today's match against FSC was the first time the two sides have met.