GULF SHORES, Ala. - The Palm Beach Atlantic beach volleyball team competed in the first day of the AVCA Small College Championship Tournament. The Sailfish were awarded the No. 3 seed, placing them in pool bracket C along with Wingate and Eckerd. The Sailfish swept the day to be placed in challenge round two with Wayne State, Carson-Newman, and Spring Hill.
MATCH 1 | PBA: 3, WU: 0
The No. 3 seeded Sailfish started the day against the No. 15 seeded Bulldogs. PBA dominated the Bulldogs to secure the quick and easy sweep, 3-0. The No. 1 position,
Serena Baumgart and
Anna Dunbar, and the No. 5 position,
Desi Waterman and
Angela Goggin, did not finish their respective matches. Their flights did not alter the Sailfish's final results.
The No. 2 pair,
Camdyn Albrecht and
Katelyn Nadeau, worked quickly to record the victory over their opponents with scores of 21-12 and 21-14. The No. 3 flight was comprised of
Annika Huhtamaki and
Abby Plevin who handled business with scores of 21-9 and 21-8. In the No. 4 position,
Sydney Corbett and
Savannah DeCarlo made quick work of their opponents with scores of 21-6 and 21-5 to secure the sweep.
MATCH 2 | PBA: 3, EC: 0
The Sailfish continued to rally the rest of the afternoon, seeing them face the No. 10 seeded Tritons. PBA attacked early in their sets to secure the sweep over the Tritons, 3-0. The No. 1 position,
Baumgart and
Dunbar, and the No. 3 position, Plevin and Huhtamaki, did not finish their respective matches. Their flights did not alter the Sailfish's final results.
The No. 2 pair, Albrecht and Nadeau, swept their opponents with scores of 21-15 and 21-18. In the No. 4 position, Corbett and DeCarlo dominated their opponents with scores of 21-9 and 21-16. The No. 5 position featured Goggin and Waterman who secured the sweep with scores of 21-10 and 21-15 over their opponent.
Palm Beach Atlantic will continue to battle tomorrow morning, April 18, at the AVCA Small College Championship Tournament in Gulf Shores, Ala. with a match against Wayne State College. PBA will start play in challenge round two at 10:10 a.m. (CST).
