ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Eckerd beach volleyball team swept their final home matches of the year, defeating Ave Maria (Fla.) 4-1 and Southeastern (Fla.) 5-0 at the Baker Beach Complex on Thursday afternoon.
Eckerd (5-15) opened the day defeating Ave Maria (10-4), 4-1.
Eckerd opened up to a 1-0 start quickly, with Mariana Olivares-Cely and Jocelyn Escoffery taking the fourth flight 21-13, 21-14. Teagan VanderMey and Rachel Jackson took the fifth flight 21-14 in straight sets, while Bekah Overly and Elissa Johnson took the three's flight 21-14, 23-21. After securing the match, Anna Jupin and Madison Hardbarger took the top flight in three sets after taking set one 21-17 but falling behind 21-19 in set two. They cruised in the third set 15-9.
Eckerd swept Southeastern (2-10), 5-0 to close the day.
Jackson and VanderMey once again made quick work of their opponents with a two-set victory. The remaining four flights were decided in three sets. Brooke Hand and Jessi Meghreblian picked up a victory in the No. 4 spot, after trailing 21-19 in set one. They rallied back to win the match, 21-14, 15-12.
The Tritons play in their final tri-match of the season at the University of Tampa on April 6, where they will face Tampa at 1:00 PM and Florida Southern at 3:00 PM.
RESULTS
Eckerd 4, Ave Maria 1
1. Anna Jupin/Madison Hardbarger (ECBVB24) def. Ines Lopes/Alayna Metherd (AVEMARIA) 21-17, 19-21, 15-9
2. Reina Thomas/Lily Grasso (AVEMARIA) def. Addie White/Melanie Silva (ECBVB24) 21-13, 18-21, 15-5
3. Bekah Overley/Elissa Johnson (ECBVB24) def. Hannah Jones/Anna Howard (AVEMARIA) 21-14, 23-21
4. Mariana OlivaresCely/Jocelyn Escoffery (ECBVB24) def. Ryan Getz/DeAnna Barrett (AVEMARIA) 21-13, 21-15
5. Teagan VanderMey/Rachel Jackson (ECBVB24) def. Caroline Myers/Beatriz Rissi (AVEMARIA) 21-14, 21-14
Ext. Jessi Meghreblian/Brooke Hand (ECBVB24) def. Kate Lyons/Paeton Hyde (AVEMARIA) 21-13, 22-20
Eckerd 5, Southeastern 0
1. Anna Jupin/Madison Hardbarger (ECBVB24) def. Grace Petty/Sylvia Liszewski (SEU) 19-21, 21-12, 15-10
2. Elissa Johnson/Bekah Overley (ECBVB24) def. Olivia Williams/Emilia Harding (SEU) 21-13, 21-12
3. Jocelyn Escoffery/Mariana OlivaresCely (ECBVB24) def. Kennedy Jones/Alex Postlethwaite (SEU) 21-16, 21-19
4. Brooke Hand/Jessi Meghreblian (ECBVB24) def. Cambry Pope/Abigail Robinson (SEU) 19-21, 21-14, 15-12
5. Rachel Jackson/Teagan VanderMey (ECBVB24) def. Tatyana Lyons/Kiley Roberts (SEU) 21-17, 21-10
Ext. Faith Smith/Melana Moore (ECBVB24) def. Jenna Rogers/Alexandra Marshall (SEU) 21-16, 21-19
