Privateers Split Opening Day, Defeat Southeastern 3-1

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ELMWOOD, La. – New Orleans beach volleyball showed flashes against host Tulane and ended day one of the Green Wave Invitational at White Sands with a 3-1 victory over Southeastern Louisiana Friday.
 
The Privateers (1-1) earned victories in No. 1 (Veronica Corcoran and Victoria Corcoran), No. 3 (Alexa Spartz and Brianna Vega) and No. 4 (Madeline Drake and Liz Gialanella).
 
#RV TULANE DEFEATS NEW ORLEANS 5-0
Receiving votes in the AVCA Preseason Poll, Tulane needed to rally to down the top flight of UNO, the Corcoran twins. The set was decided by a 26-24, 21-19 score.
 
1. Eva Torruella/Tarin Mergener (TU) def. Veronica Corcoran/Victoria Corcoran (UNO) 26-24, 21-19
2. Allie Olsonoski/Kendall Peters (TU) def. Ally Carr/Maxine Walsh (UNO) 21-16, 21-10
3. Addison Hermstad/Samantha Mehlman (TU) def. Brianna Vega/Alexa Spartz (UNO) 21-13, 21-12
4. Laura Torruella/Avery Arellano (TU) def. Madeline Drake/Liz Gialanella (UNO) 21-10, 21-9
5. TU won by default
 
NEW ORLEANS DEFEATS SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 3-1
Vega and Spartz made quick work at No. 3 with a dominating 21-11, 21-14 lead and the Corcoran twins moved to 1-1 at the top spot with a 21-16, 21-16 win over the Lady Lions.
 
Drake and Gialanella clinched the first win of 2021 and of their Privateer careers, erasing a 21-19 setback in the opening set at No. 4 with a 21-9 and 15-7 win to move UNO to 1-1 this season.
 
1. Veronica Corcoran/Victoria Corcoran (UNO) def. Mikayla Richard/Meagan Scuderi (SLU) 21-16, 21-16
2. Hannah Barosh/Michelle Mirarchi (SLU) def. Ally Carr/Maxine Walsh (UNO) 21-19, 19-21, 15-13
3. Brianna Vega/Alexa Spartz (UNO) def. Eryn Wilks/Linsey Sackett (SLU) 21-11, 21-14
4. Madeline Drake/Liz Gialanella (UNO) def. Nylissa Snagg/Marisa Calvaruso (SLU) 19-21, 21-9, 15-7
 
NEXT UP
The Privateers close the Green Wave Invitational with UAB and Utah Saturday at White Sands. The Blazers are first at 8:30 a.m. with the Utes concluding the two-day tourney at 2:30 p.m. Tulane will be streaming matches on its YouTube channel. The links are on UNOPrivateers.com.
 
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