ELMWOOD, La. –The New Orleans Beach Volleyball team split the day at the Bayou Beach Duals as they dropped a match against event host Tulane 0-5 and earned a 4-1 victory over Southeastern at the White Sands Volleyball Courts in Elmwood Thursday.
With the win over the Lions,
Alexa Spartz became the record holder for most games played (108) in Privateer Beach history and tied for the most all time wins (60) with Veronica Corcoran. Corcoran had 60 wins and played 107 games during her 2017-21 career.
The Bayou Beach Duals opened with the Crescent City matchup against Tulane. Snapping their six game win streak, Spartz and
Trinity Jackson were the lone pair that pushed to a third set at court two, but the senior duo came up short.
However, New Orleans ended the day on a high note as they neared the sweep over Southeastern in their rematch. At court five
Serena Baumgart and
Rita Zecchin paired together to put the Privateers on the board first, winning in straight sets 21-19, 21-19. Tied at one,Valerie Vojnovich and
Hannah Volpi quickly followed to put New Orleans up 2-1 taking their match at court three 21-15, 21-19. The match against the Lions was clinched from court one by
Ania Esarte and
Maria Ozaeta with a two-set victory 21-17, 21-19. New Orleans tacked on another win from Spartz and Jackson to make it 4-1.
UP NEXT
New Orleans makes the short trip to Baton Rouge for the two-day LSU Beach Invitational. New Orleans faces off against Southern Miss, No. 6 LSU, No. 12 Washington and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Matches begin on Saturday, March 25, at 9 a.m. against Southern Miss with the LSU match coming at noon.Play ends on Sunday, March 26, with the first match of the day against Washington slated for 9 a.m. and the final dual against the Islanders at noon.
New Orleans 0,Tulane 5
- Mollie Ebertin/Kendall Peters (Tulane) def. Ania Escarte/Maria Ozaeta(UNO) 21-13, 21-17
- Emily Heintzelman/Samantha Mehlman (Tulane) def. Trinity Jackson/Alexa Spartz (UNO) 21-18, 19-21, 15-8
- Sara Hall/Maddie Speicher (Tulane) def. Valerie Vojnovich/Hannah Volpi (UNO) 21-19, 21-17
- Abby Jackson/Ashton Mares (Tulane) def. Valentina Echeverri/Ivana de Carvahlo Peixe(UNO) 21-15, 21-12
- Lara Torruella/Molly Trodd (Tulane) def. Serena Baumgart/Rita Zecchin (UNO) 21-15, 21-13
(Exh.) McKenzie Cutler/Sam Green (Tulane) def.
Savannah Moberly/
Renata Dykstra (UNO) 21-9, 21-13
New Orleans 4, Southeastern 1
- Ania Esarte/Maria Ozaeta (UNO)Mia McKinney/Jolie Hidalgo (SLU) 21-17, 21-19
- Trinity Jackson/Alexa Spartz(UNO)Meagan Scuderi/Eryn Wilks (SLU)21-12, 13-21, 15-9
- Hannah Volpi/Valerie Vujnovich (UNO)Carley Petty/Alexis Logarbo (SLU)21-15, 21-19
- Jackie McGee/Lauren Schlotzhauer (SLU)Valentina Echeverri/Ivana de Carvalho Peixe (UNO)21-16, 22-20
- Serena Baumgart/Rita Zecchin (UNO)Mabry Ward/Ysabella Lockwood (SLU) 21-19, 21-19
(Exh.)Harlee Tupper/Allison Haerer (SLU)
Savannah Moberly/Renata DykstrA (UNO) 21-19, 21-16
