HOUSTON, Tx. - Senior
Serena Baumgart and
Anne Marie Hardouin dominated San Jose State Friday despite the 3-1 team loss in the first round of the Southland Beach Volleyball Championships.
Baumgart and Hardouin were the first to earn a dual point after earning a straight sets win that included an early 8-2 run to open the first set. Senior
Valerie Vujnovich and freshman
Nikelle Lander trailed the Spartans by one point for the majority of the first set before SJSU advanced to their first set win. The second set mirrored the first with Cheyenne Rice and Teila Allen taking the second set. SJSU broke the dual tie on court five after winning in straight sets before clinching the match on court three against
Hannah Volpi and I De Carvalho Peixe.
The Privateers will face No. 8 Nicholls State at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 20. The Colonels dropped its opening tournament match 3-0 against reigning SLC Champions in Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. The winner of the match will advance to a meeting with No. 3 HCU at noon. Live updates for tomorrow's match can be found
here.
San Jose State 3, New Orleans 1
1. Jaida Ward and Jada Hall (SJSU) vs.
Maria Ozaeta and
Bria Garmon (UNO) 23-21 14-21 1-1 match was unfinished
2. Cheyenne Rice and Teila Allen (SJSU) def.
Nikelle Lander and
Valerie Vujnovich (UNO) 21-18 21-15
3. Siena Brewster and Meredith Scott (SJSU) def.
Hannah Volpi and I De Carvalho Peixe (UNO) 21-15 21-15
4.
Anne Marie Hardouin and
Serena Baumgart (UNO) def. Tessa Rogers and Alexandra Dale (SJSU) 21-10 21-15
5. Anna Salmon and Shirley Morrison (SJSU) def. 22-20 21-8
Rita Zecchin and
Ola Filip (UNO) 22-20 21-8
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