LAFAYETTE – The New Orleans beach volleyball team (2-14) finished their time at the Sugar Beach Bash with a rematch against UT Martin in which the Privateers fell to the Skyhawks in a 4-1 loss–an improved final score compared to last weekends clash.
The one pair win of the match came from
Savannah Moberly and
Dayla Ward who returned to Court 5. They overcame a tight first set 23-21 and clenched their win in the second set 21-16. This was the first loss of the weekend for
Renata Dykstra and
Mona Salgado on Court 3.
The results of this match echo comments made by co-captain
Nikelle Lander last week on the importance of growth. The team was able to learn from last weekend's matchup against UT Martin and improved their outcome, even if it wasn't ideal.
Despite finishing the weekend 0-4 the Privateers put up a good fight, winning on at least one court in every match. Two of the matches were decided by one court. The team's competitive spirit was evident this weekend, which will serve them well at Mid-Conference next weekend.
FINAL RESULT
UTM 4, UNO 1
1 Dylan Mott/Jenna Vallee (UTM) def.
Tristin Smith/
Nikelle Lander (UNO) 24-22 21-10
2 Riley Rushing/Dylan Sulcer (UTM) def,
Ivana de Carvalho Peixe/
Grace Hinchman (UNO) 21-8 21-17
3 Olivia O'Keefe/Kayla Bryant (UTM) def.
Renata Dykstra/
Mona Salgado (UNO) 21-19 21-12
4 Sydney Eckhardt/Reagan McGee (UTM) def.
Ashley Salazar/
Jaedyn Newman (UNO) 21-11 24-22
5
Savannah Moberly/
Dayla Ward (UNO) def. Ryan Rednour/Kylie Surratt (UTM) 23-21 21-16
Next Up
New Orleans heads to Thibodaux, LA for the Southland Mid-Conference at the Thibodaux Regional Sports Complex. It will span three days (March 21-23) with New Orleans facing six conference matches against San Jose State, Boise State, HCU, TAMCC, SFA, and McNeese.
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