MANHATTAN BEACH, California – No. 12 Texas Beach Volleyball defeated two ranked opponents on the second day of the East Meets West Invitational.
The Longhorns started the day with a 3-2 victory over No. 7 California followed by a 4-1 victory over No. 18 Hawaii.
Texas started the day with a win from the No. 4 pair (Macey Butler/Noa Sonneville), 24-22, 21-17 followed by a 21-19, 25-23 win from the No. 2 pair (Emma Grace Robertson/Katie Hashman). California took the next point against Presley Wright and Vivian Johnson (No. 5), 24-22, 21-13. Texas secured the victory with a two set win from the No. 3 pair of Karin Zolnercikova and Maddison Parmelly, 21-15, 21-13. The Bears took the final point against Chloe Charles and Eva Liisa Kuivonen (No. 1), 21-15, 21-14.
Butler and Sonneville (No. 4) earned the first point for Texas with a 21-13, 21-16 win over Hawaii. After entering a third set, the No. 2 pair of Robertson and Hashman added a 22-24, 21-14, 15-8 win. The Longhorns won the next two matches with the No. 5 (Carys Patton/Johnson) and No. 3 (Zolnercikova/Parmelly) pairs, 21-10, 24-22 and 21-18, 21-14. The Bears scored the final point against Charles and Kuivonen (No. 1) 21-15, 21-15.
Up next, the Longhorns head home for the East vs. West Invitational hosting No. 14 Grand Canyon University, No. 7 California Berkeley, No. 2 LMU, and No. 10 Arizona State on March 21-22.
#12 Texas 3, #7 California 2
- Emma Donley/Portia Sherman (Cal) def. Chloe Charles/Eva Liisa Kuivonen (Texas) 21-15, 21-14
- Emma Grace Robertson/Katie Hashman (Texas) def. Gia Fisher/Sierra Caffo (Cal) 21-19, 25-23
- Karin Zolnercikova/Maddison Parmelly (Texas) def. Marilu Pally/Alexand Young-Gomez (Cal) 21-15, 21-13
- Macey Butler/Noa Sonneville (Texas) def. Jenna Colligan/Christine DeRoose (Cal) 24-22, 21-17
- Ella Sears/Ella Dreibholz (Cal) def. Presley Wright/Vivian Johnson (Texas) 24-22, 21-13
- (EXH.) Ava Patton/Hannah Ogden (Texas) tied Alex Adishian/Mila Virgrincic (Cal) 21-18, 10-21
Order of finish: 4, 2, 5, 3, 1
#12 Texas 4, #18 Hawaii 1
- Sarah Burton/Caprice Lorenzo (Hawaii) def. Chloe Charles/Eva Liisa Kuivonen (Texas) 14-21, 24-22, 15-6
- Emma Grace Robertson/Katie Hashman (Texas) def. Julia Lawrenz/Alana Embry (Hawaii) 22-24, 21-14, 15-8
- Karin Zolnercikova/Maddison Parmelly (Texas) def. Jesse Mann/Jasmine Wandeler (Hawaii) 21-18, 21-14
- Macey Butler/Noa Sonneville (Texas) def. Sydney Miller/Sydney Amiatu (Hawaii) 21-13, 21-16
- Carys Patton/Vivian Johnson (Texas) def. Kristen Serrano/Sophie Buschmann (Hawaii) 21-10, 24-22
- (EXH.) Presley Wright/Hannah Ogden (Texas) def. Kasen Rosenthal/Tessa Marocco (Hawaii) 21-17, 22-20
Order of finish: 4, 2, 5, 3, 1
