The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Friday, April 5
Phoneix, Ariz.
11 a.m.
UAB
0
vs
5
Cal Poly
Beach Volleyball Goes 2-1 on Opening Day of GCU Tournament
4/5/2019 9:57:00β―PM | Women's Beach Volleyball
PHOENIX β The UAB beach volleyball team improved to 12-11 overall with a pair of 5-0 wins over Utah and Mt. San Antonio College and a 5-0 loss to No. 7 Cal Poly on the opening day of the Grand Canyon Tournament in Phoenix.
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UAB's top pair of Jaelyn Keene and Tressa Buckland improved their overall record to 15-8 with two wins today. Following them, Kenley Adams and Jayme Bratsberg paired together for the first time this season on court two and were 2-1 overall, as were SalliAnne Napolitano and Annie Pringle on court three.
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For the final two matches of the day, Brittney Munro and Brooke Stancel paired together on court four and went 2-0, while court five saw Jenna Gathright win two matches, one each with teammates Emily Martinez and Emma Andraka.
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The Blazers conclude the GCU Tournament on Saturday with matches against Long Beach City College and No. 15 Grand Canyon.
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No. 7 Cal Poly 5, UAB 0
1. Crissy Jones/Tia Miric (CPU) defeat Jaelyn Keene/Tressa Buckland (UAB) 21-10, 23-21
2. Emily Sonny/Macy Gordon (CPU) defeat Jayme Bratsberg/Kenley Adams (UAB) 21-13, 21-14
3. Kat Wright/Jayelin Lombard (CPU) defeat SalliAnne Napolitano/Annie Pringle (UAB) 18-21, 23-21, 15-8
4. Vanessa Roscoe/Brayden Gruenewald (CPU) defeat Brittney Munro/Emily Martinez (UAB) 21-13, 21-12
5. Heather Pembroke/Sam Manley (CPU) defeat Emma Andraka/Brooke Stansel (UAB) 21-12, 21-14
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UAB 5, Mt. San Antonio College 0
1. Jaelyn Keene/Tressa Buckland (UAB) defeat Juliana Gomez/Samantha Neely (SAC) 21-18, 16-21, 15-9
2. Jayme Bratsberg/Kenley Adams (UAB) defeat Malia Carr/Shaiann Palos (SAC) 21-17,21-15
3. SalliAnne Napolitano/Annie Pringle (UAB) defeat Lindsey Lane/Alysha Tullar (SAC) 21-10, 21-8
4. Brittney Munro/Brooke Stansel (UAB) defeat Macy Barnes/Jessica Morse (SAC) 21-17, 21-13
5. Jenna Gathright/Emily Martinez (UAB) defeat Jocelyn Portillo/Brianda Valdez (SAC) 21-19, 21-14
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UAB 5, Utah 0
1. Jaelyn Keene/Tressa Buckland (UAB) Tawnee Luafalemana/Dani Drews (Utah) 21-18, 23-21
2. Jayme Bratsberg/Kenley Adams (UAB) Kenzie Koerber/Megan Yett (Utah) 21-12, 21-19
3. SalliAnne Napolitano/Annie Pringle (UAB) defeat Lauren Sproule/Jessica Villela (Utah) 21-14, 21-13
4. Brittney Munro/Brooke Stansel (UAB) Kinga Windisch/Keana Smalls (Utah) 21-18, 21-16
5. Jenna Gathright/Emma Andraka (UAB) defeat Alexa Van Komen/Olivia Teerlink (Utah) 21-8, 21-11
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UAB's top pair of Jaelyn Keene and Tressa Buckland improved their overall record to 15-8 with two wins today. Following them, Kenley Adams and Jayme Bratsberg paired together for the first time this season on court two and were 2-1 overall, as were SalliAnne Napolitano and Annie Pringle on court three.
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For the final two matches of the day, Brittney Munro and Brooke Stancel paired together on court four and went 2-0, while court five saw Jenna Gathright win two matches, one each with teammates Emily Martinez and Emma Andraka.
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The Blazers conclude the GCU Tournament on Saturday with matches against Long Beach City College and No. 15 Grand Canyon.
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No. 7 Cal Poly 5, UAB 0
1. Crissy Jones/Tia Miric (CPU) defeat Jaelyn Keene/Tressa Buckland (UAB) 21-10, 23-21
2. Emily Sonny/Macy Gordon (CPU) defeat Jayme Bratsberg/Kenley Adams (UAB) 21-13, 21-14
3. Kat Wright/Jayelin Lombard (CPU) defeat SalliAnne Napolitano/Annie Pringle (UAB) 18-21, 23-21, 15-8
4. Vanessa Roscoe/Brayden Gruenewald (CPU) defeat Brittney Munro/Emily Martinez (UAB) 21-13, 21-12
5. Heather Pembroke/Sam Manley (CPU) defeat Emma Andraka/Brooke Stansel (UAB) 21-12, 21-14
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UAB 5, Mt. San Antonio College 0
1. Jaelyn Keene/Tressa Buckland (UAB) defeat Juliana Gomez/Samantha Neely (SAC) 21-18, 16-21, 15-9
2. Jayme Bratsberg/Kenley Adams (UAB) defeat Malia Carr/Shaiann Palos (SAC) 21-17,21-15
3. SalliAnne Napolitano/Annie Pringle (UAB) defeat Lindsey Lane/Alysha Tullar (SAC) 21-10, 21-8
4. Brittney Munro/Brooke Stansel (UAB) defeat Macy Barnes/Jessica Morse (SAC) 21-17, 21-13
5. Jenna Gathright/Emily Martinez (UAB) defeat Jocelyn Portillo/Brianda Valdez (SAC) 21-19, 21-14
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UAB 5, Utah 0
1. Jaelyn Keene/Tressa Buckland (UAB) Tawnee Luafalemana/Dani Drews (Utah) 21-18, 23-21
2. Jayme Bratsberg/Kenley Adams (UAB) Kenzie Koerber/Megan Yett (Utah) 21-12, 21-19
3. SalliAnne Napolitano/Annie Pringle (UAB) defeat Lauren Sproule/Jessica Villela (Utah) 21-14, 21-13
4. Brittney Munro/Brooke Stansel (UAB) Kinga Windisch/Keana Smalls (Utah) 21-18, 21-16
5. Jenna Gathright/Emma Andraka (UAB) defeat Alexa Van Komen/Olivia Teerlink (Utah) 21-8, 21-11
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