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UAB Beach Volleyball Goes 2-2 on Opening Weekend in Houston
2/26/2023 4:12:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball
HOUSTON – The UAB beach volleyball team finished its opening weekend with a 2-2 record at the Third Coast College Classic hosted by Houston Christian.
The Blazers split a pair of matches each on Saturday and Sunday. UAB opened the season with a 3-2 victory over Texas A&M – Corpus Christi before falling to No. 3 TCU 5-0 on Saturday. Sunday's action saw UAB top Central Arkansas 4-1 and then concluded the tournament with a 3-2 loss to host HCU.
UAB's pairs on courts one through four all finished with records of 2-2. On Court 1, Adriana Pereira and Brooke Pertuit won both of their matches on Sunday. Court 5 for the Blazers went 1-3 on the weekend but picked up a win in the finale as Ellie Heflin and Olivia Chychrun tallied a three-set victory.
The Blazers return to action next Saturday and Sunday, March 4-5, at the Tiger Beach Challenged hosted by LSU. While in Baton Rouge, the Blazers will face No. 19 South Carolina, No. 5 LSU, Central Arkansas, North Alabama and Tusculum University.
For more information on the UAB beach volleyball team, be sure follow @UAB_BVB on Twitter and Instagram.
The Blazers split a pair of matches each on Saturday and Sunday. UAB opened the season with a 3-2 victory over Texas A&M – Corpus Christi before falling to No. 3 TCU 5-0 on Saturday. Sunday's action saw UAB top Central Arkansas 4-1 and then concluded the tournament with a 3-2 loss to host HCU.
UAB's pairs on courts one through four all finished with records of 2-2. On Court 1, Adriana Pereira and Brooke Pertuit won both of their matches on Sunday. Court 5 for the Blazers went 1-3 on the weekend but picked up a win in the finale as Ellie Heflin and Olivia Chychrun tallied a three-set victory.
The Blazers return to action next Saturday and Sunday, March 4-5, at the Tiger Beach Challenged hosted by LSU. While in Baton Rouge, the Blazers will face No. 19 South Carolina, No. 5 LSU, Central Arkansas, North Alabama and Tusculum University.
For more information on the UAB beach volleyball team, be sure follow @UAB_BVB on Twitter and Instagram.
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