The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics

UAB Beach Volleyball to Host March To May in Gulf Shores
3/16/2023 2:28:00β―PM | Women's Beach Volleyball
GULF SHORES, Ala. β The UAB beach volleyball team is set to host the fifth annual March To May tournament this weekend, March 17-19, at The Hangout in Gulf Shores, Ala.
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In what has become one of the biggest and most competitive tournaments in the country, this year's nine-team field includes seven nationally-ranked schools including five of which are inside the top 10.
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Along with UAB, No. 3 UCLA, No. 4 Florida State, No. 5 Loyola Marymount, No. 6 LSU, No. 10 Georgia State, No. 19 Tulane, No. 20 South Carolina and Mercer will venture to Gulf Shores for the tournament this weekend.
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UAB will face LMU and South Carolina on Friday, followed by UCLA and Tulane and Saturday and Georgia State and Mercer on Sunday.
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The Blazers enter the tournament at 7-6 overall after going 2-2 in Malibu last weekend. UAB's top duo of Brooke Pertuit and Jasmine Haas were 3-1 on Court 1 last week and are now 7-2 as partners with all of their matches coming on Court 1.
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Due to weather moving into the Gulf Coast region, all of Friday's matches have been moved up 30 minutes and the tournament will now start at 7:30 a.m. The remaining matches on Friday will be a rolling start approximately 10 minutes after the conclusion of the previous match. The tournament schedule is as follows:
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Friday, March 17 (all times except first match approximate):
7:30 a.m. β LSU vs. Georgia State
8:30 a.m. β UAB vs. Loyola Marymount
9:30 a.m. β UCLA vs. South Carolina
10:30 a.m. β Florida State vs. Tulane
11:30 a.m. β Loyola Marymount vs. Georgia State
1:30 p.m. β UCLA vs. LSU
2:30 p.m. β UAB vs. South Carolina
3:30 p.m. β Loyola Marymount vs. Tulane
4:30 p.m. UCLA vs. Florida State
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Saturday, March 18:
8 a.m. β South Carolina vs. Loyola Marymount
9 a.m. β UCLA vs. Georgia State
10 a.m. β LSU vs. Florida State
11 a.m. β Mercer vs. Loyola Marymount
12 p.m. β UAB vs. UCLA
2 p.m. β UAB vs. Tulane
3 p.m. β South Carolina vs. Florida State
4 p.m. β Mercer vs. LSU
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Sunday. March 19:
8 a.m. β South Carolina vs. Mercer
9 a.m. β Georgia State vs. Florida State
10 a.m. β Mercer vs. Tulane
11 a.m. β UAB vs. Georgia State
1 p.m. β UAB vs. Mercer
2 p.m. β Georgia State vs. Tulane
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For more information and updates on the March To May, be sure to follow @UAB_BVB on Twitter and Instagram.
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In what has become one of the biggest and most competitive tournaments in the country, this year's nine-team field includes seven nationally-ranked schools including five of which are inside the top 10.
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Along with UAB, No. 3 UCLA, No. 4 Florida State, No. 5 Loyola Marymount, No. 6 LSU, No. 10 Georgia State, No. 19 Tulane, No. 20 South Carolina and Mercer will venture to Gulf Shores for the tournament this weekend.
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UAB will face LMU and South Carolina on Friday, followed by UCLA and Tulane and Saturday and Georgia State and Mercer on Sunday.
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The Blazers enter the tournament at 7-6 overall after going 2-2 in Malibu last weekend. UAB's top duo of Brooke Pertuit and Jasmine Haas were 3-1 on Court 1 last week and are now 7-2 as partners with all of their matches coming on Court 1.
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Due to weather moving into the Gulf Coast region, all of Friday's matches have been moved up 30 minutes and the tournament will now start at 7:30 a.m. The remaining matches on Friday will be a rolling start approximately 10 minutes after the conclusion of the previous match. The tournament schedule is as follows:
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Friday, March 17 (all times except first match approximate):
7:30 a.m. β LSU vs. Georgia State
8:30 a.m. β UAB vs. Loyola Marymount
9:30 a.m. β UCLA vs. South Carolina
10:30 a.m. β Florida State vs. Tulane
11:30 a.m. β Loyola Marymount vs. Georgia State
1:30 p.m. β UCLA vs. LSU
2:30 p.m. β UAB vs. South Carolina
3:30 p.m. β Loyola Marymount vs. Tulane
4:30 p.m. UCLA vs. Florida State
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Saturday, March 18:
8 a.m. β South Carolina vs. Loyola Marymount
9 a.m. β UCLA vs. Georgia State
10 a.m. β LSU vs. Florida State
11 a.m. β Mercer vs. Loyola Marymount
12 p.m. β UAB vs. UCLA
2 p.m. β UAB vs. Tulane
3 p.m. β South Carolina vs. Florida State
4 p.m. β Mercer vs. LSU
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Sunday. March 19:
8 a.m. β South Carolina vs. Mercer
9 a.m. β Georgia State vs. Florida State
10 a.m. β Mercer vs. Tulane
11 a.m. β UAB vs. Georgia State
1 p.m. β UAB vs. Mercer
2 p.m. β Georgia State vs. Tulane
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For more information and updates on the March To May, be sure to follow @UAB_BVB on Twitter and Instagram.
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