The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Saturday, March 18
Gulf Shores, AL
12 p.m. CT
UAB
0
vs
5
UCLA
UAB Beach Volleyball Defeats No. 19 Tulane, 3-2
3/18/2023 6:57:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball
GULF SHORES, Ala. – The UAB beach volleyball team defeated its first nationally-ranked opponent of the season with a 3-2 win over No. 19 Tulane on Saturday at the March To May in Gulf Shores.
The win was UAB's fifth win over a nationally-ranked opponent in program history and its first since April 1st of last season when the Blazers defeated No. 19 Stetson.
The Blazers (8-9) raced out to a 2-0 lead with wins on courts four and five. The freshman pair of Olivia Stant and Olivia Chychrun notched a straight set victory on Court 5, followed by Emma Andraka and Jessica Ennis winning a three-set thriller on Court 4 as they rallied for a 20-18 victory in the decisive set.
Brooke Pertuit and Jasmine Haas secured the team victory with a straight set victory on Court 2, and in the process notched their team-best 10th win of the season.
In UAB's first contest of the day, the Blazers fell to No. 3 UCLA 5-0.
The Blazers conclude action at the March To May on Sunday with matches against No. 10 Georgia State and Mercer.
Below are results from the entire tournament:
Friday, March 17:
LSU def. Georgia State: 3-0
LMU def. UAB: 3-0
UCLA def. South Carolina: 3-0
Florida State def. Tulane: 3-0
Loyola Marymount def. Georgia State: 3-0
UCLA def. LSU: 3-0
South Carolina def. UAB: 3-1
Loyola Marymount def. Tulane: 3-0
UCLA def. Florida State: 3-2
Saturday, March 18:
South Carolina def. Loyola Marymount: 3-2
UCLA def. Georgia State: 5-0
Florida State def. LSU: 3-2
Loyola Marymount def. Mercer: 5-0
UCLA def. UAB: 5-0
UAB def. Tulane: 3-2
Florida State def. South Carolina: 4-1
LSU def. Mercer: 5-0
The win was UAB's fifth win over a nationally-ranked opponent in program history and its first since April 1st of last season when the Blazers defeated No. 19 Stetson.
The Blazers (8-9) raced out to a 2-0 lead with wins on courts four and five. The freshman pair of Olivia Stant and Olivia Chychrun notched a straight set victory on Court 5, followed by Emma Andraka and Jessica Ennis winning a three-set thriller on Court 4 as they rallied for a 20-18 victory in the decisive set.
Brooke Pertuit and Jasmine Haas secured the team victory with a straight set victory on Court 2, and in the process notched their team-best 10th win of the season.
In UAB's first contest of the day, the Blazers fell to No. 3 UCLA 5-0.
The Blazers conclude action at the March To May on Sunday with matches against No. 10 Georgia State and Mercer.
Below are results from the entire tournament:
Friday, March 17:
LSU def. Georgia State: 3-0
LMU def. UAB: 3-0
UCLA def. South Carolina: 3-0
Florida State def. Tulane: 3-0
Loyola Marymount def. Georgia State: 3-0
UCLA def. LSU: 3-0
South Carolina def. UAB: 3-1
Loyola Marymount def. Tulane: 3-0
UCLA def. Florida State: 3-2
Saturday, March 18:
South Carolina def. Loyola Marymount: 3-2
UCLA def. Georgia State: 5-0
Florida State def. LSU: 3-2
Loyola Marymount def. Mercer: 5-0
UCLA def. UAB: 5-0
UAB def. Tulane: 3-2
Florida State def. South Carolina: 4-1
LSU def. Mercer: 5-0
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