No. 7 Beach Volleyball advances to CCSA Tournament championship match

BATON ROUGE, La. – The No. 7 Texas Beach Volleyball team earned a pair of 3-0 sweeps over South Carolina and No. 8 Florida State on Friday at the LSU Beach Volleyball Stadium to advance to the championship match of the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) Tournament. The Longhorns (26-9) will face the winner of Saturday morning’s semifinal match (10 a.m. CT) between Florida State and tournament host No. 11 LSU in the championship match at 1 p.m. Central.

During Friday morning’s victory over South Carolina, the No. 4 pair of Macey Butler and Noa Sonneville secured the first point for the Longhorns with a 21-13, 21-15 win. Emma Grace Robertson and Katie Hashman battled through 12 match points to secure a 21-13, 21-23, 23-21 victory on court No. 2 to give Texas a 2-0 cushion. Ava Patton and Vivian Johnson completed the sweep with a 21-15, 21-12 win on court No. 5.

The Longhorns returned later in the afternoon to face the Seminoles in a winner’s bracket contest. Texas used a 21-15, 21-18 victory by Butler and Sonneville on court No. 4 and a 21-17, 21-16 win by Robertson and Hashman on court No. 2 to build a 2-0 lead. The Longhorns finished the sweep with a 23-21, 21-14 win on court No. 5 by Patton and Johnson.

#7 Texas 3, South Carolina 0

1. (TRUNCATED) Jolie Cranford/Julia Waugh (SC) vs. Chloe Charles/Eva Liisa Kuivonen (Texas) 
2. Emma Grace Robertson/Katie Hashman (Texas) def. Rachel Hartmann/Riley Whitesides (SC) 21-13, 21-23, 23-21
3. (TRUNCATED) Karin Zolnercikova/Maddison Parmelly (Texas) vs. Morgan Downs/Evie Ziffer (SC) 21-16, 17-10
4. Noa Sonneville/Macey Butler (Texas) def. Sadie Nelson/Julianna Quintero (SC) 21-13, 21-15
5. Ava Patton/Vivian Johnson (Texas) def. Lauren Lawson/VB Trost (SC) 21-15, 21-12
6. (EXH.) Kylie Wickley/Carys Patton (Texas) def. Abigail Lagemann/Kristen Schenck (SC) 21-17, 22-20

Order of Finish: 4, 2, 5

#7 Texas 3, #8 Florida State 0

1. (TRUNCATED) Audrey Koenig/Alexis Durish (FSU) vs. Chloe Charles/Eva Liisa Kuivonen (TX) 21-16, 10-10
2. Emma Grace Robertson/Katie Hashman (TX) def. Gella Andrew/Maddie Trusty (FSU) 21-17, 21-16
3. (TRUNCATED) Karin Zolnercikova/Maddison Parmelly (TX) vs. Bailey Higgins/Carra Sassack (FSU) 21-13, 17-16
4. Noa Sonneville/Macey Butler (TX) def. Makenna Wolfe/Myriah Massey (FSU) 21-15, 21-18
5. Ava Patton/Vivian Johnson (TX) def. Jordan Boulware/Kenzie Hultquist (FSU) 23-21, 21-14
6. (EXH.) Hannah Ogden/Presley Wright (TX) def. Kyleene Filimaua/McKenna Flaherty (FSU) 21-11, 21-16

Order of Finish: 4, 2, 5