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No. 7 Beach Volleyball Preview: NCAA Championships
Story Links AUSTIN, Texas – No. 7 Texas Beach Volleyball heads to Gulf Shores, Alabama for its first-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament as the No. 7 seed. The Longhorns will open play in the first round with a match-up against No. 10 California. A Texas victory will would advance the Longhorns to […]
AUSTIN, Texas – No. 7 Texas Beach Volleyball heads to Gulf Shores, Alabama for its first-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament as the No. 7 seed. The Longhorns will open play in the first round with a match-up against No. 10 California. A Texas victory will would advance the Longhorns to the quarterfinals to play either No. 2 TCU or No. 15 Georgia State on May 3.
All duals at this weekend’s competition will be played until decision. First team to three points, regardless of the standings in the other matches, will finalize the dual.
FIRST ROUND
Opponent: No. 10 California Berkeley (27-9)
Location: Beach Volleyball Courts | Gulf Shores, Alabama
Date: Friday, May 2
Time: 1:00 p.m. CT
TV: ESPN2
Series History: Cal leads 2-1
Last Meeting: L 2-3 (March 21, 2025 – East vs. West Invitational – Austin, TX)
LEADING LONGHORNS:
Riding a 13 match winning streak, Maddison Parmelly and Karin Zolnercikova lead the Longhorns with a team-best 26-6 record (25-6 at No. 3, 1-0 at No. 2), including 14 wins against ranked opponents. Two other pairs have each posted 24 wins and 13 ranked victories with a 24-10 record from Macey Butler and Noa Sonneville (19-8 at No. 4, 5-2 at No. 5) and a 24-12 record from Katie Hashman and Emma Grace Robertson (18-9 at No. 2, 6-3 at No. 1). Chloe Charles and Eva Liisa Kuivonen add a 16-13 record (9-13 at No. 1, 7-0 at No. 2) followed by an 8-7 record from Ava Patton and Kylie Wickley (2-0 at No. 3, 5-3 at No. 4, 1-4 at No. 5).
THIS SEASON:
Texas is coming off a historic weekend, winning the CCSA Championship in its inaugural season with the league. The Longhorns finished the 2025 season with a 27-9 record and ranked No. 7 in the AVCA poll. Over the course of the season, Texas received eight awards including two CCSA Pair of the Week honors (Charles/Kuivonen and Parmelly/Zolnercikova), three CCSA-All Tournament Team selections (Robertson/Hashman, Sonneville/Butler, Parmelly/Zolnercikova), CCSA Pair of the Tournament (Robertson/Hashman), CCSA Coach of the Year (Metzger), and one AVCA Pair of the Week honor (Robertson/Hashman).
WATCH THE HORNS: Every match at the NCAA Championships will be streamed on ESPN2. Fans are able to watch the main feed of the dual or specific courts of to watch their favorite players.
Main Dual Feed
Pair 1
Pair 2
Pair 3
Pair 4
Pair 5