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No. 20 Beach Volleyball Wraps Up Competitive Road Weekend Sunday
Mar 14, 2021 | Women's Beach Volleyball
GULF SHORES, Alabama — The No. 20 Tulane beach volleyball team (7-6, 2-5 CCSA) wrapped up its first weekend on the road on Sunday, dropping two matches to No. 3 LSU (1-4) and No. 18 Georgia State (2-3) in day two of the March to May.
Freshman Lara Torruella and graduate transfer Avery Arellano were the only Green Wave pair to pull off a win over the Tigers in the first match of the day, defeating LSU's Jess Lansman and Sydney Moore from the number four position in straight sets (21-18, 21-14).
Finding success against Georgia State was graduate transfer Eva Torruella and sophomore Kendall Peters on court one, who took down Eden Hawes and Maddy Delmonte with 21-16 and 21-19 scores.
Senior Addison Hermstad and sophomore Samantha Mehlman also earned a win over the Panthers from the No. 3 spot, defeating Meagon McCall and Bekah Bropbeck (21-15, 21-9).
Just short of earning a win over LSU on court two was graduate transfer Allie Olsonoski and graduate student Tarin Mergener, who forced Claire Coppola and Kelli Greene-Agnew to three sets. The pair won the first set, 24-22, before dropping the second 14-21 and falling in the third, 9-15.
The Olive and Blue are set to bring action back home next weekend, hosting Central Arkansas, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Houston Baptist, Georgia State and Spring Hill College in the NOLA Classic at the White Sands Volleyball Courts on Friday and Saturday.
No. 3 LSU 4, No. 20 Tulane 1
Court 1: Taryn Kloth/Kristen Nuss (LSU) def. Eva Torruella/Kendall Peters (Tulane) 21-13, 21-16
Court 2: Claire Coppola/Kelli Greene-Agnew (LSU) def. Allie Olsonoski/Tarin Mergener (Tulane) 22-24, 21-14, 15-9
Court 3: Toni Rodriguez/Ashlyn Rasnick-Pope (LSU) def. Addison Hermstad/Samantha Mehlman (Tulane) 21-16, 26-24
Court 4: Lara Torruella/Avery Arellano (Tulane) def. Jess Lansman/Sydney Moore (LSU) 21-18, 21-14
Court 5: Olivia Ordonez/Kahlee York (LSU) def. Rio Frohoff/Gabriella Becerra (Tulane) 22-20, 21-19
Order of Finish: 4, 5, 1, 3, 2
No. 18 Georgia State 3, No. 20 Tulane 2
Court 1: Eva Torruella/Kendall Peters (Tulane) def. Eden Hawes/Maddy Delmonte (GSU) 21-16, 21-19
Court 2: Olivia Stasevich/Mattie Johnson (GSU) def. Allie Olsonoski/Tarin Mergener (Tulane) 21-17, 21-17
Court 3: Addison Hermstad/Samantha Mehlman (Tulane) def. Meagon McCall/Bekah Bropbeck (GSU) 21-15, 21-9
Court 4: Kate Novack/Kelly Dorn (GSU) def. Lara Torruella/Avery Arellano (Tulane) 21-17, 21-14
Court 5: Angel Ferary/Bella Ferary (GSU) def. Rio Frohoff/Gabriella Becerra (Tulane) 21-10, 21-16
Order of Finish: 5, 4, 3, 1, 2
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