Beach Volleyball Goes 3-1 at Southern Miss Tournament

Friday, April 8

Hattiesburg, MS

12:30

Tulane University

New Orleans

Beach Volleyball Goes 3-1 at Southern Miss Tournament

Apr 9, 2022 | Women's Beach Volleyball

HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Tulane beach volleyball (19-8) took both of their matches on Saturday by a 3-2 decision at the Southern Miss tournament in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

The Wave finished the weekend 3-1 overall defeating Louisiana Monroe, Central Arkansas and Southern Miss, while falling to UNO.

Tulane got off to a slow start on Friday, falling to UNO 3-2 in their opening match of the tournament. Lara Torruella and Samantha Mehlman along with Josie Cole and Sam Green were the pairs two get the two points for the Wave.

Friday afternoon the Wave bounced back by sweeping ULM to finish the day.

Cole and Green secured the first point for the Green Wave followed by Haley Gibson and Savka Popovic who took their match in three sets.

Maddie Speicher and Kendall Peters secured the win for Tulane by getting the third point over ULM. They played a hard-fought second set winning 26-24.

Playing on court three was Torruella and Ashton Mares winning in three sets. Completing the sweep was court two made up of Sara Hall and Mehlman.

On Saturday Tulane got the day started with a 3-2 win over Central Arkansas.

Getting the match points for Tulane was Cole and Green, Torruella and Mares, with Hall and Mehlman securing the victory for the Wave.

Tulane finished out the tournament against the hosts, Southern Miss.

On court five Gibson and Popovic got things started for the Wave, getting them the first team point.

Two pair of Hall and Mehlman would grab the second team point with their two-set victory. Right behind them was court three made up of Torruella and Mareswho secured the victory for the wave.

Tulane is on the road again next week as they head to Miami to compete in the FIU tournament beginning on Friday.

UNO 3, Tulane 2
1. Lucie Pokorna/Ania Esarte (UNO) def. Maddie Speicher/Kendall Peters (TULANE) 21-19, 21-16
2. Lara Torruella/Samantha Mehlman (TULANE) def. Alexa Spartz/Trinity Jackson (UNO) 21-23, 21-11, 15-8
3. Hannah Volpi/Maxine Walsh (UNO) def. Sara Hall/Ashton Mares (TULANE) 21-12, 7-21, 15-11
4. Liz Gialanella/Valerie Vujnovich (UNO) def. Haley Gibson/Savka Popovic (TULANE) 10-21, 21-18, 15-13
5. Josie Cole/Samantha Green (TULANE) def. Hailey Melerine/Serena Baumgart (UNO) 21-17, 21-14

Tulane 5, ULM 0
1. Maddie Speicher/Kendall Peters (TULANE) def. Brooks, Audrey/Blazek, Julia (ULM) 21-16, 26-24
2. Sara Hall/Samantha Mehlman (TULANE) def. Gallant, Kayla/Adams, Rylin (ULM) 21-16, 14-21, 16-14
3. Lara Torruella/Ashton Mares (TULANE) def. Moreland, Elizabeth/Hoven, Brooke (ULM) 21-11, 14-21, 15-12
4. Josie Cole/Samantha Green (TULANE) def. Nowak, Kaitlyn/Reynolds, Avery (ULM) 21-18, 21-16
5. Haley Gibson/Savka Popovic (TULANE) def. Evans, Delaney/Black, Tamsie (ULM) 15-21, 21-18, 15-6

Tulane 3, UCA 2
1. Faith Hasness/Carol Barbosa (UCA) def. Maddie Speicher/Kendall Peters (TULANE) 21-12, 21-16
2. Sara Hall/Samantha Mehlman (TULANE) def. Julia Oravec/Kelsie Sager (UCA) 21-14, 21-16
3. Lara Torruella/Ashton Mares (TULANE) def. Bria Garmon/Evelyn GriffithDavis (UCA) 21-12, 21-19
4. Josie Cole/Samantha Green (TULANE) def. Payton Sproule/Kayla Cook (UCA) 21-17, 21-16
5. Ryenne Gepford/Marissa Gilmore (UCA) def. Haley Gibson/Savka Popovic (TULANE) 21-15, 23-21
Ext. Izzy Mitchell/Ainsley Patrick (TULANE) def. Mary Galloway/Anna Collums (UCA) 21-13, 21-12

Tulane 3, USM 2
1. Breleigh Favre/Aleksandra Chudzik (USM) def. Maddie Speicher/Kendall Peters (TULANE) 21-18, 24-22
2. Sara Hall/Samantha Mehlman (TULANE) def. Kellie Garraway/Vanessa Hurnikova (USM) 21-15, 21-18
3. Lara Torruella/Ashton Mares (TULANE) def. Taylor Pierce/Olivia Hepworth (USM) 21-18, 21-12
4. Reagan Sandlin/Hallie Phelan (USM) def. Josie Cole/Samantha Green (TULANE) 28-26, 15-21, 15-9
5. Haley Gibson/Savka Popovic (TULANE) def. Valeria Siakidou/Kai Norman (USM) 21-16, 23-21
Ext. Kaylie Beck/Melanie Miller (USM) def. Emily Heintzelman/Sophia Gammarino (TULANE) 21-19, 13-21, 17-15

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