Tulane Sweeps Through Bayou Beach Duals

Thursday, March 23

NEW ORLEANS

12:30 P.M.

Tulane University

New Orleans

Photo by: Parker Waters

Mar 23, 2023 | Women's Beach Volleyball

NEW ORLEANS – Tulane University Beach Volleyball went unblemished in the Bayou Beach Duals, going 2-0 with a pair of sweeps over in-state foes on Thursday to improve to 13-5 on the season. The Green Wave began the day with a 5-0 win over cross-town rival New Orleans before capping the day with a 5-0 victory over Southeastern Louisiana.

The Bayou Beach Duals opened with the Crescent City matchup of Tulane against UNO. In position four Abby Jackson and Ashton Mares paired together to put the Wave on the board first, winning in straight sets 21-15, 21-12. Lara Torruella and Molly Trodd quickly followed to put Tulane up 2-0 taking their match in position five 21-15, 21-13. The match against the Privateers was clinched from position one by Mollie Ebertin and Kendall Peters with a two-set victory 21-13, 21-17. Tulane tacked on another win from the pairing of Emily Heintzelman and Samantha Mehlman in position two to make it 4-0. Sara Hall and Maddie Speicher delivered the sweep from position three with a three-set victory.

In its second match of the day, the Green Wave squared off against the Southeastern Louisiana Lions. This time it was the duo of Simone Gibson and Torruella that got Tulane out to the early lead with a two-set victory, 21-16, 21-11, from position four. Tulane went up 2-0 after the freshman pairing of Trodd and Sam O'Connor earned a win in straight sets 21-19, 21-16. The match against the Lions was secured by Jackson and Mares in position three in two sets 21-9, 21-19. The Wave added another point courtesy of Hall and Speicher from position two before Heintzelman and Mehlman claimed the second sweep of the day for Tulane from court one.

Up next, the Green Wave will head out west for back-to-back tournaments. Tulane will compete in the Cal Poly Invitational Saturday and Sunday, April 1-2, before heading up the California coast to play in the Stanford Invitational Wednesday, April 5.

Thursday Results – March 23
#20 Tulane 5, New Orleans 0
1. Mollie Ebertin/Kendall Peters (Tulane) def. Ania Escarte/Maria Ozaeta(UNO) 21-13, 21-17
2. Emily Heintzelman/Samantha Mehlman (Tulane) def. Trinity Jackson/Alexa Spartz (UNO) 21-18, 19-21, 15-8
3. Sara Hall/Maddie Speicher (Tulane) def. Valerie Vojnovich/Hannah Volpi (UNO) 21-19, 21-17
4. Abby Jackson/Ashton Mares (Tulane) def. Valentina Echeverri/Ivana de Carvalho Peixe (UNO) 21-15, 21-12
5. Lara Torruella/Molly Trodd (Tulane) def. Serena Baumgart/Rita Zecchin (UNO) 21-15, 21-13
(Exh.) McKenzie Cutler/Sam Green (Tulane) def. Savannah Moberly/Renata Dykstra (UNO) 21-9, 21-13

#20 Tulane 5, Southeastern Louisiana 0
1. Emily Heintzelman/Samantha Mehlman (Tulane) def. Mia McKinney/Jolie Hildalgo (SLU) 21-19, 21-17
2. Sara Hall/Maddie Speicher (Tulane) def. Eryn Wilks/Meagan Scuderi (SLU) 21-19, 21-18
3. Abby Jackson/Ashton Mares (Tulane) def. Carley Petty/Alexis Logarbo (SLU) 21-9, 21-19
4. Simone Gibson/Lara Torruella (Tulane) def. Lauren Schlotzhauer/Jackie McGee (SLU) 21-16, 21-11
5. Sam O'Connor/Molly Trodd (Tulane) def. Mabry Ward/Bella Lockwood (SLU) 21-19, 21-16
(Exh.) Alexandra Hennessey/Izzy Mitchell/Kara Griffin-Ruwin (Tulane) def. Harlee Tupper/Allie Haerer (SLU) 21-3, 21-9

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