DELAND, Fla. (April 25, 2024) – The University of North Alabama beach volleyball team suffered a 3-0 quarterfinal defeat Thursday morning to No. 1 North Florida in the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament in DeLand, Fla.
Despite the loss, the Lions still have a chance to make the tournament final. UNA moves into the elimination bracket with the potential to play two duals on day three. North Alabama will face either No. 6 Jacksonville or No. 7 Central Arkansas to open the day, with the winner playing a second match later in the afternoon. A loss would warrant elimination from the tournament.
UNA dropped the postseason contest to the Ospreys, falling in the bottom three flights in straight sets. The Lions' third-flight pair of graduate
Mackenzie Martin and junior
Ryenne Gepford kept it close in the first set but fell to the Ospreys' Iris Fletcher and Katie Camp, 21-18, before a 21-11 second-set defeat.
With day two complete, the Lions head into day three with a 21-12 record. North Florida improves to 22-11 and advances to play the winner of No. 2 Stetson and No. 3 FGCU in the winner's bracket.
- Rezentes/Pierce (UNF) vs. Klemperer/Seney (UNA) 12-9, unfinished
- Murray/Espy (UNF) vs. Floyd/Robinson (UNA) 10-9, unfinished
- Fletcher/Camp (UNF) def. Martin/Gepford (UNA) 21-18, 21-11
- Humphries/Wooldridge (UNF) def. Austin/McLaurin (UNA) 21-12, 21-13
- Sanchez/Murphy (UNF) def. Girod/Lewis (UNA) 21-14, 21-12
Order of Finish: (5,4,3)
COMING UP NEXT
North Alabama will play either Jacksonville and Central Arkansas on Friday, April 26, with first serve at 8 a.m.
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