Bears Split Pair of Matches at Opening Day of Tampa Invitational

Friday, March 5

Tampa, FL

10 a.m.

Mercer University

Tampa

Photo by: Gerrit Van Genderen

Bears Split Pair of Matches at Opening Day of Tampa Invitational

3/5/2021 6:52:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

Mercer defeats Eckerd 3-2

By: Jesika Moore

TAMPA, Fla. – The Mercer Bears beach volleyball team went 1-1 on the opening day of the Tampa Invitational. The Bears went 1-4 against Tampa and 3-2 against Eckerd.

MATCH BREAKDOWN VS. TAMPA

1. Julia Oswald/Rachel Rosequist (UT) def. Gracie Garanich/Emilee Wissmach (MER) 21-14, 21-13
2. Elli Merchant/Olivia Boeve (MER) def. Tatiana Gutierrez/Melissa Elias (UT) 21-7, 17-21, 15-13
3. Katie McKiel/Valerie Rosequist (UT) def. Maddie Nunley/Kacy Ogden (MER) 16-21, 21-19, 15-11
4. Kiersten Anderson/Madison Brunick (UT) def. Elena Sanfrey/Emily Leonard (MER) 21-10, 21-10
5. Payton Brunick/Cassidy Ehrie (UT) def. Ellie Miller/Hana Robertson (MER) 21-17, 21-8

MATCH BREAKDOWN VS. ECKERD

1. Gracie Garanich/Emilee Wissmach (MER) def. Anna Jungjohann/Serena Baumgart (Eckerd) 19-21, 21-12, 15-3
2. Elli Merchant/Olivia Boeve (MER) def. Katana Lim/Joelle Coulter (Eckerd) 21-17, 21-17
3. Kacy Ogden/Maddie Nunley (MER) def. Martina Melicherova/Manaia Rewi (Eckerd) 21-19, 21-14 4. Agata Sklepik/Dana Dull (Eckerd) def. Elena Sanfrey/Emily Leonard (MER) 21-15, 21-6
5. Sam Crankshaw/Izabela Gorys (Eckerd) def. Elli Miller/Hana Robertson (MER) 21-11, 21-15

UP NEXT
Mercer will close out the Tampa Invitational wit matches against Jacksonville and FCGU tomorrow at 8 a.m. and 12 p.m.

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