Bears Win One at Battle on the Bay

Saturday, April 10

St Petersburg, Fla.

8 a.m.

Mercer University

Florida Gulf Coast

4/10/2021 7:29:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

Mercer defeats Eckerd 3-2

By: Jesika Moore

SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Mercer Bears beach volleyball team went 1-2 at the Battle of the Bay at Eckerd College. The Bears defeated hosts Eckerd, 3-2, but fell to FGCU and Tampa.

MATCH BREAKDOWN VS. FGCU

1. Giovanna Borgiotti/Kirstine Garder (FGCU) def. Gracie Garanich/Emilee Wissmach (MER) 21-14, 21-11
2. Kayla Whetstone/Kacie Johnson (FGCU) def. Elli Merchant/Olivia Boeve (MER) 21-18, 21-18
3. Lexie Hamilton/Maddison Parmelly (FGCU) def. Maddie Nunley/Kacy Ogden (MER) 21-17, 21-14 4. Emma Hansen/Madie Lichty (FGCU) def. Aggie Paskevic/Elena Sanfrey (MER) 21-6, 21-15
5. No player/No player (FGCU) def. No player/No player (MER), by default

MATCH BREAKDOWN VS. ECKERD

1. Gracie Garanich/Emilee Wissmach (MER) def. Kitana Lim/Serena Baumgart (ECBVB) 21-13, 21-12
2. Olivia Boeve/Elli Merchant (MER) def. Joelle Coulter/Manaia Rewi (ECBVB) 21-15, 21-17
3. Kacy Ogden/Maddie Nunley (MER) def. Dana Dull/Anna Jungjohann (ECBVB) 21-17, 21-19
4. Izabela Gorys/Agata Sklepik (ECBVB) def. Ellie Miller/Aggie Paskevic (MER) 21-12, 21-17
5. Sam Crankshaw/Martina Melicherova (ECBVB) def. No player/No player (MER), by default

MATCH BREAKDOWN VS. TAMPA

1. Julia Oswald/Rachel Rosequist (UT) def. Gracie Garanich/Emilee Wissmach (MER) 21-23, 21-16, 15-10
2. Tatiana Gutierrez/Katie McKiel (UT) def. Olivia Boeve/Elli Merchant (MER) 13-21, 21-12, 20-18
3. Maddie Nunley/Kacy Ogden (MER) def. Gia Marinelli/Selina Pfuner (UT) 13-21, 21-13, 15-11
4. Kiersten Anderson/Madison Brunick (UT) def. Ellie Miller/Aggie Paskevic (MER) 21-17, 21-15
5. Claire Overton/Payton Brunick (UT) def. Ellie Miller/Aggie Paskevic (MER) 21-10, 21-17

UP NEXT
The Bears will head to Birmingham, Ala for the UAB Invitational on April 16 & 17. They will go head to head with UAB, ULM, Central Arkansas, and Coastal Carolina.

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