Beach Bears Trek To Jacksonville For UNF Duuuval Duals
2/27/2025 6:35:00 PM | Beach Volleyball
MACON – Sporting its best start to a regular season in six years, the Mercer Beach Volleyball team will continue a season-opening 14-game stretch away from home this weekend when the Bears trek to Jacksonville, Fla., for the North Florida-hosted Duuuval Duals.
The Orange & Black (3-1) is scheduled for a quartet of matchups over the 2-day event, beginning with a Friday morning outing against the host and unbeaten Ospreys (4-0). Mercer will tangle with Chattanooga (0-0) to close out Friday action in northeast Florida, and will close out its portion of round-robin tournament play on Saturday against Jacksonville (0-4) and Saint Leo (1-1).
Mercer dropped a tough one to then-No. 20 Stetson open up the season last weekend at the Stetson Spring Fling in DeLand, Fla., but rebounded with three-straight triumphs, including a 3-2 win over Nebraska at Cooper Beach. The Bears also posted routs of Eckerd and Stephen F. Austin in central Florida.
Mercer's Nos. 4 and 5 pairs keyed the hot start last weekend with 3-1 weekend performances. MU's No. 5 tandem of Reese Hood and Grace Rathburn rallied back from opening-set losses to pick up wins against both Eckerd and Stephen F. Austin, while also winning convincingly against Nebraska's pair.
The No. 4 tandem of Kathryn Corbett and Nicole O'Mara kickstarted their weekend with a three-set thriller against Eckerd, followed with a straight-sets win against the Cornhuskers and closed out the weekend with a dominant victory against Stephen F. Austin's pair.
Following this weekend's action in Jacksonville, the Bears will pack up their show and head west for six games in Southern California.
The Orange & Black (3-1) is scheduled for a quartet of matchups over the 2-day event, beginning with a Friday morning outing against the host and unbeaten Ospreys (4-0). Mercer will tangle with Chattanooga (0-0) to close out Friday action in northeast Florida, and will close out its portion of round-robin tournament play on Saturday against Jacksonville (0-4) and Saint Leo (1-1).
Mercer dropped a tough one to then-No. 20 Stetson open up the season last weekend at the Stetson Spring Fling in DeLand, Fla., but rebounded with three-straight triumphs, including a 3-2 win over Nebraska at Cooper Beach. The Bears also posted routs of Eckerd and Stephen F. Austin in central Florida.
Mercer's Nos. 4 and 5 pairs keyed the hot start last weekend with 3-1 weekend performances. MU's No. 5 tandem of Reese Hood and Grace Rathburn rallied back from opening-set losses to pick up wins against both Eckerd and Stephen F. Austin, while also winning convincingly against Nebraska's pair.
The No. 4 tandem of Kathryn Corbett and Nicole O'Mara kickstarted their weekend with a three-set thriller against Eckerd, followed with a straight-sets win against the Cornhuskers and closed out the weekend with a dominant victory against Stephen F. Austin's pair.
Following this weekend's action in Jacksonville, the Bears will pack up their show and head west for six games in Southern California.
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