HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The Texas A&M-Kingsville beach volleyball team earned its eighth sweep of the season, handing the Nicholls State Colonels a 5-0 defeat before suffering a 5-0 loss to the Southern Miss Golden Eagles on Saturday during the final day of the Southern Miss Beach Invitational Southern Miss Beach Volleyball Complex in Hattiesburg, Miss.
These two results give the Javelinas a record of 13-10 in 2022
TAMUK vs. Nicholls St.
A 21-3, 21-5 win by junior Kailey Estrada (San Antonio, Texas) and sophomore Caitlin Wilson (San Antonio, Texas) in the sixth flight got the match started and seniors Kapri Pelle (Auburn, Calif.) and Christina Gragasin (Celina, Texas) were the first ones to get the Javs on the board, locking up the No. 5 match, 21-10, 21-3.
At No. 4, seniors Meghan Merlino (Sacramento, Calif.) and Roxanne Morris (Goliad, Texas) came out on top 21-14, 21-13 and the Javelinas clinched the match when freshman Madelyn Wallace (La Vernia) and sophomore Rylie Anderson (Justin, Texas) put a Blue and Gold stamp on the third flight, 21-18, 21-19. Junior Lexi Ahrens (Virginia, Minn.) and sophomore Adrienne van Brunt (Corpus Christi, Texas) triumphed at No. 2, 21-11, 21-13 and the sweep was completed by senior Tenley Housler (Bulverde, Texas) and sophomore Jackie Alanis (McAllen, Texas) in the top flight, 15-21, 21-11, 15-13.
TAMUK vs. Southern Miss
Against USM, Wilson and Pelle teamed up to win the No. 6 match 16-21, 21-14, 15-10 and three other TAMUK tandems battled to a third set, but the Golden Eagles captured the final frame in each instance. Morris and Merlino won the opener by a 21-12 margin, but dropped the next two 21-17, 15-7. Ahrens and van Brunt took the first set 23-21, but fell just two points short in each of the next two frames while Housler and Alanis suffered a similarly close 15-21, 21-18, 17-15 defeat.
The Javelinas' next opportunity comes on April 8th against Stephen F. Austin, who they'll play at 11 a.m. To stay current with everything related to Javelina Beach Volleyball all year long, follow @JavelinaBeach on Twitter and @javelinasports and @JavelinaBeach on Instagram, like Javelina Sports on Facebook and visit Javelinasports.com. Watch your Javelinas live today on the Javelina Sports Network sponsored by Mendoza's Pharmacy.
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