The Park University No. 5 nationally ranked women's beach volleyball program made the short trip to the Ottawa Beach Volleyball Tournament on Wednesday in Shawnee, Kan. and were a perfect 4-0 in their matches.
Park is now 5-1 on the season with their only loss coming against University of Nebraska. Notably, the Pirates already have a win against NCAA Division II Wayne State College and add an NAIA Top 10 win against No. 10 Missouri Baptist University today.
Park had three 5-0 sweeps against Evangel University and Ottawa University twice. In all three sweeps, Park's five pairs did not give up a single set to their opponents.
Park's match with Missouri Baptist came down to the wire, 3-2. All but one of the pairs went the full three sets and there were three sets decided by three or less points. Park was on the favorable side, winning two of the three of those close sets. The competition between Park's 2's,
Jullia Alvarez and
Szonja Stollar, and Missouri Baptist was intense with the lowest point differential of all sets in the match at +3 for Park. Alvarez and Stollar came all the way back to win two consecutive sets for the 2-1 win, including a 16-14 victory in the final frame.
Park 5, Evangel 0
1.
Giovanna Bello/
Debora Bernardi (PARK) def. Jayden Marshall/Mel Cox (EU) 21-12, 21-9
2.
Jullia Alvarez/
Szonja Stollar (PARK) def. No player/No player (EU), by default
3.
Carla Pons Sales/
Melissa Knaut (PARK) def. No player/No player (EU), by default
4.
Maria Ramos/Patricia Carrio Ubed (PARK) def. No player/No player (EU), by default
5.
Mafalda Bras/
Laura Danezzi (PARK) def. No player/No player (EU), by default
Park 5, Ottawa 0
1.
Debora Bernardi/
Giovanna Bello (PARK) def. Mia Burge/Elli Rogers (OU) 21-15, 21-12
2.
Jullia Alvarez/
Szonja Stollar (PARK) def. Presley Crader/Olivia Lewis (OU) 21-15, 21-15
3.
Carla Pons Sales/
Melissa Knaut (PARK) def. Raven Corlee/Joranis Rivera (OU) 22-20, 21-16
4.
Maria Ramos/Patricia Carrio Ubed (PARK) def. Alexa Boyle/Brittan Lee (OU) 21-17, 21-8
5.
Luna Martins/
Mafalda Bras (PARK) def. Mollie Mae Brooks/Kennedy Krokroskia (OU) 21-18, 21-15
Park 3, Missouri Baptist 2
1.
Debora Bernardi/
Giovanna Bello (PARK) def. Emma Lattimore/Kirsten van der Vieu (MBU) 21-11, 21-18
2.
Jullia Alvarez/
Szonja Stollar (PARK) def. Liz van Houwelingen/Nathiellen Machado (MBU) 17-21, 21-16, 16-14
3. Marina Obradovic/Isidora Stojovic (MBU) def.
Melissa Knaut/
Carla Pons Sales (PARK) 14-21, 21-17, 15-8
4. Maria Hanusik/Gabi Jakubowska (MBU) def.
Maria Ramos/Patricia Carrio Ubed (PARK) 21-17, 9-21, 15-9
5.
Mafalda Bras/
Laura Danezzi (PARK) def. Paige Glueck/Natalie Edson (MBU) 21-7, 20-22, 15-11
Park 5, Ottawa 0
1.
Debora Bernardi/
Giovanna Bello (PARK) def. Mia Burge/Elli Rogers (OU) 21-14, 21-14
2.
Jullia Alvarez/
Szonja Stollar (PARK) def. Raven Corlee/Joranis Rivera (OU) 21-6, 21-13
3.
Melissa Knaut/
Carla Pons Sales (PARK) def. Presley Crader/Olivia Lewis (OU) 21-13, 21-12
4. Patricia Carrio Ubed/
Maria Ramos (PARK) def. Alexa Boyle/Brittan Lee (OU) 21-17, 21-16
5.
Mafalda Bras/
Laura Danezzi (PARK) def. Allison Pittman/Kennedy Krokroskia (OU) 21-6, 21-13
Park will have a quick turnaround with the Hendrix College Beach Volleyball Tournament on Saturday and Sunday, March 18 and 19 in Conway, Ark., featuring matches with Hendrix College and University of Mary Hardin-Baylor.
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