The Park University No. 4 nationally ranked women's beach volleyball program was in action against NCAA Division II opponents in the Southwest Baptist University Tournament on Friday and Saturday, March 22-23 in Ozark, Mo.

The Pirates lost their first match, but persevered amidst adversity for a 3-1 weekend overall. Park's eight match win streak was ended, but Park is still hot an 11-1 record in their last 12 matches. On the year, the Pirates are 12-5 and have only lost to NCAA Division I or II talent.

Park's 8-0 win streak began on March 2 against Southwest Baptist and this time the Bearcats were able to take a match from Park, 3-2. The No. 3 and No. 4 pairs for Park took care of business all weekend, as Carla Pons Sales/Izabella Ceratti and Luna Martins/Mafalda Bras were undefeated in their four matches. This could have just as easily been a 3-2 win for Park, as Grecia Ung/Arianna Marino in the No. 2 spot went to three sets like Pons/Ceratti, but only lost their two sets by a combined five points.

SBU 3, Park 2

1. Belcher/Lasater (SBU) def. Alvarez/Ubeda: 13-21, 18-21
2. Pogue/Lawrence (SBU) def. Ung/Marino (Park): 20-22, 21-15, 12-15
3. Pons/Ceratti (Park) def. Lill/Pido (SBU): 17-21, 21-8, 15-11
4. Martins/Bras (Park) def. Satterly/Hoerning (SBU): 21-14, 22-20
5. Cochran/Fowler (SBU) def. Verdino/Kovac (Park): 18-21, 17-21

Exh. (SBU) def. (Park): Forfeit
 
Park got back on track against McKendree University in their second match on Friday and it was a 4-1 win for the Pirates. Three of the pairs went to three sets, while Ung/Marino and Bras/Martins moved through the Bearcats in sweeps. In the wins, the point differential drastically favored Park in several sets, including a 15-point win in set one by Ceratti/Pons and a 12-point win in set one by Bras/Martins.
Park 4, MU 1

1. MU def. Ubeda/Arruda (Park): 22-20, 13-21, 8-15
2. Ung/Marino (Park) def. (MU): 21-14 21-11
3. Ceratti/Pons (Park) def. (MU): 21-6, 18-21, 15-8
4. Bras/Martins (Park) def. (MU): 21-9, 21-12
5. Alvarez/Verdino (Park) def. (MU): 18-21, 21-14, 15-6

Exh. (MU) def. (Park): Forfeit
 
Park picked up where they left off on day two with McKendee and the identical pairs won in a 4-1 win. Patricia Carrio Ubeda/Serena Arruda were in their first appearances in the No. 1 spot this weekend, but were unable to break through with a 0-3 record as a pair this time around in the top flight. Unlike the day prior though, the Pirates had four sweeps in the remaining pairs.
 
Park 4, MU 1

1. MU def. Ubeda/Arruda (Park): 13-21, 14-21
2. Ung/Marino (Park) def. (MU): 21-17, 21-10
3. Ceratti/Pons (Park) def. (MU): 21-8, 21-11
4. Bras/Martins (Park) def. (MU): 21-14, 21-11
5. Alvarez/Verdino (Park) def. (MU): 21-10, 21-7

Exh. (MU) def. (Park): Forfeit
 
It came down to the wire again between Park and Southwest Baptist in the final match of the weekend. This time the Pirates prevailed 3-2. There were two pairs that went to three sets and that pattern stayed consistent as each team was 2-2 in the three set matches over the weekend against one another. Jullia Alvarez/Irene Verdino have only had three matches together as a pair in the No. five slot, but came out strong in the first set with the biggest set one of the match at 21-8. Unfortunately, the Bearcats rallied for the 2-1 win in the remaining sets. Pons/Ceratti had a close first set, 21-18, but turned it on to close out the day with a 21-11 win for the sweep.
 
Park 3, SBU 2

1. Belcher/Lasater (SBU) def. Alvarez/Ubeda: 13-21, 18-21
2. Ung/Marino (Park) def. Pogue/Lawrence (SBU): 21-15, 21-18
3. Pons/Ceratti (Park) def. Lill/Pido (SBU): 21-18, 21-11
4. Martins/Bras (Park) def. Satterly/Hoerning (SBU): 14-21, 21-15, 15-10
5. Cochran/Fowler (SBU) def. Alvarez/Verdino (Park): 21-8, 16-21, 12-15

Exh. (SBU) def. (Park): Forfeit
 
The Pirates will be off a week have another appearance with (RV) Ottawa University (Kan.) on April 4 in Ottawa, Kan.
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