The Park University No. 4 seeded women's beach volleyball program had an excellent run at the 2025 NAIA National Invitational Tournament in Greeneville, Tenn. from April 24-26, going 3-2 for a semifinalist appearance.
 
Park set a new program best with 18 wins on the season, the most wins in their four appearances at nationals, and the Pirates' semifinalist finish is the furthest the team has gone at the national stage.

Park's 2 pair, Aly Anderson and Grecia Ung, were named to the NAIA Invitational All-Tournament, while Izabella Ceratti and Maria Pim in the 1 slot are AVCA NAIA All-America.
 
Park opened up pool play with a 3-2 win over No. 8 Southern Oregon University. The Pirates picked up wins from the 2-4 pairs, including commanding set wins by Anderson and Ung, and Bras and Martins. Carla Pons Sales and Patricia Carrio Ubeda had a close match, but bested Southern Oregon in a 2-0 sweep, like the other two pairs.
 
Park 3, SOU 2
 
1's Gray/Zimmermann (SOU) d. Pim/Ceratti (Park): 2-0 (24-22, 22-20)
2's Anderson/Ung (Park) d. Gulbrandsen/Concecao (SOU): 2-0 (21-10, 21-10)
3's Bras/Martins (Park) d. Sandoval/Benolken (SOU): 2-0 (21-11, 21-18)
4's Pons/Ubeda (Park) d. Perez/Soares (SOU): 2-0 (22-20, 21-18)
5's Botelho/Hadwick (SOU) d. Gomez/Rodriguez (Park): 2-1 (17-21, 21-19, 15-13)
 
The Pirates then were 1-1 in pool play after falling to the No. 5 seeded Firestorm of Arizona Christian University, 3-2. Ung and Anderson continued to lead the way for Park with a 4-1 record on the tournament. Angelina Rodriguez and Daniela Gomez played a big role at the 5 spot and won three straight matches starting here against Arizona Christian.
 
ACU 3, Park 2
 
1's H. Brown/R. Brown (ACU) d. Pim/Ceratti (Park): 2-0 (21-14, 21-6)
2's Anderson/Ung (Park) d. Cho/Boeckman (ACU): 2-0 (21-12, 21-17)
3's Nelson/Fellens (ACU) d. Bras/Martins (Park): 2-1 (18-21, 21-12, 15-7)
4's Katzer/Mistelski (ACU) d. Pons/Ubeda (Park): 2-0 (21-18, 21-17)
5's Gomez/Rodriguez (Park) d. Robles/Espinosa (ACU): 2-0 (21-17, 21-16)
 
It was then on to the matchup between the top two teams in Pool A, as Park faced the No. 1 overall seed OUAZ Spirit. The Spirit already were upset by No. 8 Southern Oregon and Park pulled the upset as well with a 3-2 win. This time, the 2, 4, and 5 pairs made it happen for park. Anderson and Ung had a battle with a 2-1 finish, including a 21-19 set two win to stay alive. Sales and Ubeda breezed through with no problems 21-15 and 21-11, and then Gomez and Rodriguez with a 1-0 lead sealed the win with a 22-20 victory. Park went 2-1 in pool play and had the top spot going into the quarterfinal round.
 
Park 3, OUAZ 2
 
1's Harks/Rainaud (OUAZ) d. Pim/Ceratti (Park): 2-0 (21-18, 21-14)
2's Anderson/Ung (Park) d. Andersh/Dean (OUAZ): 2-1 (17-21, 21-19, 15-10)
3's Dykstra/Carlson (OUAZ) d. Bras/Martins (Park): 2-0 (21-18, 21-8)
4's Pons/Ubeda (Park) d. Hughes/Martinez (OUAZ): 2-0 (21-15, 21-11)
5's Gomez/Rodriguez (Park) d. Enriquez/Marovich (OUAZ): 2-0 (21-16, 22-20)
 
From here on out the tournament was set up to play only to decision, that is once a team reached three wins with their pairs, the match is called. The Pirates faced No. 7 Webber International University in the quarterfinals, a team that previously knocked Park out of the invitationals from 2022 and 2023. This year Park had other intentions, winning by a 3-1 decision. Despite the 3-1 result, this match had four sets within two points, making for an exciting finish for the 2s, 3s, and 5s in their wins.
 
Park 3, WBU 1 *Played to decision
 
1's *Pim/Ceratti (Park) vs Reid/Hunt (WBU): 1-0 (21-18, 8-13)
2's Anderson/Ung (Park) d. Johnson/Baxter (WBU): 2-1 (21-16, 19-21, 15-7)
3's Bras/Martins (Park) d. Cancio/Jenkins (WBU): 2-0 (21-15, 22-20)
4's Steinert/Tisdale (WBU) d. Pons/Ubeda (Park)): 2-1 (11-21, 21-19, 15-12)
5's Gomez/Rodriguez (Park) d. Marks-Craig/Morton (WBU): 2-0 (21-12, 21-19)
 
Going into the semifinals, three of the four teams from Pool A advanced from quarterfinals. The Pirates had the rematch with OUAZ on Saturday, April 26 and this time around, the Spirit turned the corner. They defeated Park by a 3-0 decision. OUAZ was the only opponent at nationals to defeat Anderson and Ung, which also marked their first loss by an NAIA opponent the entire season. The 2s and 4s were in 2-1 matches, which could have gone either way. Three of Park's pairs finish the season with 17 or more wins, including Ung and Anderson at 23-3, Mafalda Bras and Luna Martins at 17-6, and Pons and Ubeda at 17-8.
 
OUAZ 3, Park 0 *Played to decision
 
1's *Harks/Rainaud (OUAZ) vs Pim/Ceratti (Park): 1-0 (21-14, 20-15)
2's Andersh/Dean (OUAZ) d. Anderson/Ung (Park): 2-1 (21-16, 19-21, 15-13)
3's *Dykstra/Carlson (OUAZ) vs Bras/Martins (Park): 1-1 (21-14, 16-21, 1-4)
4's Hughes/Martinez (OUAZ d. Pons/Ubeda (Park): 2-1 (17-21, 22-20, 15-11)
5's Enriquez/Marovich (OUAZ) d. Gomez/Rodriguez (Park): 2-0 (21-16, 21-12)
 
The Pirates are among four teams at the invitational that have qualified all four years since the invitational began, including Corban University, OUAZ, and Webber International.

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