BABSON PARK, Fla. – Florida Memorial University won the No. 3, No. 4, and No. 5 flight matches to top Sun Conference rival Warner University 3-2 Saturday afternoon in what was a dual-match day at Webber International University's beach volleyball courts.
The Lions also played the host Warriors Saturday, dropping that series 0-5.
FMU (2-6) made a statement with its win over the Royals in both teams' second match of the day.
No. 3 pair
Francheska Rivera and Adriana Santana started the Lions' rally, winning their match in straight sets – 21-5, 21-10. Bianacaliz Cruz and Adrianna Soto followed suit, dominating Warner's No. 4 duo 21-10, 21-12.
With the overall victory on the line, it was
Keisha Santana Roldan and
Azmabeth Infante that clinched the win for FMU after won a hard-fought three-set match 21-13, 13-21, 15-9.
The Lady Lions, who will have nearly two full weeks of rest before they hit the sand again on March 20th at St. Thomas University, barely missed out on winning the series with the Royals 4-1 once the No. 1 flight pair of Jessenia Bonilla and
Rachele Mancinelli was edged by Warner 21-11, 19-21, 13-15.
Results
Florida Memorial 3, Warner University 2
No. 1: Alex Gonzalez & Ruby Lauren (WU) def. Jessenia Bonilla & Rachele Mancinelli (FMU) – 11-21, 21-19, 15-13
No. 2: Madison Hughes & Adeline Anthony (WU) def. Jazmin Molina & Fatima Rajaee (FMU) – 21-6, 21-15
No. 3: Francheska Rivera & Adriana Santana (FMU) def. Alyssa Monch & Grace Bergen (WU) – 21-5, 21-10
No. 4: Biancaliz Cruz & Adrianna Soto (FMU) def. Yelika Hernandez & Savannah Griffith (WU) – 21-10, 21-12
No. 5: Keisha Sautina & Azmabeth Infante (FMU) def. Gwen Simpson & Brianna Howard (WU) – 21-13, 15-21, 15-9
Webber International 5, Florida Memorial 0
No. 1: Luiza Olivera & Julia Ferraro (WIU) def. Rachele Mancinelli & Jessenia Bonilla (FMU) – 21-16, 21-17
No. 2: Mekenzie Breuklander & Salla Rautiainen (WIU) def. Jazmin Molina & Fatima Rajaee (FMU) – 21-11, 21-16
No. 3: Emily Bowen & Jessica Terry (WIU) def. Alanis Santana & Francheska Rivera – 21-15, 21-14
No. 4: Hannah Tannone & Kobi Allston (WIU) def. Biancaliz Cruz & Adriana Soto (FMU) – 21-12, 21-9
No. 5: Brianda Valdez & Svetlana Varkentina def. Keisha Santana Roldan & Azmabeth Infante 21-17, 21-19
