Thursday, April 29
Martin, Tenn.
1 p.m.
UT Martin
vs
Eastern Kentucky
UT MARTIN TO HOST INAUGURAL OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP THIS WEEK
4/26/2021 8:46:00 AM | Beach Volleyball
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – The first-ever Ohio Valley Conference Beach Volleyball Championship is set to take place this Thursday, April 29 through Saturday, May 1 at the Skyhawk Beach Volleyball Complex. Admission is free for all three days.
The inaugural OVC Championship event comes after a two-week regular season where the league's six teams played 10 league matches to determine seeding. The top two seeds receive a bye in the double-elimination tournament. Morehead State went 9-1 in OVC play on the way to claiming the No. 1 seed while Chattanooga posted a 7-3 record in league play and is the No. 2 seed.
UT Martin claimed the No. 3 seed after a 6-4 OVC mark and is followed by No. 4 seed Austin Peay (5-5), No. 5 seed Jacksonville State (3-7) and No. 6 seed Eastern Kentucky (0-10).
The first day of the OVC Championship features four matches, starting with No. 4 Austin Peay against No. 5 Jacksonville State at 1 p.m. on Thursday. No. 3 seed UT Martin takes on No. 6 seed Eastern Kentucky at 3 p.m. The winner of the Austin Peay/Jacksonville State match will advance to take on No. 1 Morehead State at 5 p.m. while the winner of the UT Martin/Eastern Kentucky matchup will face No. 2 Chattanooga at 7 p.m.
Friday's schedule will also involve four matches throughout the day, starting with elimination matches at 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. The winners from the final two Thursday matches and the first two Friday matches will then clash at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
The inaugural OVC champion will be crowned at noon on Saturday as the winner of that day's 10 a.m. match will take on the victor from Friday's 2 p.m. match for the league trophy.
For further information on the 2021 OVC Championship, please visit the league's Tournament Central webpage at the link above.
The inaugural OVC Championship event comes after a two-week regular season where the league's six teams played 10 league matches to determine seeding. The top two seeds receive a bye in the double-elimination tournament. Morehead State went 9-1 in OVC play on the way to claiming the No. 1 seed while Chattanooga posted a 7-3 record in league play and is the No. 2 seed.
UT Martin claimed the No. 3 seed after a 6-4 OVC mark and is followed by No. 4 seed Austin Peay (5-5), No. 5 seed Jacksonville State (3-7) and No. 6 seed Eastern Kentucky (0-10).
The first day of the OVC Championship features four matches, starting with No. 4 Austin Peay against No. 5 Jacksonville State at 1 p.m. on Thursday. No. 3 seed UT Martin takes on No. 6 seed Eastern Kentucky at 3 p.m. The winner of the Austin Peay/Jacksonville State match will advance to take on No. 1 Morehead State at 5 p.m. while the winner of the UT Martin/Eastern Kentucky matchup will face No. 2 Chattanooga at 7 p.m.
Friday's schedule will also involve four matches throughout the day, starting with elimination matches at 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. The winners from the final two Thursday matches and the first two Friday matches will then clash at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
The inaugural OVC champion will be crowned at noon on Saturday as the winner of that day's 10 a.m. match will take on the victor from Friday's 2 p.m. match for the league trophy.
For further information on the 2021 OVC Championship, please visit the league's Tournament Central webpage at the link above.
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