SKYHAWK BEACH VOLLEYBALL SPLITS ON FINAL DAY OF SEASON-OPENING TOURNAMENT HOSTED BY MISSOURI STATE

Saturday, February 25

Ozark, Mo.

9 a.m.

UT Martin

Oklahoma Wesleyan

SKYHAWK BEACH VOLLEYBALL SPLITS ON FINAL DAY OF SEASON-OPENING TOURNAMENT HOSTED BY MISSOURI STATE

2/25/2023 4:52:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

Oklahoma Wesleyan Results Missouri State Results

OZARK, Mo. – The University of Tennessee at Martin beach volleyball squad posted their third straight sweep to start the 2023 season against Oklahoma Wesleyan this morning before a heartbreaking 3-2 setback to Missouri State that included three matchups going into a tiebreaking third set.

Six Skyhawks went undefeated on the day as Kayla Bryant/Addy Vaughn went 2-0 at No. 3, Ryan Rednour/Jenna Vallée collected a 2-0 record while playing at both No. 4 and No. 5 and Brooke Kuball/Kristin Phillips won their season debut at No. 5 against Oklahoma Wesleyan.

UT Martin was never threatened against Oklahoma Wesleyan, holding the opposition to 12 or fewer points in all 10 sets. Kambree Lucas/Olivia O'Keefe earned a 21-10, 21-7 victory at No. 1 while Lucy Kaufman/Dylan Mott came away with a 21-12, 21-9 win at No. 2. Bryant/Vaughn put together a dominant 25-1, 21-6 victory while Rednour/Vallée nabbed a 21-4, 21-9 win out of the No. 4 spot. Officially competing for the first time as a pair, Kuball/Phillips generated a 21-7, 21-11 victory.

The second match of the day was much tighter as ultimately Missouri State won two of the aforementioned three-set decisions to claim the victory. Bryant/Vaughn moved to 4-0 on the season after a 21-10, 21-17 win while Rednour/Vallée outlasted their competitors by a 21-16, 13-21, 15-13 margin out of the No. 5 position. After Kayla Carrell/Haeleigh Paulino were defeated 21-13, 21-13 at No. 4 in their first match of the day, the Skyhawks won the first set at both No. 1 and No. 2 but could not close out the win. Lucas/O'Keefe fell 16-21, 21-16, 15-10 out of the top spot while Kaufman/Mott were defeated at No. 2 by scores of 17-21, 21-17, 15-8.

UT Martin returns to Ozark, Mo. next weekend for another two-day tournament hosted by Missouri State. The Skyhawks will face Eastern Kentucky and Missouri State on Friday, March 3 before battling McKendree and Southwest Baptist on March 4.