TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Gulf Coast beach volleyball (3-3) earned a 3-0 win over South Florida to highlight the first day of the FSU Tournament.

"It was definitely a complete team victory," head coach Chris Sweat said. "All the matches were very close, within two or three points on every set, and we played very disciplined volleyball in our side out game. It was a great win against a very talented team like USF."

Nicole De Oliveira and Erin Miller opened with a 21-16, 21-18 win on court 2. Kaitlyn Beck and Emma Soncrant followed with a 21-18, 21-17 win on court 4, and Andrea Dietz and Sydney Majick closed out the 3-0 win with a 22-20, 21-18 victory on court 3. The match was played to clinch with potential inclement weather in the forecast, and courts 1 and 5 did not finish play.
 
The Eagles split the day with a 3-0 loss to defending national champion TCU. The Horned Frogs won behind victories on courts 1, 3 and 5.

Full results from the two matches, played to clinch, are below:
vs. South Florida
1 – DNF, Alexis Keeter/Ava Lilliquist (FGCU) up 19-21, 21-13, 7-2 vs. Zoey Mitchell/Josie Sek (USF)
2 – Nicole De Oliveira/Erin Miller (FGCU) def. Cornelia Crudu/Julia Panko (USF) 21-16, 21-18
3 – Andrea Dietz/Sydney Majick (FGCU) def. Morgan Anderson/Abigail Lagemann (USF) 22-20, 21-18
4 – Kaitlyn Beck/Emma Soncrant (FGCU) def. Isabella Almeida/Sasha Paloski (USF) 21-18, 21-17
5 – DNF, Emma Kate Stewart/Alyx Zapatka (USF) up 21-16, 10-21, 5-4 vs. Kristina Gluc/Vanessa Moriarty (FGCU)

vs. TCU 
1 – Anhelina Khmil/Stacy Reeves (TCU) def. Alexis Keeter/Ava Lilliquist (FGCU) 21-14, 21-6
2 – DNF, Natalie Glenn/Sofia Izuzquiza (TCU) up 28-26, 9-12 vs. Nicole De Oliveira/Erin Miller (FGCU) 
3 – Elea Beutel/Adrianna Serrano Ferro (TCU) def. Andrea Dietz/Sydney Majick (FGCU) 21-12, 21-12
4 – DNF, Melina Mol/Hannah Taylor (TCU) up 21-12, 17-20 vs. Elaina Millaway/Emma Soncrant (FGCU)
5 – Anna Long/Marcela Mattoso (TCU) def. Kristina Gluc/Vanessa Moriarty (FGCU) 21-9, 21-18

Next, FGCU will face Tampa at 9:45 a.m. on Saturday, before playing a fourth opponent that is to be determined based on final results of pool play.

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