TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Gulf Coast beach volleyball (4-4) split its Saturday matchups, defeating Tampa 4-1, but falling to No. 14 FAU 4-1.

The Eagles took a 4-1 Saturday morning win over Tampa behind victories from Alexis Keeter and Ava Lilliquist on court 1, Nicole De Oliveira and Erin Miller on court 2, Andrea Dietz and Sydney Majick on court 3 and Kristina Gluc and Vanessa Moriarty on court 5.

In the afternoon tilt, Keeter and Lilliquist earned a 21-13, 21-13 win over Madeline Sides and Shantel Starling at the No. 1 pair, but the Owls took wins on courts 2-5 to secure the team victory.

Next, FGCU heads to the TCU Invitational, beginning against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at 9 a.m. on Friday, March 6.

Full results from the two matches are below:
vs. Tampa
1 – Alexis Keeter/Ava Lilliquist (FGCU) def. Hailey Wolfe/Nevaeh Wolfe (UT) 21-16, 19-21, 15-12
2 – Nicole De Oliveira/Erin Miller (FGCU) def. Kaelyn Fredette-Huffman/Hailey Peterson (UT) 21-14, 21-12
3 – Andrea Dietz/Sydney Majick (FGCU) def. Jordan Berglin/Lauren Duke (UT) 21-16, 21-14
4 – Tess Schrenger/Angel Williams (UT) def. Kaitlyn Beck/Emma Soncrant (FGCU) 21-18, 21-17
5 – Kristina Gluc/Vanessa Moriarty (FGCU) def. Brooke Green/Samantha Ostrander (UT) 21-19, 18-21, 15-13

vs. No. 14 FAU 
1 – Alexis Keeter/Ava Lilliquist (FGCU) def. Madeline Sides/Shantel Starling (FAU) 21-13, 21-13
2 – Ava Koehl/Olivia Strandberg (FAU) def. Nicole De Oliveira/Erin Miller (FGCU) 21-14, 11-21, 15-10
3 – Reese Edwards/Kendall Mignerey (FAU) def. Andrea Dietz/Sydney Majick (FGCU) 10-21, 21-17, 15-10
4 – Mia Scalon/Claire Vandeusen (FAU) def. Elaina Millaway/Emma Soncrant (FGCU) 12-21, 21-19, 15-10
5 – Cameron Knifton/Alliston Spittal (FAU) def. Kristina Gluc/Vanessa Moriarty (FGCU) 21-12, 21-15

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