Lopes split Day 2 of March to May

Saturday, March 13

Gulf Shores, Ala.

9 a.m. MST

Grand Canyon

Florida State

Photo by: Kyle Schwab

3/13/2021 10:25:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

GCU defeats No. 20 Tulane, falls to No. 2 FSU

By: Sierra Smith

GULF SHORES, Ala. – The No. 11 Grand Canyon beach volleyball team split Day 2 of the March to May tournament to move to 7-2. The Lopes fell to No. 2 Florida State 4-1, then bounced back to beat No. 20 Tulane 3-2.

Lopes drop dual vs. No. 2 Florida State

The Seminoles took a 1-0 lead after defeating freshman Alina Randall and junior Katie Sarber on Court 5 21-16, 21-9, but the Lopes evened the score with a three-set win on Court 4 by freshman Allanis Navas and graduate transfer Paula Hoffmann 18-21, 21-19, 15-8.

Florida State took back the lead after beating the Lopes' No. 1 pair of sophomore Teagan DeFalco and junior Bella Bauman 21-18, 21-12.

The dual was clinched for the Seminoles on Court 3 with freshman Allison Hansen and junior Taylor Jarzombek losing 14-21, 15-21.

On Court 2, sophomore pair Anaya Evans and Madi Relaz lost 14-21, 18-21.

Lopes defeat No. 20 Tulane

The Lopes kicked off the dual with Navas and Hoffmann getting a win on Court 4 21-15, 21-17. The pair remains undefeated at 9-0 this season.

The Waves tied things up on Court 5 as freshman Krista Rowan and Sarber fell in a close three-set battle 14-21, 21-19, 13-15.

Hansen and Jarzombek defeated the Waves' No. 3 pair 21-12, 21-18 to pull ahead 2-1.

On Court 1, DeFalco and Bauman lost 23-25, 21-19 and the score was tied again at 2-2.

The dual came down to Court 2 with Evans and Relaz. GCU took the first set 21-12 but the Waves forced a third set after winning 25-23. The Lopes won the thrilling third set 15-13 to secure the win over No. 20 Tulane.

Up next, the Lopes face No. LSU on Sunday at 8 a.m. (Phoenix time).