SCF BVB Opens States with Split

Lakewood Ranch, Fla - The SCF beach volleyball team (8-5) were able to start off strong to open their portion of the FCSAA/NJCAA Region 8 State Tournament at the UMR Sports Complex as they defeated Lake Sumter State (8-13) 3-2 before falling to Palm Beach State (16-8) 3-2.

FSCJ vs SJR:

On Thursday, St. John's River State (3-15) open the state tournament with a qualifier as they shutout Florida State College at Jacksonville (0-9) to face Palm Beach State in the next round.

PBSC vs SJR:

Following their victory over Florida State College at Jacksonville, Palm Beach State would shutout St. John's River 5-0 to advance to the winner's bracket, while the Vikings fell into the loser's bracket.

SCF vs Lake Sumter:

The Manatees would open with a quick victory as the freshmen duo of Aleksandra Wrobel and Addison Beaver defeated the duo of sophomores Cassidy Rountree and Leanne Blue 21-14, 21-13 at the #2 spot. The sophomore duo of Bailee Perry and Isabella Rebimbas would follow with a two-set victory over sophomores Berklee Andrews and Allie Cox 21-14, 21-11 at the #4 spot.

Needing only to clinch one more match, the duo of sophomore Kayla Gentry and freshman Rhea Kohl defeated sophomore Kaylee Hunt and Yarelis Lopez Osorio 21-7, 21-12 at the #1 spot to help the Manatees advance to the winner's bracket and face Palm Beach State.

Despite the Manatees winning the first three matches, play would resume as the Lakehawks would win at the #3 and #5 spots in three sets. The Lakehawks would move down to the loser's bracket.

LSSC vs SJR:

Following SCF's win, Lake Sumter would defeat St. John's River State 3-1 to advance in the loser's bracket while St. John's ended their season.

SCF vs PBSC:

The Manatees opened quickly with Wrobel and Beaver defeating the duo of Marilyn Cesaro and Aleksandra Hamuda at the #2 spot before Perry and Rebimbas defeated Giovanna Bock and Patrycja Kabala at the #4 spot, but the Panthers ultimately took the remaining pairs to advance to the finals of the tournament.

Up Next:

The Manatees would look to keep their playoff hopes alive as they face Lake Sumter in the loser's bracket Saturday morning, April 20 at 11 am. If they win, then they will automatically qualify for the NJCAA Beach Volleyball Championship in Huntsville, Alabama. If they lose, they will await for a chance for an at-large bid.