Tampa Goes Undefeated in West Palm Beach

WEST PALM, Fla. - Spartans improve to 13-9 after an undefeated weekend in West Palm Beach.

Following back-to-back wins in the rain on Friday, Tampa squared off against PBA in the marquee matchup of the weekend on Saturday morning. Amid brewing storms in the area, the Spartans returned to their early season form in a 5-0 sweep  Teona Treskounov and Hailey Peterson stayed together in the 5's after Friday afternoon's successful match and improved to 2-0 as a pairing. After falling 21-19 in the first, the pairing responded in the second holding the sailfish to only 10 points and clinched a nailbiter in the third. After a rusty start to their match, Angel Williams and Cassidy Ehrie responded in the second and third sets to claim victory and the second duel point for Tampa. The Spartans 1's through 3's all captured competitive two-set wins to complete the sweep. and Madison Brunick and Keely Hamilton improved to an impressive 18-4 on the year.

In the afternoon matchup, Tampa squared off against first-year program Barry, which ended in a second 5-0 Spartans sweep on the day, and third of the weekend. Returning to the lineup for the Spartans were Anna Bayes and Meghan Schreck, who claimed a two-set victory in which they gave up a combined 21 points. Making their debuts for the Spartans were Sammie Ostrander and Lauren Duke, who also made quick work of the Buccaneers, allowing only four points in the first and 11 in the second. The 5's were forfeited to Tampa and the Spartans finished off the weekend by claiming the 1's and 2's. Notably, Madison Brunick and Keely Hamilton improved to an impressive 18-4 on the year.

Tampa 5, PBA 0

1. Olivia Margolies/Payton Brunick (UT) def. Gabriella Aziz/Abigail Mason (PBA) 21-19, 21-12
2. Keely Hamilton/Madison Brunick (UT) def. Anna Dunbar/Eva Herz (PBA) 21-12, 21-23 
3. Nevaeh Wolfe/Hailey Wolfe (UT) def. Lola Ackman/Annika Huhtamaki (PBA) 21-17, 21-15
4. Cassidy Ehrie/Angel Williams (UT) def. Oda Homme/Julia Norville (PBA) 21-10, 20-22, 15-11
5. Teona Treskunov/Hailey Peterson (UT) def. Abby Plevin/Karla Centero (PBA) 19-21, 21-10, 15-13

Tampa 5, Barry 0

1. Olivia Margolies/Payton Brunick (UT) def. Fiona Baker/Biancaliz Cruz (BARRY) 21-9, 16-21, 15-6
2. Keely Hamilton/Madison Brunick (UT) def. Ana Perez/Adrienne Saunders (BARRY) 21-15, 21-8 
3. Lauren Duke/Sammie Ostrander (UT) def. Isabella Range/Bella Tusa (BARRY) 21-14, 21-11
4. Meghan Schreck/Anna Bayes(UT) def. Samantha Forjan/Lacey Turner (BARRY) 21-10, 20-22, 15-11
5. Teona Treskunov/Hailey Peterson (UT) def. Jennifer Collazo/Marina Azevedo (BARRY) by forfeit

Up Next: The Spartans return to Tampa for home matches against Saint Leo, Florida Southern, and PBA on 3/29 and 3/30.