2012 Sand Volleyball - Year In Review
Danalee Corso, Head Coach
Brian Corso, Volunteer Assistant
Taylor Irvin, Graduate Assistant
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2012 Sand Volleyball - Year In Review | |
| Coaching Staff Danalee Corso, Head Coach Brian Corso, Volunteer Assistant Taylor Irvin, Graduate Assistant Click here to see individual photos |
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Aurora Davis, 5-9, Groveland
Visnja Djurdjevic, 6-1, Zitiste, Serbia
Caitlin Haworth, 5-8, Boynton Beach
Mallory Kiley, 6-0, Palm Harbor
Jesse McGregor, 5-8, Groveland
Marija Milosavljevic, 6-4, Bajina Basta, Serbia
Jace Pardon, 5-10, Manhattan Beach, Calif.
Melanie Pavels, 5-8, North Woodmere, N.Y.
Stephanie Pellitteri, 5-8, Deerfield Beach
Amanda Saxton, 6-0, Orlando
Jekaterina Stepanova, 6-2, Riga, Latvia
Brittany Tiegs, 5-11, Stuart
Sarah Wickstrom, 5-11, Stuart
Fatma Yildirim, 5-11, Istanbul, Turkey
2012 Roster - By Name
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R No Name Hgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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* 22 Lacey Blackman 6-1 Jr Ocala (Home Schooled/State College of Florida)
* 12 Visnja Djurdjevic 6-1 Sr Zitiste, Serbia (Zrenjaninska Gimnazija/Tulane)
* 11 Caitlin Haworth 5-8 Sr Boynton Beach (Park Vista Community/UNC-Pembroke)
* 14 Mallory Kiley 6-0 Jr Palm Harbor (Palm Harbor/East Tennessee State)
* 13 Jesse McGregor 5-8 So Groveland (South Lake/Lake-Sumter CC)
* 24 Marija Milosavljevic 6-4 Jr Bajina Basta, Serbia (Zrenjaninska Gimnazija/Tulane)
* 2 Aurora Newgard 5-9 Jr Groveland (South Lake/State College of Florida)
* 21 Jace Pardon 5-10 Fr Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Mira Costa)
* 1 Melanie Pavels 5-8 Fr North Woodmere, N.Y. (Valley Stream South/Pace)
* 4 Stephanie Pellitteri 5-8 Fr Deerfield Beach (Pompano Beach)
* 5 Amanda Saxton 6-0 Jr Orlando (Lake Highland Prep)
* 3 Jekaterina Stepanova 6-2 Sr Riga, Latvia (Murjanu Sport Gymnasium/Missouri State-West Plains)
* 15 Brittany Tiegs 5-11 Fr Stuart (Jensen Beach/Palm Beach State College)
* 20 Sarah Wickstrom 5-11 Fr Stuart (Jensen Beach)
* 23 Fatma Yildirim 5-11 Jr Istanbul, Turkey (Yuzyil Isil)
2012 Roster - By Number
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T PY
R No Name Hgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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* 1 Melanie Pavels 5-8 Fr North Woodmere, N.Y. (Valley Stream South/Pace)
* 2 Aurora Newgard 5-9 Jr Groveland (South Lake/State College of Florida)
* 3 Jekaterina Stepanova 6-2 Sr Riga, Latvia (Murjanu Sport Gymnasium/Missouri State-West Plains)
* 4 Stephanie Pellitteri 5-8 Fr Deerfield Beach (Pompano Beach)
* 5 Amanda Saxton 6-0 Jr Orlando (Lake Highland Prep)
* 11 Caitlin Haworth 5-8 Sr Boynton Beach (Park Vista Community/UNC-Pembroke)
* 12 Visnja Djurdjevic 6-1 Sr Zitiste, Serbia (Zrenjaninska Gimnazija/Tulane)
* 13 Jesse McGregor 5-8 So Groveland (South Lake/Lake-Sumter CC)
* 14 Mallory Kiley 6-0 Jr Palm Harbor (Palm Harbor/East Tennessee State)
* 15 Brittany Tiegs 5-11 Fr Stuart (Jensen Beach/Palm Beach State College)
* 20 Sarah Wickstrom 5-11 Fr Stuart (Jensen Beach)
* 21 Jace Pardon 5-10 Fr Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Mira Costa)
* 22 Lacey Blackman 6-1 Jr Ocala (Home Schooled/State College of Florida)
* 23 Fatma Yildirim 5-11 Jr Istanbul, Turkey (Yuzyil Isil)
* 24 Marija Milosavljevic 6-4 Jr Bajina Basta, Serbia (Zrenjaninska Gimnazija/Tulane)
2012 All-Americans
Name Organization
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Aurora Newgard American Volleyball Coaches Assoc -
Jekaterina Stepanova American Volleyball Coaches Assoc -
Brittany Tiegs American Volleyball Coaches Assoc -
All-Americans - 3
2012 Schedule and Results
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| Alabama-Birmingham NCAA |
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| Tulane | |||||
| Stetson Clash of the Collegians, Winter Haven, Fla. |
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| Coll of Charleston Clash of the Collegians, Winter Haven, Fla. |
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| Clash of the Collegians March 8-9, 2012, Winter Haven, Fla. |
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| Tulane | |||||
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| USC Tournament Los Angeles, Calif. |
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| Florida Gulf Coast Seminole Sand Battle |
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| Stetson Seminole Sand Battle |
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| Southern California Seminole Sand Battle |
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| Seminole Sand Battle | |||||
| Hawaii | |||||
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| UNF Tournament March 31-April 1, 2012, Jacksonville, Fla. |
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| Stetson | |||||
| Florida Atlantic DeLand, Fla. |
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| Siesta Key Tournament Siesta Key, Fla. |
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| Alabama-Birmingham | |||||
| Florida Atlantic | |||||
| Pool Play Nat Championship Gulf Shores, Ala. |
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| Long Beach State Collegiate Sand Volleyball National Championships, Gulf Shores, Ala. |
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| Coll of Charleston Collegiate Sand Volleyball National Championships, Gulf Shores, Ala. |
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| Long Beach State Collegiate Sand Volleyball National Championships, Gulf Shores, Ala. |
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| Pairs Championships Gulf Shores, Ala. |
EOY StatsRef Overall Home Away Neutral ------------------------------------------------ FSU record is 16- 2-1 9- 0 3- 0 4- 2-1
Results Highest vs Tie Name Rank Rank CCSA Break Tournaments 1 2 3 4 5 Nat Total --------------------------------------------- ------- ----- ----- ----- ----------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Lacey Blackman/Caitlin Haworth 1-0 1-0 1-0 Lacey Blackman/Jesse McGregor 0-4 2-0 2-4 Lacey Blackman/Amanda Saxton 5-1 5-1 Lacey Blackman/Sarah Wickstrom 0-1 0-2 0-2 Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels 4-1 20-10 2-0 10-0 1-0 33-10 Visnja Djurdjevic/Stephanie Pellitteri 2-0 1-2 3-2 Caitlin Haworth/Mallory Kiley 6-2 0-3 3-0 1-0 10-5 Caitlin Haworth/Jesse McGregor 1-0 7-2 2-0 3-0 12-2 Mallory Kiley/Stephanie Pellitteri 3-3 10-11 1-0 6-1 17-12 Mallory Kiley/Sarah Wickstrom 2-0 2-0 Jesse McGregor/Sarah Wickstrom 1-0 3-2 2-0 3-0 8-2 Jesse McGregor/Fatma Yildirim 1-0 8-0 2-1 10-1 Marija Milosavljevic/ Opp 7-1 7-1 Marija Milosavljevic/Fatma Yildirim 1-0 1-0 Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs 10-5 31-4 14-2 1-1 4-1 50-8 Jace Pardon/Stephanie Pellitteri 2-0 2-0 Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova 5-2 25-7 2-0 14-0 5-1 46-8 Stephanie Pellitteri/Sarah Wickstrom 4-2 4-2 Amanda Saxton/Fatma Yildirim 0-2 0-2 Sarah Wickstrom/Fatma Yildirim 1-1 1-1
Lacey Blackman Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- 03/08/2012 5 Caitlin Haworth Savannah Byl/Kaylee Ream Stetson W 21-19, 20-22, 19-17 03/13/2012 5 Jesse McGregor Shefali Arora/Milica Javic Tulane W 21-18, 21-11 03/13/2012 5 Jesse McGregor Shefali Arora/Amber Bennett Tulane W 21-12, 21-11 03/18/2012 T Jesse McGregor Caitlin Ledoux/Tara Roenicke Long Beach State L 21-11, 21-18 03/18/2012 T Jesse McGregor Victoria Adelhelm/Kellie Woolever Pepperdine L 21-19, 23-21 03/18/2012 T Jesse McGregor Katie Fuller/Natalie Hagglund Southern California L 21-13, 21-18 03/18/2012 T Sarah Wickstrom Kati Duddridge/Megan Thornberry Southern California L 21-12, 18-21, 15-10 03/18/2012 T Sarah Wickstrom Tyler Jackson/Janisa Johnson Long Beach State L 21-15, 21-15 03/18/2012 T Jesse McGregor Tyler Jackson/Janisa Johnson Long Beach State L 21-17, 21-15 04/14/2012 T Amanda Saxton Renele Forde/Carolyn Fouts FL International W 21-8 04/14/2012 T Amanda Saxton Audrey Boren/Erin Robertson St. Petersburg Coll W 21-8 04/14/2012 T Amanda Saxton Stephanie Hebert/Britanny Muller Lake Sumter CC W 21-8 04/14/2012 T Amanda Saxton Julia Brkich/Mary Eckard Ave Maria W 21-6 04/14/2012 T Amanda Saxton Casey Langfield/Shelby Spring Lake Sumter CC W 25-6 04/14/2012 T Amanda Saxton Collyn Welsch/Jessica Wilson Rollins College L 25-19 Visnja Djurdjevic Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- 03/03/2012 3 Melanie Pavels Kate Morrell/Ally Slaughter Alabama-Birmingham W 21-15, 21-11 03/05/2012 3 Melanie Pavels Milena Dragovic/Anna Wruck Tulane W 21-11, 21-14 03/08/2012 3 Melanie Pavels Katie DiGirolamo/Alisha Hoffman Stetson W 21-7, 21-16 03/08/2012 3 Melanie Pavels Kerstin Koehler/Andi Zboiniewicz Coll of Charleston W 21-19, 21-15 03/09/2012 T Melanie Pavels Mallory Kiley/Stephanie Pellitteri Florida State W 03/09/2012 T Melanie Pavels Maren Rygh/Alexa Stonish Stetson W 21-9, 21-11 03/09/2012 T Melanie Pavels Catey Warren/Sloane White Coll of Charleston L 21-15, 21-18 03/09/2012 T Melanie Pavels Elyse Chubb/Lizzie Theesfeld Coll of Charleston W 21-10, 21-16 03/09/2012 T Melanie Pavels Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs Florida State L 03/13/2012 3 Melanie Pavels Lilly Wolfe/Anna Wruck Tulane W 21-13, 21-7 03/13/2012 4 Melanie Pavels Azarri Badawi/Olivia Utt Tulane W 21-7, 21-9 03/18/2012 T Melanie Pavels Sara Shaw/Gene Urango Southern California L 21-16, 21-19 03/18/2012 T Melanie Pavels Michaela Christiaansen/Emily Cook Pepperdine L 26-24, 21-19 03/18/2012 T Melanie Pavels Delainey Aigner-Swesey/Laurn Minkel Long Beach State W 21-19, 21-17 03/18/2012 T Melanie Pavels Kirby Burnham/Kelly Irvin Southern California W 21-7, 21-9 03/18/2012 T Melanie Pavels Victoria Adelhelm/Kellie Woolever Pepperdine L 19-21, 21-17, 15-13 03/18/2012 T Melanie Pavels Kirby Burnham/Kelly Irvin Southern California W 13-21, 21-11, 16-14 03/18/2012 T Melanie Pavels Victoria Adelhelm/Kellie Woolever Pepperdine L 21-11, 21-17 03/18/2012 T Melanie Pavels Libby Fontanilla/Alma Serna Long Beach State L 21-17, 21-15 03/24/2012 3 Melanie Pavels Brooke Kohler/Brittany Muse Florida Gulf Coast W 21-14, 21-6 03/24/2012 3 Melanie Pavels Savannah Byl/Kaylee Ream Stetson W 21-7, 21-10 03/24/2012 3 Melanie Pavels Kirby Burnham/Kelly Irvin Southern California W 21-19, 14-21, 15-13 03/25/2012 T Melanie Pavels Alexa Stonish/Maren Rygh Stetson W 21-18, 21-7 03/25/2012 T Melanie Pavels Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs Florida State W 21-18, 20-22, 15-12 03/25/2012 T Melanie Pavels Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova Florida State L 22-20, 24-22 03/25/2012 T Melanie Pavels Sara Shaw/Geena Urango Southern California W 28-26 03/25/2012 T Melanie Pavels Kirby Burnham/Kelly Irvin Southern California W 21-16, 22-20 03/29/2012 3 Melanie Pavels Jane Croson/Ginger Long Hawaii W 22-10, 21-18 03/29/2012 3 Melanie Pavels Larissa Nordyke/Monica Stauber Hawaii W 21-12, 21-16 04/01/2012 T Melanie Pavels Joanne Maras Tate/Alessia Pizzocheri Florida Atlantic W 24-22, 21-10 04/01/2012 T Melanie Pavels Kate Morrell/Ally Slaughter Alabama-Birmingham W 21-15, 21-12 04/01/2012 T Melanie Pavels Taeler Davis/Catey Warren Coll of Charleston W 21-14, 21-13 04/01/2012 T Melanie Pavels Carolyn Jenkins/Julie Trembley North Florida W 21-6, 21-17 04/01/2012 T Melanie Pavels Kirsten Gallagher/Heather Thomas Alabama-Birmingham W 21-17, 21-12 04/01/2012 T Melanie Pavels Mallory Kiley/Stephanie Pellitteri Florida State W 21-11, 16-21, 15-6 04/01/2012 T Melanie Pavels Jane Croson/Ashley Lee Hawaii L 21-12, 21-14 04/06/2012 2 Melanie Pavels Maren Rygh/Alexa Stonish Stetson W 21-14, 21-14 04/06/2012 2 Melanie Pavels Daria Sataric/Grace Vega Florida Atlantic W 21-18, 21-13 04/14/2012 T Melanie Pavels Jill Hopper/Whitney Masters Florida Gulf Coast W 21-9 04/14/2012 T Melanie Pavels Julianne Daughtery/Katie Lindstrom Webber International W 23-21 04/14/2012 T Melanie Pavels Angelica Crump/Roxy Mendez Central Florida W 21-8 04/14/2012 T Melanie Pavels JB Davis/Andrea Rodriguez Gomez South Florida W 21-7 04/14/2012 T Melanie Pavels Caitlin Haworth/Mallory Kiley Florida State L 25-23 04/21/2012 3 Stephanie Pellitteri Mariah McCallum/Sam Serley Alabama-Birmingham W 21-12, 21-7 04/21/2012 3 Stephanie Pellitteri Isabelle Arboleda/Sara Stoll Florida Atlantic W 21-10, 21-10 04/28/2012 4 Stephanie Pellitteri Lauren Minkel/Jocelyn Neely Long Beach State L 26-24, 21-19 04/28/2012 4 Stephanie Pellitteri Kirsten Koehler/Andi Zbojniewicz Coll of Charleston W 21-17, 21-14 04/28/2012 4 Stephanie Pellitteri Lauren Minkel/Jocelyn Neely Long Beach State L 21-18, 23-21 Caitlin Haworth Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- 03/08/2012 5 Lacey Blackman Savannah Byl/Kaylee Ream Stetson W 21-19, 20-22, 19-17 03/24/2012 5 Jesse McGregor Whitney Masters/Gigi Meyer Florida Gulf Coast W 21-6, 21-11 03/24/2012 5 Jesse McGregor Stephanie Marin/Ashley Rutherford Stetson W 21-12, 21-10 03/24/2012 5 Jesse McGregor Kati Duddridge/Megan Thornberry Southern California W 21-10, 21-10 03/25/2012 T Jesse McGregor Stephanie Marin/Ahley Rutherford Stetson W 21-10, 21-11 03/25/2012 T Jesse McGregor Katie DiGirolamo/Alisha Hoffman Stetson W 21-16, 21-8 03/25/2012 T Jesse McGregor Kendall Bateman/Sam Hirshmann Southern California W 21-15, 22-20 03/25/2012 T Jesse McGregor Kati Duddridge/Megan Thornberry Southern California W 21-13, 21-19 03/29/2012 4 Jesse McGregor Alex Griffiths/Monica Stauber Hawaii W 21-6, 17-21, 16-14 03/29/2012 4 Jesse McGregor Elizabeth Blake/Ginger Long Hawaii W 21-9, 21-16 04/01/2012 T Jesse McGregor Darija Sataric/Grace Vega Florida Atlantic dnf 21-9, 19-21 dnf 04/01/2012 T Jesse McGregor Britt Claessens/Paige Pridgeon North Florida W 21-10, 21-17 04/01/2012 T Jesse McGregor Emily Hartong/Elizabeth Stoltzman Hawaii L 21-16, 21-18 04/01/2012 T Jesse McGregor Becca Howard/Michele Simmons Alabama-Birmingham W 21-15, 21-14 04/01/2012 T Jesse McGregor Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs Florida State L 21-11, 21-17 04/01/2012 T Jesse McGregor Kelly Kolich/Emily Shelton Coll of Charleston W 04/06/2012 5 Mallory Kiley Savannah Byl/Kaylee Ream Stetson W 21-10, 21-15 04/06/2012 4 Mallory Kiley Cintia Nightingale/Thacilli Pereira Florida Atlantic W 21-5, 21-8 04/14/2012 T Mallory Kiley Lilly Wolfe/Anna Wruck Tulane W 22-20 04/14/2012 T Mallory Kiley Tanner Garbutt/Kristine Monforte Webber International L 21-19 04/14/2012 T Mallory Kiley Savannah Byl/Kaylee Ream Stetson W 21-14 04/14/2012 T Mallory Kiley Alex Johnson/Ryan Shaffer Miami W 21-11 04/14/2012 T Mallory Kiley Meredith Murphy/Evija Vilde Central Florida W 25-16 04/14/2012 T Mallory Kiley Visjna Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels Florida State W 25-23 04/14/2012 T Mallory Kiley Elyse Chubb/Lizzie Theesehold Coll of Charleston W 26-24 04/14/2012 T Mallory Kiley Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova Florida State L 25-19 04/21/2012 4 Mallory Kiley Kate Morrell/Ally Slaughter Alabama-Birmingham W 21-10, 21-12 04/21/2012 4 Mallory Kiley Chandler Hatton/Lauren Jones Florida Atlantic W 21-6, 21-12 04/28/2012 3 Mallory Kiley Delaney Aigner-Sweeny/Libby Fontanilla Long Beach State L 21-19, 21-8 04/28/2012 3 Mallory Kiley Emily Neideffer/Slaone White Coll of Charleston L 22-20 default 04/28/2012 3 Mallory Kiley Delaney Aigner-Sweeny/Libby Fontanilla Long Beach State L 21-15, 21-14 Mallory Kiley Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- 03/03/2012 4 Stephanie Pellitteri Rachel Fairbanks/Kiriavia Hirini Alabama-Birmingham W 21-14, 9-21, 17-15 03/05/2012 4 Stephanie Pellitteri Azarri Badawi/Olivia Utt Tulane W 21-8, 21-8 03/08/2012 4 Stephanie Pellitteri Kallie McKown/Sloane White Coll of Charleston W 21-15, 21-8 03/09/2012 T Stephanie Pellitteri Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels Florida State L 03/09/2012 T Stephanie Pellitteri Savannah Byl/Kaylee Ream Stetson W 28-17 03/09/2012 T Stephanie Pellitteri Kerstin Koehler/Andi Zbojiewicz Coll of Charleston W 28-21 03/09/2012 T Stephanie Pellitteri Julie Bassett/Kaley Melville Stetson W 28-19 03/09/2012 T Stephanie Pellitteri Elyse Chubb/Lizzie Theesfeld Coll of Charleston L 28-26 03/13/2012 4 Stephanie Pellitteri Azarri Badawi/Olivia Utt Tulane W 21-4, 21-12 03/13/2012 3 Stephanie Pellitteri Lilly Wolfe/Anna Wruck Tulane W 21-16, 21-11 03/18/2012 T Stephanie Pellitteri Caitlin Racich/Summer Ross Pepperdine L 21-9, 21-12 03/18/2012 T Stephanie Pellitteri Kati Duddrudge/Megan Thornberry Southern California L 21-18, 21-18 03/18/2012 T Stephanie Pellitteri Chelsea Cabrajac/Haleigh Hampton Long Beach State W 21-13, 17-21, 15-7 03/18/2012 T Stephanie Pellitteri Kendall Bateman/Sam Hirschmann Southern California L 21-16, 21-16 03/18/2012 T Stephanie Pellitteri Libby Fontanilla/Alma Serna Long Beach State L 21-15, 12-21, 16-14 03/18/2012 T Stephanie Pellitteri Lauren Minkel/Jocelyn Neely Long Beach State W 18-21, 23-21, 15-10 03/18/2012 T Stephanie Pellitteri Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova Florida State L 18-21, 23-21, 15-10 03/24/2012 4 Stephanie Pellitteri Lindsey Childs/Olivia Mesner Florida Gulf Coast W 21-9, 21-12 03/24/2012 4 Stephanie Pellitteri Claudia Kalin/Taylor Story Stetson W 21-16, 21-12 03/24/2012 4 Stephanie Pellitteri Kendall Bateman/Sam Hirschman Southern California L 21-6, 21-11 03/25/2012 T Stephanie Pellitteri Savannah Byl/Kaylee Ream Stetson W 21-9, 21-10 03/25/2012 T Stephanie Pellitteri Kati Duddridge/Megan Thornberry Southern California L 21-16, 21-17 03/29/2012 5 Sarah Wickstrom Elizabeth Blake/Mita Uiato Hawaii W 21-9, 21-14 03/29/2012 5 Sarah Wickstrom Courtney Lelepali/Jade Vorster Hawaii W 24-22, 21-19 04/01/2012 T Stephanie Pellitteri Kendall Courtney/Cari Witmire Jacksonville W 21-12, 21-16 04/01/2012 T Stephanie Pellitteri Jane Croson/Ashley Lee Hawaii L 21-18, 21-18 04/01/2012 T Stephanie Pellitteri Isabelle Arboleda/Lauren Jones Florida Atlantic W 21-17, 21-6 04/01/2012 T Stephanie Pellitteri Nicole Baran/Allison Shirley North Florida W 21-17, 21-13 04/01/2012 T Stephanie Pellitteri Niatha Cullen/Sammie Stausbaugh Jacksonville W 21-10, 21-10 04/01/2012 T Stephanie Pellitteri Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels Florida State L 21-11, 16-21, 15-6 04/01/2012 T Stephanie Pellitteri Emily Hartong/Elizabeth Stoltzman Hawaii L 23-21, 21-10 04/06/2012 5 Caitlin Haworth Savannah Byl/Kaylee Ream Stetson W 21-10, 21-15 04/06/2012 4 Caitlin Haworth Cintia Nightingale/Thacilli Pereira Florida Atlantic W 21-5, 21-8 04/14/2012 T Caitlin Haworth Lilly Wolfe/Anna Wruck Tulane W 22-20 04/14/2012 T Caitlin Haworth Tanner Garbutt/Kristine Monforte Webber International L 21-19 04/14/2012 T Caitlin Haworth Savannah Byl/Kaylee Ream Stetson W 21-14 04/14/2012 T Caitlin Haworth Alex Johnson/Ryan Shaffer Miami W 21-11 04/14/2012 T Caitlin Haworth Meredith Murphy/Evija Vilde Central Florida W 25-16 04/14/2012 T Caitlin Haworth Visjna Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels Florida State W 25-23 04/14/2012 T Caitlin Haworth Elyse Chubb/Lizzie Theesehold Coll of Charleston W 26-24 04/14/2012 T Caitlin Haworth Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova Florida State L 25-19 04/21/2012 4 Caitlin Haworth Kate Morrell/Ally Slaughter Alabama-Birmingham W 21-10, 21-12 04/21/2012 4 Caitlin Haworth Chandler Hatton/Lauren Jones Florida Atlantic W 21-6, 21-12 04/28/2012 3 Caitlin Haworth Delaney Aigner-Sweeny/Libby Fontanilla Long Beach State L 21-19, 21-8 04/28/2012 3 Caitlin Haworth Emily Neideffer/Slaone White Coll of Charleston L 22-20 default 04/28/2012 3 Caitlin Haworth Delaney Aigner-Sweeny/Libby Fontanilla Long Beach State L 21-15, 21-14 Jesse McGregor Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- 03/03/2012 5 Sarah Wickstrom Becca Howard/Michele Simmons Alabama-Birmingham W 21-15, 21-14 03/05/2012 5 Sarah Wickstrom Shefali Arora/Amber Bennett Tulane W 21-8, 21-6 03/08/2012 4 Sarah Wickstrom Taylor Kennedy/Stephanie Marin Stetson W 21-8, 21-10 03/09/2012 T Sarah Wickstrom Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs Florida State L 21-16, 22-20 03/09/2012 T Sarah Wickstrom Kallie McKown/Emily Neideffer Coll of Charleston W 21-19, 25-23 03/09/2012 T Sarah Wickstrom Maren Rygh/Alexa Stonish Stetson W 28-16 03/09/2012 T Sarah Wickstrom Katie DiGirolamo/Alisha Hoffman Stetson W 28-16 03/09/2012 T Sarah Wickstrom Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova Florida State L 03/13/2012 5 Lacey Blackman Shefali Arora/Milica Javic Tulane W 21-18, 21-11 03/13/2012 5 Lacey Blackman Shefali Arora/Amber Bennett Tulane W 21-12, 21-11 03/18/2012 T Lacey Blackman Caitlin Ledoux/Tara Roenicke Long Beach State L 21-11, 21-18 03/18/2012 T Lacey Blackman Victoria Adelhelm/Kellie Woolever Pepperdine L 21-19, 23-21 03/18/2012 T Lacey Blackman Katie Fuller/Natalie Hagglund Southern California L 21-13, 21-18 03/18/2012 T Lacey Blackman Tyler Jackson/Janisa Johnson Long Beach State L 21-17, 21-15 03/24/2012 5 Caitlin Haworth Whitney Masters/Gigi Meyer Florida Gulf Coast W 21-6, 21-11 03/24/2012 5 Caitlin Haworth Stephanie Marin/Ashley Rutherford Stetson W 21-12, 21-10 03/24/2012 5 Caitlin Haworth Kati Duddridge/Megan Thornberry Southern California W 21-10, 21-10 03/25/2012 T Caitlin Haworth Stephanie Marin/Ahley Rutherford Stetson W 21-10, 21-11 03/25/2012 T Caitlin Haworth Katie DiGirolamo/Alisha Hoffman Stetson W 21-16, 21-8 03/25/2012 T Caitlin Haworth Kendall Bateman/Sam Hirshmann Southern California W 21-15, 22-20 03/25/2012 T Caitlin Haworth Kati Duddridge/Megan Thornberry Southern California W 21-13, 21-19 03/29/2012 4 Caitlin Haworth Alex Griffiths/Monica Stauber Hawaii W 21-6, 17-21, 16-14 03/29/2012 4 Caitlin Haworth Elizabeth Blake/Ginger Long Hawaii W 21-9, 21-16 04/01/2012 T Caitlin Haworth Darija Sataric/Grace Vega Florida Atlantic dnf 21-9, 19-21 dnf 04/01/2012 T Caitlin Haworth Britt Claessens/Paige Pridgeon North Florida W 21-10, 21-17 04/01/2012 T Caitlin Haworth Emily Hartong/Elizabeth Stoltzman Hawaii L 21-16, 21-18 04/01/2012 T Caitlin Haworth Becca Howard/Michele Simmons Alabama-Birmingham W 21-15, 21-14 04/01/2012 T Caitlin Haworth Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs Florida State L 21-11, 21-17 04/01/2012 T Caitlin Haworth Kelly Kolich/Emily Shelton Coll of Charleston W 04/06/2012 4 Sarah Wickstrom Katie DiGirolamo/Stephanie Marin Stetson W 21-16, 19-21, 15-10 04/06/2012 5 Sarah Wickstrom Chandler Hatton/Lauren Jones Florida Atlantic W 21-4, 21-8 04/14/2012 T Fatma Yildirim Jesica Bryant/Raisa Thorne Romany Webber International W 21-15 04/14/2012 T Fatma Yildirim Savanah Leaf/Mariel Schofield Miami W 21-17 04/14/2012 T Fatma Yildirim Taylor Johnson/Erika White Stetson W 21-8 04/14/2012 T Fatma Yildirim Lisa Kerns/Natscha Stafford Pasco-Hernando CC W 21-17 04/14/2012 T Fatma Yildirim Camil Dominguez/Liga Strautniece Florida Gulf Coast W 25-13 04/14/2012 T Fatma Yildirim Tax/Caitlin Tribit South Florida CC W 25-12 04/14/2012 T Fatma Yildirim Jordann Dierick/Kirsten Germeroth Lake Sumter CC W 25-14 04/14/2012 T Fatma Yildirim Marija Milosavlievic/Taeler Davis (CofC) Florida State W 25-23 04/21/2012 5 Fatma Yildirim Becca Howard/Michele Simmons Alabama-Birmingham W 21-16, 17-21, 15-4 04/21/2012 5 Fatma Yildirim Cintia Nightingale/Thacilli Pereira Florida Atlantic W 21-4, 21-17 04/28/2012 5 Fatma Yildirim Tyler Jackson/Janisa Johnson Long Beach State L 21-13, 21-19 Marija Milosavljevic Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- 03/08/2012 5 Fatma Yildirim Emily Neideffer/Catey Warren Coll of Charleston W 04/14/2012 T Opp Lauren Bowling/Shauna Stone Saint Joseph's W 21-10 04/14/2012 T Opp Michelle Wanek/Lauren Wixted Pasco-Hernando CC W 21-6 04/14/2012 T Opp Cecilia Eckard/Christianne Ludwick Ave Maria W 21-10 04/14/2012 T Opp Casey Langfield/Shelby Spring Lake Sumter CC W 21-9 04/14/2012 T Opp Sarah Geraldson/Kierston Smith State College of FL W 27-25 04/14/2012 T Opp Natalie Fraley/Nicole McDonald State College of FL W 25-23 04/14/2012 T Opp Collyn Welsch/Jessica Wilson Rollins College W 27-25 04/14/2012 T Opp Jeassica McGregor/Fatma Yildirim Florida State L 25-23 Aurora Newgard Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- 03/03/2012 1 Brittany Tiegs Kirsten Gallagher/Heather Thomas Alabama-Birmingham W 21-10, 21-12 03/05/2012 1 Brittany Tiegs Cori Martone/Lilly Wolfe Tulane W 21-15, 21-12 03/08/2012 1 Brittany Tiegs Julie Bassett/Kaley Melville Stetson W 21-11, 16-21, 15-6 03/08/2012 1 Brittany Tiegs Kelly Kolich/Emily Shelton Coll of Charleston W 21-15, 21-12 03/09/2012 T Brittany Tiegs Jeassica McGregor/Sarah Wickstrom Florida State W 21-16, 22-20 03/09/2012 T Brittany Tiegs Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova Florida State L 03/09/2012 T Brittany Tiegs Julie Bassett/Kaley Melville Stetson W 21-15, 21-19 03/09/2012 T Brittany Tiegs Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels Florida State W 03/09/2012 T Brittany Tiegs Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova Florida State L 21-19, 21-18 03/13/2012 2 Brittany Tiegs Milena Dragovic/Nikki Osuna Tulane W 21-6, 21-7 03/13/2012 1 Brittany Tiegs Cori Martone/Grace Weaver Tulane W 21-11, 21-13 03/18/2012 T Brittany Tiegs Kelley Larsen/Stevi Robinson Pepperdine W 21-16, 23-21 03/18/2012 T Brittany Tiegs Kendall Bateman/Sam Hirschmann Southern California W 21-14, 23-21 03/18/2012 T Brittany Tiegs Tyler Jackson/Janisa Johnson Long Beach State W 21-16, 21-19 03/18/2012 T Brittany Tiegs Katie Fuller/Natalie Hagglund USC Tournament W 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 03/18/2012 T Brittany Tiegs Lilla Frederick/Kim Hill Pepperdine W 21-17, 13-21, 15-12 03/18/2012 T Brittany Tiegs Lilla Frederick/Kim Hill Pepperdine W 21-19, 21-9 03/18/2012 T Brittany Tiegs Tyler Jackson/Janisa Johnson Long Beach State W 21-17, 21-15 03/18/2012 T Brittany Tiegs Caitlin LeDoux/Tara Roenicke Long Beach State W 21-16, 15-21, 15-5 03/18/2012 T Brittany Tiegs Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova Florida State W 21-14, 21-10 03/18/2012 T Brittany Tiegs Caitlin Racich/Summer Ross Pepperdine W 16-21, 21-16, 15-10 03/24/2012 1 Brittany Tiegs Karina Mambuca/Holly Youngquist Florida Gulf Coast W 21-19, 21-7 03/24/2012 1 Brittany Tiegs Julie Basssett/Kaley Melville Stetson W 21-11, 16-21, 15-6 03/24/2012 1 Brittany Tiegs Sara Shaw/Geena Urango Southern California W 21-14, 21-17 03/25/2012 T Brittany Tiegs Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels Florida State L 21-18, 20-22, 15-12 03/25/2012 T Brittany Tiegs Kaitlin Holm/Jill Hopper Florida Gulf Coast W 28-16 03/25/2012 T Brittany Tiegs Julie Bassett/Kaley Melville Stetson W 28-16 03/25/2012 T Brittany Tiegs Katie Fuller/Natalie Hagglund Southern California W 28-23 03/25/2012 T Brittany Tiegs Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova Florida State W 21-13, 21-23, 15-13 03/29/2012 1 Brittany Tiegs Emily Hartong/Elizabeth Stoltzman Hawaii L 17-21, 21-17, 15-12 03/29/2012 2 Brittany Tiegs Jane Croson/Ginger Long Hawaii L 21-18, 21-19 04/01/2012 T Brittany Tiegs Courtney Lelpali/Jade Vorster Hawaii W 21-15, 21-9 04/01/2012 T Brittany Tiegs Kerstin Koehler/Andi Zbojniewicz Coll of Charleston W 21-11, 21-14 04/01/2012 T Brittany Tiegs Kirsten Gallagher/Heather Thomas Alabama-Birmingham dnf 16-21, 21-12 dnf 04/01/2012 T Brittany Tiegs Kathryn Kane/Chelsea Sanderson Jacksonville W 21-9, 21-9 04/01/2012 T Brittany Tiegs Caitlin Haworth/Jeassica McGregor Florida State W 21-11, 21-17 04/01/2012 T Brittany Tiegs Emily Hartong/Elizabeth Stoltzman Hawaii W 21-13, 21-17 04/01/2012 T Brittany Tiegs Kendall Courtney/Cari Witmire Jacksonville W 23-21, 21-16 04/01/2012 T Brittany Tiegs Jane Croson/Ashley Lee Hawaii L 21-16, 19-21, 15-11 04/06/2012 1 Brittany Tiegs Julie Bassett/Kaley Melville Stetson W 21-13, 21-11 04/06/2012 1 Brittany Tiegs Joanne Marras Tate/Alessia Pizzocheri Florida Atlantic W 21-13, 21-18 04/14/2012 T Brittany Tiegs Kylie Jacob/Jenna Orner Jacksonville W 21-3 04/14/2012 T Brittany Tiegs Marcella Araya/Biana Ocana Louisiana-Monroe W 21-10 04/14/2012 T Brittany Tiegs Alisha Hoffman/Taylor Story Stetson W 21-5 04/14/2012 T Brittany Tiegs Gloria Lecorin/Paola Ortiz Colon FL International W 21-8 04/14/2012 T Brittany Tiegs Stephanie Pelliterri/Sarah Wickstrom Florida State W 25-17 04/14/2012 T Brittany Tiegs Alessia Pizzocheri/Tate Florida Atlantic W 25-20 04/14/2012 T Brittany Tiegs Julianne Daughtery/Katie Lindstrom Webber International W 25-17 04/14/2012 T Brittany Tiegs Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova Florida State W 28-26 04/21/2012 1 Brittany Tiegs Kirsten Gallagher/Heather Thomas Alabama-Birmingham W 21-9, 21-10 04/21/2012 1 Brittany Tiegs Alessia Pizzocheri/Joanne Marras Tate Florida Atlantic W 21-13, 21-12 04/27/2012 N Brittany Tiegs Chelsea Cabrajac/Haleigh Hampton Long Beach State W 19-21, 21-17, 15-8 04/27/2012 N Brittany Tiegs Kelly Kolich/Emily Shelton Coll of Charleston W 21-10, 21-17 04/27/2012 N Brittany Tiegs Jane Croson/Ashley Lee Hawaii W 21-18, 28-30, 16-14 04/28/2012 1 Brittany Tiegs Caitlin Ledooux/Tara Roenicke Long Beach State L 14-21, 21-16, def 04/28/2012 1 Brittany Tiegs Elye Chabb/Lizzie Thesfeld Coll of Charleston W 21-13, 21-11 04/28/2012 1 Brittany Tiegs Caitlin Ledoux/Tara Roenicke Long Beach State W 16-21, 21-16, def 04/29/2012 N Brittany Tiegs Kelly Kolich/Emily Shelton Coll of Charleston W 21-15, 21-16 04/29/2012 N Brittany Tiegs Caitlin Ledoux/Tara Roenicke Long Beach State L 21-17, 21-16 Jace Pardon Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- 03/03/2012 2 Jekaterina Stepanova Sarah Secley/Alison Woods Alabama-Birmingham W 21-16, 21-18 03/05/2012 2 Jekaterina Stepanova Nikki Osuna/Grace Weaver Tulane W 21-7, 21-11 03/08/2012 2 Jekaterina Stepanova Maren Rygh/Alexa Stonish Stetson W 21-12, 21-16 03/08/2012 2 Jekaterina Stepanova Elyse Chubb/Lizzie Theesfeld Coll of Charleston W 21-17, 21-14 03/09/2012 T Jekaterina Stepanova Amanda Saxton/Fatma Yilkidim Florida State W 03/09/2012 T Jekaterina Stepanova Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs Florida State W 03/09/2012 T Jekaterina Stepanova Elyse Chubb/Lizzie Theesfeld Coll of Charleston W 21-13, 21-8 03/09/2012 T Jekaterina Stepanova Jeassica McGregor/Sarah Wickstrom Florida State W 03/09/2012 T Jekaterina Stepanova Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs Florida State W 21-19, 21-18 03/13/2012 1 Jekaterina Stepanova Cori Martone/Grace Weaver Tulane W 21-8, 21-13 03/13/2012 2 Jekaterina Stepanova Milena Dragavic/Nikki Osuna Tulane W 21-6, 21-8 03/18/2012 T Jekaterina Stepanova Lilla Frederick/Kim Hill Pepperdine W 23-21, 21-19 03/18/2012 T Jekaterina Stepanova Kirby Burnham/Kelly Irvin Southern California W 21-13, 21-10 03/18/2012 T Jekaterina Stepanova Libby Fontanilla/Alma Serna Long Beach State W 21-14, 21-15 03/18/2012 T Jekaterina Stepanova Sara Shaw/Geena Urango Southern California W 15-21, 21-13, 15-5 03/18/2012 T Jekaterina Stepanova Caitlin Racich/Summer Ross Pepperdine L 21-16, 21-12 03/18/2012 T Jekaterina Stepanova Caitlin Ledoux/Tara Roenicke Long Beach State W 21-16, 17-21, 15-12 03/18/2012 T Jekaterina Stepanova Caitlin Racich/Summer Ross Pepperdine L 21-16, 21-14 03/18/2012 T Jekaterina Stepanova Mallory Kiley/Stephanie Pellitteri Florida State W 18-21, 23-21, 15-10 03/18/2012 T Jekaterina Stepanova Lilla Frederick/Kim Hill Pepperdine W 21-19, 21-19 03/18/2012 T Jekaterina Stepanova Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs Florida State L 21-14, 21-10 03/24/2012 2 Jekaterina Stepanova Kaitlin Holm/Jill Hopper Florida Gulf Coast W 21-9, 21-12 03/24/2012 2 Jekaterina Stepanova Maren Rygh/Alexa Stonish Stetson W 21-12, 21-9 03/24/2012 2 Jekaterina Stepanova Natalie Hagglund/Katie Fuller Southern California W 21-17, 21-14 03/25/2012 T Jekaterina Stepanova Julie Bassett/Kaley Melville Stetson W 21-11, 21-15 03/25/2012 T Jekaterina Stepanova Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels Florida State W 22-20, 24-22 03/25/2012 T Jekaterina Stepanova Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs Florida State L 21-13, 21-23, 15-13 03/29/2012 2 Jekaterina Stepanova Ashley Lee/Larissa Nordyke Hawaii W 21-17, 21-17 03/29/2012 1 Jekaterina Stepanova Emily Hartong/Elizabeth Stoltzman Hawaii W 21-9, 21-11 04/01/2012 T Jekaterina Stepanova Emily Neideffer/Sloane White Coll of Charleston W 21-7, 21-8 04/01/2012 T Jekaterina Stepanova Alison Loeppky/Jenna Orner Jacksonville W 21-12, 21-10 04/01/2012 T Jekaterina Stepanova Dagnija Medina/Emily Strack North Florida W 21-12, 21-13 04/01/2012 T Jekaterina Stepanova Sarah Serley/Alison Woods Alabama-Birmingham W 21-7, 21-13 04/01/2012 T Jekaterina Stepanova Kendall Courtney/Cari Witmire Jacksonville L medical forfeit 04/01/2012 T Jekaterina Stepanova Alex Griffiths/Monica Stauber Hawaii L medical forfeit 04/06/2012 3 Stephanie Pellitteri Alisha Hoffman/Taylor Story Stetson W 21-17, 21-14 04/06/2012 3 Stephanie Pellitteri Isabelle Arboleda/Sara Stoll Florida Atlantic W 21-4, 21-11 04/14/2012 T Jekaterina Stepanova Cintia Knightengale/Thaci Pererra Florida Atlantic W 21-7 04/14/2012 T Jekaterina Stepanova Niatha Cullen Jacksonville W 21-13 04/14/2012 T Jekaterina Stepanova Kate DiGirolamo/Stephanie Marin Stetson W 21-14 04/14/2012 T Jekaterina Stepanova Jessica Burghart/Valerie El Housine South Florida W 21-7 04/14/2012 T Jekaterina Stepanova Kerstin Koehler/Andi Zbojniewiez Coll of Charleston W 25-18 04/14/2012 T Jekaterina Stepanova Kendall Courtney/Cari Whitmire Jacksonville W 25-22 04/14/2012 T Jekaterina Stepanova Caitlin Haworth/Mallory Kiley Florida State W 25-19 04/14/2012 T Jekaterina Stepanova Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs Florida State L 28-26 04/21/2012 2 Jekaterina Stepanova Rachel Fairbanks/Kiriana Hirini Alabama-Birmingham W 21-13, 21-10 04/21/2012 2 Jekaterina Stepanova Darija Sataric/Grace Vega Florida Atlantic W 21-10, 21-11 04/27/2012 N Jekaterina Stepanova Dagnija Medina/Emily Strack North Florida W 21-10, 21-17 04/27/2012 N Jekaterina Stepanova Emily Hartong/Elizabeth Stoltzman Hawaii W 19-21, 21-14, 15-13 04/27/2012 N Jekaterina Stepanova Sara Shaw/Geena Urango Southern California W 21-14, 21-17 04/28/2012 2 Jekaterina Stepanova Chelsea Cabrajac/Halie Hampton Long Beach State W 21-17, 21-13 04/28/2012 2 Jekaterina Stepanova Kelly Kolich/Emily Shelton Coll of Charleston W 21-14, 21-14 04/28/2012 2 Jekaterina Stepanova Chelsea Cabrajac/Halie Hampton Long Beach State W 21-11, 21-10 04/29/2012 N Jekaterina Stepanova Dagnija Medina/Emily Strack North Florida W 21-14, 21-13 04/29/2012 N Jekaterina Stepanova Kieby Burnham/Kelly Irvin Southern California W 21-17, 23-21 04/29/2012 N Jekaterina Stepanova Caitlin Ledoux/Tara Roenicke Long Beach State L 21-19, 17-21, 15-8 Melanie Pavels Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- 03/03/2012 3 Visnja Djurdjevic Kate Morrell/Ally Slaughter Alabama-Birmingham W 21-15, 21-11 03/05/2012 3 Visnja Djurdjevic Milena Dragovic/Anna Wruck Tulane W 21-11, 21-14 03/08/2012 3 Visnja Djurdjevic Katie DiGirolamo/Alisha Hoffman Stetson W 21-7, 21-16 03/08/2012 3 Visnja Djurdjevic Kerstin Koehler/Andi Zboiniewicz Coll of Charleston W 21-19, 21-15 03/09/2012 T Visnja Djurdjevic Mallory Kiley/Stephanie Pellitteri Florida State W 03/09/2012 T Visnja Djurdjevic Maren Rygh/Alexa Stonish Stetson W 21-9, 21-11 03/09/2012 T Visnja Djurdjevic Catey Warren/Sloane White Coll of Charleston L 21-15, 21-18 03/09/2012 T Visnja Djurdjevic Elyse Chubb/Lizzie Theesfeld Coll of Charleston W 21-10, 21-16 03/09/2012 T Visnja Djurdjevic Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs Florida State L 03/13/2012 3 Visnja Djurdjevic Lilly Wolfe/Anna Wruck Tulane W 21-13, 21-7 03/13/2012 4 Visnja Djurdjevic Azarri Badawi/Olivia Utt Tulane W 21-7, 21-9 03/18/2012 T Visnja Djurdjevic Sara Shaw/Gene Urango Southern California L 21-16, 21-19 03/18/2012 T Visnja Djurdjevic Michaela Christiaansen/Emily Cook Pepperdine L 26-24, 21-19 03/18/2012 T Visnja Djurdjevic Delainey Aigner-Swesey/Laurn Minkel Long Beach State W 21-19, 21-17 03/18/2012 T Visnja Djurdjevic Kirby Burnham/Kelly Irvin Southern California W 21-7, 21-9 03/18/2012 T Visnja Djurdjevic Victoria Adelhelm/Kellie Woolever Pepperdine L 19-21, 21-17, 15-13 03/18/2012 T Visnja Djurdjevic Kirby Burnham/Kelly Irvin Southern California W 13-21, 21-11, 16-14 03/18/2012 T Visnja Djurdjevic Victoria Adelhelm/Kellie Woolever Pepperdine L 21-11, 21-17 03/18/2012 T Visnja Djurdjevic Libby Fontanilla/Alma Serna Long Beach State L 21-17, 21-15 03/24/2012 3 Visnja Djurdjevic Brooke Kohler/Brittany Muse Florida Gulf Coast W 21-14, 21-6 03/24/2012 3 Visnja Djurdjevic Savannah Byl/Kaylee Ream Stetson W 21-7, 21-10 03/24/2012 3 Visnja Djurdjevic Kirby Burnham/Kelly Irvin Southern California W 21-19, 14-21, 15-13 03/25/2012 T Visnja Djurdjevic Alexa Stonish/Maren Rygh Stetson W 21-18, 21-7 03/25/2012 T Visnja Djurdjevic Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs Florida State W 21-18, 20-22, 15-12 03/25/2012 T Visnja Djurdjevic Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova Florida State L 22-20, 24-22 03/25/2012 T Visnja Djurdjevic Sara Shaw/Geena Urango Southern California W 28-26 03/25/2012 T Visnja Djurdjevic Kirby Burnham/Kelly Irvin Southern California W 21-16, 22-20 03/29/2012 3 Visnja Djurdjevic Jane Croson/Ginger Long Hawaii W 22-10, 21-18 03/29/2012 3 Visnja Djurdjevic Larissa Nordyke/Monica Stauber Hawaii W 21-12, 21-16 04/01/2012 T Visnja Djurdjevic Joanne Maras Tate/Alessia Pizzocheri Florida Atlantic W 24-22, 21-10 04/01/2012 T Visnja Djurdjevic Kate Morrell/Ally Slaughter Alabama-Birmingham W 21-15, 21-12 04/01/2012 T Visnja Djurdjevic Taeler Davis/Catey Warren Coll of Charleston W 21-14, 21-13 04/01/2012 T Visnja Djurdjevic Carolyn Jenkins/Julie Trembley North Florida W 21-6, 21-17 04/01/2012 T Visnja Djurdjevic Kirsten Gallagher/Heather Thomas Alabama-Birmingham W 21-17, 21-12 04/01/2012 T Visnja Djurdjevic Mallory Kiley/Stephanie Pellitteri Florida State W 21-11, 16-21, 15-6 04/01/2012 T Visnja Djurdjevic Jane Croson/Ashley Lee Hawaii L 21-12, 21-14 04/06/2012 2 Visnja Djurdjevic Maren Rygh/Alexa Stonish Stetson W 21-14, 21-14 04/06/2012 2 Visnja Djurdjevic Daria Sataric/Grace Vega Florida Atlantic W 21-18, 21-13 04/14/2012 T Visnja Djurdjevic Jill Hopper/Whitney Masters Florida Gulf Coast W 21-9 04/14/2012 T Visnja Djurdjevic Julianne Daughtery/Katie Lindstrom Webber International W 23-21 04/14/2012 T Visnja Djurdjevic Angelica Crump/Roxy Mendez Central Florida W 21-8 04/14/2012 T Visnja Djurdjevic JB Davis/Andrea Rodriguez Gomez South Florida W 21-7 04/14/2012 T Visnja Djurdjevic Caitlin Haworth/Mallory Kiley Florida State L 25-23 Stephanie Pellitteri Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- 03/03/2012 4 Mallory Kiley Rachel Fairbanks/Kiriavia Hirini Alabama-Birmingham W 21-14, 9-21, 17-15 03/05/2012 4 Mallory Kiley Azarri Badawi/Olivia Utt Tulane W 21-8, 21-8 03/08/2012 4 Mallory Kiley Kallie McKown/Sloane White Coll of Charleston W 21-15, 21-8 03/09/2012 T Mallory Kiley Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels Florida State L 03/09/2012 T Mallory Kiley Savannah Byl/Kaylee Ream Stetson W 28-17 03/09/2012 T Mallory Kiley Kerstin Koehler/Andi Zbojiewicz Coll of Charleston W 28-21 03/09/2012 T Mallory Kiley Julie Bassett/Kaley Melville Stetson W 28-19 03/09/2012 T Mallory Kiley Elyse Chubb/Lizzie Theesfeld Coll of Charleston L 28-26 03/13/2012 4 Mallory Kiley Azarri Badawi/Olivia Utt Tulane W 21-4, 21-12 03/13/2012 3 Mallory Kiley Lilly Wolfe/Anna Wruck Tulane W 21-16, 21-11 03/18/2012 T Mallory Kiley Caitlin Racich/Summer Ross Pepperdine L 21-9, 21-12 03/18/2012 T Mallory Kiley Kati Duddrudge/Megan Thornberry Southern California L 21-18, 21-18 03/18/2012 T Mallory Kiley Chelsea Cabrajac/Haleigh Hampton Long Beach State W 21-13, 17-21, 15-7 03/18/2012 T Mallory Kiley Kendall Bateman/Sam Hirschmann Southern California L 21-16, 21-16 03/18/2012 T Mallory Kiley Libby Fontanilla/Alma Serna Long Beach State L 21-15, 12-21, 16-14 03/18/2012 T Mallory Kiley Lauren Minkel/Jocelyn Neely Long Beach State W 18-21, 23-21, 15-10 03/18/2012 T Mallory Kiley Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova Florida State L 18-21, 23-21, 15-10 03/24/2012 4 Mallory Kiley Lindsey Childs/Olivia Mesner Florida Gulf Coast W 21-9, 21-12 03/24/2012 4 Mallory Kiley Claudia Kalin/Taylor Story Stetson W 21-16, 21-12 03/24/2012 4 Mallory Kiley Kendall Bateman/Sam Hirschman Southern California L 21-6, 21-11 03/25/2012 T Mallory Kiley Savannah Byl/Kaylee Ream Stetson W 21-9, 21-10 03/25/2012 T Mallory Kiley Kati Duddridge/Megan Thornberry Southern California L 21-16, 21-17 04/01/2012 T Mallory Kiley Kendall Courtney/Cari Witmire Jacksonville W 21-12, 21-16 04/01/2012 T Mallory Kiley Jane Croson/Ashley Lee Hawaii L 21-18, 21-18 04/01/2012 T Mallory Kiley Isabelle Arboleda/Lauren Jones Florida Atlantic W 21-17, 21-6 04/01/2012 T Mallory Kiley Nicole Baran/Allison Shirley North Florida W 21-17, 21-13 04/01/2012 T Mallory Kiley Niatha Cullen/Sammie Stausbaugh Jacksonville W 21-10, 21-10 04/01/2012 T Mallory Kiley Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels Florida State L 21-11, 16-21, 15-6 04/01/2012 T Mallory Kiley Emily Hartong/Elizabeth Stoltzman Hawaii L 23-21, 21-10 04/06/2012 3 Jace Pardon Alisha Hoffman/Taylor Story Stetson W 21-17, 21-14 04/06/2012 3 Jace Pardon Isabelle Arboleda/Sara Stoll Florida Atlantic W 21-4, 21-11 04/14/2012 T Sarah Wickstrom Julie Bassett/Kaley Melville Stetson W 21-13 04/14/2012 T Sarah Wickstrom Katherine Kane/Sammie Strausbaugh Jacksonville L 25-23 04/14/2012 T Sarah Wickstrom Ashley Gialenios/Kayla Keller Central Florida W 21-17 04/14/2012 T Sarah Wickstrom Michelle Einzinger/Alida Schat Webber International W 21-9 04/14/2012 T Sarah Wickstrom Milena Dragovic/Nikki Osuna Tulane W 25-9 04/14/2012 T Sarah Wickstrom Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs Florida State L 25-17 04/21/2012 3 Visnja Djurdjevic Mariah McCallum/Sam Serley Alabama-Birmingham W 21-12, 21-7 04/21/2012 3 Visnja Djurdjevic Isabelle Arboleda/Sara Stoll Florida Atlantic W 21-10, 21-10 04/28/2012 4 Visnja Djurdjevic Lauren Minkel/Jocelyn Neely Long Beach State L 26-24, 21-19 04/28/2012 4 Visnja Djurdjevic Kirsten Koehler/Andi Zbojniewicz Coll of Charleston W 21-17, 21-14 04/28/2012 4 Visnja Djurdjevic Lauren Minkel/Jocelyn Neely Long Beach State L 21-18, 23-21 Amanda Saxton Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- 03/09/2012 T Fatma Yildirim Jace Pardon/Jekaerina Stepanova Florida State L 03/09/2012 T Fatma Yildirim Katie DiGirolamo/Alisha Hoffman Stetson L 28-18 04/14/2012 T Lacey Blackman Renele Forde/Carolyn Fouts FL International W 21-8 04/14/2012 T Lacey Blackman Audrey Boren/Erin Robertson St. Petersburg Coll W 21-8 04/14/2012 T Lacey Blackman Stephanie Hebert/Britanny Muller Lake Sumter CC W 21-8 04/14/2012 T Lacey Blackman Julia Brkich/Mary Eckard Ave Maria W 21-6 04/14/2012 T Lacey Blackman Casey Langfield/Shelby Spring Lake Sumter CC W 25-6 04/14/2012 T Lacey Blackman Collyn Welsch/Jessica Wilson Rollins College L 25-19 Jekaterina Stepanova Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- 03/03/2012 2 Jace Pardon Sarah Secley/Alison Woods Alabama-Birmingham W 21-16, 21-18 03/05/2012 2 Jace Pardon Nikki Osuna/Grace Weaver Tulane W 21-7, 21-11 03/08/2012 2 Jace Pardon Maren Rygh/Alexa Stonish Stetson W 21-12, 21-16 03/08/2012 2 Jace Pardon Elyse Chubb/Lizzie Theesfeld Coll of Charleston W 21-17, 21-14 03/09/2012 T Jace Pardon Amanda Saxton/Fatma Yilkidim Florida State W 03/09/2012 T Jace Pardon Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs Florida State W 03/09/2012 T Jace Pardon Elyse Chubb/Lizzie Theesfeld Coll of Charleston W 21-13, 21-8 03/09/2012 T Jace Pardon Jeassica McGregor/Sarah Wickstrom Florida State W 03/09/2012 T Jace Pardon Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs Florida State W 21-19, 21-18 03/13/2012 1 Jace Pardon Cori Martone/Grace Weaver Tulane W 21-8, 21-13 03/13/2012 2 Jace Pardon Milena Dragavic/Nikki Osuna Tulane W 21-6, 21-8 03/18/2012 T Jace Pardon Lilla Frederick/Kim Hill Pepperdine W 23-21, 21-19 03/18/2012 T Jace Pardon Kirby Burnham/Kelly Irvin Southern California W 21-13, 21-10 03/18/2012 T Jace Pardon Libby Fontanilla/Alma Serna Long Beach State W 21-14, 21-15 03/18/2012 T Jace Pardon Sara Shaw/Geena Urango Southern California W 15-21, 21-13, 15-5 03/18/2012 T Jace Pardon Caitlin Racich/Summer Ross Pepperdine L 21-16, 21-12 03/18/2012 T Jace Pardon Caitlin Ledoux/Tara Roenicke Long Beach State W 21-16, 17-21, 15-12 03/18/2012 T Jace Pardon Caitlin Racich/Summer Ross Pepperdine L 21-16, 21-14 03/18/2012 T Jace Pardon Mallory Kiley/Stephanie Pellitteri Florida State W 18-21, 23-21, 15-10 03/18/2012 T Jace Pardon Lilla Frederick/Kim Hill Pepperdine W 21-19, 21-19 03/18/2012 T Jace Pardon Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs Florida State L 21-14, 21-10 03/24/2012 2 Jace Pardon Kaitlin Holm/Jill Hopper Florida Gulf Coast W 21-9, 21-12 03/24/2012 2 Jace Pardon Maren Rygh/Alexa Stonish Stetson W 21-12, 21-9 03/24/2012 2 Jace Pardon Natalie Hagglund/Katie Fuller Southern California W 21-17, 21-14 03/25/2012 T Jace Pardon Julie Bassett/Kaley Melville Stetson W 21-11, 21-15 03/25/2012 T Jace Pardon Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels Florida State W 22-20, 24-22 03/25/2012 T Jace Pardon Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs Florida State L 21-13, 21-23, 15-13 03/29/2012 2 Jace Pardon Ashley Lee/Larissa Nordyke Hawaii W 21-17, 21-17 03/29/2012 1 Jace Pardon Emily Hartong/Elizabeth Stoltzman Hawaii W 21-9, 21-11 04/01/2012 T Jace Pardon Emily Neideffer/Sloane White Coll of Charleston W 21-7, 21-8 04/01/2012 T Jace Pardon Alison Loeppky/Jenna Orner Jacksonville W 21-12, 21-10 04/01/2012 T Jace Pardon Dagnija Medina/Emily Strack North Florida W 21-12, 21-13 04/01/2012 T Jace Pardon Sarah Serley/Alison Woods Alabama-Birmingham W 21-7, 21-13 04/01/2012 T Jace Pardon Kendall Courtney/Cari Witmire Jacksonville L medical forfeit 04/01/2012 T Jace Pardon Alex Griffiths/Monica Stauber Hawaii L medical forfeit 04/14/2012 T Jace Pardon Cintia Knightengale/Thaci Pererra Florida Atlantic W 21-7 04/14/2012 T Jace Pardon Niatha Cullen Jacksonville W 21-13 04/14/2012 T Jace Pardon Kate DiGirolamo/Stephanie Marin Stetson W 21-14 04/14/2012 T Jace Pardon Jessica Burghart/Valerie El Housine South Florida W 21-7 04/14/2012 T Jace Pardon Kerstin Koehler/Andi Zbojniewiez Coll of Charleston W 25-18 04/14/2012 T Jace Pardon Kendall Courtney/Cari Whitmire Jacksonville W 25-22 04/14/2012 T Jace Pardon Caitlin Haworth/Mallory Kiley Florida State W 25-19 04/14/2012 T Jace Pardon Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs Florida State L 28-26 04/21/2012 2 Jace Pardon Rachel Fairbanks/Kiriana Hirini Alabama-Birmingham W 21-13, 21-10 04/21/2012 2 Jace Pardon Darija Sataric/Grace Vega Florida Atlantic W 21-10, 21-11 04/27/2012 N Jace Pardon Dagnija Medina/Emily Strack North Florida W 21-10, 21-17 04/27/2012 N Jace Pardon Emily Hartong/Elizabeth Stoltzman Hawaii W 19-21, 21-14, 15-13 04/27/2012 N Jace Pardon Sara Shaw/Geena Urango Southern California W 21-14, 21-17 04/28/2012 2 Jace Pardon Chelsea Cabrajac/Halie Hampton Long Beach State W 21-17, 21-13 04/28/2012 2 Jace Pardon Kelly Kolich/Emily Shelton Coll of Charleston W 21-14, 21-14 04/28/2012 2 Jace Pardon Chelsea Cabrajac/Halie Hampton Long Beach State W 21-11, 21-10 04/29/2012 N Jace Pardon Dagnija Medina/Emily Strack North Florida W 21-14, 21-13 04/29/2012 N Jace Pardon Kieby Burnham/Kelly Irvin Southern California W 21-17, 23-21 04/29/2012 N Jace Pardon Caitlin Ledoux/Tara Roenicke Long Beach State L 21-19, 17-21, 15-8 Brittany Tiegs Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- 03/03/2012 1 Aurora Newgard Kirsten Gallagher/Heather Thomas Alabama-Birmingham W 21-10, 21-12 03/05/2012 1 Aurora Newgard Cori Martone/Lilly Wolfe Tulane W 21-15, 21-12 03/08/2012 1 Aurora Newgard Julie Bassett/Kaley Melville Stetson W 21-11, 16-21, 15-6 03/08/2012 1 Aurora Newgard Kelly Kolich/Emily Shelton Coll of Charleston W 21-15, 21-12 03/09/2012 T Aurora Newgard Jeassica McGregor/Sarah Wickstrom Florida State W 21-16, 22-20 03/09/2012 T Aurora Newgard Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova Florida State L 03/09/2012 T Aurora Newgard Julie Bassett/Kaley Melville Stetson W 21-15, 21-19 03/09/2012 T Aurora Newgard Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels Florida State W 03/09/2012 T Aurora Newgard Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova Florida State L 21-19, 21-18 03/13/2012 2 Aurora Newgard Milena Dragovic/Nikki Osuna Tulane W 21-6, 21-7 03/13/2012 1 Aurora Newgard Cori Martone/Grace Weaver Tulane W 21-11, 21-13 03/18/2012 T Aurora Newgard Kelley Larsen/Stevi Robinson Pepperdine W 21-16, 23-21 03/18/2012 T Aurora Newgard Kendall Bateman/Sam Hirschmann Southern California W 21-14, 23-21 03/18/2012 T Aurora Newgard Tyler Jackson/Janisa Johnson Long Beach State W 21-16, 21-19 03/18/2012 T Aurora Newgard Katie Fuller/Natalie Hagglund USC Tournament W 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 03/18/2012 T Aurora Newgard Lilla Frederick/Kim Hill Pepperdine W 21-17, 13-21, 15-12 03/18/2012 T Aurora Newgard Lilla Frederick/Kim Hill Pepperdine W 21-19, 21-9 03/18/2012 T Aurora Newgard Tyler Jackson/Janisa Johnson Long Beach State W 21-17, 21-15 03/18/2012 T Aurora Newgard Caitlin LeDoux/Tara Roenicke Long Beach State W 21-16, 15-21, 15-5 03/18/2012 T Aurora Newgard Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova Florida State W 21-14, 21-10 03/18/2012 T Aurora Newgard Caitlin Racich/Summer Ross Pepperdine W 16-21, 21-16, 15-10 03/24/2012 1 Aurora Newgard Karina Mambuca/Holly Youngquist Florida Gulf Coast W 21-19, 21-7 03/24/2012 1 Aurora Newgard Julie Basssett/Kaley Melville Stetson W 21-11, 16-21, 15-6 03/24/2012 1 Aurora Newgard Sara Shaw/Geena Urango Southern California W 21-14, 21-17 03/25/2012 T Aurora Newgard Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels Florida State L 21-18, 20-22, 15-12 03/25/2012 T Aurora Newgard Kaitlin Holm/Jill Hopper Florida Gulf Coast W 28-16 03/25/2012 T Aurora Newgard Julie Bassett/Kaley Melville Stetson W 28-16 03/25/2012 T Aurora Newgard Katie Fuller/Natalie Hagglund Southern California W 28-23 03/25/2012 T Aurora Newgard Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova Florida State W 21-13, 21-23, 15-13 03/29/2012 1 Aurora Newgard Emily Hartong/Elizabeth Stoltzman Hawaii L 17-21, 21-17, 15-12 03/29/2012 2 Aurora Newgard Jane Croson/Ginger Long Hawaii L 21-18, 21-19 04/01/2012 T Aurora Newgard Courtney Lelpali/Jade Vorster Hawaii W 21-15, 21-9 04/01/2012 T Aurora Newgard Kerstin Koehler/Andi Zbojniewicz Coll of Charleston W 21-11, 21-14 04/01/2012 T Aurora Newgard Kirsten Gallagher/Heather Thomas Alabama-Birmingham dnf 16-21, 21-12 dnf 04/01/2012 T Aurora Newgard Kathryn Kane/Chelsea Sanderson Jacksonville W 21-9, 21-9 04/01/2012 T Aurora Newgard Caitlin Haworth/Jeassica McGregor Florida State W 21-11, 21-17 04/01/2012 T Aurora Newgard Emily Hartong/Elizabeth Stoltzman Hawaii W 21-13, 21-17 04/01/2012 T Aurora Newgard Kendall Courtney/Cari Witmire Jacksonville W 23-21, 21-16 04/01/2012 T Aurora Newgard Jane Croson/Ashley Lee Hawaii L 21-16, 19-21, 15-11 04/06/2012 1 Aurora Newgard Julie Bassett/Kaley Melville Stetson W 21-13, 21-11 04/06/2012 1 Aurora Newgard Joanne Marras Tate/Alessia Pizzocheri Florida Atlantic W 21-13, 21-18 04/14/2012 T Aurora Newgard Kylie Jacob/Jenna Orner Jacksonville W 21-3 04/14/2012 T Aurora Newgard Marcella Araya/Biana Ocana Louisiana-Monroe W 21-10 04/14/2012 T Aurora Newgard Alisha Hoffman/Taylor Story Stetson W 21-5 04/14/2012 T Aurora Newgard Gloria Lecorin/Paola Ortiz Colon FL International W 21-8 04/14/2012 T Aurora Newgard Stephanie Pelliterri/Sarah Wickstrom Florida State W 25-17 04/14/2012 T Aurora Newgard Alessia Pizzocheri/Tate Florida Atlantic W 25-20 04/14/2012 T Aurora Newgard Julianne Daughtery/Katie Lindstrom Webber International W 25-17 04/14/2012 T Aurora Newgard Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova Florida State W 28-26 04/21/2012 1 Aurora Newgard Kirsten Gallagher/Heather Thomas Alabama-Birmingham W 21-9, 21-10 04/21/2012 1 Aurora Newgard Alessia Pizzocheri/Joanne Marras Tate Florida Atlantic W 21-13, 21-12 04/27/2012 N Aurora Newgard Chelsea Cabrajac/Haleigh Hampton Long Beach State W 19-21, 21-17, 15-8 04/27/2012 N Aurora Newgard Kelly Kolich/Emily Shelton Coll of Charleston W 21-10, 21-17 04/27/2012 N Aurora Newgard Jane Croson/Ashley Lee Hawaii W 21-18, 28-30, 16-14 04/28/2012 1 Aurora Newgard Caitlin Ledooux/Tara Roenicke Long Beach State L 14-21, 21-16, def 04/28/2012 1 Aurora Newgard Elye Chabb/Lizzie Thesfeld Coll of Charleston W 21-13, 21-11 04/28/2012 1 Aurora Newgard Caitlin Ledoux/Tara Roenicke Long Beach State W 16-21, 21-16, def 04/29/2012 N Aurora Newgard Kelly Kolich/Emily Shelton Coll of Charleston W 21-15, 21-16 04/29/2012 N Aurora Newgard Caitlin Ledoux/Tara Roenicke Long Beach State L 21-17, 21-16 Sarah Wickstrom Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- 03/03/2012 5 Jesse McGregor Becca Howard/Michele Simmons Alabama-Birmingham W 21-15, 21-14 03/05/2012 5 Jesse McGregor Shefali Arora/Amber Bennett Tulane W 21-8, 21-6 03/08/2012 4 Jesse McGregor Taylor Kennedy/Stephanie Marin Stetson W 21-8, 21-10 03/09/2012 T Jesse McGregor Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs Florida State L 21-16, 22-20 03/09/2012 T Jesse McGregor Kallie McKown/Emily Neideffer Coll of Charleston W 21-19, 25-23 03/09/2012 T Jesse McGregor Maren Rygh/Alexa Stonish Stetson W 28-16 03/09/2012 T Jesse McGregor Katie DiGirolamo/Alisha Hoffman Stetson W 28-16 03/09/2012 T Jesse McGregor Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova Florida State L 03/18/2012 T Lacey Blackman Kati Duddridge/Megan Thornberry Southern California L 21-12, 18-21, 15-10 03/18/2012 T Lacey Blackman Tyler Jackson/Janisa Johnson Long Beach State L 21-15, 21-15 03/29/2012 5 Mallory Kiley Elizabeth Blake/Mita Uiato Hawaii W 21-9, 21-14 03/29/2012 5 Mallory Kiley Courtney Lelepali/Jade Vorster Hawaii W 24-22, 21-19 04/06/2012 4 Jesse McGregor Katie DiGirolamo/Stephanie Marin Stetson W 21-16, 19-21, 15-10 04/06/2012 5 Jesse McGregor Chandler Hatton/Lauren Jones Florida Atlantic W 21-4, 21-8 04/14/2012 T Stephanie Pellitteri Julie Bassett/Kaley Melville Stetson W 21-13 04/14/2012 T Stephanie Pellitteri Katherine Kane/Sammie Strausbaugh Jacksonville L 25-23 04/14/2012 T Stephanie Pellitteri Ashley Gialenios/Kayla Keller Central Florida W 21-17 04/14/2012 T Stephanie Pellitteri Michelle Einzinger/Alida Schat Webber International W 21-9 04/14/2012 T Stephanie Pellitteri Milena Dragovic/Nikki Osuna Tulane W 25-9 04/14/2012 T Stephanie Pellitteri Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs Florida State L 25-17 04/28/2012 5 Fatma Yildirim Catey Warren/Sloane White Coll of Charleston W 21-13, 21-4 04/28/2012 5 Fatma Yildirim Tyler Jackson/Janisa Johnson Long Beach State L 23-21, 23-21 Fatma Yildirim Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- 03/08/2012 5 Marija Milosavljevic Emily Neideffer/Catey Warren Coll of Charleston W 03/09/2012 T Amanda Saxton Jace Pardon/Jekaerina Stepanova Florida State L 03/09/2012 T Amanda Saxton Katie DiGirolamo/Alisha Hoffman Stetson L 28-18 04/14/2012 T Jesse McGregor Jesica Bryant/Raisa Thorne Romany Webber International W 21-15 04/14/2012 T Jesse McGregor Savanah Leaf/Mariel Schofield Miami W 21-17 04/14/2012 T Jesse McGregor Taylor Johnson/Erika White Stetson W 21-8 04/14/2012 T Jesse McGregor Lisa Kerns/Natscha Stafford Pasco-Hernando CC W 21-17 04/14/2012 T Jesse McGregor Camil Dominguez/Liga Strautniece Florida Gulf Coast W 25-13 04/14/2012 T Jesse McGregor Tax/Caitlin Tribit South Florida CC W 25-12 04/14/2012 T Jesse McGregor Jordann Dierick/Kirsten Germeroth Lake Sumter CC W 25-14 04/14/2012 T Jesse McGregor Marija Milosavlievic/Taeler Davis (CofC) Florida State W 25-23 04/21/2012 5 Jesse McGregor Becca Howard/Michele Simmons Alabama-Birmingham W 21-16, 17-21, 15-4 04/21/2012 5 Jesse McGregor Cintia Nightingale/Thacilli Pereira Florida Atlantic W 21-4, 21-17 04/28/2012 5 Jesse McGregor Tyler Jackson/Janisa Johnson Long Beach State L 21-13, 21-19 04/28/2012 5 Sarah Wickstrom Catey Warren/Sloane White Coll of Charleston W 21-13, 21-4 04/28/2012 5 Sarah Wickstrom Tyler Jackson/Janisa Johnson Long Beach State L 23-21, 23-21
FSU Sand Volleyball Wins First Ever Sand Volleyball Match.
The Seminoles sweep UAB, 5-0, in Birmingham, Fla.
BIRMINGHAM, AL - History was made by the Florida State sand volleyball team on Saturday, as the Seminoles won the nation's first ever collegiate sand volleyball match at UAB.
Florida State swept the Blazers, 5-0, only losing one set in the No. 4 matchup.
"We made history today," Florida State head coach Danalee Corso said. "We won the first ever collegiate sand volleyball match. It was awesome. It was great to share it with our team. Everyone felt it. It's something we can look back on and be proud of."
Five dual matches and three exhibitions were played at UAB's newly completed sand volleyball facility located next to West Campus Field in Birmingham.
FSU's No. 1 team of Brittany Tiegs and Aurora Newgard defeated Heather Thomas and Kisten Gallagher, 21-10, 21-12. Tiegs had 13 kills and Newgard recorded a double-double with 10 kills and 14 digs.
The No. 2 tandem of Kate Stepanova (13 kills) and Jace Pardon (14 kills) downed Sarah Secley and Alison Woods, 21-16, 21-18.
FSU's No. 3 pair of Visnja Djurdjevic and Melanie Pavels handled Kate Morrell and Ally Slaughter, 21-15, 21-11. Pavels had 10 kills and 14 digs.
The Garnet & Gold's No. 5 squad of Jeassica McGregor and Sarah Wickstrom dispatched Michele Simmons and Becca Howard, 21-15, 21-14, behind McGregor's 12 digs.
The only match that was close for the Noles was the No. 4 matchup between Mallory Kiley and Stephanie Pellitteri of FSU and Rachel Fairbanks and Kiriavia Hirini of UAB. Kiley and Pellitteri edged the Blazer pair in three sets, 21-14, 9-31, 17-15. Kiley had 17 kills.
FSU also won all three exhibition matches with teams consisting of Fatma Yildirim and Marija Milosavljevic, Amanda Saxton and McGregor and Lacey Blackman and Caitlin Haworth picking up victories.
No. 1: Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Kirsten Gallagher/Heather Thomas (UAB) 21-10, 21-12
No. 2: Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Sarah Secley/Alison Woods (UAB) 21-16, 21-18
No. 3: Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) d. Kate Morrell/Ally Slaughter (UAB) 21-15, 21-11
No. 4: Mallory Kiley/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) d. Rachel Fairbanks/Kiriavia Hirini (UAB) 21-14, 9-21, 17-15
No. 5: Jesse McGregor/Sarah Wickstrom (FSU) d. Becca Howard/Michele Simmons (UAB) 21-15, 21-14
Another Sweep.
FSU Sand Volleyball improved to 2-0 with 5-0 win at Tulane.
NEW ORLEANS, LA - Two days after winning the nation's first-ever collegiate sand volleyball match in dominating fashion, the Florida State sand volleyball team captured another impressive victory on Monday afternoon at Tulane. The Seminoles didn't drop a set en route to defeating the Green Wave, 5-0, at the Coconut Beach Volleyball Courts at The Dock In Slidell.
FSU improved to 2-0, as the Seminoles also claimed a 5-0 victory at UAB on Saturday. In two matches, FSU has dropped just one set.
"The team played well again," head coach Danalee Corso said. "They all played great. We have a lot of depth and Tulane is still building their sand volleyball program. Part of winning is preparation. Florida State has spent a year planning and practicing, and it's paying off."
Senior Visnja Djurdjevic posted some eye-popping statistics in a return to where she started her collegiate volleyball career. The three-time indoor volleyball All-American, who played for the Green Wave from 2008-09 before transferring to Florida State, tallied a match-high 20 kills to go along with five aces and eight digs. She and freshman Melanie Pavels (14 digs) nabbed a 21-11, 21-14 win over Milena Dragovic and Anna Wruck in the No. 3 team spot.
Because of limitations at the Coconut Beach facility, the Nos. 4 and 5 teams began the match, and the Nos. 1, 2 and 3 tandems followed.
In the afternoon's most lopsided matchup, the team on Jeassica McGregor (10 kills) and Sarah Wickstrom (11 kills) breezed past Tulane's Shefali Arora and Amber Bennett, 21-8, 21-6 at No. 5.
Senior Mallory Kiley and freshman Stephanie Pellitteri simultaneously dispatched of Azarri Badawi and Olivia Utt, 21-8, 21-8 at No. 4. Kiley had 13 kills and a match-best six aces.
Junior Aurora Newgard's 14-kill, 20-dig double-double led FSU's No. 1 squad of her and sophomore Brittany Tiegs past Lilly Wolfe and Cori Marton, 21-15, 21-12.
At No. 2, senior Kate Stepanova (10 kills) and freshman Jace Pardon cruised by Grace Weaver and Nikki Osuna, 21-7, 21-11, behind Pardon's 14 kills and 11 aces.
No. 1: Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Cori Martone/Lilly Wolfe (TU) 21-15, 21-12
No. 2: Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Nikki Osuna/Grace Weaver (TU) 21-7, 21-11
No. 3: Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) d. Milena Dragovic/Anna Wruck (TU) 21-11, 21-14
No. 4: Mallory Kiley/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) d. Azarri Badawi/Olivia Utt (TU) 21-8, 21-8
No. 5: Jesse McGregor/Sarah Wickstrom (FSU) d. Shefali Arora/Amber Bennett (TU) 21-8, 21-6
FSU Sand Volleyball Keeps Rolling.
The Seminoles swept Stetson and College of Charleston on Thursday.
WINTER HAVEN, FL - The only thing that can beat the Florida State sand volleyball team is itself. Literally.
The Seminoles improved to 4-0 with a back-to-back 5-0 sweeps over Stetson and the College of Charleston on Thursday during day one of competition at the Clash of the Collegians event at the Aspire Higher Volleyball SuperCenter.
Following the pair of dual victories, FSU, Charleston and Stetson began a double-elimination tournament among the 15 doubles squads at the event. Twice the Seminoles faced off against each other, accounting for the squad's only two losses this season.
"We played great again," FSU head coach Danalee Corso said. "Everybody played well. We definitely got some competition today. We are learning a lot. This is our first road trip. It was really hot out today and that posed a challenge."
Freshman Jace Pardon and senior Kate Stepanova, junior Aurora Newgard and sophomore Brittany Tiegs and freshman Melanie Pavels and senior Visnja Djurdjevic all won their matches against both Stetson and the College of Charleston.
The teams of freshman Sarah Wickstrom and sophomore Jeassica McGregor (at No. 4), and junior Lacey Blackman and graduate student Caitlin Haworth (at No. 5), grabbed victories against Stetson.
Freshman Stephanie Pellitteri and senior Mallory Kiley combined to win at No. 4 against the College of Charleston, while juniors Marija Milosavljevic and Fatma Yildirim also snagged a "W" in the afternoon match at No. 5.
After the duals, five Seminoles' dual teams competed in the first round of a double elimination tournament where the Garnet & Gold were served their first blemishes - to themselves.
Newgard and Tiegs defeated McGregor and Wickstrom, 21-16, 22-20, in the first round.
Djurdevic and Pavels also snagged a close win over Kiley and Pellitteri.
However, all five FSU teams remain in the tournament, which continues on Friday at the Aspire Higher Volleyball SuperCenter.
No. 1: Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Julie Bassett/Kaley Melville (Stet) 21-11, 16-21, 15-6
No. 2: Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Maren Rygh/Alexa Stonish (Stet) 21-12, 21-16
No. 3: Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) d. Katie DiGirolamo/Alisha Hoffman (Stet) 21-7, 21-16
No. 4: Jesse McGregor/Sarah Wickstrom (FSU) d. Taylor Kennedy/Stephanie Marin (Stet) 21-8, 21-10
No. 5: Lacey Blackman/Caitlin Haworth (FSU) d. Savannah Byl/Kaylee Ream (Stet) 21-19, 20-22, 19-17
FSU Sand Volleyball Keeps Rolling.
The Seminoles swept Stetson and College of Charleston on Thursday.
WINTER HAVEN, FL - The only thing that can beat the Florida State sand volleyball team is itself. Literally.
The Seminoles improved to 4-0 with a back-to-back 5-0 sweeps over Stetson and the College of Charleston on Thursday during day one of competition at the Clash of the Collegians event at the Aspire Higher Volleyball SuperCenter.
Following the pair of dual victories, FSU, Charleston and Stetson began a double-elimination tournament among the 15 doubles squads at the event. Twice the Seminoles faced off against each other, accounting for the squad's only two losses this season.
"We played great again," FSU head coach Danalee Corso said. "Everybody played well. We definitely got some competition today. We are learning a lot. This is our first road trip. It was really hot out today and that posed a challenge."
Freshman Jace Pardon and senior Kate Stepanova, junior Aurora Newgard and sophomore Brittany Tiegs and freshman Melanie Pavels and senior Visnja Djurdjevic all won their matches against both Stetson and the College of Charleston.
The teams of freshman Sarah Wickstrom and sophomore Jeassica McGregor (at No. 4), and junior Lacey Blackman and graduate student Caitlin Haworth (at No. 5), grabbed victories against Stetson.
Freshman Stephanie Pellitteri and senior Mallory Kiley combined to win at No. 4 against the College of Charleston, while juniors Marija Milosavljevic and Fatma Yildirim also snagged a "W" in the afternoon match at No. 5.
After the duals, five Seminoles' dual teams competed in the first round of a double elimination tournament where the Garnet & Gold were served their first blemishes - to themselves.
Newgard and Tiegs defeated McGregor and Wickstrom, 21-16, 22-20, in the first round.
Djurdevic and Pavels also snagged a close win over Kiley and Pellitteri.
However, all five FSU teams remain in the tournament, which continues on Friday at the Aspire Higher Volleyball SuperCenter.
No. 1: Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Kelly Kolich/Emily Shelton (CC) 21-15, 21-12
No. 2: Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Elyse Chubb/Lizzie Theesfeld (CC) 21-17, 21-14
No. 3: Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) d. Kerstin Koehler/Andi Zboiniewicz (CC) 21-19, 21-15
No. 4: Mallory Kiley/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) d. Kallie McKown/Sloane White (CC) 21-15, 21-8
No. 5: Marija Milosavljevic/Fatma Yildirim (FSU) d. Emily Neideffer/Catey Warren (CC)
Stepanova and Pardon Grab Title.
The Seminoles took five of the top six places at the Clash of the Collegians event.
WINTER HAVEN, FL - Senior Kate Stepanova and freshman Jace Pardon won the Clash of the Collegians bracket play championship on Friday, as the Florida State sand volleyball team captured five of the top six places on day two of the event at the Aspire High Volleyball SuperCenter.
Stepanova and Pardon, FSU's No.1 dual team, defeated their teammates, junior Aurora Newgard and sophomore Brittany Tiegs, in the finals.
"Jace was our team MVP," Florida State head coach Danalee Corso said. "It was a fantastic day for us. We learned so much about bracket play and so much about ourselves. Everyone had a good day and played great. This wraps up our first road trip and it was a lot of fun. I'm feeling very confident about this team, and we'll know even more about how we stack up against the rest of the country next weekend (March 16-18) at USC's tournament."
The Seminoles (4-0) snagged 5-0 victories over Stetson and the College of Charleston on Thursday before beginning a 15-team double-elimination bracket play dual tournament.
Stepanova and Pardon edged Tiegs and Newgard in a three-set battle during bracket play early Friday. Tiegs and Newgard survived the loser's bracket to face their teammates again in the finals. Stepanova and Pardon won the championship, however, 21-19, 21-18.
Senior Visnja Djurdjevic and freshman Melanie Pavels placed third, while the teams of freshman Stephanie Pellitteri and senior Mallory Kiley, and sophomore Jeassica McGregor and freshman Sarah Wickstrom tied for fifth.
Among 15 teams, the Seminoles' squads grabbed five of the top six places.
03/08/2012
Jace Pardon/Jekaerina Stepanova (FSU) d. Amanda Saxton/Fatma Yildirim (FSU)
Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Amanda Saxton/Fatma Yilkidim (FSU)
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Jeassica McGregor/Sarah Wickstrom (FSU) 21-16, 22-20
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Jesse McGregor/Sarah Wickstrom (FSU) 21-16, 22-20
Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) d. Mallory Kiley/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU)
Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) d. Mallory Kiley/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU)
03/09/2012
Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU)
Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU)
Katie DiGirolamo/Alisha Hoffman (Stet) d. Amanda Saxton/Fatma Yildirim (FSU) 28-18
Mallory Kiley/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) d. Savannah Byl/Kaylee Ream (Stet) 28-17
Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) d. Maren Rygh/Alexa Stonish (Stet) 21-9, 21-11
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Julie Bassett/Kaley Melville (Stet) 21-15, 21-19
Jesse McGregor/Sarah Wickstrom (FSU) d. Kallie McKown/Emily Neideffer (CC) 21-19, 25-23
Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Elyse Chubb/Lizzie Theesfeld (CC) 21-13, 21-8
Mallory Kiley/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) d. Kerstin Koehler/Andi Zbojiewicz (CC) 28-21
Jesse McGregor/Sarah Wickstrom (FSU) d. Maren Rygh/Alexa Stonish (Stet) 28-16
Mallory Kiley/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) d. Julie Bassett/Kaley Melville (Stet) 28-19
Elyse Chubb/Lizzie Theesfeld (CC) d. Mallory Kiley/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) 28-26
Catey Warren/Sloane White (CC) d. Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) 21-15, 21-18
Jesse McGregor/Sarah Wickstrom (FSU) d. Katie DiGirolamo/Alisha Hoffman (Stet) 28-16
Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) d. Elyse Chubb/Lizzie Theesfeld (CC) 21-10, 21-16
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU)
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU)
Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Jesse McGregor/Sarah Wickstrom (FSU)
Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Jeassica McGregor/Sarah Wickstrom (FSU)
Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) 21-19, 21-18
Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) 21-19, 21-18
Inaugural Sweep.
The FSU sand volleyball team swept Tulane in a home-opening doubleheader on Tuesday.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Not even mother nature can halt the dominant run the Florida State sand volleyball team is on to begin the inaugural season of the NCAA's newest emerging sport.
The Seminoles weathered a one-hour, 22-minute lightning warning delay in the middle of its first match against Tulane before sweeping the Green Wave, 5-0, in both matches of a home-opening doubleheader at the Seminole Sand Volleyball Complex on Tuesday afternoon.
Florida State improved to 6-0 and continued its incredible stretch of having won every dual match without dropping a single set.
"It was a blast," Florida State head coach Danalee Corso said. "Every day we are making history. I'm really proud of our team. We got a head start, but these teams are closing the gap on us. We've played Tulane three times now, and they've gotten better each time. Our team still maintained a high level throughout both matches and that's all I can ask from them."
The closest Florida State came to dropping a set came on court No. 5, but sophomore Jeassica McGregor and junior Lacey Blackman were able to edge Tulane's pair of Milica Jovic and Shefali Arora, 21-18, in the first set thanks to six aces - including four straight at one point - from McGregor. The FSU duo then went on to win the second set, 21-11. In the second match, the pair had a much easier victory, cruising past Arora and Amber Bennett, 21-12, 21-11.
Arguably the most impressive win for the Seminoles was the 21-4, 21-14 smackdown freshman Stephanie Pellitteri and senior Mallory Kiley put on Tulane's Olivia Utt and Azarri Badwai in the first match. Pellitteri had 14 kills and Kiley tallied 10 kills. The duo moved up to court three in the second match and defeated Anna Wruck and Lilly Wolfe of the Green Wave in straight sets (21-16, 21-11).
Florida State had the first match nearly locked up when a lightning warning delayed the competition at 4:37 p.m. Play resumed at 5:59 p.m. Still, many fans stayed for the second half of the event.
"I thought today went really smooth," Corso said. "We had a great time. I'm hoping we can grow from here. Hopefully more and more fans can jump on the Seminole bandwagon and come support us. We'd love it!"
The Seminoles' pair of senior indoor volleyball All-Americans, Jekatarina Stepanova and Visnja Djurdjevic, also had fantastic performances in the sand.
Stepanova teamed with freshman Jace Pardon to win on court No. 1, 21-8, 21-13, versus Cori Martone and Grace Weaver in the first match before drilling Tulane's second-best squad, Milena Dragovic and Nikki Osuna, 21-6, 21-8, on court No. 2 in the second match.
Stepanova had 13 kills and a doubleheader-best 14 digs in the second match.
"It was definitely exciting," the Riga, Latvia, native said. "We're making history. It's great."
Djurdjevic teamed with freshman Melanie Pavels and won at court No. 3 over Wruck and Wolfe, 21-13, 21-7, in match one before routing Utt and Badawi, 21-7, 21-9, on court No. 4 in match two.
Djurdjevic recorded the afternoon's highest kill total (16) in the second match.
Junior captain Aurora Newgard and sophomore Brittany Tiegs grabbed dominating victories at both the No. 2 and No. 1 spots for the Seminoles.
The pair hammered Dragovic and Osuna, 21-6, 21-7, on court No. 2 in the first match, and defeated Martone and Weaver, 21-11, 21-13, in the second match on court No. 1.
Pavels was able to perfectly sum up the Seminoles' feelings after the first-ever sand volleyball match on FSU's campus.
"This first home match was great" Pavels said. "We had a lot of fans here. I think a lot of people want to know what sand volleyball is and learn the culture. It was a lot of fun. It's exciting. We've been working so hard and to have it pay off like it has is a great accomplishment."
In six dual matches to start the season, the Seminoles have a perfect 30-0 mark against their opponents.
No. 1: Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Cori Martone/Grace Weaver (TU) 21-8, 21-13
No. 2: Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Milena Dragovic/Nikki Osuna (TU) 21-6, 21-7
No. 3: Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) d. Lilly Wolfe/Anna Wruck (TU) 21-13, 21-7
No. 4: Mallory Kiley/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) d. Azarri Badawi/Olivia Utt (TU) 21-4, 21-12
No. 5: Lacey Blackman/Jesse McGregor (FSU) d. Shefali Arora/Milica Javic (TU) 21-18, 21-11
Inaugural Sweep.
The FSU sand volleyball team swept Tulane in a home-opening doubleheader on Tuesday.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Not even mother nature can halt the dominant run the Florida State sand volleyball team is on to begin the inaugural season of the NCAA's newest emerging sport.
The Seminoles weathered a one-hour, 22-minute lightning warning delay in the middle of its first match against Tulane before sweeping the Green Wave, 5-0, in both matches of a home-opening doubleheader at the Seminole Sand Volleyball Complex on Tuesday afternoon.
Florida State improved to 6-0 and continued its incredible stretch of having won every dual match without dropping a single set.
"It was a blast," Florida State head coach Danalee Corso said. "Every day we are making history. I'm really proud of our team. We got a head start, but these teams are closing the gap on us. We've played Tulane three times now, and they've gotten better each time. Our team still maintained a high level throughout both matches and that's all I can ask from them."
The closest Florida State came to dropping a set came on court No. 5, but sophomore Jeassica McGregor and junior Lacey Blackman were able to edge Tulane's pair of Milica Jovic and Shefali Arora, 21-18, in the first set thanks to six aces - including four straight at one point - from McGregor. The FSU duo then went on to win the second set, 21-11. In the second match, the pair had a much easier victory, cruising past Arora and Amber Bennett, 21-12, 21-11.
Arguably the most impressive win for the Seminoles was the 21-4, 21-14 smackdown freshman Stephanie Pellitteri and senior Mallory Kiley put on Tulane's Olivia Utt and Azarri Badwai in the first match. Pellitteri had 14 kills and Kiley tallied 10 kills. The duo moved up to court three in the second match and defeated Anna Wruck and Lilly Wolfe of the Green Wave in straight sets (21-16, 21-11).
Florida State had the first match nearly locked up when a lightning warning delayed the competition at 4:37 p.m. Play resumed at 5:59 p.m. Still, many fans stayed for the second half of the event.
"I thought today went really smooth," Corso said. "We had a great time. I'm hoping we can grow from here. Hopefully more and more fans can jump on the Seminole bandwagon and come support us. We'd love it!"
The Seminoles' pair of senior indoor volleyball All-Americans, Jekatarina Stepanova and Visnja Djurdjevic, also had fantastic performances in the sand.
Stepanova teamed with freshman Jace Pardon to win on court No. 1, 21-8, 21-13, versus Cori Martone and Grace Weaver in the first match before drilling Tulane's second-best squad, Milena Dragovic and Nikki Osuna, 21-6, 21-8, on court No. 2 in the second match.
Stepanova had 13 kills and a doubleheader-best 14 digs in the second match.
"It was definitely exciting," the Riga, Latvia, native said. "We're making history. It's great."
Djurdjevic teamed with freshman Melanie Pavels and won at court No. 3 over Wruck and Wolfe, 21-13, 21-7, in match one before routing Utt and Badawi, 21-7, 21-9, on court No. 4 in match two.
Djurdjevic recorded the afternoon's highest kill total (16) in the second match.
Junior captain Aurora Newgard and sophomore Brittany Tiegs grabbed dominating victories at both the No. 2 and No. 1 spots for the Seminoles.
The pair hammered Dragovic and Osuna, 21-6, 21-7, on court No. 2 in the first match, and defeated Martone and Weaver, 21-11, 21-13, in the second match on court No. 1.
Pavels was able to perfectly sum up the Seminoles' feelings after the first-ever sand volleyball match on FSU's campus.
"This first home match was great" Pavels said. "We had a lot of fans here. I think a lot of people want to know what sand volleyball is and learn the culture. It was a lot of fun. It's exciting. We've been working so hard and to have it pay off like it has is a great accomplishment."
In six dual matches to start the season, the Seminoles have a perfect 30-0 mark against their opponents.
No. 1: Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Cori Martone/Grace Weaver (TU) 21-11, 21-13
No. 2: Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Milena Dragavic/Nikki Osuna (TU) 21-6, 21-8
No. 3: Mallory Kiley/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) d. Lilly Wolfe/Anna Wruck (TU) 21-16, 21-11
No. 4: Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) d. Azarri Badawi/Olivia Utt (TU) 21-7, 21-9
No. 5: Lacey Blackman/Jesse McGregor (FSU) d. Shefali Arora/Amber Bennett (TU) 21-12, 21-11
FSU Captures 8-7 Mark on Day 1 at USC.
Two Noles' pairs grab 3-0 records in pool play.
March 16, 2012
LOS ANGELES, CA - The Florida State sand volleyball team captured an 8-7 mark during pool play matches on day one of the four-team, three-day tournament hosted by USC on Friday at Santa Monica's Annenberg Community Beach House.
Senior Jekaterina Stepanova and freshman Jace Pardon went 3-0 in their pool, while junior Aurora Newgard and Brittany Tiegs also tallied an unblemished 3-0 record on the first day of the event.
Pepperdine grabbed a 12-3 record, while the host Trojans went 7-8. Long Beach State went 3-12.
Friday's pool play format saw one pairs team from each school compete in each of the five pools. The results determined the seedings for Sunday's single-elimination bracket play tournament that will crown a pairs champions.
On Saturday, the Noles will compete in a double-elimination flight play to determine a team champion.
Pardon and Stepanova won all three of their matches in three sets, routing USC's Kirby Burnham and Kelly Irvin (21-13, 21-10), Pepperdine's Lilla Frederick and Kim Hill (23-21, 21-19) and Long Beach State's Libby Fontanilla and Alma Serna (21-14, 21-15).
The pair remains undefeated this season.
Newgard and Tiegs served two-set losses to Kelley Larsen and Stevi Robinson of Pepperdine (21-16, 23-21), USC's Kendall Bateman and Sam Hirschmann (21-14, 23-21) and Long Beach State's Tyler Jackson and Janisa Johnson (21-16, 21-19).
Senior Visnja Djurdjecvic and freshman Melanie Pavels went 1-2, with their lone victory coming against Long Beach State's Larn Minkl-Delainey and Aigner Swesey, 21-19, 21-17.
Senior Mallory Kiley and freshman Stephanie Pellitteri also had a 1-2 mark, beating Chelsea Cabrajac Haleigh Hampton of Long Beach State, 21-13, 17-21, 15-7.
Junior Lacey Blackman and sophomore Jeassica McGregor went 0-3.
The Seminoles finished runner-up in the team competition at USC's tournament on Saturday.
March 17, 2012
LOS ANGELES, CA - Led by the No. 2 tandem of junior Aurora Newgard and sophomore Brittany Tiegs, the Florida State sand volleyball team finished second in the team competition on Saturday during day two of USC's three-day, four-team tournament held at Santa Monica's Annenberg Community Beach House.
Pepperdine won the team title with 18 points in the double elimination flight play, while the Seminoles followed with 12. USC and Long Beach state each scored 10 points.
All four schools had one of its five pairs teams in each of the five flights, with all of the No. 1 teams grouped together and all of the similarly ranked teams in the same flights, as well.
Newgard and Tiegs survived unfavorable rainy and windy weather conditions as well as any duo in the tournament. The tandem picked up a pair of three-set wins over USC's Katie Fuller and Natalie Hagglund (19-21, 21-17, 15-12) and Pepperdine's Lilla Frederick and Kim Hill (21-17, 13-21, 15-12), before claiming the No. 2 flight championship with a 21-19, 21-9 victory over Frederick and Hill again.
"Brittany and Aurora figured it out today," volunteer assistant coach Brian Corso said. "The team that was able to make the adjustments to the weather today was going to get the win and they were able to do that. We had a great day overall. We were battling the weather as well as the opponent."
Saturday's competition lasted over six hours and featured a pair of 30-minute weather delays.
Senior Jekaterina Stepanova and freshman Jace Pardon finished second in the No. 1 flight, while the Seminole duo of senior Visnja Djurdjevic and freshman Melanie Pavels earned runner-up in the No. 3 flight.
Stepanova and Pardon finished 2-2 in their flight with both of their losses coming against Pepperdine's top team of Catilin Racich and Summer Ross.
Djurdjevic and Pavels also tallied a 2-2 mark in their group with both losses coming to the Waves, including a hard-fought, three-set defeat to Victoria Adelhelm and Kellie Woolever.
FSU's No. 4 team of senior Mallory Kiley and freshman Stephanie Pellitteri and No. 5 team of junior Lacey Blackman and sophomore Jeassica McGregor both finished fourth in their flights.
Sunday's final day of play will be single elimination bracket play to crown a pairs champion among all 20 pairs teams in the tourney.
Florida State won two of the five pairs flights, while Pepperdine took the other three, during pool play on Friday. The Waves posted an overall record of 12-3 during day one. Florida State went 8-7, followed by USC at 7-8 and Long Beach State at 3-12. The results of Friday's pool play, which saw one pairs team from each school compete randomly in each of the five pools, determined the seedings for Sunday's bracket play.
The pair went undefeated at the four-team tournament in Santa Monica.
March 18, 2012
LOS ANGELES, CA - A third-seed, an early deficit, a two-time world champion and terrible weather conditions didn't faze Florida State junior Aurora Newgard and sophomore Brittany Tiegs on Sunday on the final day of USC's four-team tournament at Santa Monica's Annenberg Community Beach House.
The duo completed an undefeated weekend by capturing the pairs championship over first-seeded Caitlin Racich and Summer Ross of Pepperdine in three sets, 16-21, 21-16, 15-10.
Newgard and Tiegs were massive underdogs, not only because the duo is FSU's No. 2 team and it was facing Pepperdine's No. 1 squad, but because Ross is widely considered one of the world's best beach volleyball players.
Ross won world championships in both the under-19 division and the under-21 division in 2010 and was named USA Volleyball Beach Female Athlete of the Year that same year.
"It was a huge win," Tiegs said. "Our ball control was great. That's what was key. The weather affected everyone, but we just kept our passes low. Mentally, we weren't scared of anybody and physically, we had no doubt we were prepared today. We were seeded (third) and were underdogs. It feels phenomenal."
Tiegs and Newgard defeated their teammates, senior Jekaterina Stepanova and freshman Jace Pardon in the semifinals of the single-elimination 20-team tournament. Five teams from each school (FSU, Pepperdine, Long Beach State and host USC) competed.
Newgard and Tiegs began the day by dispatching Long Beach State's Tyler Jackson and Janisa Johnson, 21-17, 21-15.
In the quarterfinals, the FSU pair took out Caitlin LeDouz and Tara Roenicke of LBSU, 21-16, 15-21, 15-5 to set up the semifinals match with Stepanova and Pardon.
Stepanova and Pardon, FSU's No.1 team, were seeded second and defeated Seminole teammates Mallory Kiley, a senior, and Stephanie Pelliterri, a freshman, in the round of 16. Kiley and Pellitteri won a play-in game over Long Beach State's Lauren Minkel and Jocelyn Neely, 18-21, 23-21, 15-10.
Stepanova and Pardon defeated Pepperdine's No. 2 duo of Lilla Frederick and Kim Hill, 21-19, 21-19 to advance to the semifinals.
Newgard and Tiegs grabbed a 21-14, 21-10 victory over their teammates to make the final, avenging a loss to Stepanova and Pardon at last weekend's Clash of the Collegians event.
Weather on Sunday was cold (around 50 degrees) and winds were high. FSU head coach Danalee Corso and Tiegs estimated gusts to be at 30 miles per hour at times.
But like all of the other factors, the weather was no match for Newgard and Tiegs.
"They were able to stay tough mentally," Corso said. "That's what it was all about today and this whole weekend. Nobody expected us to come here and perform like we did against the West Coast teams. Nobody expected us to win. This was a huge success, but these other teams are going to keep getting better - so we can't take this performance for granted."
Seedings for Sunday's play were determined by Friday's (March 16) pool play, which saw one pairs team from each school compete randomly in each of the five pools. Pepperdine dominated that first day of play, as three of its five pairs teams won all three of their pool play matches to help the Waves post an overall record of 12-3 (Florida State went 8-7 on Friday, followed by USC at 7-8 and Long Beach State at 3-12).
Florida State finished second in Saturday's team competition with 12 points, behind Pepperdine's 18. USC and Long Beach State had 10.
03/16/2012
Sara Shaw/Gene Urango (USC) d. Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) 21-16, 21-19
Michaela Christiaansen/Emily Cook (Pepp) d. Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) 26-24, 21-19
Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) d. Delainey Aigner-Swesey/Laurn Minkel (LBSU) 21-19, 21-17
Caitlin Ledoux/Tara Roenicke (LBSU) d. Lacey Blackman/Jesse McGregor (FSU) 21-11, 21-18
Victoria Adelhelm/Kellie Woolever (Pepp) d. Lacey Blackman/Jesse McGregor (FSU) 21-19, 23-21
Katie Fuller/Natalie Hagglund (USC) d. Lacey Blackman/Jesse McGregor (FSU) 21-13, 21-18
Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Lilla Frederick/Kim Hill (Pepp) 23-21, 21-19
Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Kirby Burnham/Kelly Irvin (USC) 21-13, 21-10
Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Libby Fontanilla/Alma Serna (LBSU) 21-14, 21-15
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Kelley Larsen/Stevi Robinson (Pepp) 21-16, 23-21
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Kendall Bateman/Sam Hirschmann (USC) 21-14, 23-21
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Tyler Jackson/Janisa Johnson (LBSU) 21-16, 21-19
Caitlin Racich/Summer Ross (Pepp) d. Mallory Kiley/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) 21-9, 21-12
Kati Duddrudge/Megan Thornberry (USC) d. Mallory Kiley/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) 21-18, 21-18
Mallory Kiley/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) d. Chelsea Cabrajac/Haleigh Hampton (LBSU) 21-13, 17-21, 15-7
03/17/2012
Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Sara Shaw/Geena Urango (USC) 15-21, 21-13, 15-5
Caitlin Racich/Summer Ross (Pepp) d. Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) 21-16, 21-12
Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Caitlin Ledoux/Tara Roenicke (LBSU) 21-16, 17-21, 15-12
Caitlin Racich/Summer Ross (Pepp) d. Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) 21-16, 21-14
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Katie Fuller/Natalie Hagglund 19-21, 21-17, 15-12
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Lilla Frederick/Kim Hill (Pepp) 21-17, 13-21, 15-12
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Lilla Frederick/Kim Hill (Pepp) 21-19, 21-9
Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) d. Kirby Burnham/Kelly Irvin (USC) 21-7, 21-9
Victoria Adelhelm/Kellie Woolever (Pepp) d. Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) 19-21, 21-17, 15-13
Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) d. Kirby Burnham/Kelly Irvin (USC) 13-21, 21-11, 16-14
Victoria Adelhelm/Kellie Woolever (Pepp) d. Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) 21-11, 21-17
Kendall Bateman/Sam Hirschmann (USC) d. Mallory Kiley/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) 21-16, 21-16
Libby Fontanilla/Alma Serna (LBSU) d. Mallory Kiley/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) 21-15, 12-21, 16-14
Kati Duddridge/Megan Thornberry (USC) d. Lacey Blackman/Sarah Wickstrom (FSU) 21-12, 18-21, 15-10
Tyler Jackson/Janisa Johnson (LBSU) d. Lacey Blackman/Sarah Wickstrom (FSU) 21-15, 21-15
03/18/2012
Libby Fontanilla/Alma Serna (LBSU) d. Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) 21-17, 21-15
Mallory Kiley/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) d. Lauren Minkel/Jocelyn Neely (LBSU) 18-21, 23-21, 15-10
Tyler Jackson/Janisa Johnson (LBSU) d. Lacey Blackman/Jesse McGregor (FSU) 21-17, 21-15
Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Mallory Kiley/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) 18-21, 23-21, 15-10
Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Mallory Kiley/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) 18-21, 23-21, 15-10
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Tyler Jackson/Janisa Johnson (LBSU) 21-17, 21-15
Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Lilla Frederick/Kim Hill (Pepp) 21-19, 21-19
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Caitlin LeDoux/Tara Roenicke (LBSU) 21-16, 15-21, 15-5
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) 21-14, 21-10
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) 21-14, 21-10
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Caitlin Racich/Summer Ross (Pepp) 16-21, 21-16, 15-10
FSU Takes Team Title at Home Event.
The Noles went 3-0 against USC, FGCU and Stetson.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The Florida State sand volleyball team continued its undefeated streak in dual matches by going 3-0 on Saturday during Day 1 of competition at the inaugural Seminole Sand Battle held at the Seminole Sand Volleyball Complex.
The four-team event features Southern California, Florida Gulf Coast and Stetson along with the host Seminoles.
Florida State captured the team championship by picking up a pair of 5-0 victories over both Florida Gulf Coast and Stetson before handing the Trojans a 4-1 loss in the day's final match. Over 500 fans showed up to support Florida State's newest sport throughout the day, as the event was pushed up by two hours to 8 a.m. to start because of storm threats.
"I'm pleased because USC is an awesome team," FSU head coach Danalee Corso said. "We saw them last week, and this week it was less windy. Nonetheless, our team played great. I'm very proud of them. It's been very exciting to see how many people in Tallahassee our following us. It doesn't hurt that we are playing well. It's fun to follow a team that is winning. I think FSU has given us every resource to be successful so far. The team has been working hard and we've been putting it all together. It's a great combination."
Both FSU and USC came into the final match having swept their previous two matches over the Eagles and the Hatters, so their matchup was expected to be a tough battle.
The Seminoles jumped out to win the first set on four of five courts, however, and cruised to victories on Courts Nos. 1, 2 and 5.
Graduate Student Caitlin Haworth and sophomore Jeassica McGregor flew past USC's Megan Thornberry and Kati Duddridge, 21-10, 21-10, on Court 5 to put FSU ahead 1-0.
After senior Mallory Kiley and Stephanie Pellitteri dropped FSU's only match of the day to USC's Sam Hirschman and Kendall Bateman on Court 4, 21-6, 21-11, the Seminoles quickly clinched the team title by grabbing straight-set wins on Court 1 and Court 2. FSU's No. 1 tandem of junior Aurora Newgard and sophomore Brittany Tiegs made quick work of USC's Sara Show and Geena Urango, 21-14, 21-17, while the Seminoles' No. 2 pair of senior Jekaterina Stepanova and freshman Jace Pardon defeated the Trojan duo of Natalie Hagglund and Katie Fuller, 21-17, 21-14.
FSU's fourth point came in a thrilling three-set win as senior Visnja Djurdjevic and freshman Melanie Pavels grabbed a hard-fought 21-19, 14-21, 15-13 victory over USC's Kelly Irvin and Kirby Burnham.
"It feels so amazing to win in front of this big crowd today," Haworth said. "We have a ton of talent and skill, and we're ready to play. Everybody put themselves in great position for tomorrow, and we're hoping to come up with some more big wins."
The three wins on Saturday give the Seminoles an unblemished 9-0 mark in duals and a 44-1 record in individual pairs matches in duals.
Newgard and Tiegs will earn the No. 1 seed in Sunday's double-elimination "Gold Bracket" featuring the event's top 10 teams. The bottom 10 teams will play in a single elimination "Silver Division" bracket.
"It feels good being the top seed," Newgard said. "It's great to have some momentum and go into Sunday strong."
No. 1: Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Karina Mambuca/Holly Youngquist (FGCU) 21-19, 21-7
No. 2: Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Kaitlin Holm/Jill Hopper (FGCU) 21-9, 21-12
No. 3: Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) d. Brooke Kohler/Brittany Muse (FGCU) 21-14, 21-6
No. 4: Mallory Kiley/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) d. Lindsey Childs/Olivia Mesner (FGCU) 21-9, 21-12
No. 5: Caitlin Haworth/Jesse McGregor (FSU) d. Whitney Masters/Gigi Meyer (FGCU) 21-6, 21-11
FSU Takes Team Title at Home Event.
The Noles went 3-0 against USC, FGCU and Stetson.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The Florida State sand volleyball team continued its undefeated streak in dual matches by going 3-0 on Saturday during Day 1 of competition at the inaugural Seminole Sand Battle held at the Seminole Sand Volleyball Complex.
The four-team event features Southern California, Florida Gulf Coast and Stetson along with the host Seminoles.
Florida State captured the team championship by picking up a pair of 5-0 victories over both Florida Gulf Coast and Stetson before handing the Trojans a 4-1 loss in the day's final match. Over 500 fans showed up to support Florida State's newest sport throughout the day, as the event was pushed up by two hours to 8 a.m. to start because of storm threats.
"I'm pleased because USC is an awesome team," FSU head coach Danalee Corso said. "We saw them last week, and this week it was less windy. Nonetheless, our team played great. I'm very proud of them. It's been very exciting to see how many people in Tallahassee our following us. It doesn't hurt that we are playing well. It's fun to follow a team that is winning. I think FSU has given us every resource to be successful so far. The team has been working hard and we've been putting it all together. It's a great combination."
Both FSU and USC came into the final match having swept their previous two matches over the Eagles and the Hatters, so their matchup was expected to be a tough battle.
The Seminoles jumped out to win the first set on four of five courts, however, and cruised to victories on Courts Nos. 1, 2 and 5.
Graduate Student Caitlin Haworth and sophomore Jeassica McGregor flew past USC's Megan Thornberry and Kati Duddridge, 21-10, 21-10, on Court 5 to put FSU ahead 1-0.
After senior Mallory Kiley and Stephanie Pellitteri dropped FSU's only match of the day to USC's Sam Hirschman and Kendall Bateman on Court 4, 21-6, 21-11, the Seminoles quickly clinched the team title by grabbing straight-set wins on Court 1 and Court 2. FSU's No. 1 tandem of junior Aurora Newgard and sophomore Brittany Tiegs made quick work of USC's Sara Show and Geena Urango, 21-14, 21-17, while the Seminoles' No. 2 pair of senior Jekaterina Stepanova and freshman Jace Pardon defeated the Trojan duo of Natalie Hagglund and Katie Fuller, 21-17, 21-14.
FSU's fourth point came in a thrilling three-set win as senior Visnja Djurdjevic and freshman Melanie Pavels grabbed a hard-fought 21-19, 14-21, 15-13 victory over USC's Kelly Irvin and Kirby Burnham.
"It feels so amazing to win in front of this big crowd today," Haworth said. "We have a ton of talent and skill, and we're ready to play. Everybody put themselves in great position for tomorrow, and we're hoping to come up with some more big wins."
The three wins on Saturday give the Seminoles an unblemished 9-0 mark in duals and a 44-1 record in individual pairs matches in duals.
Newgard and Tiegs will earn the No. 1 seed in Sunday's double-elimination "Gold Bracket" featuring the event's top 10 teams. The bottom 10 teams will play in a single elimination "Silver Division" bracket.
"It feels good being the top seed," Newgard said. "It's great to have some momentum and go into Sunday strong."
No. 1: Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Julie Basssett/Kaley Melville (Stet) 21-11, 16-21, 15-6
No. 2: Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Maren Rygh/Alexa Stonish (Stet) 21-12, 21-9
No. 3: Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) d. Savannah Byl/Kaylee Ream (Stet) 21-7, 21-10
No. 4: Mallory Kiley/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) d. Claudia Kalin/Taylor Story (Stet) 21-16, 21-12
No. 5: Caitlin Haworth/Jesse McGregor (FSU) d. Stephanie Marin/Ashley Rutherford (Stet) 21-12, 21-10
FSU Takes Team Title at Home Event.
The Noles went 3-0 against USC, FGCU and Stetson.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The Florida State sand volleyball team continued its undefeated streak in dual matches by going 3-0 on Saturday during Day 1 of competition at the inaugural Seminole Sand Battle held at the Seminole Sand Volleyball Complex.
The four-team event features Southern California, Florida Gulf Coast and Stetson along with the host Seminoles.
Florida State captured the team championship by picking up a pair of 5-0 victories over both Florida Gulf Coast and Stetson before handing the Trojans a 4-1 loss in the day's final match. Over 500 fans showed up to support Florida State's newest sport throughout the day, as the event was pushed up by two hours to 8 a.m. to start because of storm threats.
"I'm pleased because USC is an awesome team," FSU head coach Danalee Corso said. "We saw them last week, and this week it was less windy. Nonetheless, our team played great. I'm very proud of them. It's been very exciting to see how many people in Tallahassee our following us. It doesn't hurt that we are playing well. It's fun to follow a team that is winning. I think FSU has given us every resource to be successful so far. The team has been working hard and we've been putting it all together. It's a great combination."
Both FSU and USC came into the final match having swept their previous two matches over the Eagles and the Hatters, so their matchup was expected to be a tough battle.
The Seminoles jumped out to win the first set on four of five courts, however, and cruised to victories on Courts Nos. 1, 2 and 5.
Graduate Student Caitlin Haworth and sophomore Jeassica McGregor flew past USC's Megan Thornberry and Kati Duddridge, 21-10, 21-10, on Court 5 to put FSU ahead 1-0.
After senior Mallory Kiley and Stephanie Pellitteri dropped FSU's only match of the day to USC's Sam Hirschman and Kendall Bateman on Court 4, 21-6, 21-11, the Seminoles quickly clinched the team title by grabbing straight-set wins on Court 1 and Court 2. FSU's No. 1 tandem of junior Aurora Newgard and sophomore Brittany Tiegs made quick work of USC's Sara Show and Geena Urango, 21-14, 21-17, while the Seminoles' No. 2 pair of senior Jekaterina Stepanova and freshman Jace Pardon defeated the Trojan duo of Natalie Hagglund and Katie Fuller, 21-17, 21-14.
FSU's fourth point came in a thrilling three-set win as senior Visnja Djurdjevic and freshman Melanie Pavels grabbed a hard-fought 21-19, 14-21, 15-13 victory over USC's Kelly Irvin and Kirby Burnham.
"It feels so amazing to win in front of this big crowd today," Haworth said. "We have a ton of talent and skill, and we're ready to play. Everybody put themselves in great position for tomorrow, and we're hoping to come up with some more big wins."
The three wins on Saturday give the Seminoles an unblemished 9-0 mark in duals and a 44-1 record in individual pairs matches in duals.
Newgard and Tiegs will earn the No. 1 seed in Sunday's double-elimination "Gold Bracket" featuring the event's top 10 teams. The bottom 10 teams will play in a single elimination "Silver Division" bracket.
"It feels good being the top seed," Newgard said. "It's great to have some momentum and go into Sunday strong."
No. 1: Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Sara Shaw/Geena Urango (USC) 21-14, 21-17
No. 2: Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Natalie Hagglund/Katie Fuller (USC) 21-17, 21-14
No. 3: Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) d. Kirby Burnham/Kelly Irvin (USC) 21-19, 14-21, 15-13
No. 4: Kendall Bateman/Sam Hirschman (USC) d. Mallory Kiley/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) 21-6, 21-11
No. 5: Caitlin Haworth/Jesse McGregor (FSU) d. Kati Duddridge/Megan Thornberry (USC) 21-10, 21-10
Tiegs and Newgard Win Again.
FSU's No. 1 pair captured its second straight championship on Sunday at the Seminole Sand Tournament.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - After losing in their first match of the pairs tournament on Sunday at the Seminole Sand Tournament, junior Aurora Newgard and sophomore Brittany Tiegs faced an uphill battle in the double-elimination "Gold" division at the Seminole Sand Volleyball Complex.
Good thing, FSU's No. 1 duo was up for the challenge.
After falling in three sets to their teammates, senior Visnja Djurdjevic and freshman Melanie Pavels, in their first match of the day, Tiegs and Newgard rebounded to win five consecutive matches to capture their second straight pairs championship. They also won the pairs title at the USC Tournament last weekend.
"It was so fun to be out here playing against these great teams at our home courts," said Tiegs, who was named the event's MVP in a vote of the coaches. "Aurora and I play so well together. We'll have our off games, but when we click we are hard to beat."
Following their loss, Newgard and Tiegs cruised through three consolation matches, before narrowly defeating another set of FSU teammates, senior Kate Stepanova and freshman Jace Pardon, 21-13, 21-23, 15-13, in the semifinals.
Pavels and Djurdjevic also won in the semifinals, capturing a two-set victory over USC's Kelly Irvin and Kirby Burnham, 21-16, 21-16, setting up an exciting all-Nole final, and a rematch from earlier in the day.
Hungry for payback, Newgard and Tiegs jumped out to an 8-1 lead in the first set of the "Gold" final against their teammates, and cruised to a 21-16 win in the first set, as Newgard was all over the court tallying 11 kills and 14 digs.
The second set was tied 14-14, before Newgard and Tiegs ended on a 7-1 run to win 21-15 and grab the title.
"Survival of the fittest is what that final match was right there," Florida State head coach Danalee Corso said. "Brittany and Aurora are so lean and mean, and strong. They are so well conditioned. They work really hard in the weight room, on the track and on the court. They deserved the title. I'm also proud of our No. 3 team - Visnja and Melanie. They had yet to make a final and did today. Both teams played six matches today, and the play was still great."
Sunday's pairs tournament was broken into two different divisions with the top 10 seeded teams competing in the "Gold" bracket and the bottom 10 seeded squads in the "Silver" bracket. In addition to Florida State and Southern California competing in the tournament, Florida Gulf Coast and Stetson were also at the competition.
FSU's No. 5 team of sophomore Jeassica McGregor and graduate student Caitlin Haworth wrapped up an undefeated weekend by cruising through the "Silver" bracket to win the title in that division.
In the "Silver" final, the pair breezed past USC's Megan Thornberry and Katie Duddridge, 21-13, 21-19. It was McGregor and Haworth's first tournament playing together. The pair went 7-0 over two days.
"We communicated really well together and stayed consistent in our hits and our sets," McGregor said. "We had great chemistry. We went into the weekend with the goal of not letting our opponents score 15 on us. It was a great tournament. We had a ton of fun. The crowd provided us with great energy."
The weekend was an overall huge success for the Florida State sand volleyball program. Nearly 1,000 fans came to the FSU Sand Volleyball Complex courts to catch the action. The Seminoles also captured the event's team championship on Saturday, going 3-0.
"Jeassica and Caitlin played great today, too," Corso said. "I'm extremely proud of them, and proud of the whole team. The depth of our team is why we are doing so well. We have 15 solid players and they battle it out every day in practice. It's awesome. This was just a great weekend all-around."
Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) d. Alexa Stonish/Maren Rygh (Stet) 21-18, 21-7
Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) d. Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) 21-18, 20-22, 15-12
Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) d. Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) 21-18, 20-22, 15-12
Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Julie Bassett/Kaley Melville (Stet) 21-11, 21-15
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Kaitlin Holm/Jill Hopper (FGCU) 28-16
Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) 22-20, 24-22
Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) 22-20, 24-22
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Julie Bassett/Kaley Melville (Stet) 28-16
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Katie Fuller/Natalie Hagglund (USC) 28-23
Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) d. Sara Shaw/Geena Urango (USC) 28-26
Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) d. Kirby Burnham/Kelly Irvin (USC) 21-16, 22-20
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) 21-13, 21-23, 15-13
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) 21-13, 21-23, 15-13
Caitlin Haworth/Jesse McGregor (FSU) d. Stephanie Marin/Ahley Rutherford (Stet) 21-10, 21-11
Mallory Kiley/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) d. Savannah Byl/Kaylee Ream (Stet) 21-9, 21-10
Caitlin Haworth/Jesse McGregor (FSU) d. Katie DiGirolamo/Alisha Hoffman (Stet) 21-16, 21-8
Kati Duddridge/Megan Thornberry (USC) d. Mallory Kiley/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) 21-16, 21-17
Caitlin Haworth/Jesse McGregor (FSU) d. Kendall Bateman/Sam Hirshmann (USC) 21-15, 22-20
Caitlin Haworth/Jesse McGregor (FSU) d. Kati Duddridge/Megan Thornberry (USC) 21-13, 21-19
FSU Sweeps Hawaii, Remains Undefeated.
The Seminoles captured back-to-back 4-1 victories over the Rainbow Wahine to improve to 11-0.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida State sand volleyball team kept its undefeated streak intact on Thursday at the Seminole Sand Volleyball Complex, capturing back-to-back 4-1 victories over Hawaii in an afternoon doubleheader.
The Seminoles improved to 11-0 in dual matches in the inaugural collegiate sand volleyball season, and have all but locked up one of four spots at the AVCA National Championships, which will be held from April 27-29 in Gulf Shores, Fla.
"Hawaii was the one team we expected to be really good that we hadn't seen yet," Florida State head coach Danalee Corso said. "We beat them 4-1 twice, so I feel good about where we are at. I just need to keep the team sharp, energized and healthy for the next four weeks until we get to the national championships."
Only FSU's No. 1 team of junior Aurora Newgard and sophomore Brittany Tiegs had an off day, losing their two matches to the Rainbow Wahine.
FSU's other four teams made short work of Hawaii.
The Seminoles started out the day by winning the first set on every court in Match 1, and three Garnet & Gold tandems breezed to straight set victories.
Senior Jekateina Stepanova and freshman Jace Pardon defeated Hawaii's Larissa Nordyke and Ashley Lee, 21-17, 21-17, on Court 2 and senior Mallory Kiley and freshman Sarah Wickstrom cruised past the Rainbow Wahine's Mita Uiato and Elizabeth Blake, 21-9, 21-14.
Freshman Melanie Pavels and senior Visnja Djurdjevic put the Seminoles ahead 3-0 to clinch the win on Court 3 after Pavels delivered her third ace of the match to give the duo a 22-20, 21-18 win. Pavels also had the match-clinching point in the second end of the doubleheader.
"It felt good that I could finish out a match," Pavels said. "It's also awesome to win."
Graduate student Caitlin Haworth and Jeassica McGregor edged out a three-set win on Court 4 in Match 1, defeating Monica Stauber and Alex Griffiths, 21-6, 17-21, 16-14. McGregor tallied a staggering 32 digs and 18 kills in the match.
Newgard and Tiegs fell to Hawaii's No. 1 team of Elizabeth Stoltzman and Emily Hartong, 17-21, 21-17, 15-12.
FSU showed no rust in the second match after a 20-mintue break. The Seminoles won in straight sets on four of five courts. Only Newgard and Tiegs dropped a match, losing to Jane Croson and Ashley Lee, 21-18, 21-19 on Court 2.
Stepanova and Pardon moved up to the No. 1 Court for the second match where they dismantled Stoltzman and Hartong, 21-9, 21-11.
"Hopefully we can continue to play this well," Pardon said. "We'll have to face Hawaii again this weekend. We have to stay humble and focused, cool and collected. It was a great match. It feels good to defeat such a strong team. We had to battle it out."
Haworth and McGregor improved to 9-0 as team with their two wins on Thursday. The pair moved up from Court 5 to Court 4 against the 'Bows.
"We have three really, really good teams - that are capable of winning a tournament," Corso said. "I finally feel like I may have figured out our Nos. 4 and 5 teams with our combinations, too. Caitlin and Jeassica are undefeated. They're playing fantastic. We've had some good chemistry from the beginning."
No. 1: Emily Hartong/Elizabeth Stoltzman (UHi) d. Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) 17-21, 21-17, 15-12
No. 2: Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Ashley Lee/Larissa Nordyke (UHi) 21-17, 21-17
No. 3: Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) d. Jane Croson/Ginger Long (UHi) 22-10, 21-18
No. 4: Caitlin Haworth/Jesse McGregor (FSU) d. Alex Griffiths/Monica Stauber (UHi) 21-6, 17-21, 16-14
No. 5: Mallory Kiley/Sarah Wickstrom (FSU) d. Elizabeth Blake/Mita Uiato (UHi) 21-9, 21-14
FSU Sweeps Hawaii, Remains Undefeated.
The Seminoles captured back-to-back 4-1 victories over the Rainbow Wahine to improve to 11-0.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida State sand volleyball team kept its undefeated streak intact on Thursday at the Seminole Sand Volleyball Complex, capturing back-to-back 4-1 victories over Hawaii in an afternoon doubleheader.
The Seminoles improved to 11-0 in dual matches in the inaugural collegiate sand volleyball season, and have all but locked up one of four spots at the AVCA National Championships, which will be held from April 27-29 in Gulf Shores, Fla.
"Hawaii was the one team we expected to be really good that we hadn't seen yet," Florida State head coach Danalee Corso said. "We beat them 4-1 twice, so I feel good about where we are at. I just need to keep the team sharp, energized and healthy for the next four weeks until we get to the national championships."
Only FSU's No. 1 team of junior Aurora Newgard and sophomore Brittany Tiegs had an off day, losing their two matches to the Rainbow Wahine.
FSU's other four teams made short work of Hawaii.
The Seminoles started out the day by winning the first set on every court in Match 1, and three Garnet & Gold tandems breezed to straight set victories.
Senior Jekateina Stepanova and freshman Jace Pardon defeated Hawaii's Larissa Nordyke and Ashley Lee, 21-17, 21-17, on Court 2 and senior Mallory Kiley and freshman Sarah Wickstrom cruised past the Rainbow Wahine's Mita Uiato and Elizabeth Blake, 21-9, 21-14.
Freshman Melanie Pavels and senior Visnja Djurdjevic put the Seminoles ahead 3-0 to clinch the win on Court 3 after Pavels delivered her third ace of the match to give the duo a 22-20, 21-18 win. Pavels also had the match-clinching point in the second end of the doubleheader.
"It felt good that I could finish out a match," Pavels said. "It's also awesome to win."
Graduate student Caitlin Haworth and Jeassica McGregor edged out a three-set win on Court 4 in Match 1, defeating Monica Stauber and Alex Griffiths, 21-6, 17-21, 16-14. McGregor tallied a staggering 32 digs and 18 kills in the match.
Newgard and Tiegs fell to Hawaii's No. 1 team of Elizabeth Stoltzman and Emily Hartong, 17-21, 21-17, 15-12.
FSU showed no rust in the second match after a 20-mintue break. The Seminoles won in straight sets on four of five courts. Only Newgard and Tiegs dropped a match, losing to Jane Croson and Ashley Lee, 21-18, 21-19 on Court 2.
Stepanova and Pardon moved up to the No. 1 Court for the second match where they dismantled Stoltzman and Hartong, 21-9, 21-11.
"Hopefully we can continue to play this well," Pardon said. "We'll have to face Hawaii again this weekend. We have to stay humble and focused, cool and collected. It was a great match. It feels good to defeat such a strong team. We had to battle it out."
Haworth and McGregor improved to 9-0 as team with their two wins on Thursday. The pair moved up from Court 5 to Court 4 against the 'Bows.
"We have three really, really good teams - that are capable of winning a tournament," Corso said. "I finally feel like I may have figured out our Nos. 4 and 5 teams with our combinations, too. Caitlin and Jeassica are undefeated. They're playing fantastic. We've had some good chemistry from the beginning."
No. 1: Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Emily Hartong/Elizabeth Stoltzman (UHi) 21-9, 21-11
No. 2: Jane Croson/Ginger Long (UHi) d. Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) 21-18, 21-19
No. 3: Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) d. Larissa Nordyke/Monica Stauber (UHi) 21-12, 21-16
No. 4: Caitlin Haworth/Jesse McGregor (FSU) d. Elizabeth Blake/Ginger Long (UHi) 21-9, 21-16
No. 5: Mallory Kiley/Sarah Wickstrom (FSU) d. Courtney Lelepali/Jade Vorster (UHi) 24-22, 21-19
Sand Volleyball Dominates Day 1 at UNF.
Pool play will resume at 8 a.m. on Sunday in Jacksonville.
March 31, 2012
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FL - The Florida State sand volleyball team dominated the field during pool play on Day 1 of the UNF Sand Invitational presented by Chicago Pizza and Metro PCS on Saturday at the Jacksonville Beach courts.
Competition was suspended at around 7 p.m. and a few more pool play matches will be played starting at 8 a.m. Sunday morning.
In what is becoming a theme in this inaugural sand volleyball season, the Seminoles spent a lot of time waiting for the weather to cooperate. Saturday's northern Florida storms caused four separate weather delays and much of the play was spent under showers.
Those are playing conditions FSU has become accustomed to, however, and the Garnet and Gold didn't let the severe weather have an effect on their play.
"It was a mentally fatiguing day for the players," head coach Danalee Corso said. "It was start-stop, start-stop. That's tough. The weather has been following us, but that's part of the game. You've got to ride the wave. I'm really proud of the team. These courts are really hard to adjust to, and a lot different from our courts. We are pretty handedly in first-place, though. Hopefully, we can close out strong, and win the team competition tomorrow."
Saturday's competition featured seven pools of five teams. The top two finishers in each pool along with the top two third place finishers advance to Sunday's gold bracket play. A 12-team silver bracket and a seven-team bronze bracket will also be contested on Sunday.
The Seminoles are at the top or near the top of each of their pools. Leading the way on Saturday were the duos of senior Jekaterina Stepanova and freshman Jace Pardon and senior Visnja Djurdjevic and freshman Melanie Pavels. Both teams went 3-0 and neither dropped a set.
"It was a pretty good day," Stepanova said. "Luckily, Jace and I didn't have any of our matches get delayed. We didn't have to run off the court and take cover while were playing. We got our full matches in. This is a pretty good site. It's fun to be at the beach."
The tandem of junior Aurora Newgard and sophomore Brittany Tiegs was the only Garnet and Gold tandem to play all four of its games, winning three and tying (splitting a pair of sets) with UAB's No. 1 squad.
Graduate student Caitlin Haworth and sophomore Jeassica McGregor wrapped up the day 1-1-1 (one win, one loss and one tie), while senior Mallory Kiley and freshman Stephanie Pellitteri went 2-1.
Tiegs and Newgard finished runners-up in the pairs championship.
April 1, 2012
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FL - The Florida State sand volleyball team ran away with the team title and grabbed second- and third-place finishes in the pairs tournament on Sunday at the UNF Sand Invitational presented by Chicago Pizza and Metro PCS at the Jacksonville Beach courts.
The Garnet and Gold wrapped up Saturday's weather-delayed pool play early Sunday morning by winning all four of its matches in straight sets to finish with a 34-6 (sets won - sets lost) mark among seven pools to easily win the team championship.
All five Seminole tandems advanced to the top-16-team gold bracket pairs tournament. No other team placed more than two squads in the gold bracket.
Junior Aurora Newgard and sophomore Brittany Tiegs lost a hard-fought, three-set battle to Hawaii's Jane Croson and Ashley Lee, 21-16, 19-21, 15-11, in the pairs championship. The FSU duo nearly won its third consecutive tournament pairs title, and now has two runner-up placements and two victories in four tournaments this season.
"It was an arduous weekend," head coach Danalee Corso said. "One of our top players (Jekaterina Stepanova) went down with a sprained ankle, but we still took second and third in the individual pairs championship, and we won the team championship by a large margin. I'm really happy. I'm really proud of Brittany and Aurora. They're playing great. Hawaii had a fantastic team. Jane Croson is a world champion who I used to train on the national team, so I knew they'd be good. We had wonderful volleyball in the final, and that's something to be excited about."
Tiegs and Newgard defeated Jacksonville's top duo in the semifinals, 23-21, 21-16. The pair went 6-1-1 on the weekend.
"Brittany and I didn't play as well on Thursday against Hawaii in Tallahassee, but throughout the weekend we really focused and made sure we were prepared," Newgard said. "We communicated well and we were clicking out there on the court. It was a great weekend. We had some weather trouble on Saturday, but today the weather was great. All of our teams played well today. We faced some really good competition. It was a lot of fun."
Tiegs and Newgard, the fifth-seed in the gold bracket, were joined in the semifinals by senior Visnja Djurdjevic and freshman Melanie Pavels, the third seed.
Djurdjevic and Pavels won their first six matches on the weekend before falling to Croson and Lee, 21-12, 21-14, with the finals berth on the line.
Tiegs, Newgard, Djurdjevic and Pavels were all named to the all-tournament team.
The foursome likely would've been joined by Stepanova and freshman Jace Pardon if Stepanova hadn't sprained her left ankle during the first round of the bracket tournament. The pair had steamrolled the competition all weekend and was the gold No. 1 seed, but had to withdraw midway through the second set against Jacksonville after winning 21-9 in set one.
Senior Mallory Kiley and freshman Stephanie Pellitteri (11th-seed) placed sixth, pushing Djurdjevic and Pavels to three sets in the quarterfinals, while graduate student Caitlin Haworth and sophomore Jeassica McGregor took ninth. Haworth and McGregor (12th-seed) unfortunately drew their teammates, Tiegs and Newgard, in the first round, and fell, 21-11, 21-17.
After Saturday's competition was sporadically interrupted by storms, Sunday's weather couldn't have been better.
The sun was out all day and temperatures stayed consistently in the mid-80s. Groups of beachgoers stopped by the courts and created a fun, raucous atmosphere - especially in the final.
Tiegs and Newgard avenged one of their losses from Thursday's dual against Hawaii in the quarterfinals, routing the Rainbow Wahine's No.1 squad of Elizabeth Stoltzman and Emily Hartong in straight sets, 21-13, 21-17.
Sunday's final gave the FSU duo another chance to atone for its only other non-FSU loss on the season against Croson and Lee.
Croson and Lee jumped out to a big lead and never looked back in set one, however. FSU opened up a large lead of its own in set two. The Seminoles let the `Bows back in the set late, though, and trailed, 19-18, when Tiegs had a vicious block that tied the second set at 19-19 and sparked FSU to the 21-19 second set win.
Croson's jump serve and hammer were too much in the third set of the finals. Tiegs and Newgard cut Hawaii's lead in the final set to 1, 12-11, but Croson's ace spurred three consecutive points for the Rainbow Wahine.
"We had great weather today and fantastic crowds for the finals," Corso said. "There was a great crowd for Hawaii and a great crowd for us. What's impressive to me is the level of volleyball for these young women. I'm really excited for USA Volleyball in general and for what collegiate sand volleyball is going to do for the sport. It was a great, fun weekend competing at the beach."
03/31/2012
Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) d. Joanne Maras Tate/Alessia Pizzocheri (FAU) 24-22, 21-10
Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) d. Kate Morrell/Ally Slaughter (UAB) 21-15, 21-12
Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) d. Taeler Davis/Catey Warren (CC) 21-14, 21-13
Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) d. Carolyn Jenkins/Julie Trembley (UNF) 21-6, 21-17
Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Emily Neideffer/Sloane White (CC) 21-7, 21-8
Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Alison Loeppky/Jenna Orner (JU) 21-12, 21-10
Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Dagnija Medina/Emily Strack (UNF) 21-12, 21-13
Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Sarah Serley/Alison Woods (UAB) 21-7, 21-13
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Courtney Lelpali/Jade Vorster (UHi) 21-15, 21-9
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Kerstin Koehler/Andi Zbojniewicz (CC) 21-11, 21-14
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) vs. Kirsten Gallagher/Heather Thomas (UAB) 16-21, 21-12 dnf
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Kathryn Kane/Chelsea Sanderson (JU) 21-9, 21-9
Caitlin Haworth/Jesse McGregor (FSU) vs. Darija Sataric/Grace Vega (FAU) 21-9, 19-21 dnf
Caitlin Haworth/Jesse McGregor (FSU) d. Britt Claessens/Paige Pridgeon (UNF) 21-10, 21-17
Emily Hartong/Elizabeth Stoltzman (UHi) d. Caitlin Haworth/Jesse McGregor (FSU) 21-16, 21-18
Caitlin Haworth/Jesse McGregor (FSU) d. Becca Howard/Michele Simmons (UAB) 21-15, 21-14
Mallory Kiley/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) d. Kendall Courtney/Cari Witmire (JU) 21-12, 21-16
Jane Croson/Ashley Lee (UHi) d. Mallory Kiley/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) 21-18, 21-18
Mallory Kiley/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) d. Isabelle Arboleda/Lauren Jones (FAU) 21-17, 21-6
Mallory Kiley/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) d. Nicole Baran/Allison Shirley (UNF) 21-17, 21-13
04/01/2012
Kendall Courtney/Cari Witmire (JU) d. Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) medical forfeit
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Caitlin Haworth/Jeassica McGregor (FSU) 21-11, 21-17
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Caitlin Haworth/Jesse McGregor (FSU) 21-11, 21-17
Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) d. Kirsten Gallagher/Heather Thomas (UAB) 21-17, 21-12
Mallory Kiley/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) d. Niatha Cullen/Sammie Stausbaugh (JU) 21-10, 21-10
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Emily Hartong/Elizabeth Stoltzman (UHi) 21-13, 21-17
Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) d. Mallory Kiley/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) 21-11, 16-21, 15-6
Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) d. Mallory Kiley/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) 21-11, 16-21, 15-6
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Kendall Courtney/Cari Witmire (JU) 23-21, 21-16
Jane Croson/Ashley Lee (UHi) d. Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) 21-12, 21-14
Jane Croson/Ashley Lee (UHi) d. Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) 21-16, 19-21, 15-11
Alex Griffiths/Monica Stauber (UHi) d. Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) medical forfeit
Caitlin Haworth/Jesse McGregor (FSU) d. Kelly Kolich/Emily Shelton (CC)
Emily Hartong/Elizabeth Stoltzman (UHi) d. Mallory Kiley/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) 23-21, 21-10
FSU Improves to 13-0.
Seminole sand volleyball sweeps both Stetson and FAU.
DELAND, FL - The Florida State sand volleyball team improved to 13-0 in dual matches on the season on Friday with a pair of 5-0 wins over Stetson and FAU at the Stetson Sand Volleyball Complex.
The Seminoles dropped only one set over 10 games in two dominating performances.
"We had a tough week of practice, so I'm happy with the results today," head coach Danalee Corso said. "Having us play tired this week was part of my plan. That's what we are going to have to do to win at Nationals in a few weeks. We played great today."
Junior Aurora Newgard and sophomore Brittany Tiegs, FSU's No. 1 duo, defeated Stetson's top squad of Julie Bassett and Kaley Melville, 21-13, 21-11, before cruising past the Owls' No. 1 duo, 21-18, 21-13.
Moving up to the No. 2 position in place of freshman Jace Pardon and senior Jekaterina Stepanova was the tandem of senior Visnja Djurdjevic and Melanie Pavels. The duo routed Stetson's second team, 21-14, 21-14, and FAU's two tandem, 21-18, 21-13.
Freshman Stephanie Pellitteri replaced Stepanova and paired with Pardon as FSU's third team. The pair defeated Stetson, 21-17, 21-14, and FAU, 21-4, 21-11, earning praise from Corso.
"Stephanie and Jace really stepped up today," Corso said. "That was a great win. They probably stepped up the most of anybody today because they haven't really played together."
Stepanova suffered an ankle sprain last weekend at the UNF Sand Invitational and was held out of Friday's competition.
Sophomore Jeassica McGregor and freshman Sarah Wickstrom had the closest call of the day, taking three sets to beat Stetson's Katie DiGirolamo and Stephanie Marin, 21-16, 19-21, 15-10, in the battle of No. 4's. The pair followed up the win by hammering FAU, 21-4, 21-8, on court five.
Graduate student Caitlin Haworth and senior Mallory Kiley picked up victories at No. 5 versus Stetson (21-10, 21-15) and at No. 4 against FSU (21-5, 21-8).
No. 1: Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Julie Bassett/Kaley Melville (Stet) 21-13, 21-11
No. 2: Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) d. Maren Rygh/Alexa Stonish (Stet) 21-14, 21-14
No. 3: Jace Pardon/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) d. Alisha Hoffman/Taylor Story (Stet) 21-17, 21-14
No. 4: Jesse McGregor/Sarah Wickstrom (FSU) d. Katie DiGirolamo/Stephanie Marin (Stet) 21-16, 19-21, 15-10
No. 5: Caitlin Haworth/Mallory Kiley (FSU) d. Savannah Byl/Kaylee Ream (Stet) 21-10, 21-15
FSU Improves to 13-0.
Seminole sand volleyball sweeps both Stetson and FAU.
DELAND, FL - The Florida State sand volleyball team improved to 13-0 in dual matches on the season on Friday with a pair of 5-0 wins over Stetson and FAU at the Stetson Sand Volleyball Complex.
The Seminoles dropped only one set over 10 games in two dominating performances.
"We had a tough week of practice, so I'm happy with the results today," head coach Danalee Corso said. "Having us play tired this week was part of my plan. That's what we are going to have to do to win at Nationals in a few weeks. We played great today."
Junior Aurora Newgard and sophomore Brittany Tiegs, FSU's No. 1 duo, defeated Stetson's top squad of Julie Bassett and Kaley Melville, 21-13, 21-11, before cruising past the Owls' No. 1 duo, 21-18, 21-13.
Moving up to the No. 2 position in place of freshman Jace Pardon and senior Jekaterina Stepanova was the tandem of senior Visnja Djurdjevic and Melanie Pavels. The duo routed Stetson's second team, 21-14, 21-14, and FAU's two tandem, 21-18, 21-13.
Freshman Stephanie Pellitteri replaced Stepanova and paired with Pardon as FSU's third team. The pair defeated Stetson, 21-17, 21-14, and FAU, 21-4, 21-11, earning praise from Corso.
"Stephanie and Jace really stepped up today," Corso said. "That was a great win. They probably stepped up the most of anybody today because they haven't really played together."
Stepanova suffered an ankle sprain last weekend at the UNF Sand Invitational and was held out of Friday's competition.
Sophomore Jeassica McGregor and freshman Sarah Wickstrom had the closest call of the day, taking three sets to beat Stetson's Katie DiGirolamo and Stephanie Marin, 21-16, 19-21, 15-10, in the battle of No. 4's. The pair followed up the win by hammering FAU, 21-4, 21-8, on court five.
Graduate student Caitlin Haworth and senior Mallory Kiley picked up victories at No. 5 versus Stetson (21-10, 21-15) and at No. 4 against FSU (21-5, 21-8).
No. 1: Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Joanne Marras Tate/Alessia Pizzocheri (FAU) 21-13, 21-18
No. 2: Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) d. Daria Sataric/Grace Vega (FAU) 21-18, 21-13
No. 3: Jace Pardon/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) d. Isabelle Arboleda/Sara Stoll (FAU) 21-4, 21-11
No. 4: Caitlin Haworth/Mallory Kiley (FSU) d. Cintia Nightingale/Thacilli Pereira (FAU) 21-5, 21-8
No. 5: Jesse McGregor/Sarah Wickstrom (FSU) d. Chandler Hatton/Lauren Jones (FAU) 21-4, 21-8
Newgard and Tiegs Lead Noles to Fiesta Sweep.
The Seminoles swept first, second and third places in both brackets on Saturday.
SIESTA KEY, FL - Led by junior Aurora Newgard's dominant performance, the Florida State sand volleyball team swept both brackets and won the team competition at the Fiesta on Siesta Key on Saturday.
Newgard paired with sophomore Brittany Tiegs to capture first-place in the top-level "Fiesta" bracket, defeating teammates, senior Jekaterina Stepanova and freshman Jace Pardon, 28-16 in the final. Senior Mallory Kiley and graduate student Caitlin Haworth upset FSU's No. 3 team of senior Visnja Djurdjevic and freshman Melanie Pavels to take third-place.
It's the third pairs championship of the season for Newgard and Tiegs, who also won the FSU Sand Tournament and the USC Tournament in March.
"Everything clicked today," Newgard said. "Brittany and I played real well. We kept the ball low. In pool play, we kept almost every team under 10 points. We had a lot of energy. It's always kind of a bummer when you play your teammates in the final, but it also shows how well our team is playing - to have two teams in the finals. Hopefully we can take this momentum to Nationals in two weeks."
FSU sand volleyball head coach Danlee Corso described Newgard as an "All-World" performer for the Seminoles during the competition, hammering her jump serve and putting on a dazzling display with her passing and defense. She was also impressed with FSU's three tandems that played in the second division, "Siesta" bracket, which the Noles also took the first three places in.
Sophomore Jeassica McGregor and junior Fatma Yildirim didn't drop a match en route to grabbing the title. Junior Marija Milosavljevic teamed with the College of Charleston's Taeler Davis to finish second. Senior Amanda Saxton and junior Lacey Blackman took third.
The tournament featured 210 participants and 23 teams, one of the NCAA's largest events of the year and the largest sand volleyball competition in the country this year.
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Kylie Jacob/Jenna Orner (JU) 21-3
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Marcella Araya/Biana Ocana (ULM) 21-10
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Alisha Hoffman/Taylor Story (Stet) 21-5
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Gloria Lecorin/Paola Ortiz Colon (FIU) 21-8
Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Cintia Knightengale/Thaci Pererra (FAU) 21-7
Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Niatha Cullen (JU) 21-13
Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Kate DiGirolamo/Stephanie Marin (Stet) 21-14
Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Jessica Burghart/Valerie El Housine (USF) 21-7
Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) d. Jill Hopper/Whitney Masters (FGCU) 21-9
Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) d. Julianne Daughtery/Katie Lindstrom (WIU) 23-21
Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) d. Angelica Crump/Roxy Mendez (UCF) 21-8
Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) d. JB Davis/Andrea Rodriguez Gomez (USF) 21-7
Caitlin Haworth/Mallory Kiley (FSU) d. Lilly Wolfe/Anna Wruck (TU) 22-20
Tanner Garbutt/Kristine Monforte (WIU) d. Caitlin Haworth/Mallory Kiley (FSU) 21-19
Caitlin Haworth/Mallory Kiley (FSU) d. Savannah Byl/Kaylee Ream (Stet) 21-14
Caitlin Haworth/Mallory Kiley (FSU) d. Alex Johnson/Ryan Shaffer (UM) 21-11
Stephanie Pellitteri/Sarah Wickstrom (FSU) d. Julie Bassett/Kaley Melville (Stet) 21-13
Katherine Kane/Sammie Strausbaugh (JU) d. Stephanie Pellitteri/Sarah Wickstrom (FSU) 25-23
Stephanie Pellitteri/Sarah Wickstrom (FSU) d. Ashley Gialenios/Kayla Keller (UCF) 21-17
Stephanie Pellitteri/Sarah Wickstrom (FSU) d. Michelle Einzinger/Alida Schat (WIU) 21-9
Jesse McGregor/Fatma Yildirim (FSU) d. Jesica Bryant/Raisa Thorne Romany (WIU) 21-15
Jesse McGregor/Fatma Yildirim (FSU) d. Savanah Leaf/Mariel Schofield (UM) 21-17
Jesse McGregor/Fatma Yildirim (FSU) d. Taylor Johnson/Erika White (Stet) 21-8
Jesse McGregor/Fatma Yildirim (FSU) d. Lisa Kerns/Natscha Stafford (PHCC) 21-17
Lacey Blackman/Amanda Saxton (FSU) d. Renele Forde/Carolyn Fouts (FIU) 21-8
Lacey Blackman/Amanda Saxton (FSU) d. Audrey Boren/Erin Robertson (SPC) 21-8
Lacey Blackman/Amanda Saxton (FSU) d. Stephanie Hebert/Britanny Muller (LSCC) 21-8
Lacey Blackman/Amanda Saxton (FSU) d. Julia Brkich/Mary Eckard (AMU) 21-6
Marija Milosavljevic/ Opp (FSU) d. Lauren Bowling/Shauna Stone (SJU) 21-10
Marija Milosavljevic/ Opp (FSU) d. Michelle Wanek/Lauren Wixted (PHCC) 21-6
Marija Milosavljevic/ Opp (FSU) d. Cecilia Eckard/Christianne Ludwick (AMU) 21-10
Marija Milosavljevic/ Opp (FSU) d. Casey Langfield/Shelby Spring (LSCC) 21-9
Lacey Blackman/Amanda Saxton (FSU) d. Casey Langfield/Shelby Spring (LSCC) 25-6
Marija Milosavljevic/ Opp (FSU) d. Sarah Geraldson/Kierston Smith (SCF) 27-25
Jesse McGregor/Fatma Yildirim (FSU) d. Camil Dominguez/Liga Strautniece (FGCU) 25-13
Jesse McGregor/Fatma Yildirim (FSU) d. Tax/Caitlin Tribit (SFCC) 25-12
Marija Milosavljevic/ Opp (FSU) d. Natalie Fraley/Nicole McDonald (SCF) 25-23
Collyn Welsch/Jessica Wilson (RC) d. Lacey Blackman/Amanda Saxton (FSU) 25-19
Jesse McGregor/Fatma Yildirim (FSU) d. Jordann Dierick/Kirsten Germeroth (LSCC) 25-14
Marija Milosavljevic/ Opp (FSU) d. Collyn Welsch/Jessica Wilson (RC) 27-25
Jesse McGregor/Fatma Yildirim (FSU) d. Marija Milosavlievic/Taeler Davis (CofC) (FSU) 25-23
Jeassica McGregor/Fatma Yildirim (FSU) d. Marija Milosavljevic/ Opp (FSU) 25-23
Stephanie Pellitteri/Sarah Wickstrom (FSU) d. Milena Dragovic/Nikki Osuna (TU) 25-9
Caitlin Haworth/Mallory Kiley (FSU) d. Meredith Murphy/Evija Vilde (UCF) 25-16
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Stephanie Pelliterri/Sarah Wickstrom (FSU) 25-17
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Stephanie Pellitteri/Sarah Wickstrom (FSU) 25-17
Caitlin Haworth/Mallory Kiley (FSU) d. Visjna Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) 25-23
Caitlin Haworth/Mallory Kiley (FSU) d. Visnja Djurdjevic/Melanie Pavels (FSU) 25-23
Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Kerstin Koehler/Andi Zbojniewiez (CC) 25-18
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Alessia Pizzocheri/Tate (FAU) 25-20
Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Kendall Courtney/Cari Whitmire (JU) 25-22
Caitlin Haworth/Mallory Kiley (FSU) d. Elyse Chubb/Lizzie Theesehold (CC) 26-24
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Julianne Daughtery/Katie Lindstrom (WIU) 25-17
Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Caitlin Haworth/Mallory Kiley (FSU) 25-19
Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Caitlin Haworth/Mallory Kiley (FSU) 25-19
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) 28-26
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) 28-26
Sand Volleyball Wins a Pair, Finishes 15-0.
The Seminoles head to the national championships next weekend.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The Florida State sand volleyball team wrapped up the regular season on Saturday at the Seminole Sand Volleyball Complex in familiar fashion.
The Seminoles dominated the competition.
FSU picked up a pair of 5-0 victories, dropping just one set, over UAB and FAU to finish 15-0 in dual matches in 2012.
The Garnet and Gold have one event left in the inaugural collegiate season next weekend - the first-ever Collegiate Sand Volleyball National Championships in Gulf Shores, Ala.
Saturday's doubleheader was a great tune-up for the Noles.
"We finally figured out our strongest lineup, and the team played fantastic today," head coach Danalee Corso said. "It's a great way to walk into the national championships. We're ready as long as everybody can stay healthy. I think we'll be even better after a few days of practice next week.
Before the match, Florida State honored seniors Jekaterina Stepanova and Visnja Djurdjevic and graduate student Caitlin Haworth, who will cap their careers as Seminoles in Gulf Shores.
"Kate, Visnja and Caitlin all played awesome today," Corso said. "They all bring so much maturity to our matches and our team as a whole. It will be hard to fill their shoes. That's how it goes. Hopefully our younger players will step it up."
Stepanova teamed with freshman Jace Pardon at the No. 2 spot to easily pick up wins over UAB (21-13, 21-10) and FAU (21-10, 21-11). The pair is the No. 5 seed in the pairs portion of the national championship and has a sterling 37-6 record on the season, including a 13-0 mark in duals.
"It was exciting, but it also was bittersweet because it was my last match as a Seminole at home," Stepanova said. "It was good to pick up a couple of victories before Nationals." Djurdjevic paired with freshman Stephanie Pellitteri for the first time this season, and the duo grabbed straight set victories versus the Blazers (21-12, 21-7) and Owls (21-10, 21-10) on Court 3. Djurdjevic went 15-0 in dual matches this season.
Haworth and her partner, senior Mallory Kiley (who is expected to compete next year as a graduate student), may have been the competition's most dominant duo on Court 4, handling UAB's Ally Slaughter and Kate Morrell (21-10, 21-12) before annihilating FAU's Lauren Jones and Chandler Hatton (21-6, 21-12).
"Today was extremely exciting," Haworth said. "Mallory and I came ready to play. We took charge right away. This was my last home game at FSU and it was exciting to win our matches decisively."
Florida State's No. 1 pair of junior Aurora Newgard and sophomore Brittany Tiegs improved to 45-6-1 on the season with victories over UAB's top tandem of Heather Thomas and Kirsten Gallagher (21-9, 21-10) and FAU's No. 1 team of Joanne Marras Tate and Alessia Pizzocheri (21-13, 21-12).
The only set FSU dropped on the day came on Court 5 against UAB. Junior Fatma Yilidirm and Jeassica McGregor lost the second set to the Blazers' Michele Simmons and Becca Howard, but won the match - 21-16, 17-21, 15-4. The FSU duo followed that match by hammering FAU's fifth squad, 21-4, 21-17.
In Saturday's third match, UAB edged FAU, 3-2, as the game came down to the third set on Court 2.
The Seminoles travel to Gulf Shores on Wednesday and will begin competition on Friday with pool play for the 16-team pairs championship. In addition to Stepanova and Pardon competing in that portion of the weekend, Newgard and Tiegs are the favorites, earning the one-seed.
The team championship will be decided by a double-elimination bracket on Saturday. Long Beach State, Pepperdine and College of Charleston will also be battling for the team title.
The national championships wrap up next Sunday, April 29, with pairs championship bracket.
No. 1: Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Kirsten Gallagher/Heather Thomas (UAB) 21-9, 21-10
No. 2: Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Rachel Fairbanks/Kiriana Hirini (UAB) 21-13, 21-10
No. 3: Visnja Djurdjevic/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) d. Mariah McCallum/Sam Serley (UAB) 21-12, 21-7
No. 4: Caitlin Haworth/Mallory Kiley (FSU) d. Kate Morrell/Ally Slaughter (UAB) 21-10, 21-12
No. 5: Jesse McGregor/Fatma Yildirim (FSU) d. Becca Howard/Michele Simmons (UAB) 21-16, 17-21, 15-4
Sand Volleyball Wins a Pair, Finishes 15-0.
The Seminoles head to the national championships next weekend.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The Florida State sand volleyball team wrapped up the regular season on Saturday at the Seminole Sand Volleyball Complex in familiar fashion.
The Seminoles dominated the competition.
FSU picked up a pair of 5-0 victories, dropping just one set, over UAB and FAU to finish 15-0 in dual matches in 2012.
The Garnet and Gold have one event left in the inaugural collegiate season next weekend - the first-ever Collegiate Sand Volleyball National Championships in Gulf Shores, Ala.
Saturday's doubleheader was a great tune-up for the Noles.
"We finally figured out our strongest lineup, and the team played fantastic today," head coach Danalee Corso said. "It's a great way to walk into the national championships. We're ready as long as everybody can stay healthy. I think we'll be even better after a few days of practice next week.
Before the match, Florida State honored seniors Jekaterina Stepanova and Visnja Djurdjevic and graduate student Caitlin Haworth, who will cap their careers as Seminoles in Gulf Shores.
"Kate, Visnja and Caitlin all played awesome today," Corso said. "They all bring so much maturity to our matches and our team as a whole. It will be hard to fill their shoes. That's how it goes. Hopefully our younger players will step it up."
Stepanova teamed with freshman Jace Pardon at the No. 2 spot to easily pick up wins over UAB (21-13, 21-10) and FAU (21-10, 21-11). The pair is the No. 5 seed in the pairs portion of the national championship and has a sterling 37-6 record on the season, including a 13-0 mark in duals.
"It was exciting, but it also was bittersweet because it was my last match as a Seminole at home," Stepanova said. "It was good to pick up a couple of victories before Nationals." Djurdjevic paired with freshman Stephanie Pellitteri for the first time this season, and the duo grabbed straight set victories versus the Blazers (21-12, 21-7) and Owls (21-10, 21-10) on Court 3. Djurdjevic went 15-0 in dual matches this season.
Haworth and her partner, senior Mallory Kiley (who is expected to compete next year as a graduate student), may have been the competition's most dominant duo on Court 4, handling UAB's Ally Slaughter and Kate Morrell (21-10, 21-12) before annihilating FAU's Lauren Jones and Chandler Hatton (21-6, 21-12).
"Today was extremely exciting," Haworth said. "Mallory and I came ready to play. We took charge right away. This was my last home game at FSU and it was exciting to win our matches decisively."
Florida State's No. 1 pair of junior Aurora Newgard and sophomore Brittany Tiegs improved to 45-6-1 on the season with victories over UAB's top tandem of Heather Thomas and Kirsten Gallagher (21-9, 21-10) and FAU's No. 1 team of Joanne Marras Tate and Alessia Pizzocheri (21-13, 21-12).
The only set FSU dropped on the day came on Court 5 against UAB. Junior Fatma Yilidirm and Jeassica McGregor lost the second set to the Blazers' Michele Simmons and Becca Howard, but won the match - 21-16, 17-21, 15-4. The FSU duo followed that match by hammering FAU's fifth squad, 21-4, 21-17.
In Saturday's third match, UAB edged FAU, 3-2, as the game came down to the third set on Court 2.
The Seminoles travel to Gulf Shores on Wednesday and will begin competition on Friday with pool play for the 16-team pairs championship. In addition to Stepanova and Pardon competing in that portion of the weekend, Newgard and Tiegs are the favorites, earning the one-seed.
The team championship will be decided by a double-elimination bracket on Saturday. Long Beach State, Pepperdine and College of Charleston will also be battling for the team title.
The national championships wrap up next Sunday, April 29, with pairs championship bracket.
No. 1: Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Alessia Pizzocheri/Joanne Marras Tate (FAU) 21-13, 21-12
No. 2: Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Darija Sataric/Grace Vega (FAU) 21-10, 21-11
No. 3: Visnja Djurdjevic/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) d. Isabelle Arboleda/Sara Stoll (FAU) 21-10, 21-10
No. 4: Caitlin Haworth/Mallory Kiley (FSU) d. Chandler Hatton/Lauren Jones (FAU) 21-6, 21-12
No. 5: Jesse McGregor/Fatma Yildirim (FSU) d. Cintia Nightingale/Thacilli Pereira (FAU) 21-4, 21-17
Seminoles Build Momentum with Undefeated Day 1 at Nationals.
Florida State faces Long Beach State at Noon CT to start the team championship Saturday.
GULF SHORES, AL - At Thursday's practice Florida State sand volleyball head coach Danalee Corso said great performances from her top two pairs on the first day of the Collegiate Sand Volleyball National Championship would be key to provide the Seminoles with momentum heading into Saturday's team championship.
The Garnet and Gold got just that out of the tandems of junior Aurora Newgard and sophomore Brittany Tiegs, and senior Jekaterina Stepanova and freshman Jace Pardon on Friday on the beaches of Gulf Shores, Ala.
The Noles went a perfect 6-0 and won a trio of three-set battles during pool play of the 16-team pairs portion of the weekend. Stepanova and Pardon captured the No. 3 seed in Sunday's pairs championship by winning Pool D. Tiegs and Newgard grabbed the No. 4 seed by winning Pool A, including capturing the day's final match, an epic three-setter over Hawaii's No. 1 tandem of Jane Croson and Ashley Lee.
Most importantly, the exciting and successful first day will give FSU a strong push into the four-team double-elimination team championship that begins Saturday at 11 a.m. CT when first-seed Pepperdine takes on fourth-seed College of Charleston. The second-seeded Seminoles will face third-seed Long Beach State at 12 p.m. CT.
"This will give us momentum, but those two teams will be a little tired," Corso said. "Thankfully, we are very well conditioned. The goal is to become the first-ever collegiate sand volleyball national champions tomorrow."
Tiegs and Newgard dropped their first set to of the day to Long Beach State's Haleigh Hampton and Chelsea Cabrajac, 21-19, before cruising in the next two sets, 21-17, 15-8, to win. The Nole pair then blew past College of Charleston's Emily Shelton and Kelly Kolich, 21-10, 21-17.
Tiegs and Newgard had been looking to gain revenge against Croson and Lee since the Rainbow Wahine tandem downed the Seminole duo in three sets at the UNF Invitational pairs final on April 1.
Friday's match was another three-setter. After Tiegs and Newgard handedly grabbed the first set, 21-18, Croson and Lee outlasted the Garnet and Gold pair, 30-28, in set two. Trailing 13-9 in the final set, the FSU tandem dug deep, fought back to snag an emotional 16-14 to keep FSU undefeated on the day.
"That was a phenomenal win," Tiegs said. "We'd been gunning for them, and they had been gunning for us. We got our revenge and finally beat them. We started off a little slow, but that happens. We definitely picked it up for sure as soon as we got our momentum going. It's great to go 3-0 in our pool."
Pardon and Stepanova also had an impressive three-set victory over Hawaii of their own in their second match of the day. After routing UNF's Dagnija Medina and Emily Strack, 21-10, 21-17, the Seminole pair dropped its first set to the Rainbow Wahine team of Emily Hartong and Elizabeth Stoltzman, 21-19, but rallied to take the second set 21-14. The FSU tandem was down 13-11 in the third set, before scoring four straight points to win the match.
Pardon and Stepanova ended their day with a straight-set 21-14, 21-17 victory over Southern California's Geena Urango and Sara Shaw.
"Today was amazing," Corso said. "Brittany and Aurora were spectacular. They're not the most physical team here, but they have so many tools in their repertoire. They used every one today. They've won three of five tournaments this season. To win major events is a skill in itself. They have that. They proved today they are mature players, and so did Jace and Kate today."
Pepperdine's top two teams won Pools B and C without dropping a set to grab the first two seeds of Sunday's pairs tournament.
The Seminole teams will be on opposite ends of the pairs bracket and wouldn't meet until the finals.
Also competing for the Noles on Saturday will be the No. 3 team of senior Mallory Kiley and graduate student Caitlin Haworth, the No. 4 duo of senior Visnja Djurdjevic and freshman Stephanie Pellitteri, and the No. 5 squad of junior Fatma Yildirm and sophomore Jeassica McGregor.
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Chelsea Cabrajac/Haleigh Hampton (LBSU) 19-21, 21-17, 15-8
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Kelly Kolich/Emily Shelton (CC) 21-10, 21-17
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Jane Croson/Ashley Lee (UHi) 21-18, 28-30, 16-14
Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Dagnija Medina/Emily Strack (UNF) 21-10, 21-17
Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Emily Hartong/Elizabeth Stoltzman (UHi) 19-21, 21-14, 15-13
Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Sara Shaw/Geena Urango (USC) 21-14, 21-17
Florida State Sand Volleyball Finishes Third at National Championships.
FSU's top two tandems can still win a national title in the pairs championship Sunday.
GULF SHORES, AL - The Florida State sand volleyball team's quest to become the first collegiate sand volleyball champion came up short on Saturday at the hands of Long Beach State, as the Seminoles finished third on the beaches of Gulf Shores, Ala. at the inaugural Collegiate Sand Volleyball National Championships.
FSU dropped a pair of matches, 4-1 in the first round and 3-2 in the semifinals, to the 49ers. The Garnet & Gold downed College of Charleston 4-1 in the quarterfinals.
The Seminoles wrap up the season with a 16-2 dual match record.
FSU's top two tandems of junior Aurora Newgard and sophomore Brittany Tiegs and senior Jekaterina Stepanova and freshman Jace Pardon give Florida State another shot at a national championship in Sundays' 16-team single-elimination pairs tournament.
"I had very high expectations this season and the team exceeded them in terms of how hard they worked and how much they improved," Florida State head coach Danalee Corso said. "I knew these indoor players from the West Coast would close the gap on us, they just needed time in the sand. I don't think the team was expecting Long Beach State to improve this much. Congratulations to Long Beach and Pepperdine. I still think we've had a successful season. I definitely plan on challenging this team more next year so we are prepared for this national championship."
Stepanova and Pardon captured the third seed, while Tiegs and Newgard snagged the fourth seed in the pairs tournament. Both duos will play at 8 a.m. CT on Sunday with first round matches against 13-seed Kelly Kolich and Emily Shelton of College of Charleston and 14-seed Dagnija Medina and Emily Strack of UNF, respectively. The quarterfinals matches will be at 9 a.m., the semifinals will start at 11 a.m. and 11:45 a.m., and the championship will start at 1:30 p.m. All times are Eastern.
"There are a lot of good teams out here, so it's not going to be easy by any means," Corso said. "It's definitely possible to win. Our top two teams are very strong."
After Pepperdine defeated Long Beach State to capture the first-ever sand national title, the inaugural 10-member class of All-Americans were announced, featuring FSU's Stepanova, Newgard and Tiegs.
Stepanova and Pardon were absolutely dominant during Saturday's team competition, winning all three of their matches in two sets. The pair will be among the favorites for Sunday's pair championship.
The Seminoles got off to a slow start in their opening round match against Long Beach State, losing the first set on three of five courts. Stepanova and Pardon routed Chelsea Cabrajac and Halie Hampton, 21-17, 21-13. Newgard and Tiegs won the first set against Caitlin Ledoux and Tara Roenicke but dropped the second set before forfeiting in the third to conserve energy after FSU's third through fifth teams all lost in two sets.
The Noles took out their frustration following their first dual loss of the season on the College Charleston, winning easily on four courts, before forfeiting on court four to rest up for a rematch with Long Beach State.
Again, the 49ers were too much for the Seminoles in the semifinals match. Stepanova and Pardon smoked Cabrajac and Hampton for a second time, but the Noles' Nos. 3 through 5 teams couldn't win a set, despite Visnja Djurdjevic and Stephanie Pellitteri and Sarah Wickstrom and Fatma Yildirm leading in both sets.
No. 1: Caitlin Ledooux/Tara Roenicke (LBSU) d. Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) 14-21, 21-16, def
No. 2: Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Chelsea Cabrajac/Halie Hampton (LBSU) 21-17, 21-13
No. 3: Delaney Aigner-Sweeny/Libby Fontanilla (LBSU) d. Caitlin Haworth/Mallory Kiley (FSU) 21-19, 21-8
No. 4: Lauren Minkel/Jocelyn Neely (LBSU) d. Visnja Djurdjevic/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) 26-24, 21-19
No. 5: Tyler Jackson/Janisa Johnson (LBSU) d. Jesse McGregor/Fatma Yildirim (FSU) 21-13, 21-19
Florida State Sand Volleyball Finishes Third at National Championships.
FSU's top two tandems can still win a national title in the pairs championship Sunday.
GULF SHORES, AL - The Florida State sand volleyball team's quest to become the first collegiate sand volleyball champion came up short on Saturday at the hands of Long Beach State, as the Seminoles finished third on the beaches of Gulf Shores, Ala. at the inaugural Collegiate Sand Volleyball National Championships.
FSU dropped a pair of matches, 4-1 in the first round and 3-2 in the semifinals, to the 49ers. The Garnet & Gold downed College of Charleston 4-1 in the quarterfinals.
The Seminoles wrap up the season with a 16-2 dual match record.
FSU's top two tandems of junior Aurora Newgard and sophomore Brittany Tiegs and senior Jekaterina Stepanova and freshman Jace Pardon give Florida State another shot at a national championship in Sundays' 16-team single-elimination pairs tournament.
"I had very high expectations this season and the team exceeded them in terms of how hard they worked and how much they improved," Florida State head coach Danalee Corso said. "I knew these indoor players from the West Coast would close the gap on us, they just needed time in the sand. I don't think the team was expecting Long Beach State to improve this much. Congratulations to Long Beach and Pepperdine. I still think we've had a successful season. I definitely plan on challenging this team more next year so we are prepared for this national championship."
Stepanova and Pardon captured the third seed, while Tiegs and Newgard snagged the fourth seed in the pairs tournament. Both duos will play at 8 a.m. CT on Sunday with first round matches against 13-seed Kelly Kolich and Emily Shelton of College of Charleston and 14-seed Dagnija Medina and Emily Strack of UNF, respectively. The quarterfinals matches will be at 9 a.m., the semifinals will start at 11 a.m. and 11:45 a.m., and the championship will start at 1:30 p.m. All times are Eastern.
"There are a lot of good teams out here, so it's not going to be easy by any means," Corso said. "It's definitely possible to win. Our top two teams are very strong."
After Pepperdine defeated Long Beach State to capture the first-ever sand national title, the inaugural 10-member class of All-Americans were announced, featuring FSU's Stepanova, Newgard and Tiegs.
Stepanova and Pardon were absolutely dominant during Saturday's team competition, winning all three of their matches in two sets. The pair will be among the favorites for Sunday's pair championship.
The Seminoles got off to a slow start in their opening round match against Long Beach State, losing the first set on three of five courts. Stepanova and Pardon routed Chelsea Cabrajac and Halie Hampton, 21-17, 21-13. Newgard and Tiegs won the first set against Caitlin Ledoux and Tara Roenicke but dropped the second set before forfeiting in the third to conserve energy after FSU's third through fifth teams all lost in two sets.
The Noles took out their frustration following their first dual loss of the season on the College Charleston, winning easily on four courts, before forfeiting on court four to rest up for a rematch with Long Beach State.
Again, the 49ers were too much for the Seminoles in the semifinals match. Stepanova and Pardon smoked Cabrajac and Hampton for a second time, but the Noles' Nos. 3 through 5 teams couldn't win a set, despite Visnja Djurdjevic and Stephanie Pellitteri and Sarah Wickstrom and Fatma Yildirm leading in both sets.
No. 1: Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Elye Chabb/Lizzie Thesfeld (CC) 21-13, 21-11
No. 2: Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Kelly Kolich/Emily Shelton (CC) 21-14, 21-14
No. 3: Emily Neideffer/Slaone White (CC) d. Caitlin Haworth/Mallory Kiley (FSU) 22-20 default
No. 4: Visnja Djurdjevic/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) d. Kirsten Koehler/Andi Zbojniewicz (CC) 21-17, 21-14
No. 5: Sarah Wickstrom/Fatma Yildirim (FSU) d. Catey Warren/Sloane White (CC) 21-13, 21-4
Florida State Sand Volleyball Finishes Third at National Championships.
FSU's top two tandems can still win a national title in the pairs championship Sunday.
GULF SHORES, AL - The Florida State sand volleyball team's quest to become the first collegiate sand volleyball champion came up short on Saturday at the hands of Long Beach State, as the Seminoles finished third on the beaches of Gulf Shores, Ala. at the inaugural Collegiate Sand Volleyball National Championships.
FSU dropped a pair of matches, 4-1 in the first round and 3-2 in the semifinals, to the 49ers. The Garnet & Gold downed College of Charleston 4-1 in the quarterfinals.
The Seminoles wrap up the season with a 16-2 dual match record.
FSU's top two tandems of junior Aurora Newgard and sophomore Brittany Tiegs and senior Jekaterina Stepanova and freshman Jace Pardon give Florida State another shot at a national championship in Sundays' 16-team single-elimination pairs tournament.
"I had very high expectations this season and the team exceeded them in terms of how hard they worked and how much they improved," Florida State head coach Danalee Corso said. "I knew these indoor players from the West Coast would close the gap on us, they just needed time in the sand. I don't think the team was expecting Long Beach State to improve this much. Congratulations to Long Beach and Pepperdine. I still think we've had a successful season. I definitely plan on challenging this team more next year so we are prepared for this national championship."
Stepanova and Pardon captured the third seed, while Tiegs and Newgard snagged the fourth seed in the pairs tournament. Both duos will play at 8 a.m. CT on Sunday with first round matches against 13-seed Kelly Kolich and Emily Shelton of College of Charleston and 14-seed Dagnija Medina and Emily Strack of UNF, respectively. The quarterfinals matches will be at 9 a.m., the semifinals will start at 11 a.m. and 11:45 a.m., and the championship will start at 1:30 p.m. All times are Eastern.
"There are a lot of good teams out here, so it's not going to be easy by any means," Corso said. "It's definitely possible to win. Our top two teams are very strong."
After Pepperdine defeated Long Beach State to capture the first-ever sand national title, the inaugural 10-member class of All-Americans were announced, featuring FSU's Stepanova, Newgard and Tiegs.
Stepanova and Pardon were absolutely dominant during Saturday's team competition, winning all three of their matches in two sets. The pair will be among the favorites for Sunday's pair championship.
The Seminoles got off to a slow start in their opening round match against Long Beach State, losing the first set on three of five courts. Stepanova and Pardon routed Chelsea Cabrajac and Halie Hampton, 21-17, 21-13. Newgard and Tiegs won the first set against Caitlin Ledoux and Tara Roenicke but dropped the second set before forfeiting in the third to conserve energy after FSU's third through fifth teams all lost in two sets.
The Noles took out their frustration following their first dual loss of the season on the College Charleston, winning easily on four courts, before forfeiting on court four to rest up for a rematch with Long Beach State.
Again, the 49ers were too much for the Seminoles in the semifinals match. Stepanova and Pardon smoked Cabrajac and Hampton for a second time, but the Noles' Nos. 3 through 5 teams couldn't win a set, despite Visnja Djurdjevic and Stephanie Pellitteri and Sarah Wickstrom and Fatma Yildirm leading in both sets.
No. 1: Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Caitlin Ledoux/Tara Roenicke (LBSU) 16-21, 21-16, def
No. 2: Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Chelsea Cabrajac/Halie Hampton (LBSU) 21-11, 21-10
No. 3: Delaney Aigner-Sweeny/Libby Fontanilla (LBSU) d. Caitlin Haworth/Mallory Kiley (FSU) 21-15, 21-14
No. 4: Lauren Minkel/Jocelyn Neely (LBSU) d. Visnja Djurdjevic/Stephanie Pellitteri (FSU) 21-18, 23-21
No. 5: Tyler Jackson/Janisa Johnson (LBSU) d. Sarah Wickstrom/Fatma Yildirim (FSU) 23-21, 23-21
FSU Sand Volleyball Caps Season in Semifinals.
Pardon and Stepanova advance to the semifinals in the national pairs tournament.
GULF SHORES, AL - The Florida State sand volleyball team's inaugural season ended in the semifinals of the National Championships pairs tournament on Sunday on the beaches of Gulf Shores, Ala.
Senior Jekaterina Stepanova and freshman Jace Pardon lost in a hard-fought semifinal to Long Beach State's Caitlin Ledoux and Tara Roenicke, 21-19, 17-21, 15-8.
That same 49ers' team knocked junior Aurora Newgard and sophomore Brittany Tiegs out in the semifinals, 21-17, 21-16, earlier in the day.
The Seminoles wrap up the season with a 16-2 final record and a third-place team national championship finish on Saturday. Stepanova, Tiegs and Newgard all captured All-America awards, as well.
"Long Beach is a strong team," FSU head coach Danalee Corso said after the semifinals. "I think if we could've won that first set, it would've been a different match. It was a great match, and this weekend was a great tournament. I'm really proud of Jace and Kate, and I'm really proud of the whole team.
"I think it was great for everyone to be here. I talked about it the whole year - that these West Coast teams with the indoor players would get better as they learned how to play in the sand."
Stepanova and Pardon fought back with a dominant second set against 49ers that included back-to-back points from the 6-2 Riga, Lativia, native who scored a point on a back dump before an ace gave the Noles an early 8-4 lead that set the tone for the rest of the set.
Roenicke and Ledoux had just a little more left in the tank to advance to the finals in the third set, however.
"Long Beach State deserves to be in the final," Stepanova said. "It was a close game, and we tasted the final so it's frustrating. We were so close, so it's kind of sad. Personally, I've had a great career at Florida State. This weekend was a great way to close out my senior season."
After winning set one, 21-17, Stepanova and Pardon were down 18-14 in the second set of the quarterfinals to USC's Kirby Burnham and Kelly Irvin before rallying to defeat the Trojan duo, 23-21, and advance to the semifinals. Stepanova had a powerful block to put the Seminoles ahead on a point before the Trojans hit the ball into the net to give the Garnet and Gold duo the set and the match.
The duo also routed UNF's Dagnija Medina and Emily Strack in the opening round 21-14, 21-13.
Newgard and Tiegs defeated College of Charleston's Emily Shelton and Kelly Kolich, 21-15, 21-16 in the first round.
Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) d. Kelly Kolich/Emily Shelton (CC) 21-15, 21-16
Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Dagnija Medina/Emily Strack (UNF) 21-14, 21-13
Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) d. Kieby Burnham/Kelly Irvin (USC) 21-17, 23-21
Caitlin Ledoux/Tara Roenicke (LBSU) d. Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs (FSU) 21-17, 21-16
Caitlin Ledoux/Tara Roenicke (LBSU) d. Jace Pardon/Jekaterina Stepanova (FSU) 21-19, 17-21, 15-8