Babson Park, Fla.—The Carson-Newman beach volleyball team picked up its third win of the season with the 4-1 rout over Webber Thursday morning to begin a busy weekend of action for the Eagles.
The Warriors (0-1) welcomed the Eagles (3-2) to town looking to pick up their first win of the early season. Strong play at the top of the lineup enabled Carson-Newman to pick up win No. 3 of the season and five in the program's history.
Sara Fairley (Charlotte, N.C.) and Molly Locke (College Grove, Tenn.) kicked things off for the Eagles with a win in three sets to begin the day at 18-21, 25-23 and 15-7. Katie Will (Clearwater, Fla.) and Ally King (Cincinnati, Ohio) then followed with another three-set victory at No. 2. The duo combined to win the 11-21, 21-14 and 19-7 outcome to become 5-0 on the season.
Maddie Zyburt (Plainfield, Ill.) and Taylor Lowe (Franklin, Tenn.) came out on top in the third match 21-19 and 21-7 in two sets while Kristina Hill (Lake Orion, Mich.) and Natalie Harris (Monroe, N.C.) won 21-14 and 22-20 at No. 4.
The Eagles' lone dropped match of the contest came in the fifth-seeded and final dual where Eileen Anderson (Pittstown, N.J.) and Megan Morris (Mount Pleasant, S.C.) fell 21-11 and 21-9 to Dawson Boese and Lauren Dehls.
Carson-Newman will be back in action Saturday with a pair of contests against Eckerd. Stay tuned into cneagles.com and on twitter at @CarsonnewmanVB for all Eagle beach volleyball action.
Results: Carson-Newman 4, Webber 1
1. Sara Fairley/Molly Locke (C-N) def. Alex Spardaro/Shelbi Bertram (WU) 18-21, 25-23, 15-7
2. Katie Will/Ally King (C-N) def. Sophie Rossard/Amanda Hayko (WU) 11-21, 21-14, 19-17
3. Maddie Zyburt/Taylor Lowe (C-N) def. Sandra Skarkova/Daniela Melo (WU) 21-19, 21-7
4. Kristina Hill/Natalie Harris (C-N) def. Sabina Gerard/Kalei Levy (WU) 21-14, 22-20
5. Dawson Boese/Lauren Dehls (WU) def. Eileen Anderson/Megan Morris (C-N) 21-11, 21-9
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