ATLANTA, Ga. – FIU's Federica Frasca & Margherita Bianchin earn this week's CCSA Beach Volleyball Pair of the Week awards, announced by the league office on Wednesday. The Italian pair picks up their second honor this season, after going 3-0 at the FSU Invitational last weekend. Frasca and Bianchin's three wins came against ranked opponents, including a triumph over the top pair from #3 Florida State.
CCSA Beach Volleyball Pair of the Week - April 10th
Federica Frasca | Junior | Rome, Italy | Civil Engineering
Margherita Bianchin | Senior | Venice, Italy | International Relations
- Posted a 3-0 record last weekend at the FSU Invitational in Tallahassee
- All three victories came on the No. 1 court and against ranked opponents, including #3 Florida State, #16 FAU & #17 Georgia State
- The Italian duo are currently the No. 6 ranked pair in the nation and hold a record of 18-4 on the year and 16-3 from the No. 1 spot
- FIU sits at #8 in the latest AVCA top 20 poll; they've been ranked in the top ten every week this season
- The Panthers close out the season this week with matches against Florida Southern and #10 Stetson
Other Nominees: Macy Jerger / Kate Privett, Florida State University; Claire Coppola / Kristen Nuss, LSU; Kate Novack / Brooke Weiner, Georgia State; Molly Scheel / Taylor Bradley, TCU;
Date | CCSA Pair of the Week |
Feb. 27th | Claire Coppola / Kristen Nuss, LSU |
March 6th | Alaina Chacon / Madison Fitzpatrick, Florida State |
March 13th | Federica Frasca / Margherita Bianchin, FIU & Sara Putt / Payton Caffrey, Florida State |
March 20th | Maddie Gordon / Becky Tresham, Georgia State |
March 27th | Alaina Chacon / Madison Fitzpatrick, Florida State |
April 3rd | Olivia Beyer / Maddie Ligon, LSU |
April 10th | Federica Frasca / Margherita Bianchin, FIU |