FORT WORTH, Texas – The No. 6 Grand Canyon beach volleyball team delivered two reverse sweeps in Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday against No. 15 Florida International and No. 9 California.
The Lopes proved dominant on Courts 1, 2 and 3 through both matches to bring home the victories for 14-4 GCU.
Saturday is sure to be action-packed, as the Lopes play Texas at 7 a.m. (Phoenix time) and No. 1 TCU at 11 a.m.
GCU 3, Florida International 2
- Allison Hansen/Abbie Hughes (GCU) def. Rachele Mancinelli/Milica Vukobrat (FIU) 21-14, 21-16
- Samaya Morin/Allanis Navas (GCU) def. Roberta Ribeiro/Lucie Pokorna (FIU) 21-14, 21-12
- Cami Sanchez/Anaya Evans (GCU) def. Zuzanna Bielak/Chloe Zacca (FIU) 21-7, 21-12
- Giada Bianchi/Lisa Luini (FIU) def. Jessica Drake/Sarah Dickson (GCU) 21-13, 21-15
- Emily Meyer/Alice Pratesi (FIU) def. Dana Roskic/Krista Brown (GCU) 21-18, 24-26, 15-12
GCU 3, California 2
- Allison Hansen/Abbie Hughes (GCU) def. Sierra Caffo/Liz Waters-Leiga (Cal) 21-16, 21-18
- Samaya Morin/Allanis Navas (GCU) def. Ainsley Radell/Portia Sherman (Cal) 21-18, 21-16
- Cami Sanchez/Anaya Evans (GCU) def. Ella Dreibholz/Maya Gessner (Cal) 21-18, 21-15
- Lexi McKeown/Natalie Martin (Cal) def. Jessica Drake/Dana Roskic (GCU) 21-16, 21-18
- Alex Young-Gomez/Natalie Martin (Cal) def. Krista Brown/Mackenzie Harris (GCU) 21-13, 21-15
