By: Jonathan Glass | Director of Athletic Communications
SAINT LEO, Fla. – Saint Leo University beach volleyball opened the 2024 season with a pair of 5-0 decisions at home on Wednesday. The Lions opened the day with a 5-0 blanking of Southeastern University before defeating Webber International University by the same mark.
In the opening match against Southeastern, Saint Leo won all five pairs in straight sets.
LeeAnn Potter and
Emma Miller had the largest set margin of victory as they defeated their opponents 21-5 in the final set.
Against Webber,
Jeanette Henderson and
Aliya Fredette-Huffman limited their opponents to a combined eight points in the across two sets, holding them to three points in the first and five in the second. In one of the final matches of the day,
Clare Flanagan and
Brenna Reinhard opened with a 21-4 first set victory.
Saint Leo 5, Southeastern 0
- Jeanette Henderson/Aliya Fredette-Huffman (SLU) def. Grace Petty/Sylvia Liszewski (SEU) (21-9, 27-25)
- Julia Panko/Kayla David (SLU) def. Olivia Williams/Emilia Harding (SEU) (21-13, 21-6)
- Emma Miller/LeeAnn Potter (SLU) def. Chloe Rhodes/Cambry Pope (SEU) (21-12, 21-5)
- Brenna Reinhard/Amanda Doherty (SLU) def. Kennedy Jones/Jenna Rogers (SEU) (21-14, 21-10)
- Emma Laade/Clare Flanagan (SLU) def. Tatyana Lyons/Jackie Christiansen (SEU) (21-7, 21-7)
Saint Leo 5, Webber 0
- Jeanette Henderson/Aliya Fredette-Huffman (SLU) def. Nadia Reid/Janna Morrissey (WIU) (21-3, 21-5)
- Kayla David/Julia Panko (SLU) def. Kendall Steinert/Lily Arnold (WIU) (21-11, 21-13)
- Ignacia Cortinez/Emma Miller (SLU) def. Kiersten Tisdale/Abigail Baxter (WIU) (21-14, 21-19)
- Emma Laade/LeeAnn Potter (SLU) def. Leyni Young/Delanie Johnson (WIU) (21-12, 21-11)
- Clare Flanagan/Brenna Reinhard (SLU) def. Andrea Padilla/Anna Morton (WIU) (21-4, 21-14)
Exhibition:
Amanda Doherty/
Erin Johnson (SLU) def. Vivianne Cancio/Mariah Clements (WIU) (21-13, 21-6)
Saint Leo returns to the sand in 10 days for a tri-meet with State College of Florida and Palm Beach State (Feb. 24). First match of the day is schedule for 10 a.m.
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