Hawks Pick Up Three Wins Against Southern Virginia And Wesleyan

MONTGOMERY, Ala.- Hosting their second "Beach Bash" of the season, Huntingdon Beach Volleyball moved to an even 8-8 on the season with three wins today, defeating Southern Virginia 3-2 in their first match before sweeping Wesleyan 5-0. The Hawks closed the day with another 3-2 win over the Knights.

See below for the flight-by-flight results of each match.

Match 1: HC-3, SVU-2

• Veronica Tikhomirova and Ariel Helmick were defeated by Kami Milius and Claire Grasteit 21-17 and 21-19
• Ashlen Janowski and Izzy Valldeperas defeated Callie Tuckfield and Baylee Savage in three sets, dropping the first 21-17 before winning the next two 21-13 and 15-9
• Eva Ellenburg and Jessi Hilyer defeated Mikki Prows and Emily Peterson 21-18 and 21-16
• Morgan Suggs and Carryne Chancey were defeated by Brynn Keeling and Charity Elam in three sets, claiming the first 21-16 before dropping the next two 21-17 and 15-8
• Lily VanDyke and Lydia Hitchcock defeated Gabi Green and London Skea 21-19 and 21-7

Match 2: HC-5, WC-0

• Veronica Tikhomirova and Ariel Helmick defeated Mayah Misi and Zayshore Hughes 21-9 and 21-12
• Ashlen Janowski and Izzy Valldeperas defeated Pippa Tilley and Breya Cobb 21-8 and 21-2
• Eva Ellenburg and Jessi Hilyer defeated Janiya Simmons and Sadiya Kuyateh 21-4 and 21-9
• Luci Hoffman and Hannah Rutherford defeated D Flor and Briscia Tejada 21-2 in each set
• Gracie Wallace and Jenna Dupee defeated Step Cogan and Alana Woods 21-6 and 21-2

Match 3: HC-3, SVU-2

• Veronica Tikhomirova and Ariel Helmick were defeated by Kami Milius and Claire Grasteit 21-18 and 21-19
• Izzy Valldeperas and Ashlen Janowski defeated Baylee Savage and Callie Tuckfield in three sets, dropping the first 21-18 before winning the next two 21-18 and 15-3
• Eva Ellenburg and Jessi Hilyer were defeated by Emily Peterson and Mikki Prows in three sets, winning the first 21-6 before losing the next two 21-19 and 15-9
• Carryne Chancey and Morgan Suggs defeated Charity Elam and Brynn Keeling in three sets, winning the first 21-13, losing the second 21-17, but recovering to win the third 15-13
• Lydia Hitchcock and Lily VanDyke defeated Gavu Green and London Skea 21-19 and 22-20

The Hawks bring their second home tournament to a close tomorrow, March 15th, against Southern Virginia for Senior Day. Matches are set to begin at 8:00 AM CT.