CONWAY, Ark. – Splitting their final matches of the year in a weather-shortened tournament, East Texas Baptist University faced Hendrix College twice on Sunday. ETBU won match one, 3-2, but then fell in the second match, 4-1. ETBU is now 6-20 on the year.
Shelby Pugh and
Rylee Crook won flight five, 21-5, 24-22 for the first point of the match.
Camille Freeman and
Kyleigh Pate took the flight four, 21-12, 22-20, to make it 2-0.
Brooke Nalley and
Bella Fields finished off the win in flight two, 21-15, 21-18. ETBU fell in flight one, 21-10, 21-18 and in flight three, 21-8, 21-15.
In the second match, Nalley and Field were the only team to win their flight at number two, 18-21, 21-11, 15-10.
ETBU will compete in the AVCA Small College Beach Championships next weekend in Alabama.
ETBU 3, Hendrix 2
1. Avery Evans-Brooks/Hailey Gripka (HENC) def.
Sofia Castillo/
Taylor Parker (ETBU) 21-10, 21-18
2.
Brooke Nalley/
Bella Fields (ETBU) def. Liz Roy/Jaxie Tillman (HENC) 21-15, 21-18
3. Eliana Oden/Mabrey Matz (HENC) def.
Sierra Wendt/
Bailee Kitchen (ETBU) 21-8, 21-15
4.
Camille Freeman/
Kyleigh Pate (ETBU) def. Perri Evans/Lily Meyer (HENC) 21-12, 22-20
5. Shelby Pugh/
Rylee Crook (ETBU) def. Cadence Compton/Riley Skief (HENC) 21-5, 24-22
Hendrix 4, ETBU 1
1. Hailey Gripka/Avery Evans-Brooks (HENC) def.
Sofia Castillo/
Taylor Parker (ETBU) 21-13, 21-10
2.
Brooke Nalley/
Bella Fields (ETBU) def. Eliana Oden/Mabrey Matz (HENC) 18-21, 21-11, 15-10
3. Liz Roy/Jaxie Tillman (HENC) def.
Sierra Wendt/
Bailee Kitchen (ETBU) 21-14, 21-13
4. Lily Meyer/Perri Evans (HENC) def.
Camille Freeman/
Kyleigh Pate (ETBU) 21-15, 24-22
5. Kailey Carrico/Lauren Rothe (HENC) def. Shelby Pugh/
Rylee Crook (ETBU) 21-13, 16-21, 15-10