BELTON, Texas – Playing their first competition of the 2026 spring season, East Texas Baptist University went 1-3 at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Beach Invite. ETBU earned a 5-0 win over Howard Payne University in their final match on Saturday.
 
On Friday, ETBU fell to UMHB and Texas Wesleyan, 5-0. They earned a flight win against Wayland Baptist on Saturday morning in a 4-1 loss before the 5-0 win over Howard Payne University.
 
In the win over HPU, Cecilia Jalufka and Paige Dickson won flight 1, 21-19, 21-13 followed by a 21-18, 21-15, win by Caiden Lasala and Boston Morin in flight 2. Bella Fields and Katelynn Holloway had a three-set win in flight 3, 21-19, 13-21, 15-7. Caitlyn Ellenburg and Emily Thomas took flight 4, 21-10, 21-11, and Morgan Cox and KK Domek won 21-10, 21-8, at flight 5.
 
ETBU will host their own invite next weekend starting on Friday, Feb. 27.