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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The HBU beach volleyball team split a pair of matches, falling 5-0 to TCU and defeating Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 3-2, on Saturday afternoon at Dugan Family Stadium.

"Today was a great opportunity for us to get right back to it," head coach Trent Herman said. "We had some really close matches with TCU. Then, we faced (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi) for the second time in two days and got the result, 3-2.
 
"I am really excited about the progression of the girls and this program as we continue to move forward in our inaugural season."
 
After falling to the Horned Frogs (10-4) in their first match of the day, tandems Aeriel Horton and Jessica Wooten, Bailey Banks and Madison O'Brien, and Haley Durham and Guinevere Meyer, all picked up victories for HBU (4-4). Banks and O'Brien swept their matchup against the Islanders (1-6) in straight sets, while Horton and Wooten, and Durham and Meyer claimed 2-1 victories.
 
HBU will next participate in the Green Wave Beach Invitational, hosted by Tulane in New Orleans, across April 8-9.
 
Match 1: TCU 5, HBU 0
1. Michelle McNamee/Sarita Mikals (TCU) def. Jessica Wooten/Aeriel Horton (HBU) 21-14, 21-10
2. Shane Peters/Olivia Canales (TCU) def. Melissa Fuchs/Hailey Erickson (HBU) 25-23, 21-15
3. Jaelyn Greene/Jillian Bergeson (TCU) def. Bailey Banks/Madison O'Brien (HBU) 21-17, 21-15
4. Blaire Pickens/Jordan Terral (TCU) def. Kayla Armer/Laura Fox (HBU) 21-15, 21-14
5. Ariah Palter/Molly Scheel (TCU) def. Haley Durham/Guinevere Meyer (HBU) 21-9, 21-7
 
Match 2: HBU 3, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2
1. Aeriel Horton/Jessica Wooten (HBU) def. Kate Klepetka/Morgan Carlson (TAMU-CC) 21-13, 18-21, 20-18
2. Brianna Brink/Madison Green (TAMU-CC) def. Hailey Erickson/Melissa Fuchs (HBU) 21-17, 20-22, 15-11
3. Bailey Banks/Madison O'Brien (HBU) def. Madison Woods/Kristyn Nicholson (TAMU-CC) 21-13, 21-14
4. Ivy Baresh/Mallory Moran (TAMU-CC) def. Kayla Armer/Laura Fox (HBU) 21-9, 21-14
5. Haley Durham/Guinevere Meyer (HBU) def. Morgan Williams/Madeleine Doud (TAMU-CC) 16-21, 21-9, 16-14