Beach Splits a Pair of Matches at TMU Invitational

March 13, 2026

Cleveland, Georgia- The Brenau beach volleyball team split a pair of matches to open the 2026 season at the TMU Invitational on Friday.

In the opening match against Ave Maria (7-0), the squad struggled to find a rhythm and fell 5-0.

#1 Ines Lopes/ Ryan Gets (AMU) def. Nathalia Quintero/Ashlyn Browning (BU) 21-11, DNF;

#2 Ava Winkler/Adrianna Bravo (AMU) def. Alyssa Evans/Layla Turner (BU) 22-20, 20-7;

#3 Ellie Malczewski/Greta Heiney (AMU) def. Anna Adolphson/Maddie Hinshaw (BU) 23-21, 21-9;

#4 Beatriz Rissii/Maria Teixeira (AMU) def. Lola Pruitt/Hannah Messer (BU) 21-6, 21-10;

#5 Maylis DeTar/Abbey Grose (AMU) def. Zoey Owensby/Rylee Marfell (BU) 21-7, 21-6;

Against Florida Memorial (0-11), the squad found its stride to earn their first win of the season by a score of 4-1.

#1 Claire Beckman/Ashlyn Browning (BU); Drew Lester/Julia Carneiro 21-11, 24-22, 15-13;

#2 Serena Edwards/Isabella Cardona (FMU) def. Alyssa Evans/Layla Turner (BU) 21-14, 21-19;

#3 Anna Adolphson/Maddie Hinshaw (BU) def. Carolina Alonso/Aviyah Henderson (FMU) 21-16, 21-17;

#4 Lola Pruett/Hannah Messer (BU) def. Joemyra Clendinen/Leila Betancourt (FMU) 21-8, 21-16;

#5 Zoey Owensby/Rylee Marfell (BU) def. TaelaCampbell/Tatiana Maddox (FMU) 22-20, 21-5;

The Golden Tigers (1-4 overall) next hits the sand tomorrow against St. Thomas (Fla.) (5-4) at 11 am eastern.