TCU Starts the Season with Two Victories

Saturday, February 26

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TCU Starts the Season with Two Victories

2/26/2022 3:26:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball

TCU begins the season 2-0 for the first time in program history

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- No. 4 TCU beach volleyball begins the season, 2-0, after the first day of play at the Seminole Beach Bash in Tallahassee, Fla. on Saturday. The Horned Frogs defeated No. 12 Florida Atlantic, 4-1 and UAB, 5-0 for the first 2-0 start in the program's eight-year history.

Three Horned Frog pairings delivered perfect days. Daniela Alvarez / Tania Moreno, Sutton MacTavish / Hailey Hamlett and Megan Muret / Rochelle Scott each went undefeated in a thrilling start to the 2022 season.

QUICK HITS AGAINST No. 12 FAU:

Megan Muret and Rochelle Scott secured the first point for the Horned Frogs, winning in two sets at the No. 5 position: 21-11, 21-10.
This is the duo's first win together as a pair and Muret's first win as a Frog.
Daniela Alvarez and Tania Moreno won in two sets at No. 1: 21-18, 21-14.
The Spanish Phenoms claim their 27^th victory and 12^th ranked win as a pair.
This marks their second season debut together as a collegiate pair.
Sutton MacTavish and Hailey Hamlett scored the third point for TCU, winning in two sets at the No. 3 position, 21-18, 21-12.
This is the duo's first win together as a pair.
Both secure their first victories as Horned Frogs and Hamlett snags her first collegiate win.
Ana Vergara and Maria Gonzalez took the next point for TCU, in three sets at the No. 4 position, 23-21, 20-22, 15-10.
This is the duo's first win together as a pair and Vergara's first collegiate victory as a Horned Frog.
Gonzalez achieves her 25^th career win as a Frog.
TCU secured the victory over FAU in three straight set wins.
The Frogs are 1-1 on three set victories this season.
Peyton Yamagata and Hayley Boll won an exhibition match, 21-11, 21-18. The win did not count toward the dual score and will not be reflected in their career records.

QUICK HITS AGAINST UAB:

MacTavish and Hamlett scored the first point for the Horned Frogs winning in two sets at the No. 3 position: 21-10, 21-9.
The duo advances to 2-0.
23 points is the largest margin of victory on the day by any Frog pairing.
Alvarez and Moreno finished off a perfect day at the No. 1 position in a two-set victory: 21-10, 22-20.
This is the duo's 28th career win as a pair, they improve to 2-0 on the season.
Muret and Scott secured the match victory for TCU, winning in two sets at No. 4: 21-16, 21-16.
This is their second win as a pair in as many matches.
Scott claims her 35^th career win as a Horned Frog; both improve to 2-0 on the season.
Alexis Filippone and Hailey Brockett scored the fourth point for the Frogs in a two-set victory at the No. 2 position: 21-12, 21-15.
This marks Filippone's first win as a Horned Frog and Brockett's 57^th career victory.
The duo moves to 1-1 as a pair.
Vergara and Yamagata took the fifth point for TCU in a three-set victory at the No. 5 position: 21-10, 16-21, 15-13.
This is the duo's first appearance and win together as a pair.
Vergara claims her 2^nd win as a Frog, Yamagata her fourth.
Vergara is 2-0 in three set matches this season.
This is the first time in program history that the Frogs have started a season 2-0.
TCU achieves its first 5-0 victory of the season.
The team improves to 2-1 in three-set matches.
Tara Patton and Josie Sek won an exhibition match, 21-7, 21-15. The win did not count toward the dual score and will not be reflected in their career records.

UP NEXT
The Seminole Beach Bash finishes up tomorrow, Feb. 27 as TCU takes on No. 8 Cal Poly at 9:30 a.m. and Southern Miss at 2:30 p.m.

Results: TCU 4 – FAU 1

1. Daniela Alvarez/Tania Moreno (TCU) def. Mackenzie Morris/Erica Brok (FAU) 21-18, 21-14
2. Courtney Moon/Marketa Svozilova (FAU) def. Alexis Filippone/Hailey Brockett (TCU) 15-21, 21-17, 15-12
3. Sutton MacTavish/Hailey Hamlett (TCU) def. Ellie Austin/Julie Honzovicova (FAU) 21-18, 21-12
4. Maria Gonzalez/Ana Vergara (TCU) def. Jillienne Cangelosi/Christine Jarman (FAU) 23-21, 20-22, 15-10
5. Megan Muret/Rochelle Scott (TCU) def. Maylin Bouffard/Logan Mignerey (FAU) 21-11, 21-10
Ext. Peyton Yamagata/Hayley Boll (TCU) def. Alivia Orvieto/Abby Jackson (FAU) 21-11, 21-18

Order of finish: 5,1,3,2,4

Results: TCU 5 – UAB 0

1. Daniela Alvarez/Tania Moreno (TCU) def. Rachel Tam/Adriana Pereira (UAB) 21-10, 22-20
2. Alexis Filippone/Hailey Brockett (TCU) def. Dylynn Otte/Mikayla Law-Heese (UAB) 21-12, 21-15
3. Sutton MacTavish/Hailey Hamlett (TCU) def. Arden Copping/Emma Andraka (UAB) 21-10, 21-9
4. Megan Muret/Rochelle Scott (TCU) def. Jessica Ennis/Ella Alexander (UAB) 21-16, 21-16
5. Ana Vergara/Peyton Yamagata (TCU) def. Jenna Gathright/Naomi Ortiz (UAB) 21-10, 16-21, 15-13
Ext. Tara Patton/Josie Sek (TCU) def. Jessica Twilley/Ali O'Donnell (UAB) 21-7, 21-15

Order of finish: 3,1,4,2,5

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