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No. 5 TCU Earns Two Wins on First Day of FAU Beach Invitational - TCU Athletics
BOCA RATON, Fla. – No. 5 TCU went 2-0 on the first day of the FAU Beach Invitational. The Horned Frogs defeated No. 16 FAU (3-2) and FGCU (4-1).
GoFrogs: No. 5 TCU Earns Two Wins on First Day of FAU Beach Invitational
BOCA RATON, Fla. – No. 5 TCU went 2-0 on the first day of the FAU Beach Invitational. The Horned Frogs defeated No. 16 FAU (3-2) and FGCU (4-1).
With the win over the Owls, TCU improved to 3-0 against fellow CUSA opponents.
Three Horned Frog pairs went undefeated on the first day of the FAU Beach Invitational: Hailey Hamlett/Anhelina Khmil, Sutton MacTavish/Alex Parkhurst, and Anete Namike/Ana Vergara.
QUICK HITS AGAINST NO. 16 FAU
• Anete Namike and Ana Vergara won the first point of the match for TCU from the No. 4 position: 21-16, 21-17.
• The duo improves to 4-0 together as a pairing.
• Vergara is now 9-1 this season while Namike is 8-4.
• Keagan Polk and Hallie Corinne Frist fell at the No. 5 spot: 21-23, 16-21.
• Hailey Hamlett and Anhelina Khmil won the second point for TCU in a straight-set victory from the No. 1 position: 21-15, 21-16.
• The duo improved to 13-0 this season. All 13 wins have come as the No. 1 pairing.
• Tara Patton and Josie Sek fell to FAU's Adams/Woolwine from the No. 3 position: 18-21, 17-21.
• Sutton MacTavish and Alex Parkhurst clinched the 3-2 win for the Horned Frogs from the No. 2 position: 18-21, 21-15, 15-12.
• MacTavish and Parkhurst improved to 8-0 together as a pairing and are 5-0 from the No. 2 position.
• TCU is now 3-1 against ranked opponents this season.
• The Frogs are 3-0 so far against CUSA opponents in their inaugural year in the conference.
• TCU now holds a 5-4 lead against FAU in all-time matchups.
QUICK HITS AGAINST FGCU
• Kaitlyn Bradley and Olivia Clines won the first point for the Frogs from the No. 5 position: 24-22, 21-15.
• It was Clines' first career start and win.
• In addition to Clines' first career win, it was Bradley's third career win.
• Anete Namike and Ana Vergara secured the second point for the Frogs as they won in straight sets at No. 4: 21-19, 21-17.
• Namike and Vergara are now 5-0 together as a pairing.
• Sutton MacTavish and Alex Parkhurst are now on a nine-match win streak, defeating the Eagles from the No. 2 spot: 21-17, 21-19.
• The two are 9-0 this season and 6-0 as the No. 2 pairing.
• Hailey Hamlett and Anhelina Khmil locked up the fourth point for TCU as the two continued their dominant season with a straight-set victory from the No. 1 position: 25-23, 21-13.
• Hamlett and Khmil are now 14-0 this season, all as the No. 1 pair.
• Tara Patton and Josie Sek lost from the No. 3 position to FGCU's Luebbers/De Oliveira: 24-26, 20-22.
• TCU improves to 6-0 this season in neutral site matches.
• The Frogs are now 4-1 against the Eagles in all-time matchups.
Up Next
TCU (13-1) continues competition at the FAU Beach Invitational on Saturday, March 16 in Boca Raton, Fla. The Frogs will face off against Palm Beach Atlantic at 7:30 a.m. and No. 1 USC at 11:30 a.m.
