The Master's beach volleyball team opened up the 2025 season with a pair of wins Wednesday at the Arizona Athletic Grounds in Mesa, Ariz.
The Sandy Stangs opened with a 3-2 win over Benedictine Mesa in their first match, followed by a 4-1 win over Arizona Christian in their second match of the day.
Both matches were GSAC matches.
Against the Redhawks, TMU got wins from their No. 2 pair of
Faith Wada and
Zoe Yates (21-19, 21-18), No. 3 of
Grace Colburn and
Violet Avila (21-16, 21-17) and No. 4
Ashlyn Unruh and
Isabela Rodriguez (21-11, 21-15).
The No. 1 pair of
Annika Gudnason and
Evi Roberts lost in three sets while No. 5
Ellie Niehus and
Ellie Unruh fell in two.
In the second match of the day against the Firestorm, Gudnason and Roberts won in three sets (22-20, 21-23, 15-12), Colburn and Avila won in two (21-11, 21-7), as did the No. 4 pair of
Ashlyn Unruh and Rodriguez (21-18, 21-13). The No. 5s of Niehus and
Ellie Unruh won in three (10-21, 21-15, 15-13).
The No. 2 team of Wada and Yates lost in three (18-21, 21-17, 15-17).
"I am excited about our first day of play," said TMU Head Coach
Annett Davis. "Our 3s and 4s both had consistent, solid showings. The 1s, 2s and 5s definitely had to dig deep and battled, with close wins and losses. Overall we are thankful to have pulled through with a positive start of the season."
The Master's will have two more conference matches on Thursday when they take on Park-Gilbert in the morning and follow that with OUAZ in the afternoon. Both matches will once again be played at the Arizona Athletic Grounds in Mesa, Ariz.
