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\nTAMPA, Fla., March 6, 2026\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The University of South Florida beach volleyball team opened play at the Tampa Beach Brawl on Friday with a pair of victories at the Tampa Beach Complex, defeating Tampa 4\u20131 before sweeping Barry 5\u20130.
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\nSouth Florida continued its strong early-season play, controlling both duals and improving its overall record while competing close to home.
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\nSouth Florida 4, Tampa 1
\nSouth Florida closed the day with a strong 4\u20131 victory over crosstown opponent Tampa.
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\nZoey Mitchell<\/a> and Josie Sek (Pair 1) battled to a tight first-set win before finishing the match 24\u201322, 21\u201315.
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\nJulia Panko<\/a> and Cornelia Crudu<\/a> (Pair 2) earned a point for the Bulls with a 21\u201317, 21\u201318 victory.
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\nAbigail Lagemann<\/a> and Morgan Anderson<\/a> (Pair 3) earned another point for the Bulls with a 21\u201315, 23\u201321 victory.
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\nKate Stewart<\/a> and Tereza Lajkebov\u00e1 (Pair 5) controlled their match throughout, winning 21\u201315, 21\u201313.
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\nPair 4 fell in close contests, but the Bulls secured the dual with four court victories.
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\nIn exhibition play, Addison Bounds<\/a> and Alyx Zaptaka competed as Pair 6, with their match going unfinished in the third set.
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\nSouth Florida 5, Barry 0
\nThe Bulls delivered a dominant performance against Barry, winning all five courts in straight sets.
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\nKate Stewart<\/a> and Tereza Lajkebov\u00e1 (Pair 4) earned the opening point with a 21\u201314, 21\u201316 victory. Alyx Zaptaka and Bella Almeida (Pair 5) quickly followed with a 21\u201313, 21\u201318 win to give South Florida an early 2\u20130 lead.
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\nJulia Panko<\/a> and Cornelia Crudu<\/a> (Pair 1) extended the lead with a 21\u201314, 21\u201310 victory. Ryann Genest<\/a> and Josie Sek (Pair 2) added another point with a 21\u201310, 21\u201314 win.
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\nAbigail Lagemann<\/a> and Morgan Anderson<\/a> (Pair 3) closed out the sweep with a decisive 21\u201314, 21\u20138 victory.\u00a0
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\nNote-A-Bulls:
\n\u2022\u00a0Dominant Sweep\u00a0\u2014\u00a0South Florida defeated Barry 5\u20130, winning all five courts in straight sets.
\n\u2022\u00a0Crosstown Victory\u00a0\u2014\u00a0The Bulls earned a 4\u20131 win over Tampa to close the day.
\n\u2022\u00a0Two-Win Day\u00a0\u2014\u00a0South Florida collected two dual victories at the Tampa Beach Brawl Day 1
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\nUP NEXT
\nSouth Florida continues play at the Tampa Beach Brawl on Saturday, facing Palm Beach Atlantic at 9 a.m. before taking on Eckerd at 1 p.m. at the Tampa Beach Complex.<\/p>\n
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\nThe University of South Florida Beach Volleyball program is the newest program in the now 21-team USF Athletics program. South Florida Beach Volleyball joined Conference USA on July 1, 2025. Pri Piantadosi-Lima<\/a> was named South Florida’s first-ever beach volleyball head coach on June 6, 2023. She also serves as the head coach of USAV Beach and the national team development program and was honored as the 2022 USA Volleyball Female Junior Coach of the Year. Before joining South Florida, Piantadosi-Lima helped launch the Eckerd College program in 2015 as an assistant coach and helped lead the program to its first AVCA national championship and two consecutive NCAA championship podium finishes.<\/p>\n
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