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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 Beach Volleyball’s Katie Martinez<\/a> and Maddie Fiedler<\/a> have been named the ASUN Pair of the Week, the league office\u00a0announced Wednesday. The honor marks the first time a Dolphin duo has earned the weekly award since 2015, and the first under Head Coach Dylan Hough<\/a>.<\/p>\n Martinez and Fiedler posted a perfect 4-0 record at the No. 5 flight during the UNF Invitational, helping Jacksonville extend its program-record winning streak and secure multiple team victories over the weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n The duo opened the tournament with a three-set comeback victory over Florida International’s Wade and Vildere, 17-21, 25-23, 15-11. They followed with a dominant straight-set win against Eastern Kentucky’s Knack and Ferguson, 21-8, 21-13.<\/p>\n On Saturday, Martinez and Fiedler continued their strong play with a convincing 21-17, 21-8 win over Mercer’s Peck and Sayler before closing the weekend with Jacksonville’s lone point against No. 17 North Florida, defeating Villalon and Bunch in straight sets, 21-15, 21-19.<\/p>\n The pair accounted for two match-clinching points for the Dolphins and finished the weekend as the team’s only undefeated duo.<\/p>\n Martinez and Fiedler’s performance helped highlight Jacksonville’s most successful stretch in program history, as the Dolphins extended their winning streak to six matches during the tournament.<\/p>\n Eleven years marks the last time Jacksonville won an ASUN pair of the week, and this is the first installment under Dylan Hough<\/a>‘s tenure at Jacksonville (2021-present). Sammie Strausbaugh and Kelly Koop were the last tandem to win in 2015, after they posted a perfect weekend to help the Dolphins secure the No. 2 seed in the ASUN tournament.<\/p>\n