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No. 7 Beach Volleyball preview: Lone Star Invitational
04.17.2025 | Beach Volleyball
The Longhorns close out the regular season at home.
AUSTIN, Texas - No. 7 Texas Beach Volleyball will return home for the Lone Star Invitational to close out the regular season on April 18-19. The Longhorns will face three opponents with two duals against Southern Mississippi followed by ranked duals against No. 6 Cal Poly and No. 17 North Florida.
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MATCHUPS:
Opponent: Southern Mississippi (12-19)
Location: Wright-Whitaker Sports Complex | Austin, TX
Date: Friday, April 18
Time: 12:00 p.m. CT
Opponent: No. 6 Cal Poly (22-6)
Location: Wright-Whitaker Sports Complex | Austin, TX
Date: Friday, April 18
Time: 4:30 p.m. CT
Opponent: Southern Mississippi (12-19)
Location: Wright-Whitaker Sports Complex | Austin, TX
Date: Friday, April 18
Time: 6:30 p.m. CT
Opponent: No. 17 North Florida (21-6)
Location: Wright-Whitaker Sports Complex | Austin, TX
Date: Saturday, April 19
Time: 12:00 p.m. CT
LAST INVITATIONAL:
The Longhorns went undefeated in the FSU Unconquered Invitational to move to 21-8 for the season and 3-1 in conference play. Texas defeated South Carolina, 4-1 followed by a 3-2 win against No. 5 FSU. The Longhorns returned on Saturday to defeat No.10 LSU (3-2) and No. 15 FAU (4-1) to complete an invitational sweep. Texas went undefeated on the No. 3 and No. 4 courts with stellar performances from the pairs of Maddison Parmelly and Karin Zolnercikova and Macey Butler and Noa Sonneville.
WHO TO WATCH:
Parmelly and Zolnercikova, the CCSA Week 7 Pair of the Week, lead the Longhorns with a 21-6 record (20-6 at No. 3, 1-0 at No. 2) followed by a 19-9 record (14-7 at No.4, 5-2 at No. 5) from Butler and Sonneville. Katie Hashman and Emma Grace Robertson add an 18-11 record (6-3 at No. 1, 12-8 at No. 2) with Chloe Charles and Eva Liisa Kuivonen adding a 13-12 record (7-0 at No. 2, 6-12 at No. 1) for the Longhorns.
