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No. 8 Beach Volleyball preview: FSU Unconquered Invitational
04.03.2025 | Beach Volleyball
The Longhorns are set to face three conference opponents this weekend in Tallahassee.
AUSTIN, Texas - No. 8 Texas Beach Volleyball heads to Tallahassee, Florida for the FSU Unconquered Invitational on April 4-5. The Longhorns will face three conference opponents with duals against South Carolina, No. 5 Florida State, and No. 10 LSU. South Florida (exhibition) and No. 15 Florida Atlantic will round out the weekend lineup for the Longhorns.
HOW TO FOLLOW:
- Follow along @TexasBeachVB on Twitter/X
MATCHUPS:
Opponent: South Carolina (8-9)
Location: Beach Volleyball Courts | Tallahassee, Florida
Date: Friday, April 4
Time: 8:00 a.m. CT
Opponent: No. 5 Florida State (20-5)
Location: Beach Volleyball Courts | Tallahassee, Florida
Date: Friday, April 4
Time: 11:45 a.m. CT
Series History: FSU leads 1-0
Last Meeting: L 0-5 (March 7, 2025 - TCU Invitational - Fort Worth, TX)
Opponent: South Florida (EXH.)
Location: Beach Volleyball Courts | Tallahassee, Florida
Date: Friday, April 4
Time: 2:15 p.m. CT
Opponent: No. 10 LSU (17-8)
Location: Beach Volleyball Courts | Tallahassee, Florida
Date: Saturday, April 5
Time: 9:15 a.m. CT
Opponent: No. 15 Florida Atlantic (12-8)
Location: Beach Volleyball Courts | Tallahassee, Florida
Date: Saturday, April 5
Time: 1:00 p.m. CT
Series History: Texas leads 1-0
Last Meeting: W 3-2 (March 7, 2025 - TCU Invitational - Fort Worth, TX)
LAST WEEK:
The Longhorns finished the Death Volley Invitational, 1-3 to move to 17-8 for the season. Texas defeated No. 9 Long Beach State, 3-2, to claim its seventh ranked win of the season. The Longhorns fell on the first two courts but stormed back to win on the next three courts to claim the victory with a three set finish from Macey Butler and Noa Sonneville (No. 4), 21-19, 18-21, 15-10. Texas faced three other ranked opponents falling to No. 5 Stanford (4-1), No. 1 UCLA (3-1), and No. 4 USC (3-0).
WHO TO WATCH:
Maddison Parmelly and Karin Zolnercikova lead the Longhorns with a 17-6 record, 16-6 at No. 3 and 1-0 at No. 2. The pairs of Emma Grace Robertson and Katie Hashman and Butler and Sonneville both boast 15 win records for the Longhorns. Chloe Charles and Eva Liisa Kuivonen remain undefeated at the No. 2 position, 7-0 with a 5-9 record at the No. 1 position.
