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No. 5 Beach Volleyball sweeps No. 16 GCU and No. 18 Washington to open MPSF Mid-Season Rumble
03.06.2026 | Beach Volleyball
Longhorns earn two ranked victories on opening day of tournament.
LOS ANGELES – No. 5 Texas Beach Volleyball swept both opponents on the opening day of the MPSF Mid-Season Rumble at Mapes Beach on Friday. The Longhorns improved to 6-2 overall, with all eight matches coming against ranked opponents. Texas now has 12 sweeps in program history, including five against ranked teams.
Texas opened the day with a 5-0 victory over No. 16 GCU. The pair of Macey Butler and Lily Davis clinched the match for the Longhorns with a 21-18, 21-16 win on Court 5.
The Longhorns completed their second sweep of the day with a 5-0 win over No. 18 Washington. Brecht Piersma and Katie Hashman secured the clinching point for Texas with a 21-14, 21-17 victory over the Huskies.
Texas continues play at the MPSF Mid-Season Rumble on Saturday, March 7, facing Oregon at 11 a.m. CT before taking on No. 1 Stanford at 1 p.m. CT.
#5 Texas 5, #16 GCU 0
- Brecht Piersma / Katie Hashman (Texas) def. Karynn Garrow / Becca Drake (GCU) 21-18, 22-20
- Anna Pavelkova / Kacka Pavelkova (Texas) def. Rhea Kohl / Mae Manthe (GCU) 21-14, 21-15
- Emma Grace Robertson / Savannah Thomas (Texas) def. Katie Keefe / Sarah Elder (GCU) 12-21, 21-17, 15-10
- Chloe Charles / Eva Liisa Kuivonen (Texas) def. Jessica Drake / Youna Coens (GCU) 21-19, 21-18
- Macey Butler / Lily Davis (Texas) def. Michael Wittren / Grace Goudy (GCU) 21-18, 21-16
Order of finish: 2, 4, 5, 1, 3
#5 Texas 5, #18 Washington 0
- Brecht Piersma / Katie Hashman (Texas) def. Katarina Pantovic / Emma Hohenauer (UW) 21-14, 21-17
- Anna Pavelkova / Kacka Pavelkova (Texas) def. Mariana Tomasova / Niki Egan (UW) 21-6, 21-12
- Emma Grace Robertson / Savannah Thomas (Texas) def. Zoe Pabarcus / MayaMay Brown (UW) 21-17, 21-14
- Macey Butler / Lily Davis (Texas) def.
- Noa Sonneville / Karin Zolnercikova (Texas) def. Alina Urzua / Avery Towne (UW) 21-19, 21-10
Order of finish: 2, 4, 1, 5, 3
