The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2025-26 Beach Volleyball Roster
Roster
Karin Zolnercikova
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- TJ Ostrava
- Prev School:
- Stetson
- Hometown:
- Orlova, Czech Republic
- Major:
- Physical Culture & Sports
- 2025 All-CCSA Team
- 2026 MPSF All-Tournament Team
- 2025 CCSA All-Tournament Team
- CCSA Beach Volleyball Pair of the Week (4/8/2026 w/Maddison Parmelly
- 2026 MPSF All-Academic Team
- 2025 CCSA All-Academic Team
- 2x SEC Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2025, Spring 2026)
2026 (Graduate Student)
Named to the MPSF All-Tournament Team ... Ended the season with a 19-4 overall record (1-0 at No. 3, 2-0 at No. 4, 16-4 at No. 5) ... Opened the season with Lily Davis, earning a straight-sets victory over LMU at No. 4 during the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classic ... Teamed with Noa Sonneville at the MPSF Mid-Season Rumble, going 3-0 at No. 5 with wins over Washington, Oregon and Stanford ... Posted a 2-1 record with Noa Sonneville at No. 5 during the East Meets West Invitational, defeating Hawai'i and Cal before falling to LMU ... Went 3-1 at the Death Volley Invitational, defeating Arizona State in three sets with Noa Sonneville before partnering with Vivian Johnson for wins over LSU and Grand Canyon, with the lone loss coming against Cal ... Opened the Texas Invitational with a three-set loss to Stanford at No. 5 alongside Noa Sonneville before teaming with Chloe Charles for straight-sets victories over UCLA and Long Beach State ... Paired with Noa Sonneville for court-five victories over Washington and Houston Christian to finish 2-0 at the Longhorn Showdown ... Collected two wins with Macey Butler at the Lone Star Classic, defeating UTEP at No. 4 and Houston Christian at No. 3 ... Earned MPSF All-Tournament Team honors after going 4-0 with Macey Butler at No. 5 during the MPSF Championship, clinching the dual in the opening-round victory over Grand Canyon and the championship win over UCLA while also defeating USC and UCLA in the semifinals and championship, respectively ... Competed with Macey Butler at No. 5 during the NCAA Championships, leading 21-13, 19-14 against Georgia State before the match was abandoned following Texas' 3-0 victory, then fell to UCLA in straight sets in the national semifinals ... Closed the season by winning six of the final seven completed matches with Macey Butler (1-0 at No. 3, 1-0 at No. 4, 4-1 at No. 5), including a perfect 4-0 record during the MPSF Championship.
2025 (Senior)
- Went 27-7 overall (1-0 at No. 2, 24-6 at No. 3)
- CCSA Beach Volleyball Pair of the Week with Maddison Parmelly
- CCSA All-Tournament Team
Went undefeated with Maddison Parmelly with wins against UTEP (21-14, 21-18) at No. 2 and McNeese, Sam Houston, and Houston Christian at No. 3…Went undefeated at the No. 3 position with Parmelly at the Longhorn Invitational with wins against Coastal Carolina, Tulane, Stephen F. Austin, and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi...Went 2-2 with Parmelly at the No. 3 position at the TCU Invitational with wins against #12 FAU and Boise State, falling to #7 FSU and #4 TCU...Went 3-1 with Parmelly at the No. 3 position at the East Meets West Invitational with wins against #1 UCLA, #7 California, and #18 Hawaii, falling to #2 LMU...Went 2-2 with Parmelly at the No. 3 position at the East vs. West Invitational with wins against #9 California and #11 ASU, falling to #13 GCU and #2 LMU...Went 2-1 with Parmelly at the No. 3 position at the Death Volley Invitational defeating #9 LBSU and #1 UCLA, falling to #5 Stanford...Went undefeated with Parmelly at the No. 3 position at the FSU Unconquered Invitational with wins against South Carolina, #5 FSU, #10 LSU, and #15 FAU...Went undefeated with Parmelly at the No. 3 position at the Lone Star Invitational with two wins against Southern Mississippi, #17 North Florida, and #6 Cal Poly...Defeated #8 FSU with Parmelly at the No. 3 position at the CCSA Championships…Defeated #10 California with Parmelly at the No. 3 position in the first round of the NCAA Championships before falling to #2 TCU in the quarterfinals.
2024 (Junior)
Competed in one match against Arizona St. with Chloe Charles on court five
PRIOR TO TEXAS
Play indoor for TJ Ostrava and Zdenek Pommer from 2014-2021 and played beach volleyball under Michal Provaznik from 2014-2024... In 2023, was All-America Second Team and was First Team ASUN All-Conference and earned All-Tournament honors... Was named to the ASUN 2022 All-Tournament Team... Competed at the U18 European Championships from 2016-2018 and the U22 European Championships from 2020-2021... Competed at the U19 2018 World Championship and th 2019 U21 Championships... Part of Czech'ss National Championship Team in 2023 that finished second... FIVB World Tour in 2023
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended AHOL - HS of Gastronomy, Tourism and Spa...
PERSONAL
Daughter to Ivo Zolnercik and Dagmar Zolnercikova... Sister to Diana Zolnerickova who played beach volleyball professionally on the FIVB tour as a defender from 2015-2018... Chose Texas because of the new program, incredible coaches and the opportunity to contribute to the growth of a program...
