AVE MARIA, Fla. — The Ave Maria Beach Volleyball team completed their four-match sweep of the weekend, beating the Spartanburg Methodist Pioneers and the Brenau Tigers Saturday, March 15. The Gyrenes were even better than they were on Friday, winning both matches 5-0.

Ave Maria seems to have found their go to lineup for the conference season, sending out the same five pairs as the first match on Friday in both matches on Saturday.

In the early game against the Pioneers, the Gyrenes won three of the five flights in two sets. Top pair Ines Lopes and Adriana Bravo won 21-17, 21-12, third pair Kate Lyons and Beatriz Rissi win 21-9, 21-10, and fifth pair Natalia Cassata and DeAnna Barrett won 21-17, 21-11.

In the other two flights, Spartanburg Methodist won the middle set to force a third, but both Gyrene pairs came out on top to secure the 5-0 victory.

Ave Maria did even better in the final match of the weekend, winning all 10 sets against the Tigers for the 5-0 victory.

Cassata and Barrett had the biggest win among the five pairs, only giving up a total of 13 points. They won 21-6, 21-7.

Lyons and Rissi had the next best flight, winning 21-7, 21-11.

The tightest flight was the second one, with Ryan Getz and Emily Child winning 21-18, 21-19.

With the two wins on Saturday, the Gyrenes improve to 6-5 overall and 5-3 in conference play. Ave Maria is also now 5-1 at home at the Suppa Malec Beach Volleyball Complex with two more matches left on their home schedule.

The Gyrenes are on the road for their next two matches, taking a trip up to St. Petersburg, Florida, Thursday, March 20, to take on the Barry Buccaneers and the Eckerd Tritons. Ave Maria beat Barry 4-1 Tuesday, March 11, to kick off their home season. It was their first win over an NCAA Division II school in program history.