TAVARES, Fla. – The 2^nd-seeded Spring Hill College (SHC) Sandy Badgers beach volleyball team opened the 2021 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Small College (NCAA Division II) Beach Championships on Friday with dominating 5-0 and 4-0 wins over the 8^th-seeded Wayne State College (WSC) Wildcats (3-2) and the 11^th-seeded University of Tampa (UT) Spartans (Team 2) (0-2) respectively at Hickory Point Beach.
 
Spring Hill College 5, Wayne State College (Neb.) 0
1. Kassandra Fairly/Payton Gidney (SHC) def. Hope Carter/Taya Beller (WSC) 21-7, 21-12
2. Sarah Senft/Mikayla Boyer (SHC) def. Maddie Duffy/Alyssa Ballenger (WSC) 21-15, 21-14
3. Allison Weimer/Leanne Sorrel (SHC) def. Kelsie Cada/Jordan McCormick (WSC) 21-19, 21-13
4. Natalie Bonner/Brooke Borgmeyer (SHC) def. Jessie Brandl/Isabelle Vacek (WSC) 21-15, 21-11
5. Linnea Beger/Kyla Shappell (SHC) def. Jacee Weber/Elly Larson (WSC) 21-8, 17-21, 15-5
 
Spring Hill College 4, Tampa (Team 2) 0
1. Kassandra Fairly/Payton Gidney (SHC) def. Gia Marinelli/Selina Pfuner (UT) 21-14, 21-15
2. Sarah Senft/Mikayla Boyer (SHC) def. Sara Szalay/Maddie Hart (UT) 21-12, 21-8
3. Allison Weimer/Leanne Sorrel (SHC) def. Leah Williams/Taylor George (UT) 21-18, 21-19
4. Natalie Bonner/Brooke Borgmeyer (SHC) def. Danielle Conover/Keely Hamilton (UT) 21-7, 21-15
5. Ashley Brin/Kenzie Erickson (UT) vs. Linnea Beger/Kyla Shappell (SHC) unfinished
 
The Badgers (15-8) will conclude pool play on Saturday at 12 p.m. EDT versus the 5^th-seeded Saint Leo University (SLU) Lions (13-2).