On May 5th two Leon County beach volleyball teams competed in the regional finals for their respective region and classification. Chiles (19-1) beat Bishop Kenny (20-3) in the 2A region 1 finals advancing to the state semifinals, while Florida High (16-4) finished a very successful season with a loss to Episcopal School of Jacksonville (13-8) during the 1A region 1 finals.
Chiles
The Timberwolves started out strong winning a point at the first position, while Meg Hearn and Natalie Gibson beat Bishop Kenny’s Chiamaka Nduka and Liana Sumpter in straight sets with set scores 21-9, 21-12. Bishop Kenny evened the dual winning the second position in a tight match with team captain’s Claire Newell and Alexis Sowers just beating Chiles’ Lindsay Smith and Sterling Carlisle 16-14 in the third set. Chiles found another point at the third position with Loganne Abernathy and Riley Warmath beating Maggie Zahariadis and Aleena Lundy convincingly in straight sets with set scores of 21-10, 21-12. Bishop Kenny won at the fourth position beating Chiles’ Riley Boykin and Callie Rowse with set scores 21-15, 21-12. In dramatic fashion, the duel came down to the fifth position as Bishop kenny forced a third set after winning the second set 21-17. Chiles’ Anna Holman and Jensen Glenn fought off Bishop Kenny’s Maria Patelli and Sienna Selfors in a third set with set scores of 25-23, 17-21 and 15-13 sending the Timberwolves to the state semifinals as they beat Bishop Kenny 3-2.
Chiles will play Lourdes Academy At the Florida State University beach volleyball courts in Tallahassee, FL on May 8th with a chance to advance to the state finals.
Florida High
Florida High came into the regional final match against episcopal with a record of 16-4 carrying momentum from their last win against Williston. Episcopal got off to a good start winning the first set on the fourth position and the fifth position. Florida High’s Olivia woods and Addison Mayernick were able to win the first set at the two’s position but lost the match in a third set with set scores of 21-17, 17-21, 9-15. Sophie Ashworth and Tess Kyvik made a strong push for the Seminoles during the second set at the fifth position but were not able to win the match, losing 21-6, 21-17. Episcopal found their third and final point of the dual at the fourth position beating Florida High’s Annaliese Schoen and Mackenzie Taber with set scores of 21-14, 21-18. Since Episcopal clinched the dual winning three points, they opted to not play the first and third positions.
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