Avery, Rosado Win Match For Sand Volleyball
Avery, Rosado Win Match For Sand VolleyballAvery, Rosado Win Match For Sand Volleyball

Avery, Rosado Win Match For Sand Volleyball

March 12, 2015

Los Gatos, Calif.--Freshmen Summer Avery and Yavianliz Rosado won their match Thursday afternoon for the San José State sand volleyball team, but the Spartans fell to Santa Clara, 4-1, at Los Gatos High School.

Avery and Rosado, playing in the number-three position, had to go three sets with Santa Clara's GiGi Cresto and Jensen Cunningham. The Broncos won the first set 21-11, but Avery and Rosado rebounded to win the next two sets 21-19 and 15-13. The Spartan pair was up 13-11 in the third set but had to hold off the Bronco pair who had tied the set at 13-13 before Avery and Rosado scored the final two points.

The other four Spartan matches went just two sets each. Nandyala Gama and Bre Moreland lost a hard-fought match 21-18, 21-15. Jamie Hirai and Allison Meehan fell 21-9, 21-9, while Sara Hibbs and Julie Sam lost 21-13, 21-12. Samantha Pereira and Breann Robinson fell 21-10, 21-9.

San José State will play three dual matches this weekend. Saturday, the team will play at Sacramento State beginning at 1 p.m. The Spartans then travel to California on Sunday for duals against the Golden Bears at 10 a.m., and #8 Pacific at 1 p.m.

Santa Clara 4, San José State 1
1. Nikki Hess/Kirsten Mead def. Nandyala Gama/Bre Moreland (SJS) - 21-18, 21-15
2. Sabrina Clayton/Danielle Rottman (SCU) def. Jamie Hirai/Allison Meehan (SJS) - 21-9, 21-9
3. Summer Avery/Yavianliz Rosado (SJS) def. GiGi Cresto/Jensen Cunningham (SCU) - 11-21, 21-19, 15-13
4. Katrina Inch/Sarah Vacarro (SCU) def. Sara Hibbs/Julie Sam (SJS) - 21-13, 21-12
5. Kaity Edwards/Mary Shepard (SCU) def. Samantha Pereira/Breann Robinson (SJS) - 21-10, 21-9
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