Panthers Face 4 Top-Ten Opponents at Florida State’s Alumni Weekend Beach Volleyball Tournament

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MIAMI (April 13, 2017) – The No. 14-ranked FIU beach volleyball team (18-10, 8-4 CCSA) travel back to Tallahassee, Florida for the Florida State Alumni Weekend beach volleyball tournament this Friday, April 14 and Saturday, April 15. The Panthers will play No. 10 Grand Canyon at 8:30 a.m. and No. 9 Stetson at 1 p.m. to open play on Friday. On Saturday, FIU will compete against the host Seminoles, currently ranked No. 4, at 10 a.m. and then close out the weekend against No. 2 Pepperdine at 1 p.m.  Last weekend, the Panthers returned from Tallahassee after competing in the Staybridge Suites Invitational with a 1-2 mark, defeating No. 10 Georgia State 4-1. FIU dropped its first two matches against No. 12 South Carolina, 5-0, and No. 13 TCU, 3-2. Looking at the Antelopes: No. 10 Grand Canyon (14-6) completed play against No. 2 Pepperdine and No. 5 Long Beach State last weekend with two losses. The Antelopes were defeated by the Waves, 4-1, and the 49ers, 5-0. FIU currently leads GCU 3-0 all time, with their last match-up in 2016 that resulted in a 4-1 Panther victory. First serve is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Looking at the Hatters: No. 9 Stetson (15-10, 8-0 CCSA) is coming off a 4-0 weekend, with two back-to-back victories over Mercer and Coastal Carolina. The Panthers are currently 2-2 against the Hatters all-time. First serve is set for 1 p.m. on Friday.   Looking at the Seminoles: No. 4-ranked Florida State (18-6, 7-0 CCSA) posted a 3-0 sweep last weekend at its own Staybridge Suites Invitational with victories over TCU, 5-0, No. 15 Florida Atlantic, 5-0, and No. 12 South Carolina, 5-0. The last match-up between the Seminoles and the Panthers will be just 15 days difference since they met at the Fifth Annual Surf 'N Turf Invitational on March 31 in Miami Beach, a match which resulted in a 3-2 victory for Florida State. All time, the Seminoles a 4-2 lead in the series. The ...

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