CLEVELAND, Ga. - Berry Vikings Beach Volleyball jumped back into action today at Truett McConnell facing Tusculum University and TMU where they fell in both duals, 4-1 and 3-2 respectively.

Kaylee Howell made her first season debut in the sand playing in the one pair with Kara Schmit in dual one against Tusculum where they fell in a tough battle to the Division II team. Andrea Hurt and Olivia Mallow claimed the lone victory over the Pioneers in pair five.

Dual One VS Tusculum:

1. K. Oppenhuis/ B. Smith (TU) def. Kara Schmit/ Kaylee Howell (BC) 21-19, 17-21, 17-15

2. M. Browne/ O. Browne (TU) def. Becky Blaydes/ Bella Boston (BC) 21-7, 21-19

3. K. Mclamb/ C. Miller (TU) def. Sabine Rudolph/ Lindsey MacDiarmid (BC) 21-11, 21-10

4. H. Marsh/ R. Rushing (TU) def. Keira Kruk/ Lilly Teagle (BC) 21-10, 21-15

5. Andrea Hurt/ Olivia Mallow (BC) def. A. Williams/ D. Bierwagen (TU) 21-13, 21-10

6. M. Willis/ K. Murphy (TU) def. Madie Whitehead/ Kate Whittle (BC) 21-18, 26-24

In dual two, Lindsey MacDiarmid and Sabine Rudolph along with Kat Kelyman and Grace Mau earned big wins over TMU (with this being Mau and Rudolph's first time to take a stand for the Vikings).

Dual Two VS TMU:

1. L. Bowen/ E. Boland (TMU) def. Becky Blaydes/ Bella Boston (BC) 21-11, 21-16

2. M. Dunn/ K. McCann (TMU) def. Kara Howell/ Kaylee Schmit (BC) 9-21, 21-15, 15-13

3. Kat Kelyman/ Grace Mau (BC) def. J. Roberts/ D. Valmus (TMU) 15-21, 21-10, 15-5

4. Lindsey MacDiarmid/ Sabine Rudolph (BC) def. E. Franklin/ K. Mcfarland (TMU) 23-21, 21-17

5. M. Perez/ M. Boggs (TMU) def. Andrea Hurt/ Olivia Mallow (BC) 22-20, 21-17

6. K. Williamson/ C. Godfrey (TMU) vs. Madie Whitehead/ Kate Whittle (BC) 21-18(BC), 21-12(TMU).

Beach Volleyball returns to action at Briggs Beach next weekend as they host the Berry Kick-Off featuring Erskine, Tennessee Tech, LaGrange, and Carson-Newman.