Beach Volleyball Continues Fall Slate at AVCA Central Qualifier - University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - The Sandy Mocs are back in action this weekend, Oct. 24-25 at the AVCA Central Fall Qualifier in Huntsville, Alabama, looking to get more important reps in for the upcoming spring season, and potentially earn another bid to the AVCA Beach National Championships in two weeks.

Chattanooga already has two bids to the upcoming Championships. The Sandy Mocs earned their first one when they made the NCAA Tournament last spring, before earning a second one last weekend when the duo of Corina Vale and Ansley Gulledge placed second in the AVCA East Coast Qualifier in Wilmington.

This weekend, three more bids are up for grabs as the Sandy Mocs have three pairs competing in the Bid Division. Those teams are Ansley Gulledge and Corina Vale (already qualified), Sydney Jackwin and Madeline McCabe, and Taylor Clark and Ava Goryl. There are 32 pairs in the Bid Division and it will be a bracket style tournament with the first three rounds scheduled for Saturday before the final rounds conclude Sunday morning. There are also several consolation brackets for team's that lose in the main draw. Chattanooga's Bid Division opening round matches are copied below.

Bid Division First Round Draw
Gulledge/Vale vs. Lee/Shrodes (Mercer) at 9 a.m.
Jackwin/McCabe vs. Grigoreva/White (Southern Miss.) at 9 a.m.
Clark/Goryl vs. Hetzell/Jackson (Mercer) at 10:15 a.m.

Chattanooga also has five teams competing in either Open Division A or Open Division B, as all 16 players on the roster will get competitive matches in this weekend. In Open Division A, Chattanooga has paired up Sierra Garza and Madison LaRue, Joceleyn Bloedel and Camryn Neal, and Caimen Cothron and Finley Kenney. Each pair is scheduled for five matches throughout the weekend. Competing in Open Division B for UTC is Abigail Goble and Jill Sandel, as well as Olivia Grant and Addyson Witkamp. Those two pairs are also scheduled for five matches throughout the weekend.

For complete schedules for each pair and to view the full Bid Division bracket, please click this link that takes you to the tournament page.

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Players Mentioned

Taylor Clark

Caimen Cothron

Sierra Garza

Abigail Goble

Ava Goryl

Olivia Grant

Ansley Gulledge

Sydney Jackwin

Finley Kenney

Madison LaRue

Madeline McCabe

Camryn Neal

Jill Sandel

Corina Vale

Addyson Witkamp

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