- April 15, 2025
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Matanzas' Fiona Vadurro dives for the ball. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC's Addison Landers passes. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Matanzas' Aliya Lugo-Navas. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC's Alyssa Cruz serves. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Matanzas No. 5 pair, Kailey Harrington (6) and Kaylie Chrestoff. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC's Addison Landers, Eliza Goco, Ava Sheifer and team manager Mia Reynolds. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Matanzas' Olivia Chochev (3) and Carly Owens. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC's Taylor Ralston serves. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC's Eliza Goco serves. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC's Alyssa Cruz serves. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Matanzas' Kaylie Chrestoff bumps over the net. Photo by Brent Woronoff
The Matanzas beach volleyball team defeated county rival Flagler Palm Coast for the third time in two days. This time on common sand.
The Pirates and Bulldogs played their annual match at Wadsworth Park on Monday, April 7, with Matanzas prevailing 3-2.
Matanzas had defeated FPC twice on April 5 by identical 4-1 scores at the Spruce Creek invitational.
Matanzas clinched the victory at Wadsworth with wins at No. 1 (Keri Petro and Olivia Chochev), No. 2 (Aliya Lugo-Navas and Carly Owens) and No. 3 Nevaeh Turner and Haley Stewart).
FPC won at No. 5 with Eliza Goco and Addison Landers winning 21-16, 21-13. And the Bulldogs came from behind in the final match with No. 4 pair Elsie Marks and Taylor Ralston winning in three sets, 15-21, 21-13, 15-11.
The Bulldogs also won at No. 4 in their two matches against the Pirates at Spruce Creek.
FPC (1-9) has not won a match since its opener on Feb. 27 against Burns Sci-Tech of Oak Hill. The Bulldogs play Burns again in their final home match on April 15.
"We're getting better and better every day," said first-year FPC coach Lindsey Stewart, who also coaches the indoor team.
Matanzas improved to 5-6. Andrea Puckrein is in her second year sharing coaching duties with the Pirates' beach team, this year with Julie Menendez. They returned seven players from last year's team.
"I never played beach, so it was a new experience last year," Puckrein said. "Me and the girls have learned a lot. I see a lot of growth. What's cool about this group is they're pretty flexible. We can change partners around and they've been pretty good at adapting. All of them are pretty good friends."
Seabreeze finished second at the Spruce Creek tournament bedhind the host Hawks. The Sandcrabs (5-7) beat FPC and Matanzas. Both scores were 4-1.
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