MIAMI (April 1, 2017) – The No. 15-ranked FIU beach volleyball team (17-8, 7-3 CCSA) closed out the fifth annual Surf & Turf Invitational on South Beach with two wins against No. 18 Tulane, 4-1, and No. 14 Florida Atlantic, 3-2, and dropping its one loss to No. 3 UCLA, 4-1.
In the first match of day two for the Panthers, FIU defeated Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) rival, Tulane, 4-1. Leading the Panthers was the No. 5 pair of Lina Bernier and Natalia Giron with a 21-8, 21-14 win over the Green Wave's Sarah Strasner and Anna Chin.