TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (April 14, 2017) – The No. 14-ranked FIU beach volleyball team (20-10, 9-4 CCSA) took down two top-ten ranked teams in day one of the Florida State's Alumni Weekend beach volleyball tournament. The Panthers defeated No. 10 Grand Canyon, 4-1 and conference opponent, No. 9 Stetson, 3-2.
The first match of the day resulted in a 4-1 win for the Panthers against the No. 10 Antelopes. Pair No. 5 of Anabela Sataric and Estefanie Bethancourt cinched the first win to get the lead over GCU's Kelli Iverson and Jessica Clark, 14-21, 21-19, 15-8.