Beach Volleyball sweeps Richard Bland to open 2025 season

Salisbury, N.C. —- The Catawba College beach volleyball team opened its 2025 season on a beautiful day at the Catawba Beach Volleyball Courts, sweeping Richard Bland in a doubleheader on Wednesday.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Match One | Catawba 4, Richard Bland 1

- Kennedy Kimbro and Katie Willingham cruised their way to win in #4s, riding a dominant 21-3 win in the first set to a 21-3, 21-11 sweep

- The duo of Christina Knotts and Morgan Childress debuted in the #2 position, defeating their opponent in back-to-back 21-9 outcomes

- Hayes Smith and Riannel Arevalo were the #1s pair in the season opener, sweeping their way to a 21-15, 21-11 victory

- Ragan Ball and Taylor Vecchione were the fourth duo in the opening match to start the season 1-0, defeating their #3s counterpart 21-15, 21-12

Match Two | Catawba 4, Richard Bland 1

- Smith and Arevalo cruised to a second consecutive win on the day, defeating RBC's #1 duo 21-8, 21-11

- Kimbro and Willingham earned another definitive win, 21-11, 21-13 in #4s play

- Knotts and Childress moved to 2-0 on the young season with a 21-11 before pulling out a 24-22 thriller in the clinching set

- Sidney Kettelkamp and Brooke Vaughan came back from an early defeat to split the day with a 21-11, 21-17 win in #5s play

UP NEXT

- Catawba returns right back to the beach courts on Thursday, hosting Wake Tech and Sandhills CC for matches at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., respectively