Irvine Valley beach volleyball team picks up two more OEC wins

Irvine Valley's women's beach volleyball team stayed unbeaten in Orange Empire Conference action with two more wins on Friday afternoon at home.

The Lasers battled through light rain most of the day and defeated Orange Coast, 5-0, and Fullerton, 4-1.

The win improved IVC's record to 7-6 overall and 5-0 in conference.

Irvine Valley is 6-0 against fellow community college programs this season.

The Lasers got wins a pair of impressive wins from its No. 1 pair of sophomores Emily Reinking and Hailee Earnest. The duo defeated Orange Coast's Tiffany Boykin and Adelle Buede, 21-7, 21-15, and the Fullerton pair of Azucena Duarte and Charity Dennis, 21-13, 21-9.

The IVC No. 2 team of sophomore Hannah Matt and Carlee Roethlisberger, the No. 4 team of freshman Alyssa Blevins and sophomore Juju Cannon and the No. 5 pair of sophomore Taylor Askins and Brittany Tuliau also won two matches apiece.

Irvine Valley's No. 3 team of freshman Olivia Aguilar and sophomore Kayla Scheevel beat the team from OCC, but fell in three sets to Fullerton's pair of Alex Winfield and Mariah Gonzalez, 21-11, 17-21, 15-13.

Fullerton also defeated Orange Coast, 4-1, on the day.

Irvine Valley doesn't play again until Friday, April 22 when it takes on conference opponents Riverside and Golden West at Golden West. 

Irvine Valley 5, Orange Coast 0

1) Emily Reinking/Hailee Earnest (IVC) def. Adelle Buede/Tiffany Boykin (OCC), 21-7, 21-14

2) Carlee Roethlisberger/Hannah Matt (IVC) def. Danyelle Brown/Alyssa Assayag (OCC), 21-12, 21-14

3) Olivia Aguilar/Kayla Scheevel (IVC) def. Lauren Wilson/Susie Packard (OCC), 21-14, 21-18

4) Alyssa Blevins/Juju Cannon (IVC) def. Measha Lindstrand/Aubrea Tuell (OCC) 21-11, 23-21

5) Taylor Askins/Brittany Tuliau (IVC) def. Kristen Gyorgy/Diana Che (OCC), 21-10, 21-8 

Irvine Valley 4, Fullerton 1

1) Reinking/Earnest (IVC) def. Azucena Duarte/Charity Dennis (FC), 21-13, 21-9

2) Roethlisberger/Matt (IVC) def. Mallori Koci/Alex Smith (FC), 21-10, 21-15

3) Alex Winfield/Mariah Gonzalez (FC) def. Aguilar/Scheevel (IVC), 21-11, 17-21, 15-13

4) Blevins/Cannon (IVC) def. Victoria Rodriguez/Shawnee Longmeyer (FC), 21-13, 21-7

5) Askins/Tuliau (IVC) def. Ellen Hansen/Alyssa Jensen (FC), 21-17, 21-14 

Fullerton, 4, Orange Coast 1

1) Buede/Boykin (OCC) def. Duarte/Dennis (FC), 21-18, 16-21, 15-12

2) Winfield/Gonzalez (FC) def. Brown/Assayag (OCC), 21-12, 21-19

3) Koci/Smith (FC) def. Wilson/Packard (OCC), 23-21, 19-21, 15-13

4) Rodriguez/Longmeyer (FC) def. Gyorgy/Che (OCC), 21-17, 22-24, 15-13

5) Hansen/Jensen (FC) def. Lindstrand/Tuell (OCC), 21-16, 21-13