ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The LMU beach volleyball team (1-7) picked up the the first win in program history Tuesday afternoon, but dropped the remaining three games of their two day swing through Florida. They split a pair with host Webber International 3-2 and 2-3 on Tuesday and lost 4-1 and 4-1 at Eckerd on Wednesday.

MATCH ONE VS. WEBBER INTERNATIONAL
The Lady Railsplitters picked up wins at the No. 1, 3 and 5 positions to claim their first win. After going down 2-0 with losses at the No. 2 and 4 positions, Jordan Green (Hazel Green, Ala.) and Fernanda Miaci (São José dos Campos, Brazil) picked up the first set win in program history with their 21-19, 21-13 win at the No. 5 position. This was soon followed by a 22-20, 21-16 win by Samantha Cash (New Carlisle, Ohio) and Erica Whiteaker (Kingston Springs, Tenn.) at No. 4. 

With the match on the line,the duo of Abby Cash (New Carlisle, Ohio) and Brooke Fleeman (Nashville, Tenn.) went to a tiebreaker set at No. 1, coming from behind to win 20-22, 21-19, 15-11 to seal the win for LMU.

Lincoln Memorial 3, Webber International 2
1. Abby Cash/Brooke Fleeman (LMU) def. Amanda Hayko/Sophie Rossard (WI) 20-22, 21-19, 15-11
2. Nikki McDaniel/Alex Spadaro (WI) def. Jamie Jehne/Bristol Snider (LMU) 21-13, 21-16
3. Samantha Cash/Erica Whiteaker (LMU) def. Dawson Boese/Lauren Dehls (WI) 22-20, 21-16
4. Daniela Melo/Sandra Skarkova (WI) def. Kiera Holland/Peyton McDaniel (LMU) 21-13, 21-9
5. Jordan Green/Fernanda Miaci (LMU) def. Sabina Gerard/Katie Schuelman (WI) 21-19, 21-13

Match Notes
Order of finish: Doubles (4,2,5,3,1)
First win in LMU Beach Volleyball history.

MATCH TWO VS. WEBBER INTERNATIONAL
Once again, it came down to the match at No. 1, but this time Cash and Fleeman were unable to win the tiebreaker set, falling 18-21, 21-14, 18-16 and giving Webber International the win.

Green and Miaci cruised to the 21-13, 21-10 win at No. 5 while Kiera Holland (Columbia, S.C.) and Peyton McDaniel (Morristown, Tenn.) needed the tiebreaker to win at No. 4 21-15, 14-21, 15-7.

Webber International 3, Lincoln Memorial 2
1. Nikki McDaniel/Alex Spadaro (WI) def. Abby Cash/Brooke Fleeman (LMU) 18-21, 21-14, 18-16
2. Sophie Rossard/Amanda Hayko (WI) def. Bristol Snider/Jamie Jehne (LMU) 21-11, 21-15
3. Dawson Boese/Lauren Dehls (WI) def. Samantha Cash/Erica Whiteaker (LMU) 21-18, 21-7
4. Kiera Holland/Peyton McDaniel (LMU) def. Sabina Gerard/Katie Schuelman (WI) 21-15, 14-21, 15-7
5. Jordan Green/Fernanda Miaci (LMU) def. Shelby Bertram/Daniela Melo (WI) 21-13, 21-10

Match Notes
Order of finish: Doubles (3,5,2,4,1)

MATCH ONE VS. ECKERD
In their first match on Wednesday, Samantha Cash and Whiteaker picked up LMU's lone win of the match with their 21-19, 21-10 win at No. 3. Abby Cash and Fleeman took their match at No. 1 to the tiebreaker for the third straight match, falling 16-21, 21-14 and 15-13. The duo of Green and Miaci also had a close match at No. 5 as they lost by a combined four points, 21-19 and 23-21.

Eckerd College 4, Lincoln Memorial 1
1. Tjasa Kotnik/Kaitlyn Sibson (EC) def. Abby Cash/Brooke Fleeman (LMU) 16-21, 21-14, 15-13
2. Arielle Erillo/Madison Whiting (EC) def. Bristol Snider/Jamie Jehne (LMU) 21-9, 21-6
3. Samantha Cash/Erica Whiteaker (LMU) def. Gabriella Reis/Mackenzie Redner (EC) 21-19, 21-10
4. Kali Boatwright/Stephanie Bogda (EC) def. Peyton McDaniel/Kiera Holland (LMU) 21-18, 21-10
5. Rachel Cornatzer/Savanna Cary (EC) def. Jordan Green/Fernanda Miaci (LMU) 21-19, 23-21

MATCH TWO VS. ECKERD
In their final match of the day, Green and Miaci picked up the solo victory for the Lady Railsplitters as they won 21-11, 21-10 at No. 5. Cash and Fleeman almost succeeded in sending their match at No. 1 to a tiebreaker set as they fell 21-10, 23-21.

Eckerd College 4, Lincoln Memorial 1
1. Madison Whiting/Arielle Erillo (EC) def. Abby Cash/Brooke Fleeman (LMU) 21-10, 23-21
2. Tjasa Kotnik/Kaitlyn Sibson (EC) def. Samantha Cash/Erica Whiteaker (LMU) 21-11, 21-13
3. Stephanie Bogda/Kali Boatwright (EC) def. Jamie Jehne/Bristol Snider (LMU) 21-11, 21-15
4. Gabriella Reis/Mackenzie Redner (EC) def. Kiera Holland/Peyton McDaniel (LMU) 21-16, 21-9
5. Fernanda Miaci/Jordan Green (LMU) def. Maison Burr/Haylee Bilbray (EC) 21-11, 21-10

The Lady Railsplitters now have a day off before competing in the Georgia State Sand Slam Friday and Saturday. They will face UNC-Wilmington and eighth-ranked Georgia State Friday and Louisiana-Monroe and Eckerd on Saturday.