>Site: 
Mount Berry, Ga. | Berry College

>Scores: 
Huntingdon 4, Salem 1
Berry 5, Salem 0

>Records: 
Salem (2-10) | Huntingdon (2-16) | Berry (24-4)

>Next Match:
Salem vs. LaGrange | April 12 | Mount Berry, Ga. | 10:30 p.m.

BOXSCORE | Salem-Huntingdon
BOXSCORE | Salem-Berry 

MOUNT BERRY, Ga. — The Salem beach volleyball team battled through weather delays and an elongated pair of matches before suffering a pair of setbacks at the Briggs Beach Bash hosted by Berry College to Huntingdon (4-1) and the host Vikings (5-0) on Friday afternoon. 

Huntingdon 4, Salem 1
The Spirits earned their point by virtue of a win by the No. 4 pair of Aspen Bradley and Ella Brameus, who downed Morgan Suggs and Carryne Chancey by scores of 21-18, 21-15. It marked the sixth win of the season for the Salem tandem on the season, second-most of any pair. 

Salem's Haley King and LindaGrace York also triumphed in the exhibition clash with Hannah Rutherford and Jenna Dupre, fighting back from an opening set loss to emerge with an 18-21, 22-20, 15-6 victory. 

Huntingdon claimed a pair of two-set wins in the clash, including a 21-14, 21-19 win by Veronica Tikhomirona and Ariel Hemick, who took down Jolina Bun and Olivia Torres. Torres and Bun competed as the No. 1 seed for the first time in 2025. Lydia Hitchcock and Lily Vandyke also came through with a two-set triumph for the Hawks in their clash with fellow No. 4 pair Molly Enos and Grace Royer. 

Izzy Valldeperas and Ashen Janowski overcame an opening set setback to post a 15-21, 21-17, 15-6 victory over Ellie Scherer and McKenzie Tullock in the clash of No. 2 seeds. Eva Ellenburg and Jessi Hilyer emerged with a three-set win against Anna Rymer and Leah Rymer in a battle of No. 3 seeds. 

1. Veronica Tikhomirona/Ariel Hemick (HUNT) def. Jolina Bun/Olivia Torres (SALEM) 21-14, 21-19
2. Izzy Valldeperas/Ashen Janowski (HUNT) def. Ellie Scherer/McKenzie Tullock (SALEM) 15-21, 21-17, 15-6
3. Eva Ellenburg/Jessi Hilyer (HUNT) def. Anna Rymer/Leah Rymer (SALEM) 20-22, 21-15, 15-10
4. Aspen Bradley/Ella Brameus (SALEM) def. Morgan Suggs/Carryne Chancey (HUNT) 21-18, 21-15
5. Lydia Hitchcock/Lily Vandyke (HUNT) def. Molly Enos/Grace Royer (SALEM) 22-20, 23-21
Ext. Haley King/LindaGrace York (SALEM) def. Hannah Rutherford/Jenna Dupre (HUNT) 18-21, 22-20, 15-6

Berry 5, Salem 0
The host Vikings capped off their win over the Spirits with two-set victories in each of the six games. Kaylee Howell and Becky Blaydes took down Jolina Bun and Olivia Torres by virtue of 21-18 and 21-10 wins in the clash of No. 1 seeds. Berry's Sabine Rudolph and Ailee England, seeded at No. 2, held off the hard-charging tandem of Ellie Scherer and McKenzie Tullock by scores of 22-20, 21-13. 

Kara Schmitt and Madie Whitehead picked up a point as the No. 3 Berry tandem, taking down Anna Rymer and Leah Rymer by scores of 21-18, 21-10. Kat Kelyman and Grace Mau handed Salem's Aspen Bradley and Ella Brameus a pair of 21-12, 21-12 losses in No. 4 action. 

Lilly Teague and Andrea Hurt were also successful in a two-set win (21-8, 21-11) against Salem's Molly Enos and Grace Royer. Laura Underwood and Blakely Barnes picked up an exhibition victory (21-10, 21-5) over Haley King and LindaGrace York. 

1. Kaylee Howell/Becky Blaydes (BERRY) def. Jolina Bun/Olivia Torres (SALEM) 21-18, 21-10
2. Sabine Rudolph/Ailee England (BERRY) def. Ellie Scherer/McKenzie Tullock (SALEM) 22-20, 21-13
3. Kara Schmitt/Madie Whitehead (BERRY) def. Anna Rymer/Leah Rymer (SALEM) 21-18, 21-10
4. Kat Kelyman/Grace Mau (BERRY) def. Aspen Bradley/Ella Brameus (SALEM) 21-12, 21-12
5. Lilly Teagle/Andrea Hurt (BERRY) def. Molly Enos/Grace Royer (SALEM) 21-8, 21-11
Ext. Laura Underwood/Blakely Barnes (BERRY) def. Haley King/LindaGrace York (SALEM) 21-10, 21-5