Friday, November 6
Huntsville, AL
University of Washington
vs
AVCA Pairs National Championship
November 06, 2026 | Beach Volleyball
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Washington opened play at the 2026 AVCA Collegiate Beach Pairs National Championship on Friday, November 6, finishing 1-1 on the opening day of competition in the 64-pair bracket.
Representing the Huskies, No. 27 seed MayaMay Brown and Ellis Hay began their first national championship appearance with a three-set victory over No. 38 seed Arelie Hershberg and Sofie Meissner of Santa Clara.
After splitting the opening two sets, Brown and Hay battled through a tight third set to secure the victory, 15-13, advancing in the championship bracket.
In their second match of the day, the Huskies faced California's Emma Donley and Julia Sprecher in another three-set battle. Washington narrowly dropped the opening set, 23-21, before responding with a 21-19 victory in the second. Cal ultimately took the third set, 15-11, handing Brown and Hay their first loss of the tournament.
2026 AVCA Pairs National Championship
Friday, Nov. 6 | Huntsville, Ala.
Championship Bracket
Brown/Hay (UW) def. Hershberg/Meissner (Santa Clara) – 21-11, 20-22, 15-13
Donley/Sprecher (Cal) def. Brown/Hay (UW) – 23-21, 19-21, 15-11
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Brown and Hay return to action Saturday, Nov. 7, continuing competition in the 17th bracket against USC at 7:15 a.m. PT as Washington continues competition in Huntsville. Live scores and results can be found here, and broadcast information is available here.
For news, scores, highlights and more, download the Go Huskies app on your mobile device. Follow @UW_BeachVB on Instagram, X, Threads, and TikTok and subscribe to UW Athletics on YouTube for the latest on the Dawgs.
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Representing the Huskies, No. 27 seed MayaMay Brown and Ellis Hay began their first national championship appearance with a three-set victory over No. 38 seed Arelie Hershberg and Sofie Meissner of Santa Clara.
After splitting the opening two sets, Brown and Hay battled through a tight third set to secure the victory, 15-13, advancing in the championship bracket.
In their second match of the day, the Huskies faced California's Emma Donley and Julia Sprecher in another three-set battle. Washington narrowly dropped the opening set, 23-21, before responding with a 21-19 victory in the second. Cal ultimately took the third set, 15-11, handing Brown and Hay their first loss of the tournament.
2026 AVCA Pairs National Championship
Friday, Nov. 6 | Huntsville, Ala.
Championship Bracket
Brown/Hay (UW) def. Hershberg/Meissner (Santa Clara) – 21-11, 20-22, 15-13
Donley/Sprecher (Cal) def. Brown/Hay (UW) – 23-21, 19-21, 15-11
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Brown and Hay return to action Saturday, Nov. 7, continuing competition in the 17th bracket against USC at 7:15 a.m. PT as Washington continues competition in Huntsville. Live scores and results can be found here, and broadcast information is available here.
For news, scores, highlights and more, download the Go Huskies app on your mobile device. Follow @UW_BeachVB on Instagram, X, Threads, and TikTok and subscribe to UW Athletics on YouTube for the latest on the Dawgs.
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