2019 Women's Beach Volleyball News
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Women's beach volleyball team earns AVCA academic awardAugust 11, 2019Irvine Valley's women's beach volleyball team finished third in the state on the sand and also recently picked up a American Volleyball Coaches Association award for team academic achievement for the 2018-19 season.
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Kruse and Dobson selected IVC athletes of the year for 2018-19July 15, 2019Freshman women's indoor and beach volleyball player Lea Kruse and freshman baseball player Kyle Dobson have been selected as Irvine Valley's female and male athletes of the year, respectively, for the 2018-19 season.
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Irvine Valley mentioned as honoree by AVCA for beach coverageJuly 15, 2019Irvine Valley sports information was mentioned as an honoree by the American Volleyball Coaches Association for its coverage of beach volleyball this spring. The mention was part of the year-end media awards by the AVCA.
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Windisch, Pestolesi picked as IVC coaches of the yearJuly 14, 2019Women’s indoor and beach volleyball coach Tom Pestolesi and men’s volleyball coach Ryan Windisch were recently named Irvine Valley’s coaches of the year for 2018-19 as part of the athletic department's 19th Annual Awards.
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Women's beach volleyball is Irvine Valley's team of the yearJuly 10, 2019Irvine Valley women's beach volleyball team, which captured another Orange Empire Conference title, made the state tournament and also sent several pairs on to the state event is the team of the year for 2018-19.
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Beach volleyball player Alyssa Vortouni off to Grand CanyonJune 16, 2019A two-year standout in both indoor and beach for Irvine Valley, Alyssa Vortouni has committed to play beach volleyball for NCAA Division I Grand Canyon next season. Vortouni was a conference MVP this past season.
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Beach volleyball team ranked third in state final AVCA pollMay 16, 2019Irvine Valley's women's beach volleyball team, which tied for third at the CCCAA State Championships last week in Chula Vista was ranked third in the state this week in the final American Volleyball Coaches Association poll.
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Renata Bath and Grant Joyce are IVC's scholar athletes of yearMay 14, 2019Sophomore women's volleyball player Renata Bath and sophomore men's soccer player Grant Joyce were honored by the Exchange Club of Irvine at a luncheon Tuesday for being Irvine Valley's scholar athletes of the year.
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Bath and Kruse battle, place third at state pairs championshipsMay 12, 2019Irvine Valley's Renata Bath and Lea Kruse fought through two days of tough action and finished tied for third at the CCCAA State Pairs Championship in Chula Vista Saturday. Anna Unke and Gabriela Griego also reached the final day.
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Women's beach volleyball team finishes tied for third in stateMay 10, 2019Irvine Valley wins its first match at the California Community College Athletic Association State Championship on Thursday in Chula Vista, but falls to Long Beach City and has to settle for third place in the event.
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Women's beach volleyball State Championships start ThursdayMay 08, 2019Irvine Valley competes in the team championship on Thursday and then will have four pairs taking part in the individual action beginning Friday in Chula Vista. IVC starts Thursday's team championship against Sierra at 10 a.m.
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Vortouni, Austin, Bath and Kruse named OEC beach MVP'sMay 06, 2019Irvine Valley's pairs teams of sophomores Alyssa Vortouni and Emilie Austin and freshman Lea Kruse and sophomore Renata Bath shared the Orange Empire Conference women's beach volleyball title last week.
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Beach volleyball team moves all of its pairs on to State eventMay 04, 2019Irvine Valley has the most pairs advance to the CCCAA State Championships with Renata Bath and Lea Kruse, Anna Unke and Gabriela Griego, Alyssa Vortouni and Emilie Austin and Alaina Gendale and Kendall Nolan moving on.
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Women's beach volleyball pairs set for regional Friday at IVCMay 03, 2019Four Irvine Valley duos will be trying to qualify for next week's CCCAA State Championship in Friday's South Region Pairs event at IVC. Play begins at 10 a.m. and will include 32 pairs from all over Southern California.
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Beach volleyball team off to state with sweeps in regionalApril 30, 2019Irvine Valley is headed to the California Community College Athletic Association State Championships after beating Saddleback, 5-0, and then San Diego Mesa, 5-0, Tuesday at IVC. The state event is next weekend in Chula Vista.
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Beach volleyball team set to host team regional TuesdayApril 29, 2019Irvine Valley receives the No. 3 seed in the CCCAA South Team Regionals and will host San Diego Mesa and Saddleback on Tuesday with a trip to the state tournament on the line. Matches get underway at 11 a.m.
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Beach volleyball team dominates OEC Pairs ChampionshipsApril 26, 2019Irvine Valley advances four pairs from the Orange Empire Conference Championships Friday at IVC, including the top two duos in the conference. Renata Bath and Lea Kruse and Alyssa Vortouni and Emilie Austin are co-champs.
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OEC women's beach volleyball pairs tourney set for WednesdayApril 23, 2019Irvine Valley will be hosting the Orange Empire Conference pairs tournament starting Wednesday at noon and finishing on Friday. The event determines which duos move on to the regionals next Friday (May 3) also at IVC.
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Women's volleyball team finishes off undefeated OEC campaignApril 19, 2019Irvine Valley defeats Saddleback, 5-0, and then Riverside, 5-0, on Friday at home to improve to 10-0 in Orange Empire Conference play. Next up for the Lasers is the OEC individual tournament Wednesday at IVC starting at noon.
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Women's beach volleyball team stays perfect in OEC actionApril 12, 2019Irvine Valley defeats both Fullerton and Riverside, 5-0, in Orange Empire Conference matches on Friday at IVC. The Lasers improve their record to 12-7 overall and 8-0 in conference. They are 10-0 against community college teams.
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Beach volleyball wins two more, moves closer to OEC titleApril 05, 2019Irvine Valley defeats both Fullerton and Saddleback, 5-0, and improves its record to 10-7 overall (7-0 against community colleges) and 6-0 in the Orange Empire Conference. The Lasers dropped just one set on the day.
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Women's beach volleyball team competes right with four-yearsMarch 25, 2019Irvine Valley falls to nationally-ranked Stanford and Grand Canyon, but beats Concordia in an all-day event at the IVC beach complex on Sunday. The Laser No. 1 team of Renata Bath and Lea Kruse wins two matches on the day.
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Beach volleyball team stays unbeaten in conference playMarch 22, 2019Irvine Valley improves its record to 7-5 overall and 3-0 in the Orange Empire Conference with a 5-0 victory over Santa Ana on Friday at IVC. The Lasers also remain perfect against community college opponents this season.
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Beach volleyball team sweeps Westcliff, battles NebraskaMarch 21, 2019Irvine Valley takes on two more four-year schools and comes away with a split Thursday at home. The Lasers defeat Westcliff, 5-0, and fall to Nebraska, 4-1. IVC's No. 1 team of Lea Kruse and Renata Bath win both matches.
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Beach volleyball team sweeps Golden West, falls to Missouri St.March 15, 2019Irvine Valley stays undefeated in the Orange Empire Conference with a 5-0 win over Golden West on Friday afternoon at home. The Lasers also take on Missouri State and have some close matches, but lose 4-1.
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Women's beach volleyball team ranked No. 5 in the stateMarch 07, 2019Irvine Valley, with a 4-2 record overall and 4-0 mark against community college teams is ranked No. 5 in the state in the latest AVCA/CCCAA state poll. The Lasers are at NCAA Division I No. 8-ranked Long Beach State next Thursday.
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Women's beach volleyball team picks up big win over CypressMarch 06, 2019In its two matches on Wednesday at home, Irvine Valley falls to University of Arizona, 5-0, but earns an important 4-1 Orange Empire Conference victory over Cypress. IVC swept the first three contests against the Chargers.
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Women's beach volleyball team splits first two matches of 2019February 25, 2019Irvine Valley falls to four-year Cal State Bakersfield, but defeats fellow community college team Gavilan on Friday in Bakersfield. The Lasers will host their first matches of the season this Friday with action beginning at 12 p.m.
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Tom Pestolesi named 2017-18 OEC women's coach of the yearSeptember 26, 2018Long-time Irvine Valley volleyball coach Tom Pestolesi has been recognized as the women's coach of the year for all sports in the Orange Empire Conference. He led the IVC women's indoor volleyball team to a state title last fall.