BABSON PARK, Fla. (September 26, 2022) - The Webber International University men's beach volleyball team hosted the AVCA East Tournament this past weekend and it was a complete success, with no pairings losing a single match in the duel's portion, and an all Webber playoff round for the pairings portion of the competition.
 
Webber International vs. Liberty:
Pair 1: Peyten Young / Carson Barnes def. Josh Culpepper / Colt Fitzgerald, 2-0
Pair 2: Wesley Blazek / Joao Lima def. Matt Marcinko / Bran Anderson, 2-0
Pair 3: Jackson Arnold / Ayden Keeter def. Zach Bell / Zach Lamoureux, 2-0
Pair 4: Carlos G. Jimenez / Gunter Perea def. Noah Marine / Jackson Stough, 2-0
Pair 5: Sam Pearish / Kajus Mazuronis def. Jayden Rice / Ethan Vandeperre, 2-0
 
Webber International vs. Reinhardt University:
Pair 1: Peyten Young / Carson Barnes def. Alex Sanchez / Rayner Sarmiento, 2-0
Pair 2: Wesley Blazek / Joao Lima def. Ricky Mujica / Jakub Aniolczyk, 2-0
Pair 3: Jackson Arnold / Ayden Keeter def. Matt Corrales / Victor Pacheco, 2-0
Pair 4: Carlos G. Jimenez / Gunter Perea def. Chase Cross / Troy Sly, 2-0
Pair 5: Sam Pearish / Kajus Mazuronis def. Nico Castro / Jan Sandoval, 2-0
 
The pairing portion of the competition saw 24 teams from all universities including 12 Webber-teams that would compete in pool play. Eight Warrior teams made it into the single-elimination brackets. It was an all-Webber semi-finals and finals with close matches deciding the outcome for the Warriors:
 
Jackson Arnold / Ayden Keeter - 1st
Sam Pearish / Kajus Mazuronis - 2nd
Carlos G. Jimenez / Gunter Perea - T-3rd
Wesley Blazek / Joao Lima - T-3rd
Peyten Young / Carson Barnes - T-5th
Asa Sewell / Andrea DiPaola - T-5th
Dallas Hitchins / Jack Sukeena - T-9th
Piero Eletto / Alex Oney - T-9th
Alejandro Alvarez / Julio Ferrer - T-9th
Bury Inleus / Sabian Cardona - T-21st
Jack Beltran / Jacob Chapman - T-21st
Luiz G Pereira / Victor Siqueira - T-21st
Riley Chapman / Kornel Szabo - T-21st
Austin Strickler / Kennette Esquilin - T-21st

"The guys have put in a lot of hard work this season and it shows in how competitive they are, even against our own teams," said Head Coach Carlos Jimenez. "We are hoping to see how we are stacking up against the west coast teams as we go into the second half of the season."
 
The Warriors are currently 5-0 and seeded as the top team in the country before their next road trip to play the west coast teams in California.