Konstantinova/Moreno win AVCA Central Bid Tournament

Saturday, October 26

Houston, Texas

9:00 AM

TCU

AVCA Central Bid Tournament for 2024 Pairs Championship

Konstantinova/Moreno win AVCA Central Bid Tournament

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TCU champions in three brackets

HOUSTON – TCU traveled down the Lone Star state to compete in the AVCA Central Bid Tournament Oct. 26-27. The Horned Frogs finished out the weekend with three pairings placed first in their individual brackets.

Deniela Konstantinova and Tania Moreno won the Bid Division after being the only pair from TCU to not drop a single set in a match.

In the Open Division, Kaitlyn Bradley and Emma Glagau placed first in the Gold Bracket, followed by Luana Araco and Brooke Sheely in the Silver Bracket.

Saturday featured pool play which determined the seeding of Sunday's brackets.

BID DIVISION
TCU sent three pairs to compete in the Bid Division at the tournament.

Deniela Konstantinova and Tania Moreno started the competition in Pool 1. Saturday the duo went 2-0, with wins over HCU's Palmer/Silverthorn and LSU's Ashush/O'Gorman. These wins put them as the No. 1 seed in the Bid Bracket for Sunday.

On the way to the first-place spot in the bracket, Konstantinova/Moreno faced off against SFA's Hansen/Rogers, TCU's Clines/Hamlett, LSU's Bailey/Bracken in the semifinals and TCU's Khmil/Navas in the championship. Over the weekend, the pairing never dropped a set.

Anhelina Khmil and Allanis Navas were paired up in Pool 2. The duo also went 2-0 Saturday and saw victory over SFA's Johnson/Ziegler and Texas' Hashman/Robertson. For Sunday, they were placed as the No. 2 seed. The duo made it to the bracket championship, downing TAMU-CC's de Melo/Moreno, Texas' Kuivonen/Parmelly, TAMU-CC's Bobay/Olsson. However, the duo had to forfeit the championship match, finishing the bracket in second place.

Olivia Clines and Hailey Hamlett went 1-1 in Pool 3. The duo lost to LSU's Martin/Meyer, but downed TAMU-CC's De Melo/Moreno. Sunday, the two were placed as the No. 9 seed. The pairing beat Texas' Hashman/Robertson, but fell to TCU's Konstantinova/Moreno, putting them in the fifth-place bracket. The two downed TAMU-CC's Morrow/Spaansen and Texas' Kuivonen/Parmelly them at a finish of fifth in the overall Bid Bracket.

OPEN DIVISION
TCU sent eight pairs to compete in the Open Division.

Stacy Reeves and Ana Vergara saw the first win for the Frogs in the division after downing HCU's Gardner/Vickery. In the afternoon, Sofia Izuzquiza switched for Reeves' spot. Her and Vergara downed LSU's Chatellier/Messier. The duo was placed as the No. 4 seed in the Gold Bracket on Sunday. No. 4 seed in the Gold Bracket. The two went on to down Texas' Butler/Patton, TCU's Sek/Williams, but fell to TCU's Bradley/Glagau (21-16, 21-16) in the final match of the tournament.

Kaitlyn Bradley and Emma Glagau went 2-0 in Pool 2 on Saturday, downing HCU's Patton/Sabol and LSU's Hall/Taylor. This put the two as the No. 2 seed in the Gold Bracket. On the way to the first-place spot in the bracket the duo faced off against LSU's Baker/Finlasson, TCU's Namike/Reeves and TCU's Izuzquiza/Vergara in the championship match.

In Pool 3, Luana Araco and Brooke Sheely went 1-1. The duo fell to LSU's Mueller/Taft, but saw victory over HCU's Armstrong/Lockhardt. The duo was placed as the No. 1 seed in the Silver Bracket. Before making it to the first-place spot in the bracket the two downed HCU's Foor/Vinitski, LSU's Meyers/Taft and TCU's Frist/MacTavish in the champion match. This win put the Horned Frogs at three bracket champion titles on the weekend.

Anete Namike and Reeves went 2-0 on Saturday, downing HCU's Foor/Vinitski and LSU's Baker/Finlason in Pool 4. Their undefeated record put the two as the No. 6 seed in the Gold Bracket. Namike/Reeves downed LSU's Hall/Taylor and Texas' Patton/Sonneville. However, the two lost to TCU's Bradley/Glagau in the semifinals. The two forfeited the third-place match to TCU's Sek/Williams, which put the two at a fourth-place finish.

In Pool 5, the Horned Frogs had two pairings.

Josie Sek and Morgan Williams went 1-1. The two downed LSU's Chambers/Evers, but fell to Texas' Butler/Patton. As the ninth seed in the Gold Bracket, the two downed two LSU pairings, Chatellier/Messier and Champbell/Henkel. However, the pairing fell to Izuzquiza/Vergara putting them in the third-place match. Due to a forfeit by Namike/Reeves, the two won and finished third.

The second pairing in Pool 5, Cam Guttell and Meg Walsh, went 0-2 on Saturday. The two fell to Texas' Butler/Patton as well as LSU's Chambers/Evers. They were placed as the 10th seed in the Silver Bracket and fell in the first round to HCU's Gardner/Vickery. After, they were moved to the Ninth-Place bracket where they beat HCU's Armstrong/Lockhardt and TAMU-CC's Magnan/Ranney.

In Pool 6, TCU also had two pairings.

Hallie Corinne Frist and Jordyn MacTavish went 1-1 on Saturday. The two fell to TCU's Chun/Kurz, but saw victory over TAMU-CC's Magnan/Ranney. As the No. 3 seed in the Silver Bracket on Sunday the two saw victories over TAMU-CC's Cortez/Kayser and LSU's Chambers/Evers. After falling to TCU's Araco/Sheely in the final bracket matchup, the two placed second.

Kassidy Chun and Alexandra Kurz were the second pairing for the Frogs in Pool 6. The two also went 1-1 on Saturday. After downing TCU's Frist/MacTavish, they fell to LSU's Campbell/Henkel. Sunday, featured the two Frogs as the No. 10 seed in the Gold Bracket. After losing their first match to LSU's Baker/Finlason, they were put in the Ninth-Place Bracket, where they fell to LSU's Hall/Taylor and Chatellier/Messier. This put the duo at a 12th place finish in their overall bracket.

Up Next
The TCU squad is headed to Austin, Texas for the Longhorns' Fall Event on Nov. 2.