PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. – [SCHEDULE | RESULTS | BRACKET] Bracket play concluded on Friday with a decision of who will be advancing to the final of the 2023 NAIA Beach Volleyball Invitational on Saturday.

First Round

Vanguard (Calif.) def. OUAZ (Ariz.) 3-1

Webber (Fla.) def. Park (Mo.) 3-1

• Vanguard (Calif.) and Webber (Fla.) were both in Pool B
• Webber beat Park in the first round for the second year in a row.
• Both matches were played to decision and a decision was met after the one, two, three and five positions finished their matches. The four position did not complete their match in either match.
• Only one match was played in three sets out of either match. It was at the one position between Vanguard and OUAZ.
• Vanguard advanced to play Westcliff (Calif.) and Webber advanced to play Corban (Ore.)

Semifinals

Vanguard (Calif.) def. Westcliff (Calif.) 3-2

Corban (Ore.) def. Webber (Calif.) 3-2

• All matches in the Vanguard vs Westcliff dual were finished in two sets.
• Three matches in the Corban vs Webber dual at the one, three and five positions went to three sets.
• Both duals were tied at two matches apiece as teams as the deciding match came at the one’s position to decide the winner of both semifinals.
• Corban and Vanguard both advanced to the final from Pool B

Undefeated pairs on the week

• Westcliff 5’s – Brooke Scheidle, Serena Comer
• Park (Mo.) 4’s – Maria Ramos, Patricia Ubeda
• Corban 1’s – Avari Ridgway, Megan Dennis