MOUNT BERRY, Ga. - The Berry College Beach Volleyball team started their 2026 season with a tough loss to NCAA Division II Carson-Newman in a pair of matches on Wednesday afternoon at Briggs Beach. Despite a tough battle the Vikings fell 4-1 in both matches.

Game 1:
1. Trinity Hafey/Paige Halcrow (C-N) def. Madie Whitehead/Kara Schmit (BC) 21-12, 21-16
2. Emerson Ahsmuhs/Ava Potts (C-N) def. Keira Kruk/Becky Blaydes (BC) 22-20, 19-21, 15-8
3. Lucy Bartee/Megan Rine (C-N) def. Kaylee Howell/Ailee England (BC) 21-17, 23-25, 15-13
4. Sabine Rudolph/Kat Kelyman (BC) def. Addie Smith/Kelcey Peterson (C-N) 20-22, 21-14, 16-14
5. Morgan Foy/Madison Trondle (C-N) def. Riley Kessler/Lura Underwood (BC) 21-16, 21-18

Game 2: 
1. Trinity Hafey/Paige Halcrow (C-N) def. Madie Whitehead/Kara Schmit (BC) 21-19, 21-14
2. Emerson Ahsmuhs/Ava Potts (C-N) def. Keira Kruk/Ailee England (BC) 22-20, 21-15
3. Becky Blaydes/Kaylee Howell (BC) def. Megan Rine/Lucy Bartee (C-N) 21-15, 23-21
4. Addie Smith/Kelcey Peterson (C-N) def. Sabine Rudolph/Kat Kelyman (BC) 20-22, 21-15, 15-13
5. Madison Trondle/Morgan Foy (C-N) def. Ryn Gaertner/Ava Brovet (BC) 21-17, 21-15

The Vikings will return to action on Friday and Saturday as they head to Montgomery, AL for the Huntingdon Beach Bash where they will take on Southern Virigina, Truett McConnell and Loyola New Orleans.