DELAND, Fla. – Austin Peay State University's beach volleyball team fell to No. 20 and top-seeded North Florida 5-0 in the opening match of the Atlantic Sun Conference Beach Volleyball Championship, Wednesday, at the Cooper Beach Volleyball Courts.

North Florida (21-11) opened the match with a 21-17, 21-11 victory against Austin Peay's (13-15) Jillian Stein and Tristin Smith in the No. 4 match, before extending the lead with a 21-7, 21-15 win against Payton Deidesheimer and Elizabeth Wheat from the No. 5 court.

The Ospreys clinched the victory in the No. 3 spot after their Iris Fletcher and Katie Camp defeated Riley Marshall and Jamie Seward, 21-11-17.

With the win in hand, the Ospreys earned a pair of straight-set wins from No. 1 against Anna Rita and Aurora Bibolotti and on No. 2 against Mikayla Powell and Kelsey Mead. 

Up next, the Governors will face the loser of the No. 4 North Alabama vs. No. 5 Eastern Kentucky matchup which is played directly after the Govs' match against UNF. The match will begin at 12 p.m. (CT), Thursday.

Results vs. North Florida

1. Michaela Rezentes/Taylor Pierce (UNF) def. Anna Rita/Aurora Bibolotti (APSU) 21-18, 21-16

2. Presley Murray/Madison Espy (UNF) def. Kelsey Mead/Mikayla Powell (APSU) 21-14, 21-11

3. Iris Fletcher/Katie Camp (UNF) def. Riley Marshall/Jamie Seward (APSU) 21-11, 21-17

4. Cameron Humphries/Hayden Wooldridge (UNF) def. Jillian Stein/Tristin Smith (APSU) 21-17, 21-11

5. Mariana Fel. Sanchez/Mackenzie Murphy (UNF) def. Payton Deidesheimer/Elizabeth Wheat (APSU) 21-7, 21-15

Order of finish: (4,5,3,1,2)