#beach-volleyball

#beach-volleyball

I told Kara let's go out swinging ... win or lose I'm going to be aggressive. I was really nervous and it wasn't the best swing, it hit the tape, but all these girls mean so much to me and I wanted to win it for them.

Lortie and Rozell's dedication to beach volleyball has propelled Venice to its first girls' beach volleyball championship, finishing with a flawless season and pivotal matches.

"It's a very, very expensive tournament and our budget has already run out for the year, so we paid for that ourselves... If you lose the first round qualifier, you go home with nothing. No prize money, no place to stay that night, nothing. We had the opportunity to go and we didn't want to feel any regret."