ROCK HILL, S.C. --- The Tusculum Pioneers will be the No. 3 seed for this weekend's 2026 South Atlantic Conference Carolinas Beach Volleyball Championship, which will be held at the Greeneville Beach Complex in Greeneville, Tennessee.

Pool play will begin at 9:30 a.m. this Friday morning. The Championship will wrap up on Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. and will conclude with the tournament final at 1:30 p.m.

The Pioneers posted a 6-4 league mark this spring and advanced to last year's championship match.

Carson-Newman will be the top-seed in this year's event as the Eagles posted a perfect 10-0 league mark. Erskine will be the No. 2 seed, Tusculum will be third, followed by No. 4 seed Wingate, No. 5 Catawba and No. 6 Emmanuel.  

This year's tournament will be conducted utilizing a three-team pool play, single round-robin format. All matches will utilize a best-of-three sets format. Pool A will consist of the No. 1, No. 4 and No. 5 seeds, while Pool B will comprise No. 2, No. 3 and No. 6 seeds.

Tusculum will face No. 2 seed Erskine at 2:30 p.m. and will wrap up day one play with a 5:30 p.m. match-up against No. 6 Emmanuel.

The top two teams remaining from each pool advance to Saturday's Championship single-elimination bracket with the semifinals being held at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. followed by the championship match at 1:30 p.m.

2026 South Atlantic Conference Carolinas Beach Volleyball Championship
Friday, April 10, 2026
Pool A - #1 Carson-Newman vs #5 Catawba, 9:30 a.m.
Pool B - #2 Erskine vs #6 Emmanuel, 11 a.m.
Pool A - #1 Carson-Newman vs #4 Wingate, 12:30 p.m.
Pool B - #2 Erskine vs #3 Tusculum, 2:30 p.m.
Pool A - #4 Wingate vs #5 Catawba, 4 p.m.
Pool B - #3 Tusculum vs #6 Emmanuel, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 11, 2026
Pool A #1 vs Pool B #2, 10 a.m.
Pool B #1 vs Pool A #2, 11:30 a.m.
Championship Match, 1:30 p.m.