Oviedo volleyball beats Venice and aims for Swing for a Cure

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West Orange junior Italia Bolle leaps for a kill while Hagerty junior Nyasha Mafarachisi (12) and Sydney Conley (15) leaps to block during the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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Geneva School's Rylee Thomas spikes the ball during the FHSAA state volleyball Class 2A state championship against Jacksonville Harvest Community in Fort Myers, Fla. on Thursday, November 15, 2018.
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West Orange players celebrate a point during the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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Hagerty junior Audrey Douglas adjusts in the air and tries to tip the ball over the net during the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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Geneva School's volleyball team celebrates during the FHSAA state volleyball Class 2A state championship against Jacksonville Harvest Community in Fort Myers, Fla. on Thursday, November 15, 2018.
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Hagerty players celebrate a point during the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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Geneva School's head coach Hollie Benjumea talks to her players during the FHSAA state volleyball Class 2A state championship against Jacksonville Harvest Community in Fort Myers, Fla. on Thursday, November 15, 2018.
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Hagerty junior Jessica Buis (20) prepares to play the ball during the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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Oviedo's volleyball team plays six matches Thursday through Saturday to tune up for the state playoffs, which begin with district tournaments next week.
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West Orange senior Kaeli Crews (9) leaps for a kill over two Hagerty players attempting to block during the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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West Orange junior Taylor Head (7) fires a shot past Hagerty junior Sydney Conley (15) during the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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West Orange senior Kaeli Crews (9) aims to hit the ball over Hagerty junior Audrey Douglas (5) during the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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West Orange players celebrate a point during the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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Hagerty coach Juanita Hitt watches her team warm up prior to the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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Geneva School's Lily Weir defends the ball during the FHSAA state volleyball Class 2A state championship against Jacksonville Harvest Community in Fort Myers, Fla. on Thursday, November 15, 2018.
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Geneva School's volleyball team celebrates during the FHSAA state volleyball Class 2A state championship against Jacksonville Harvest Community in Fort Myers, Fla. on Thursday, November 15, 2018.
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Geneva School's volleyball team takes a time out during the FHSAA state volleyball Class 2A state championship against Jacksonville Harvest Community in Fort Myers, Fla. on Thursday, November 15, 2018.
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Geneva School's Magdalene Segarra sets the ball during the FHSAA state volleyball Class 2A state championship against Jacksonville Harvest Community in Fort Myers, Fla. on Thursday, November 15, 2018.
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Geneva School's volleyball team celebrates during the FHSAA state volleyball Class 2A state championship against Jacksonville Harvest Community in Fort Myers, Fla. on Thursday, November 15, 2018.
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West Orange junior Italia Bolle leaps for a kill while Hagerty junior Nyasha Mafarachisi (12) and Sydney Conley (15) leaps to block during the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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Hagerty junior Jessica Buis (20) leaps to block West Orange junior Taylor Head (7) during the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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Geneva School's Lily Weir spikes the ball during the FHSAA state volleyball Class 2A state championship against Jacksonville Harvest Community in Fort Myers, Fla. on Thursday, November 15, 2018.
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West Orange senior Torey Baum warms up prior to a volleyball match against Hagerty at West Orange High School on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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Geneva School's volleyball team gets ready before the FHSAA state volleyball Class 2A state championship against Jacksonville Harvest Community in Fort Myers, Fla. on Thursday, November 15, 2018.
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Hagerty players celebrate a point during the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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Geneva School's volleyball team celebrates during the FHSAA state volleyball Class 2A state championship against Jacksonville Harvest Community in Fort Myers, Fla. on Thursday, November 15, 2018.
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West Orange junior Taylor Head (7) leaps for a kill as Hagerty junior Audrey Douglas (5) and senior Morgan Romano (1) leap for a block during the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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West Orange junior Taylor Head (7) plays the ball while her teammates watch on during the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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West Orange sophomore Regan Washington (12) sets the ball during the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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West Orange senior Kaeli Crews fires a shot past Hagerty juniors Audrey Douglas (5) and Sydney Conley (15) during the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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Geneva School's Lily Weir defends the ball during the FHSAA state volleyball Class 2A state championship against Jacksonville Harvest Community in Fort Myers, Fla. on Thursday, November 15, 2018.
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West Orange players huddle before the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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Geneva School fans celebrate during the FHSAA state volleyball Class 2A state championship against Jacksonville Harvest Community in Fort Myers, Fla. on Thursday, November 15, 2018.
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Hagerty players celebrate a point during the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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West Orange players and coach Roberto Santasofia huddle for a timeout during the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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Hagerty senior Leandra Mangual (7) leaps for a kill over West Orange sophomore Regan Washington (12) during the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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West Orange senior Torey Baum prepares to play the ball during a volleyball match against Hagerty at West Orange High School on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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West Orange junior Taylor Head leaps for a kill over Hagerty's Morgan Romano (1) during the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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West Orange junior Taylor Head warms up prior to a volleyball match against Hagerty at West Orange High School on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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West Orange junior Taylor Head (7) leaps for a kill during the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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West Orange senior Torey Baum prepares to serve during the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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Hagerty junior Audrey Douglas warms up prior to the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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West Orange sophomore Regan Washington (12) places the ball between Hagerty players Nyasha Mafarachisi (12) and Leandra Mangual (7) during the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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Geneva School's volleyball team celebrates during the FHSAA state volleyball Class 2A state championship against Jacksonville Harvest Community in Fort Myers, Fla. on Thursday, November 15, 2018.
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West Orange players celebrate a point during the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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Geneva School fans celebrate during the FHSAA state volleyball Class 2A state championship against Jacksonville Harvest Community in Fort Myers, Fla. on Thursday, November 15, 2018.
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West Orange junior Taylor Head leaps for a kill over Hagerty's Morgan Romano during the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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West Orange freshman Cambrie Riffe (11) blocks an attempt by Hagerty junior Audrey Dougas (5) during the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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Hagerty senior Morgan Romano (1) leaps for the ball during the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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Hagerty players celebrate a point during the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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Hagerty senior Morgan Romano (1) places her shot around a pair of West Orange players leaping for a block during the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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Geneva School's Rylee Thomas defends the ball during the FHSAA state volleyball Class 2A state championship against Jacksonville Harvest Community in Fort Myers, Fla. on Thursday, November 15, 2018.
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Geneva School's Emmalise Dunnavan waits for a serve during the FHSAA state volleyball Class 2A state championship against Jacksonville Harvest Community in Fort Myers, Fla. on Thursday, November 15, 2018.
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Geneva School's Emmalise Dunnavan serves the ball during the FHSAA state volleyball Class 2A state championship against Jacksonville Harvest Community in Fort Myers, Fla. on Thursday, November 15, 2018.
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West Orange junior Taylor Head (7) leaps to make a play on the ball as Hagerty junior Sydney Conley (15) reaches to block during the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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Geneva School's Lily Weir spikes the ball during the FHSAA state volleyball Class 2A state championship against Jacksonville Harvest Community in Fort Myers, Fla. on Thursday, November 15, 2018.
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West Orange senior Kaeli Crews (9) aims to hit the ball over Hagerty junior Audrey Douglas (5) during the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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Geneva School's volleyball team gets awarded with medals during the FHSAA state volleyball Class 2A state championship against Jacksonville Harvest Community in Fort Myers, Fla. on Thursday, November 15, 2018.
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West Orange junior Italia Bolle dives for the ball during the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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West Orange sophomore Sara Reinbolt (5) tries to tap the ball over Hagerty players Nyasha Mafarachisi (12) and Leandra Mangual (7) during the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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Hagerty junior Sydney Conley fires a shot past West Orange players leaping to block during the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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West Orange junior Rachel Meyers (10) attempts to tap the ball over Hagerty junior Audrey Douglas (5) during the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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Hagerty junior Haley Frank plays the ball during the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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Hagerty junior Sydney Conley warms up prior to a volleyball match at West Orange High Schoolon Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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Hagerty junior Jessica Buis (20) prepares to serve during the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018
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West Orange senior Kaeli Crews (9) attempts to tap the ball over Hagerty junior Audrey Douglas (5) and senior Morgan Romano (1) during the Hagerty High School at West Orange High School volleyball match on Thursday, September 27th, 2018

By Buddy Collings | bcollings@orlandosentinel.com | Orlando Sentinel

PUBLISHED: October 11, 2018 at 1:40 p.m. | UPDATED: December 12, 2018 at 11:06 a.m.

Girls volleyball teams entered in this weekend’s Swing for a Cure tournament in Orlando know they’ve signed on for two days of solid competition on Friday and Saturday ahead of next week’s district tournaments.

Oviedo coach Jen Darty made the final weekend of her team’s regular season even more challenging. The Lions (16-4), rated No. 1 in Class 9A by MaxPreps, left Central Florida at 11:15 am. on Thursday to play a 6 p.m. match at Venice (20-5), the winner of last season’s Class 8A state championship.

Oviedo won a thriller in five sets — 25-23, 21-25, 25-15, 21-25, 15-5 — then made the 2½-hour return trip following the 6 p.m. match to gear up for tournament play on Friday at the Orlando Sports Center (6700 Kingspointe Parkway).

The Lions play 5A playoff contender The First Academy at 5 p.m. and Tampa Berkeley Prep, a 15-time state champ, at 7 in Swing for a Cure pool play matches on Friday — then three more times Saturday.

“I want it to be as tough as possible going into the postseason to best prepare us,” Oviedo coach Jen Darty said Thursday afternoon. “I’m lucky. My kids like to compete. They want to play the tough teams and they want to get after it.”

School is out for Seminole County public schools Thursday and Friday, which allowed Oviedo to make the trip to Southwest Florida and its girls to sleep in before they return to the court for tournament play.

Oviedo is joined in the tournament’s 16-team top-tier Premier Division by undefeated 8A Tampa Plant (16-0) and three more of the top five teams in MaxPreps’ computerized 9A rankings: No. 2 Lyman, No. 3 Fort Pierce Central and No. 5 Port Orange Spruce Creek.

Also entered are the No. 1, 2 and 4 teams in 6A: Merritt Island, Ponte Vedra and tourney host Bishop Moore; along with No. 3 5A Holy Trinity Episcopal of Melbourne.

Other area teams playing in the 16-team Premier pool are Olympia and Seminole.

Area teams in the 16-team Elite division include Trinity Prep, Winter Park, Montverde Academy and Lake Mary.

Play starts at 9 a.m. on Saturday, leading up to semifinals at 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 championship matches.

District tournaments start Monday. Area district finals will be played next Thursday at Oviedo, West Orange, Winter Park, Spruce Creek, Olympia, Gateway, East Ridge, St. Cloud, Deltona, Windermere Prep, Orangewood Christian and Geneva School.