UCLA
Arizona
No. 4 UCLA Falls to No. 6 Arizona, 3-2
May 02, 2016 | Beach Volleyball
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LOS ANGELES -- Fourth-ranked and second-seeded UCLA (19-6) dropped its second consecutive match and was eliminated from the Pac-12 Championship following a 3-2 defeat to sixth-ranked and third-seeded Arizona (18-4) in the contenderr's bracket semifinals on Sunday afternoon at USC's Merle Norman Stadium.
The Bruins won the first point on court four as the tandem of freshman Zana Muno and junior Jessyka Ngauamo defeated the Wildcats' Mia Mason and Kalei Mau in straight sets, 21-11, 21-14. They were named to the Pac-12 Beach Volleyball All-Tournament Team.
The Wildcats tied it up at 1-1 on court five with a tightly contested three-set win as Mackenzie Kleespies and Hailey Devlin defeated UCLA's pair of senior Julie Consani and junior Laurel Weaver, 18-21, 22-20, 18-16.
UCLA's duo of sophomore Elise Zappia and freshman Izzy Carey dropped their first match of the season on court three (10-1), falling to Arizona's Olivia Macdonald and Sam Manley, 21-19, 21-13.
The Wildcats secured the team victory on court one as Madison Witt and McKenna Witt defeated UCLA's freshman duo of Megan McNamara and Nicole McNamara in three sets, 21-17, 18-21, 15-10. This Bruin pair were also named to the Pac-12 Beach Volleyball All-Tournament Team.
UCLA got a hard-fought three-set win on court two when the Bruins' duo of senior Kamila Tan and sophomore Ivey Schmitt turned in a come-from-behind win over Arizona's Jianna Bonomi and Katarina Schulz, 19-21, 21-14, 15-11, to provide the 3-2 final.
No. 6 Arizona 3, No. 4 UCLA 2 - Sunday, May 1, 2016 - Los Angeles
#1 - Madison Witt/McKenna Witt (ARIZ) def. Nicole McNamara/Megan McNamara (UCLA) 21-17, 18-21, 15-10
#2 - Kamila Tan/Ivey Schmitt (UCLA) def. Jianna Bonomi/Katarina Schulz (ARIZ), 19-21, 21-14, 15-11
#3 - Olivia Macdonald/Sam Manley (ARIZ) def. Izzy Carey/Elise Zappia (UCLA), 21-19, 21-13
#4 - Jessyka Ngauamo/Zana Muno (UCLA) def. Mia Mason/Kalei Mau (ARIZ), 21-11, 21-14
#5 - Mackenzie Kleespies/Hailey Devlin (ARIZ) def. Laurel Weaver/Julie Consani (UCLA) 18-21, 22-20, 18-16
Order of finish: 4, 5, 3, 1*, 2
