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No. 4 UCLA Falls to No. 1 FSU, 3-1
May 08, 2016 | Beach Volleyball
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GULF SHORES, Ala., -- Fourth-seeded UCLA (22-8) saw its season come to an end after a great run in the elimination bracket, falling 3-1 on Sunday morning to No. 1 Florida State (32-2) in the elimination bracket of the 2016 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship on Sunday morning at Gulf Place Beach.
The Bruins staved off elimination in three matches, defeating No. 8 Stetson (3-2), No. 3 Pepperdine (3-2) and No. 5 Hawai'i (3-0).
Florida State earned the first point on court five as Nikki Esposito and Macy Jerger defeated Reily Buechler and Julie Consani in straight sets, 21-16, 21-15.
UCLA tied the dual at 1-1 on court two with an easy straight-set sweep by Ivey Schmitt and Kamila Tan over FSU's Kristina Pellitteri and Victoria Paranagua, 21-13, 21-14.
Julie Brown and Jace Pardon gave Florida State a 2-1 lead with a tightly-contested two-set win over the Bruins' freshman pair of Megan McNamara and Nicole McNamara, 21-19, 24-22.
FSU clinched the win on court three with a three-set win by Vanessa Freire and Sierra Sanchez over UCLA's Izzy Carey and Elise Zappia, 19-21, 21-15, 15-11.
UCLA's undefeated duo of Jessyka Ngauamo and Zana Muno were leading the Seminoles' Katie Horton and Annie Montgomery, 17-21, 21-17, 5-3 (DNF) before the match was suspended. The duals at the NCAA Championship play to decision, not completion.
No. 1 Florida State 3, No. 4 UCLA 1 - Sunday, May 8, 2016 - Gulf Shores, Ala.
#1 - Julie Brown/Jace Pardon (FSU) def. Nicole McNamara/Megan McNamara (UCLA), 21-19, 24-22
#2 - Kamila Tan/Ivey Schmitt (UCLA) def. Kristina Pellitteri/Victoria Paranagua (FSU), 21-13, 21-14
#3 - Vanessa Freire/Sierra Sanchez (FSU) def. Izzy Carey/Elise Zappia (UCLA), 19-21, 21-15, 15-11
#4 - Jessyka Ngauamo/Zana Muno (UCLA) vs. Katie Horton/Annie Montgomery (FSU), 17-21, 21-17, 5-3 (DNF)
#5 - Nikki Esposito/Macy Jerger (FSU) def. Reily Buechler/Julie Consani (UCLA), 21-16, 21-15
Order of finish: 5, 2, 1, 3*, 4 (DNF)
