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No. 2/3 UCLA Defeats Cal Poly, 4-1
March 02, 2017 | Beach Volleyball
The Bruins improve to 2-0 on the season with the win at Cal Poly.
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PISMO BEACH, Calif.,ย -- No. 2/3 UCLA (2-0) wrapped up its opening day with a 4-1 win at Cal Poly (1-1) on Thursday afternoonย at Pismo Beach, Calif.
On court one, sophomores Megan McNamara and Nicole McNamara took down Cal Poly's Emily Sonny and Hannah Hubbard, 21-15, 21-11.
The Bruins' pair of freshman Madi Yeomans and senior Kamila Tan posted a straight-set win over the Mustangs' Taylor Nelson and Adlee Van Winden, 21-16, 21-15.
Sophomore Adlee Van Winden is the older sister of UCLA's freshman Torrey Van Winden, who paired with fellow freshmanย Savvy Simoย to post a 21-15, 21-16 win on court three over CP'sย Raeann Greisen and Heather Pembroke.
Court four saw the Bruins' pair of sophomore Izzy Carey and junior Elise Zappiaย improve to 2-0 on the year with a straight-set win over Cal Poly's Savannah Niemen and Anna Gorman, 21-19, 21-13.
The Bruin freshman duo of Chanti Holroyd and Lily Justine were the first casualty of the season, dropping a hard-fought straight-set match to the Mustangs' Brayden Gruenewaldย and Taylor Gruenewald, 21-19, 21-19.
The Bruins nowย head to Zuma Beach in Malibu, Calif., forย the Pepperdine Kick-Offย on Saturday March 4 where three of the top four teams in the country will square off. UCLA will open with #4 Pepperdine at 10:00 a.m. PT and will finish with #1 USC at 11:15 a.m. PT.
No.ย 2/3 UCLA 4ย atย Cal Poly 1ย - Thursday, March 2, 2017ย - Pismo Beach, Calif.
#1 - Megan McNamara/Nicole McNamara (UCLA) def. Emily Sonny/Hannah Hubbardย (CP), 21-15, 21-11
#2 - Madi Yeomans/Kamila Tan (UCLA) def. Taylor Nelson/Adlee Van Winden (CP), 21-16, 21-15
#3 - Torrey Van Winden/Savvy Simo (UCLA) def. Raeann Greisen/Heather Pembrokeย (CP), 21-15, 21-16
#4 - Izzy Carey/Elise Zappia (UCLA) def. Savannah Niemen/Anna Gormanย (CP),ย 21-19, 21-13
#5 - Brayden Gruenewald/Taylor Gruenewaldย (CP) def. Chanti Holroyd/Lily Justineย (UCLA), 21-19, 21-19
