Sunday, April 9
Santa Monica, CA
12:00 PM
UCLA
3
vs
2
Long Beach State
It was "Senior Day" at UCLA as Kamila Tan and Jordan Anderson helped the Bruins beat a pair of Top 10 teams.
Photo by: UCLA Athletics
Bruins Beat Two Top 10 Teams
April 09, 2017 | Beach Volleyball
No. 3 UCLA took down No. 5 Long Beach State, 3-2, and No. 8 Arizona, 4-1.
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- No. 3 UCLA (25-2) closed out its home schedule with two more dual wins on Sunday at Ocean Park at the Battle at the Beach on "Senior Day" to extend its school-record winning streak to 23 consecutive duals. The Bruins began with a 3-2 win over #5 Long Beach State (21-5) and concluded the day with a 4-1 victory over No. 8 Arizona (13-8).
In the win over Long Beach State, the 49ers got on the board first when Jenelle Hudson and Megan Kruidhof defeated the Bruins' freshman pair of Savvy Simo and Lily Justine on court five in straight sets, 21-17, 21-17.
Senior Jordan Anderson and sophomore Izzy Carey tied it at 1-1 for UCLA with a 21-15, 21-19 win on court four over Morea Wagner and Heather Weiss.
The 49ers took a 2-1 lead on court two after Kobi Pekich and Sasha Karelov defeated UCLA's senior Kamila Tan and freshman Madi Yeomans, 26-24, 21-14.
UCLA tied the match at 2-2 after junior Elise Zappia and freshman Torrey Van Winden defeated LBSU's Hailey Harward and Anete Brinke, 21-14, 18-21, 15-11 on court three.
The Bruins clinched the win on court one as sophomores Megan McNamara and Nicole McNamara defeated the 49ers' Rachel Nieto and Nele Barber, 21-17, 23-25, 15-11.
No. 3 UCLA 3, No. 5 Long Beach State 2 – Battle at the Beach – Ocean Park – Santa Monica, CA – Sunday, April 9, 2017
#1 - Megan McNamara/Nicole McNamara (UCLA) def. Rachel Nieto/Nele Barber (LBSU) – 21-17, 23-25, 15-11
#2 - Kobi Pekich/Sasha Karelov (LBSU) def. Kamila Tan/Madi Yeomans (UCLA) – 26-24, 21-14
#3 - Elise Zappia/Torrey Van Winden (UCLA) def. Hailey Harward/Anete Brinke (LBSU) – 21-14, 18-21, 15-11
#4 – Jordan Anderson/Izzy Carey (UCLA) def. Morea Wagner/Heather Weiss (LBSU) – 21-15, 21-19
#5 - Jenelle Hudson/Megan Kruidhof (LBSU) def. Savvy Simo/Lily Justine (UCLA) – 21-17, 21-17
Order of finish: 5, 4, 2, 3, 1*
In the second match of the day, the Bruins' senior Kamila Tan and freshman Madi Yeomans put UCLA up 1-0 on Arizona, defeating Olivia Macdonald and Olivia Hallaran on court two, 21-14, 21-11.
UCLA went up 2-0 after the twin tandem of sophomores Megan McNamara and Nicole McNamara beat Arizona's twin duo of McKenna Witt and Madison Witt, 21-17, 21-16, on court one.
The Bruins' pair on court four of sophomore Izzy Carey and senior Jordan Anderson, clinched the dual win by defeating the Wildcats' Mia Mason and Brooke Burling, 21-15, 21-14.
On court three, UCLA freshman Torrey Van Winden and junior Elise Zappia put the Bruins up 4-0 with a 21-14, 15-21, 15-10 win over Hailey Devlin and Sam Manley.
Court five saw another three-set match, as Arizona's Halli Amaro and Natalie Anselmo rallied to defeat UCLA's freshmen Chanti Holroyd and Savvy Simo, 18-21, 21-19, 16-14.
The Bruins now have 13 days off and will return to action on Saturday, April 22 when they face Cal Poly for the third time this season at USC at 11:00 a.m. PT. UCLA will square off at No. 1 USC at 3:00 p.m. PT to conclude the regular season.
No. 3 UCLA 4, No. 8 Arizona 1 – Battle at the Beach – Ocean Park – Santa Monica, CA – Sunday, April 9, 2017
#1 - Megan McNamara/Nicole McNamara (UCLA) def. McKenna Witt/Madison Witt (ARIZ) – 21-17, 21-16
#2 - Kamila Tan/Madi Yeomans (UCLA) def. Olivia Macdonald/Olivia Hallaran (ARIZ) – 21-14, 21-11
#3 - Elise Zappia/Torrey Van Winden (UCLA) def. Hailey Devlin/Sam Manley (ARIZ) – 21-14, 15-21, 15-10
#4 – Jordan Anderson/Izzy Carey (UCLA) def. Mia Mason/Brooke Burling (ARIZ) – 21-15, 21-14
#5 – Halli Amaro/Natalie Anselmo (ARIZ) def. Savvy Simo/Chanti Holroyd (UCLA) – 18-21, 21-19, 16-14
Order of finish: 2, 1, 4*, 3, 5
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