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Bruins Post Two More Top 10 Wins
March 29, 2019 | Beach Volleyball
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MIAMI, Fla.ย -- No. 1 UCLA improved to 19-0ย on the year with two more top 10 wins to open play at the FIU Surf-N-Turf Invitational on Friday, Mar. 29 at Lummus Park Beach Courts. The Bruins opened with a 4-1 win over No. 4 LSU (15-5) in the morning and then posted their 13thย sweep of the year with a 5-0 victory in the afternoon over No. 10 Stetson (16-7).
In the win over the Tigers, seniorย Sarah Sponcilย paired with junior Lily Justineย on court two to take down LSU's Kaitlee York and Ashley Aumerย in straight sets, 21-17, 21-11.
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Then seniors Megan McNamara and Nicole McNamara put UCLA up 2-0 with a hard-fought win on court oneย in straightย sets, 26-24, 21-18, over the Tigers' Claire Coppola and Kristen Nuss.
Freshman Abby Van Winkle and senior Zana Munoย sealed the dual win on court three, improvingย to 16-0 on the year, rallying for a three-setย win on court four over Olivia Beyer and Kelli Agnew, 18-21, 21-14, 16-14.
Sophomore Lea Monkhouse and junior Savvy Simo were reunited on court four, but fell in a three-set heartbreaker to LSU's Meliaย Lindner and Megan Davenport, 13-21, 21-11, 15-12.
Freshman Lindsey Sparks and seniorย Izzy Carey provided the 4-1 final, rallying forย a three-set win on court five over the Tigers' Allison Coens and Hunter Domanski, 24-26, 21-16, 15-11.
No. 1 UCLA def. No. 4 LSU, 4-1
Lummus Park Beach Courts โข Miami, Fla.
Friday, Mar. 29, 2019
Records: UCLA (18-0), LSU (15-5)
1. Megan McNamara/Nicole McNamara (UCLA) def. Claire Coppola/Kristen Nuss (LSU), 26-24, 21-18
2. Sarah Sponcil/Lily Justine (UCLA) def. Kaitlee York/Ashley Aumer (LSU), 21-17, 21-11
3. Zana Muno/Abby Van Winkle (UCLA) def. Olivia Beyer/Kelli Agnew (LSU), 18-21, 21-14, 16-14
4. Melia Lindner/Megan Davenport (LSU) def. Savvy Simo/Lea Monkhouse (UCLA), 13-21, 21-11, 15-12
5. Izzy Carey/Lindsey Sparks (UCLA) def. Allison Coens/Hunter Domanski (LSU), 24-26, 21-16, 15-11
Order of finish:ย 2, 1, 3*, 4, 5
In the win over the Hatters, freshman Lindsey Sparks and seniorย Izzy Carey got the Bruins on the board first with a straight-set win over Rebecca Ingram and Quinciย Birker, 21-10, 21-15.
Freshman Abby Van Winkle and senior Zana Munoย put UCLA up 2-0, improvingย to 17-0 on the year with a straight-set win on court three over the Hatters' Rachelย ย and Kelli Agnew,ย 21-15, 21-15.
Seniors Megan McNamara and Nicole McNamara improved to 16-1 on the yearย with their 13th-consecutiveย straight-set win on court one that sealed the dual victory for the Bruins, defeating Carly Perales and Sunnivaย Helland-Hansen, 21-13, 21-12.
Sophomore Lea Monkhouse and junior Savvy Simo put the Bruins up 4-0 on court four with a straight-set win over Stetson's Julie Varga and Sam Harris, 21-11, 21-8.
Seniorย Sarah Sponcilย and junior Lily Justineย completed the sweep with a straight-set win on court twoย over the Hatters' Sammeeย Thomas and Darby Dunn, 21-14, 21-16.
The Bruins return to action tomorrow at the FIU Surf-N-Turf Invitational in Miami, Fla., when theyย face No. 3 Florida State (8:00 a.m. PT) and No. 8 FIU (1:00 p.m. PT).
No. 1 UCLA def. No. 10 Stetson, 5-0
Lummus Park Beach Courts โข Miami, Fla.
Friday, Mar. 29, 2019
Records: UCLA (19-0), Stetson (16-7)
1. Megan McNamara/Nicole McNamara (UCLA) def. Carly Perales/Sunniva Helland-Hansen (SU), 21-13, 21-12
2. Sarah Sponcil/Lily Justine (UCLA) def. Sammee Thomas/Darby Dunnย (SU), 21-14, 21-16
3. Zana Muno/Abby Van Winkle (UCLA) def. Rachel Noble/Ana Costa (SU), 21-15, 21-15
4. Savvy Simo/Lea Monkhouse (UCLA) def. Julie Varga/Sam Harris (SU), 21-11, 21-8
5. Izzy Carey/Lindsey Sparks (UCLA) def. Rebecca Ingram/Quinci Birker (SU), 21-10, 21-15
EXH.ย Megan Muret/Madi Yeomans (UCLA) def. Yasmin Kuck/Alexa Richardson (SU), 21-13, 21-17
Order of finish:ย 5, 3, 1*, 4, 2
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