No. 1 UCLA Posts a Pair of 4-1 Victories

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LOS ANGELES -- No. 1 UCLA improved to 23-0 on the year with two more wins over ranked teams, defeating No. 13 Loyola Marymount (17-8) and No. 2 USC (16-4) in a doubleheader on Wednesday, April 3 at Sunset Canyon Recreation Center.

In the win over the Lions, sophomore Lea Monkhouse and junior Savvy Simo put the Bruins up 1-0, cruising to a straight-set victory over LMU's Ella Boehle and Emma Doud on court four, 21-14, 21-12.

Then Savannah Slattery and Reka Orsi Toth tied the dual at 1-1, handing UCLA's senior Sarah Sponcil and junior Lily Justine just their second loss of the year with a three-set thriller on court two, 25-23, 11-21, 15-13.

Freshman Lindsey Sparks and senior Izzy Carey put UCLA up 2-1 with a straight-set win on court five over the Lions' Veronica Nederend and Erin Martin, 21-10, 21-16.

Then seniors Megan McNamara and Nicole McNamara clinched the dual for UCLA with a straight-set win on court one over Megan Nash and Bo Culo, 21-16, 21-14. The win marked the 100th career victory for Megan McNamara.

Freshman Abby Van Winkle and senior Zana Muno provided the 4-1 final score with a straight-set win on court three, defeating LMU's Sara Kovac and Jessie Prichard, 21-13, 21-18.

No. 1 UCLA def. No. 13 LMU, 4-1
Sunset Canyon Recreation Center • Los Angeles, Calif.
Wednesday, Apr. 3, 2019
Records: UCLA (22-0), LMU (17-8)
1. Megan McNamara/Nicole McNamara (UCLA) def. Megan Nash/Bo Culo (LMU), 21-16, 21-14
2. Savannah Slattery/Reka Orsi Toth (LMU) def. Lily Justine/Sarah Sponcil (UCLA), 25-23, 11-21, 15-13
3. Zana Muno/Abby Van Winkle (UCLA) def. Sara Kovac/Jessie Prichard (LMU), 21-13, 21-18
4. Savvy Simo/Lea Monkhouse (UCLA) def. Ella Boehle/Emma Doud (LMU), 21-14, 21-12
5. Izzy Carey/Lindsey Sparks (UCLA) def. Veronica Nederend/Erin Martin (LMU), 21-10, 21-16
Order of finish: 4, 2, 5, 1*, 3


In the win over the Trojans, the Bruins had never won four flights in a dual with USC until today. Junior Savvy Simo and sophomore Lea Monkhouse got the Bruins on the board first with a straight-set win on court four over Joy Dennis and Maja Kaiser, 21-12, 21-14.

Senior Sarah Sponcil and junior Lily Justine made it 2-0 with a straight-set win on court two over the Trojans' Sammy Slater and Terese Cannon, 21-18, 21-15. The win marked the 100th career victory for Sponcil.

Like they did in the earlier dual, seniors Megan McNamara and Nicole McNamara sealed the dual victory with their 17th-consecutive straight-set win on court one for the Bruins, defeating Abril Bustamante and Tina Graudina, 21-10, 21-19.

Laurel Kujan and Hannah Martin scored the only point for USC in the dual with a hard-fought three-set win on court five over UCLA's Lindsey Sparks and Izzy Carey, 22-24, 31-19, 15-13.

Freshman Abby Van Winkle and senior Zana Muno remained undefeated at 21-0 on the year with an impressive straight-set win over USC's Haley Hallgren and Alexandra Poletto, 23-21, 25-23.

The Bruins return to action on Saturday, April 6, when they travel to Stanford, Calif., to compete in the Pac-12 North Tournament. UCLA opens with Washington at 9:00 a.m. PT on April 6.

No. 1 UCLA def. No. 2 USC, 4-1
Sunset Canyon Recreation Center • Los Angeles, Calif.
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Records: UCLA (23-0), USC (16-4)
1. Megan McNamara/Nicole McNamara (UCLA) def. Abril Bustamante/Tina Graudina (USC), 21-10, 21-19
2. Lily Justine/Sarah Sponcil (UCLA) def. Sammy Slater/Terese Cannon (USC), 21-18, 21-15
3. Zana Muno/Abby Van Winkle (UCLA) def. Haley Hallgren/Alexandra Poletto (USC), 23-21, 25-23
4. Savvy Simo/Lea Monkhouse (UCLA) def. Joy Dennis/Maja Kaiser (USC), 21-12, 21-14
5. Laurel Kujan/Hannah Martin (USC) def. Izzy Carey/Lindsey Sparks (UCLA), 22-24, 31-29, 15-13
EXH: Mac May/Megan Muret (UCLA) vs. Josannah Vazquez/Karina Myszkowski (USC), 21-17, 21-15
Order of finish: 4, 2, 1*, 5, 3