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SAN FRANCISCO -- UCLA senior Savvy Simo (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. / Torrey Pines HS) and sophomore Abby Van Winkle (San Clemente, Calif. / Santa Margarita Catholic HS) have been named the Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Pair of the Week as announced by the league office today.

The duo helped the top-ranked Bruins to a 5-1 weekend at the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classic, with all five wins coming against ranked teams before closing out the opening weekend with a hard-fought 3-2 decision against then-No. 3 LSU.

After Simo played on court four last year and Van Winkle on court three, the duo has paired up on court one, a court they had never played on until this season, taking down 2019 first team AVCA All-Americans Claire Coppola/Kristen Nuss from LSU in straight sets the first meeting but lost in three sets the second time around.

Simo was named the Best Attacker at the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classic.

It is the first time this duo has been honored with the Pac-12 weekly nod, but Simo's third-career recognition.

Also Nominated: Natalie Anselmo/Carly Lowry, ARIZ; Kate Baldwin/Lexi Sweeney, ASU; Madison Dueck/Alexia Inman, CAL.

2020 PAC-12 BEACH VOLLEYBALL PAIR OF THE WEEK

Week of	Pair
Feb. 25	Savvy Simo/Abby Van Winkle, UCLA