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No. 4 UCLA Downs No. 7 Pepperdine Twice
March 25, 2021 | Beach Volleyball
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MALIBU, Calif. -- No. 4 UCLA (8-1) posted a pair of victories at No. 7 Pepperdine (2-9) on Thursday morning and afternoon on the campus courts of Pepperdine. With the wins, the Bruins improved to 12-6 all-time against the Waves with nine straight victories in the series.
The Bruins won the first dual, 4-1, The Bruins' Megan Muret and Jacqueline Quade rebounded after dropping the first set to the Waves' Calista Wright and Mary Sinclair to post a three-set win, 13-21, 21-17, 15-7. But Carly Skjodt and Brook Bauer evened the score at 1-1 with a thrilling and hard-fought win on court two over UCLA's Abby Van Winkle and Lea Monkhouse, 17-21, 21-19, 18-16. The Bruins' court one tandem of Lexy Denaburg and Savvy Simo had little trouble with Simone Priebe and Melanie Paul in claiming a straight-set win, 21-14, 21-10, to put UCLA up 2-1. Rileigh Powers and Jaden Whitmarsh clinched the victory for UCLA on court five with an easy 21-13, 21-12 win over Gracie Pedersen and Peyton Lewis. Lindsey Sparks and Devon Newberry provided the 4-1 final score with a tight two-set win over Alexis Filippone and Sutton Mactavish, 23-21, 22-20. Cami Sanchez and Hannah Phair defeated Pepperdine's Cameron Baklenko and Kristine Briede in straight sets in exhibition play, 21-13, 21-19.
In the second dual, the Bruins swept the Waves for the first time this season, 5-0. Megan Muret and Jacqueline Quade had an easier go of things the second time around with Wright and Sinclair on court four, winning 21-16, 21-9 to put UCLA up 1-0. Then Van Winkle and Monkhouse turned the tables on Skjodt and Bauer after dropping the first set, 19-21, to come-from-behind to win 21-18, 20-18 in the a three-set thriller to put the Bruins up 2-0. Denaburg and Simo raced out to a 21-7 first-set win over Paul and Priebe on court one and then won the second set 21-11 to clinch the dual victory for the Bruins. Sparks and Newberry also had an easier time with Filippone and Mactavish in the second meeting on court three with a 21-15, 21-16 victory to make it 4-0 Bruins. Powers and Whitmarsh finished off the sweep with a straight-set win on court five over Pedersen and Lewis, 21-16, 21-13. In exhibition action, Phair and Sanchez won a straight-set match over Katie Gavin and Michaela Kasper, 22-20, 21-14.
The Bruins return to action this weekend when they head to Tucson, Ariz., to take part in the Pac-12 South Tournament hosted by the University of Arizona. The Bruins open with No. 11 California (5-2) Saturday, March 27 at 9:00 AM PDT at Bear Down Beach and will mark the first of three straight appearances on the Pac-12 Network. The Bruins will close out the day against Arizona State (3-2) at 4:30 p.m. PDT with another Pac-12 Network appearance. UCLA will only have one dual on the final day of competition at the Pac-12 South Tournament as it will face Oregon (2-2) on Sunday, March 28 at 10:15 a.m. PDT on the Pac-12 Networks.
No. 4 UCLA def. No. 7 Pepperdine, 4-1
Malibu, Calif.
Thursday, March 25, 2021
RECORDS: UCLA (7-1), Pepperdine (2-8)
1. Lexy Denaburg/Savvy Simo (UCLA) def. Simone Priebe/Melanie Paul (PEP); 21-14, 21-10
2. Carly Skjodt/Brook Bauer (PEP) def. Abby Van Winkle/Lea Monkhouse (UCLA); 17-21, 21-19, 18-16
3. Lindsey Sparks/Devon Newberry (UCLA) def. Alexis Filippone/Sutton Mactavish (PEP); 23-21, 22-20
4. Megan Muret/Jacqueline Quade (UCLA) def. Calista Wright/Mary Sinclair (PEP); 13-21, 21-17, 15-7
5. Rileigh Powers/Jaden Whitmarsh (UCLA) def. Gracie Pedersen/Peyton Lewis (PEP); 21-13, 21-12
Exh. Hannah Phair/Cami Sanchez (UCLA) def. Cameron Baklenko/Kristine Briede (PEP): 21-13, 21-19
Order of finish: 4, 2, 1, 5*, 3
No. 4 UCLA def. No. 7 Pepperdine, 5-0
Malibu, Calif.
Thursday, March 25, 2021
RECORDS: UCLA (8-1), Pepperdine (2-9)
1. Lexy Denaburg/Savvy Simo (UCLA) def. Simone Priebe/Melanie Paul (PEP); 21-7, 21-11
2. Abby Van Winkle/Lea Monkhouse (UCLA) def. Carly Skjodt/Brook Bauer (PEP); 19-21, 21-18, 20-18
3. Lindsey Sparks/Devon Newberry (UCLA) def. Alexis Filippone/Sutton Mactavish (PEP); 21-15, 21-16
4. Megan Muret/Jacqueline Quade (UCLA) def. Calista Wright/Mary Sinclair (PEP); 21-16, 21-9
5. Rileigh Powers/Jaden Whitmarsh (UCLA) def. Gracie Pedersen/Peyton Lewis (PEP); 21-16, 21-13
Exh. Hannah Phair/Cami Sanchez (UCLA) def. Katie Gavin/Michaela Kasper (PEP); 22-20, 21-14
Order of finish: 4, 2, 1*, 3, 5
