WESTWOOD, CALIF. – The #5 Pepperdine beach volleyball team made the short trek to the Sunset Canyon Recreation Courts on top-ranked UCLA's campus to challenge the Bruins on Saturday morning and although the Waves put in a good effort, the opposition was able to win 5-0 and remain undefeated on the season.
 
It was the first match this season, Pepperdine (11-5) had to play in two-court format with positions two and four playing first, followed by one and three and closed out by five and the exhibition court six.
 
RESULTS
#5 PEPPERDINE 0, #1 UCLA 5
MARCH 16 | SUNSET CANYON RECREATION CENTER | WESTWOOD, CALIF.
1: Megan McNamara/Nicole McNamara (UCLA) def. Brook Bauer/Deahna Kraft (PEPP) – 21-13, 21-18
2: Sarah Sponcil/Lily Justine (UCLA) def. Gigi Hernandez/Heidi Dyer (PEPP) – 21-14, 22-20
3: Abby Van Winkle/Zana Muno (UCLA) def. Alexis Filippone/Skylar Caputo (PEPP) – 28-26, 21-19
4: Savvy Simo/Lea Monkhouse (UCLA) def. Maddie Dilfer/Nikki Lyons (PEPP) – 21-13, 21-18
5: Izzy Carey/Lindsey Sparks (UCLA) def. Simone Priebe/Katie Gavin (PEPP) – 21-16, 21-10
Order of finish: 4, 2, 1*, 3, 5
 
MATCH RECAPS
The Waves opened the match against the Bruins in two-court format, with the No. 2 and No. 4 pairs kicking off to start.  UCLA took the early lead on both courts and worked towards 21-14 and 21-13 first set scores respectively.  Court four would finish first as the Bruins downed the Waves with a 21-18 final set to get on the board.  On court two, Gigi Hernandez and Heidi Dyer put up a brilliant fight in the second set, reaching a 20-20 tied score before the home team would get the edge and win the set by two to pull ahead 2-0 overall.
 
In the second flight, courts one and three faced off and UCLA would clinch the overall with a 21-13, 21-18 win on court one.  On court four, Alexis Filippone and Skylar Caputo and put in a battle, falling in the first by a 28-26 final mark, before giving the Bruins a run for it in the second, but eventually falling 21-19.  In the final flight, UCLA took a two-set win on court five to complete the sweep.
 
NEXT UP
Next, the Waves trek down to Long Beach State on Wednesday, March 20 to take on the 49ers.
 
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