MALIBU, Calif. – The #5 Pepperdine beach volleyball team treated it's six seniors to a pair of wins over #7 Cal Poly and #12 Cal at the Pepperdine Invitational on Saturday at Zuma Beach, ending the regular season 18-7 overall and with a 10-1 record at home.
 
Prior to the match, Skylar Caputo, Maddie Dilfer, Heidi Dyer, Nikki Lyons, Madalyn Roh and Jenna Tunnell were honored for their tremendous impact on the Pepperdine beach volleyball program.
 
The senior class propelled the Waves to six of their eight match wins throughout the day.  Throughout the day, Dyer (1), Caputo (3), Dilfer (4) and Lyons (4) each tabbed two wins, with Lyons and Dilfer playing in the only all-senior court on four.

In four seasons, the 2019 senior class has helped the Waves to a 90-22 (.804) overall record & a 36-2 (.947) record at Zuma Beach! 

RESULTS­
#5 PEPPERDINE 4, #7 CAL POLY 1
APRIL 13 | PEPPERDINE INVITATIONAL
ZUMA BEACH | MALIBU, CALIF.
1: Brook Bauer/Heidi Dyer (PEPP) def. Tiadora Miric/Crissy Jones (CP) – 21-15, 21-13
2: Gigi Hernandez/Deahna Kraft (PEPP) def. Macy Gordon/Emily Sonny (CP) – 21-19, 23-21
3: Alexis Filippone/Skylar Caputo (PEPP) def. Vanessa Roscoe/Brayden Gruenewald (CP) – 21-15, 18-21, 15-11
4: Maddie Dilfer/Nikki Lyons (PEPP) def. Kassandra Wright/Jayelin Lombard (CP) – 21-6, 21-19
5: Delaney Peranich/Samantha Manley (CP) def. Simone Priebe/Katie Gavin (PEPP) – 21-13, 21-19
Order of finish: 4, 1, 5, 2*, 5
 
#5 PEPPERDINE 4, #12 CAL 1
APRIL 13 | PEPPERDINE INVITATIONAL
ZUMA BEACH | MALIBU, CALIF.
1: Brook Bauer/Heidi Dyer (PEPP) def. Jordan Polo/Mima Mirkovic (CAL) – 21-18, 21-16
2: Gigi Hernandez/Deahna Kraft (PEPP) def. Caroline Schafer/Maddie Micheletti (CAL) – 21-18, 18-21, 15-7
3: Alexis Filippone/Skylar Caputo (PEPP) def. Iya Lindahl/Grace Campbell (CAL) – 17-21, 21-17, 15-10
4: Maddie Dilfer/Nikki Lyons (PEPP) def. Abby Waldburger/Mia Merino (CAL) 22-20, 21-10
5: Mati Dueck/Alexia Inman (CAL) def. Simone Priebe/Katie Gavin (PEPP) – 22-20, 15-21, 15-13
Order of finish: 4, 1, 2*, 3, 5
 
 
MATCH RECAP
In the first match, the Waves came out swinging, collecting first set wins on four of the five courts.  Seniors Maddie Dilfer and Nikki Lyons finished first, taking down Kassandra Wright and Jayelin Lombard on court four with a staggering 21-6, 21-19 final mark.  Then, senior Heidi Dyer and sophomore partner Brook Bauer defeated Tiadora Miric and Crissy Jones 21-15, 21-13 on court one to put the Waves in a position to clinch.
 
The opposition would not roll over easily, however, as the Mustangs No. 5 pair would take the court in two to get on the board.
 
Pepperdine was quick to bounce back though after juniors Gigi Hernandez and Deahna Kraft took care of Macy Gordon and Emily Sonny 21-19, 23-21 on court two to clinch the overall win.  In the final match to close in the dual, senior Skylar Caputo and sophomore Alexis Filippone bested Vanessa Roscoe and Brayden Gruenewald.  After splitting the first two sets 21-15, 18-21, the Waves took care of business in the third with a 15-11 victory on court four to make it 4-1 to open the day.
 
In the second match of the day against #12 Cal, the Waves once again came out strong, this time collecting on three first set wins.  The senior pair on court four was the first to finish yet again, taking down Abby Waldburger and Mia Merino 22-20, 21-10 to open the dual.  Then, Dyer and Bauer put down Jordan Polo and Mima Mirkovic 21-18, 21-16 in the No. 1 position to put Pepperdine in clinching territory for the second time today.
 
Nearly similar to the first dual, Hernandez and Kraft take court two to clinch the overall, rallying back from splitting the first two sets 21-18, 18-21 to dominate the third set 15-7 for the win. 
 
Courts three and five closed the day with Filippone and Caputo having a three-set battle against Iya Lindahl and Grace Campbell 17-21, 21-17, 15-10 to give the Waves four point in the dual.  In the final match on five, Katie Gavin and Simone Priebe also had a three-set battle, but eventually fell short of 20-22, 21-15, 13-15 final set scores to make it a 4-1 match to end the day.
 
NEXT UP
Next week, the Waves enter postseason, with the fourth annual West Coast Conference Beach Volleyball Championships from April 19-20 at Ocean Park Beach in Santa Monica, Calif.
 
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