#6 Pepperdine Opens 2020 Season with Pair of Exhibition Road Sweeps

Friday, February 21

Irvine, Calif.

11:00 a.m. PT

Pepperdine University

Irvine Valley College (Exh.)

Photo by: NCAA Photos

#6 Pepperdine Opens 2020 Season with Pair of Exhibition Road Sweeps

2/21/2020 6:04:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball

Dual 1 Results Dual 2 Results

By: by Athletic Communications

IRVINE, CALIF. – The #6 Pepperdine beach volleyball team opened the 2020 campaign with a pair of exhibition road sweeps over Irvine Valley College on Friday.

No Waves' (2-0) pair dropped a single set to IVC (0-2) throughout the day with Alexis Filippone and Gigi Hernandez clinching the first win of the day on court three 21-13, 21-11. Newcomer duo Hannah Frohling and Mary Sinclair clinched the second dual with a 21-12, 21-11 victory on court five.

RESULTS:
Dual 1: #6 PEPP 5, IVC 0
1: Deahna Kraft/Brook Bauer def. Lea Kruse/Gabriela Griego - 21-18, 21-11
2: Carly Skjdot/Sutton MacTavish def. Anna Unke/Alaina Gendale - 21-15, 21-11
3: Alexis Filippone/Gigi Hernandez def. Kendall Nolan/Alaina Thomas - 21-13, 21-11
4: Simone Priebe/Melanie Paul def. Truth Hafey/Alma Entesari - 21-6, 21-5
5: Savana Greene/Katie Gavin def. Kristin Austin/Lexie Periera - 21-8, 21-14
Order of Finish: 4, 5, 3*, 1, 2

Dual 2: #6 PEPP 5, IVC 0
1: Deahna Kraft/Brook Bauer def. Lea Kruse/Gabriela Griego - 21-12, 21-11
2: Carly Skjdot/Sutton MacTavish def. Anna Unke/Alaina Gendale - 21-9, 21-11
3: Alexis Filippone/Gigi Hernandez def. Kendall Nolan/Alaina Thomas - 21-12, 21-16
4: Simone Priebe/Melanie Paul def. Truth Hafey/Alma Entesari - 21-14, 21-8
5: Hannah Frohling/Mary Sinclair def. Kristin Austin/Lexie Periera - 21-12, 21-11
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 5*, 4, 2

MATCH RECAPS
The Waves got started early in the first dual as Simone Priebe and Melanie Paul downed their opponents on court four 21-6, 21-5 to set the tone for the day. Savana Greene and Katie Gavin then downed the competition on court five 21-8, 21-14 to put the team in a position for Alexis Filippone and Gigi Hernandez to collect the clinch on court three.

Deahna Kraft and Brook Bauer then downed the opposition in the No. 1 position with a 21-18, 21-11 win before Carly Skjdot and Sutton MacTavish completed the sweep 21-15, 21-11 on court two.

In the second matchup, Kraft and Bauer got things started with a 21-12, 21-11 victory in the No. 1 spot. Filippone and Hernandez followed up with a 21-13, 21-11 win on court three before Hannah Frohling and Mary Sinclair clinched on five.

Priebe and Paul picked up a 21-14, 21-8 win in the No. 4 position and Skjdot and MacTavish finished things off yet again on court two with a 21-9, 21-11 victory.

NEXT UP
Next, the Waves return to Zuma Beach on Tuesday at 11 a.m. for the home opener against Long Beach City College.