#6 Pepperdine Falls Twice in San Luis Obispo

Saturday, February 29

San Luis Obispo, Calif.

3:00 p.m. PT

Pepperdine University

Loyola Marymount

Photo by: Sarah Otteman

2/29/2020 7:41:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball

Pepperdine/LMU Results Pepperdine/Cal Poly Results

By: by Athletic Communications

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIF. – The #6 Pepperdine beach volleyball team was felled in a pair of season-opening duals at the Mustang Beach Volleyball Complex on Saturday night, dropping close 3-2 decisions to host #8 Cal Poly and to PCH Cup rival #9 LMU.

RESULTS:
Dual 1: #6 PEPP 2, #9 LMU 3
1: Reka Orsi Toth/Selina Marolf (LMU) def. Deahna Kraft/Brook Bauer (PEPP) – 15-21, 21-15, 15-11
2: Darby Dunn/Megan Rice (LMU) def. Carly Skjodt/Sutton Mactavish (PEPP) – 21-18, 21-19
3: Alexis Filippone/Gigi Hernandez (PEPP) def. Emma Doud/Savannah Slattery (LMU) – 21-19, 22-24, 15-11
4: Simone Priebe/Melanie Paul (PEPP) def. Georgia Fusco/Lacy Haddock (LMU) – 21-11, 21-17
5: Cassie Chinn/Jessie Prichard (LMU) def. Savana Greene/Katie Gavin (PEPP) – 21-14, 21-10
Order of Finish: 4, 2, 1, 5*, 3

Dual 2: #6 PEPP 2, #8 CPSLO 3
1: Deahna Kraft/Brook Bauer (PEPP) def. Torrey Van Winden/Macy Gordon (CP) – 21-17, 21-16
2: Tia Miric/Mariah Whalen (CP) def. Carly Skjodt/Sutton Mactavish (PEPP) – 22-20, 21-17
3: Emily Sonny/Jayelin Lombard (CP) def. Alexis Filippone/Gigi Hernandez (PEPP) – 16-21, 21-16, 15-8
4: Simone Priebe/Melanie Paul (PEPP) def. Brayden Gruenewald/Vanessa Roscoe (CP) – 21-18, 25-23
5: Adlee Van Winden/Josie Ulrich (CP) def. Hannah Frohling/Mary Sinclair (PEPP) – 21-19, 21-10
Order of Finish: 4, 2, 5, 1, 3*

MATCH RECAP
The Waves came out strong to open against PCH Cup rival LMU, pulling ahead 1-0 after Simone Priebe and Melanie Paul downed Georgia Fusco and Lacy Haddock 21-11, 21-17 on court four. The Lions then countered with a two-set win on court two to tie things up. In the second flight, the opposition took a three-set win on court one to gain the edge, and LMU's No. 5 pair closed it up with a two-set win to take the victory.

Gigi Hernandez and Alexis Filippone ended things on a high note, defeating Emma Doud and Savannah Slattery 21-19, 22-24, 15-11 to make it a 3-2 overall score.

In the second dual, Priebe and Paul once again came out swinging on court four, collecting a 21-18, 25-23 win over Brayden Gruenewald and Vanessa Roscoe. The Mustangs two's pair then downed the Waves to tie the score, and the No. 5 duo for Cal Poly was able to gain the lead with a two-set win over Pepperdine.

Deahna Kraft and Brook Bauer would tie things up after defeating Torrey Van Winden and Macy Gordon 21-17, 21-16 in the top-spot, but the Waves on court three were unable to overcome a deficit late in the third set, dropping the three-set match to finish the dual with a 3-2 Waves' loss.

NEXT UP
Next, Pepperdine returns to Malibu to host the Waves' Invite on March 7, welcoming Long Beach State, South Carolina and Stetson to Zuma Beach for the one-day tournament.

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