#8 Waves Sweep Past First Day of Arizona Invitational

TUCSON, Ariz. – The #8 Pepperdine beach volleyball team swept past the first day of competition at Bear Down Beach on Friday afternoon, defeating both Colorado Mesa and Missouri State 5-0 to kick off the Arizona Invitational.

The Waves (6-11) only dropped two sets on the day in the No. 3 and 4 positions, but won swiftly in all other sets. Pepperdine's court five pairing earned the clinch in both matches, with Peyton Lewis and Gracie Pedersen accomplishing the feat in the first match and Calista Wright and Katie Gavin doing so in the second.

The tournament will continue tomorrow against #10 Grand Canyon and tournament-host #13 Arizona at 11 a.m. PT and 1 p.m. PT.

RESULTS
No. 8 Pepperdine def. Colorado Mesa 5-0
1. Simone Priebe/Melanie Paul (PEPP) def. Maddi Foutz/Holly Schmidt (CMU) – 21-15, 21-14
2. Alexis Filipponne/Brook Bauer (PEPP) def. Macie Lachemann/Savannah Spitzer (CMU) – 21-8, 21-10
3. Sutton Mactavish/Mary Sinclair (PEPP) def. Hahni Johnson/Sierra Hunt (CMU) – 16-21, 21-11, 16-14
4. Calista Wright/Katie Gavin (PEPP) def. Ashtonn Reese/Sabrina VanDeList (CMU) – 21-14, 14-21, 15-12
5. Gracie Pedersen/Peyton Lewis (PEPP) def. Ara Norwood/Tye Wedhorn (CMU) – 21-18, 21-16
Order of finish: 2, 1, 5*, 4, 3

No. 8 Pepperdine def. Missouri State, 5-0
1. Alexis Filipponne/Brook Bauer (PEPP) def Tylar Garrett/Chloe Filipski (MSU) – 21-10, 21-7
2. Simone Priebe/Melanie Paul (PEPP) def. Chloe Tome/Grace Cook (MSU) – 21-13, 21-13
3. Sutton Mactavish/Mary Sinclair (PEPP) def. Kylee Davis/Parker McAllen (MSU) – 21-17, 21-14
4. Peyton Lewis/Gracie Pedersen (PEPP) def. Tory Penick/Pamela Jaime (MSU) – 21-15, 21-16
5. Katie Gavin/Calista Wright (PEPP) def. Rachel Evans/Kelsey Larsen (MSU) – 21-12, 21-17
Order of finish: 1, 2, 5*, 3, 4

MATCH RECAPS
Pepperdine came out swinging to open the tournament against Colorado Mesa, an NCAA Division II program from Grand Junction, Colo. The Waves won first sets on four courts to set the tone, and continued with four second set wins as well.

Alexis Filippone and Brook Bauer were the first pair to win on court two, dominating their opponents 21-8, 21-10 to put the Waves on the board. Simone Priebe and Melanie Paul then followed up with a 21-15, 21-14 victory on court one to put Pepperdine in a position to clinch.

Gracie Pedersen and Peyton Lewis would do the honors for the Waves, winning by a 21-18, 21-16 decision to clinch the overall dual.

On court four, Calista Wright and Katie Gavin split their opening sets 21-14, 14-21, but then buckled down for a 15-12 win in the third set to make it 4-0 overall. Though Mary Sinclair and Sutton Mactavish lost their first set 21-16, they won the second by a commanding 21-11 to force a third and continued on to a 16-14 third set win to complete the sweep.

In the second dual, Pepperdine once again came out with intent to win quickly, collecting first set wins on all five courts. The top two pairings would finish first, with Bauer and Filippone putting down their opposition on the top court by a commanding 21-10, 21-7 result. Paul and Priebe were close behind with a pair of 21-13 set wins on court two to put the Waves in a position to clinch.

On court five, Wright and Gavin downed their Bears' duo 21-12, 21-17 to clinch the overall. Sinclair and Mactavish continued the winning ways in No. 3 position with a 21-17, 21-14 victory on court three. Lewis and Pedersen finished things off on court five with a 21-15, 21-16 win in the four slot to finish off the second sweep of the day.

NEXT UP
Tomorrow, the Waves remain in Tucson, Ariz. for the Arizona Invitational against the Wildcats and Grand Canyon.

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Players Mentioned

#3 Brook Bauer: 6' 1"; Senior; 3V

#15 Alexis Filippone: 6' 2"; Senior; 3V

#23 Katie Gavin: 5' 8"; Senior; 3V

#24 Peyton Lewis: 5' 6"; Junior; 1V

#12 Sutton Mactavish: 6' 0"; Sophomore; 1V

#1 Melanie Paul: 5' 9"; Junior; 2V

#21 Simone Priebe: 5' 11"; Junior; 2V

#4 Mary Sinclair: 5' 11"; Sophomore; 1V

#22 Gracie Pedersen: 5' 11"; Freshman; HS

#31 Calista Wright: 5' 11"; Freshman; HS

Players Mentioned

#3 Brook Bauer
: 6' 1"; Senior; 3V

#15 Alexis Filippone
: 6' 2"; Senior; 3V

#23 Katie Gavin
: 5' 8"; Senior; 3V

#24 Peyton Lewis
: 5' 6"; Junior; 1V

#12 Sutton Mactavish
: 6' 0"; Sophomore; 1V

#1 Melanie Paul
: 5' 9"; Junior; 2V

#21 Simone Priebe
: 5' 11"; Junior; 2V

#4 Mary Sinclair
: 5' 11"; Sophomore; 1V

#22 Gracie Pedersen
: 5' 11"; Freshman; HS

#31 Calista Wright
: 5' 11"; Freshman; HS