Malibu, Calif. – The #18 Pepperdine beach volleyball team swept past both CSU Bakersfield, a team receiving votes in the AVCA Coaches Poll, and Concordia, Irvine on Saturday at the Pepperdine Beach Volleyball Courts.
 
The Waves improve to 11-2 this season with the wins and are currently on a five-match winning streak.  Mary Sinclair and Kate Clermont clinched the dual against the Roadrunners and improved to a perfect 3-0 as a pair in the No. 3 position, while Cameron Baklenko and Rio Frohoff clinched against Concordia to improve to 9-3 overall this season as a pair. 
 
Pepperdine closes out the weekend with a pair of matches against #10 Cal and #12 Cal Poly tomorrow at 3 and 5 p.m. respectively in San Luis Obispo, Calif.
 
RESULTS
#18 Pepperdine def. Concordia, 5-0
1. Melanie Paul/Madison Shields (PEPP) vs. Vanessa Bernzen/Hannah Phair (CUI) – 21-10, 21-12
2. Simone Priebe/McKenna Thomas (PEPP) def. Hailee Ryan/Sara Ostojic (CUI) – 21-17, 21-12
3. Mary Sinclair/Kate Clermont (PEPP) vs. Tatum Smith/Shannon Evans (CUI) – 21-11, 21-15
4. Peyton Lewis/Juju Quintero (PEPP) def. Eva Prewitt/Isabella Bush (CUI) – 24-22, 21-5
5. Cameron Baklenko/Rio Frohoff (PEPP) vs. Lauren Clifton/Nicole Miller (CUI) – 21-11, 21-19
Exh. Savana Greene/Jordan Benoit (PEPP) def. Delaney Decinces/Sydney Marshall (CUI) – 18-21, 21-12, 15-6
Order of finish: 2, 4, 3*, 1, 5
 
#18 Pepperdine def. CSU Bakersfield, 5-0
1. Melanie Paul/Madison Shields (PEPP) def. Milica Vukobrat/Cameron Solberg (CSUB) – 21-18, 21-18
2. Simone Priebe/McKenna Thomas (PEPP) def. Hana Makonova/Sophia Hladyniuk (CSUB) – 16-21, 21-12, 15-10
3. Mary Sinclair/Kate Clermont (PEPP) def. Brooke Boiseau/Anna Unke (CSUB) – 21-10, 21-17
4. Peyton Lewis/Juju Quintero (PEPP) def. Alaina Gendale/Seleisa Elisaia (CSUB) – 21-15, 21-14
5. Cameron Baklenko/Rio Frohoff (PEPP) def. Paige Calvin/Hayley McCluskey (CSUB) – 21-13, 21-17
Exh. Savana Greene/Jordan Benoit (PEPP) def. Caroline Benke/Megan Gilbert (CSUB) – 21-19, 21-6
Order of finish: 4, 2, 5*, 3, 1
 
MATCH RECAPS
In the first flight of the first match, Simone Priebe and McKenna Thomas started things off with a 21-17, 21-12 win over Hailee Ryan and Sarah Ostojic in the No. 2 position to set the tone early.  After a tight 24-22 first set win on court four for Peyton Lewis and Juju Quintero, the pair learned what they needed to and commanded the second set 21-5 to make it 2-0 overall heading into the second flight.  On the exhibition court, Jordan Benoit and Savana Greene also came back from a first set loss to take the next two 21-12, 15-6 over their Eagles opposition.
 
In the second flight, Mary Sinclair and Kate Clermont would be the Waves to clinch the overall, putting down Tatum Smith and Shannon Evans 21-11, 21-15 in the No. 3 position. 
 
Pepperdine completed the sweep after Melanie Paul and Madison Shields dominated court one 21-10, 21-12 over Vanessa Bernzen and Hannah Phair and Cameron Baklenko and Rio Frohoff defeated Lauren Clifton and Nicole Miller 21-11, 21-19. 
 
In the second match against the Roadrunners, Lewis and Quintero opened up the action with a 21-15, 21-14 win over Alaina Gendale and Seleisa Elisaia in the No. 4 position.  Though Priebe and Thomas dropped their first set against Hana Makonova and Sophia Hladyniuk, the duo dominated the second 21-12 to force a third.  The pair then picked up the Waves' second overall point with a 15-10 win in the third set.  Greene and Benoit also took care of business on court six with a 21-19, 21-6 win.
 
Baklenko and Frohoff would be the Waves to clinch the overall in this match, collecting on a 21-13, 21-17 victory over Hayley McCluskey and Paige Calvin in the No. 5 position. 
 
On court three, Sinclair and Clermont were fueled off a 21-10 first set win against Anna Unke and Brooke Boiseau, propelling to a 21-17 in the second set to extend the Waves victory to 4-0 overall.  Shields and Paul finished up the sweep in the No. 1 position with a 21-18, 21-18 victory over Milica Vukobrat and Cameron Solberg to end the day.
 
NEXT UP
Tomorrow, the Waves head to San Luis Obispo to challenge #10 Cal and #12 Cal Poly at 3 and 5 p.m. respectively to close out the busy game week.

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