SANTA MONICA, Calif. – The #19 Pepperdine beach volleyball team had a successful opening day of the West Coast Conference Championships, sweeping past both #7 seed Pacific and #3 seed Saint Mary's.
 
Gracey Campbell and Juju Quintero in the No. 4 position and Savannah Standage and Gabriella Perez in the No. 3 position each won their matches in straight sets to clinch both duals respectively.  The Waves No. 1, 3 and 5 pairs went 4-0 in sets throughout the day. 
 
RESULTS
#19 Pepperdine def. Pacific, 5-0
No. 1: McKenna Thomas/Kate Clermont (PEPP) def. Hania Taduran/Camdyn Albrecht (UOP) – 21-8, 21-10
No. 2: Alexus McLeod/Aubrey Roberts (PEPP) def. Josephine Kinlan/Darina Kumanova (UOP) – 18-21, 21-17, 15-11
No. 3: Savannah Standage/Gabriella Perez (PEPP) def. Jillian Rodig/Jenny Todd (UOP) – 21-2, 21-17
No. 4: Gracey Campbell/Juju Quintero (PEPP) def. Joli Ruby/Megan Nishimura (UOP) – 21-11, 21-15
No. 5: Kristine Briede/Madison Oriskovich (PEPP) def. Miranda Baptista/Jewel Turner (UOP) – 21-7, 21-4
Order of finish: 5, 1, 4*, 3, 2
 
#19 Pepperdine def. Saint Mary's, 5-0
No. 1: McKenna Thomas/Kate Clermont (PEPP) def. Hawley Harrer/Daniella Kensinger (SMC) – 21-16, 21-16
No. 2: Alexus McLeod/Aubrey Roberts (PEPP) def. Genevieve Bane/Sadie Shipman (SMC) – 21-8, 21-14
No. 3: Savannah Standage/Gabriella Perez (PEPP) def. Karmin Brown/Hannah Couch (SMC) – 21-14, 21-15
No. 4: Gracey Campbell/Juju Quintero (PEPP) def. Allie Cataldo/Paola Peralta (SMC) – 22-24, 21-17, 15-11
No. 5: Kristine Briede/Madison Oriskovich (PEPP) def. Angie Bour/Hannah Glick (SMC) – 21-14, 21-8
Order of finish: 2, 5, 3*, 1, 4
 
MATCH RECAPS
In the first dual, Kristine Briede and Madison Oriskovich made quick work of their opponents on court five, putting up a 21-7, 21-4 win to put the Waves on the board.  McKenna Thomas and Kate Clermont then won 21-8, 21-10 on court one to put the squad in a position to clinch.
 
Gracey Campbell and Juju Quintero would do the honors with a 21-11, 21-15 win in the No. 4 position, though all matches would play to completion in the opening rounds of the tournament.  Savannah Standage and Gabriella Perez put up a staggering 21-2 win in their first set in the No. 3 position and made it 4-0 with a 21-17 win in the second set.  Alexus McLeod and Aubrey Roberts completed the sweep with a 18-21, 21-17, 15-11 win in the No. 2 position.
 
In the final dual of the day, McLeod and Roberts closed up shop early, posting a 21-8, 21-14 win in the No. 2 slot to put the Waves on the board.  Briede and Oriskovich then downed their opponents 21-14, 21-8 to put the squad in a position to close.
 
Standage and Perez on court three would do the honors with a 21-14, 21-15 win.  Clermont and Thomas then won with a pair of 21-16 sets on court one to make it 4-0 and Campbell and Quintero completed the sweep with a 22-24, 21-17, 15-11 final line.
 
NEXT UP
Tomorrow, the Waves will open the day against PCH Cup rival LMU at 10:30 a.m.  The winner will advance to the championship dual at 1:30 p.m., while the loser will drop to the elimination bracket to play at noon.
 
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