SANTA CRUZ, Calif.  - The Pepperdine beach volleyball program dominated its opponents on the first day of action at the West Coast Challenge.
 
The Waves (11-9) swept Portland (6-8) 5-0 in a dual where they didn't drop a set. Pepperdine continued its momentum into the afternoon with another sweep, this time over Santa Clara (5-13).
 
RESULTS
Pepperdine 5, Portland 0
No. 1. Kate Clermont/McKenna Thomas (PEPP) def. Leonie Freytag/Elin Larsson (PORT) 21-10, 21-11
No. 2. Madison Oriskovich/Kristine Briede (PEPP) def. Sophie Lee/Annika Stammberger (PORT) 21-12, 21-12
No. 3. Gabriella Perez/Sarlota Svobodova (PEPP) def. Valerie Bruk/Taylor Helle (PORT) 21-7, 21-13
No. 4. Gracie Pedersen/Kaydon Meyers (PEPP) def. Elena Bullemer/Larkin Chock (PORT) 24-22, 21-14
No. 5. Maya McNabney/Emi Erickson (PEPP) def. Jordan Bardouche/Maui Robins (PORT) 22-20, 21-12
 
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1*, 5, 4
 
Pepperdine 5, Santa Clara 0
No. 1. Kate Clermont/McKenna Thomas (PEPP) def. Elena Radeff/Katie Kishton (SC) 21-15, 21-10
No. 2. Madison Oriskovich/Kristine Briede (PEPP) def. Casey Campbell/Ella Duffner (SC) 21-9, 21-11
No. 3. Gabriella Perez/Sarlota Svobodova (PEPP) def. Sveva Munneke/Noelle Neiderman (SC) 21-15, 21-8
No. 4. Gracie Pedersen/Kaydon Meyers (PEPP) def. Hailey Benesz/Jordan Bennett (SC) 16-21, 21-19, 20-18
No. 5. Emi Erickson/Maya McNabney (PEPP) def. Alexandra Urbina/Alexie Epstein (SC) 21-15, 21-18
 
Order of finish: 2, 5, 3*, 1, 4
 
MATCH RECAPS
In the first dual, Pepperdine jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead with a pair of two-set victories as Gabriella Perez (Loomis, Calif.) and Sarlota Svobodova (Brno, Czech Republic) took court three 21-7, 21-13 and Madison Oriskovich (Santa Barbara, Calif.) and Kristine Briede (Balozi, Latvia) won court two 21-12, 21-12.
 
Kate Clermont (Burlington, Ontario, Canada) and McKenna Thomas (Laguna Niguel, Calif.) would be the pair to clinch the dual for the Waves as they earned a two-set victory on court one, 21-10, 21-11.
 
In slot No. 5, Emi Erickson (Honolulu, Hawai'i) and Maya McNabney (Ancaster, Ontario, Canada) would increase Pepperdine's advantage to 4-0 after winning in two sets, 22-20, 21-12.
 
Gracie Pedersen (Franklin, Tenn.) and Kaydon Meyers (Scottsdale, Ariz.) would complete the sweep for Pepperdine as they won in straight sets in slot No. 4, 24-22, 21-14.
 
In the second dual, the Waves jumped out to another quick 2-0 lead thanks to two-set victories by Oriskovich and Briede on court two, 21-9, 21-11, and Erickson and McNabney on court five, 21-15, 21-18.
 
In slot No. 3, Perez and Svobodova would clinch the dual for the Waves with another two-set victory, 21-15, 21-8.
 
Clermont and Thomas would win court one in straight sets 21-15, 21-10 as they continued their dominant season to increase Pepperdine's lead to 4-0.
 
After dropping the first set 16-21, Pedersen and Meyers would fight back and complete the sweep over the Broncos as they earned a hard-fought three set victory after taking the second and third sets 21-19, 20-18.
 
NEXT UP
The Waves will continue to compete at the West Coast Challenge in Santa Cruz, Calif. tomorrow. After going 2-0 today, Pepperdine earned a matchup in the gold bracket semifinals against Saint Mary's at 10 a.m. A win would put the Waves in the first-place match at 1 p.m., while a loss would put Pepperdine in the third-place game at 2 p.m. The Waves will either play LMU or Santa Clara in their final game of the West Coast Challenge.
 
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