SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - The Pepperdine beach volleyball program took second place in the West Coast Challenge this weekend.
The Waves (12-10) swept Saint Mary's (11-11) 4-1 in the semifinal game before falling to Loyola Marymount (17-8) in the championship match.
RESULTS
Pepperdine 5, Saint Mary's 0
No. 1.
Kate Clermont/
McKenna Thomas (PEPP) def. Hawley Harrer/Hannah Couch (SMC) 21-11, 21-14
No. 2.
Madison Oriskovich/
Kristine Briede (PEPP) def. Sadie Shipman/Sedona Sherman (SMC) 17-21, 21-14, 15-5
No. 3.
Gabriella Perez/
Sarlota Svobodova (PEPP) def. Angie Bour/Allie Cataldo (SMC) 18-21, 21-13, 15-11
No. 4.
Gracie Pedersen/
Kaydon Meyers (PEPP) def. Cameron Martinez/Karmin Brown (SMC) 22-20, 21-16
No. 5.
Emi Erickson/
Maya McNabney (PEPP) def. Paola Peralta/Chloe Swanson (SMC) 21-13, 21-10
Order of finish: 5, 4, 1*, 2, 3
LMU def. Pepperdine 4-1
No. 1. Michelle Shaffer/Vilhelmiina Prihti def.
Kate Clermont/McKenna Thomas (PEPP) 21-8, 21-15
No. 2.
Madison Oriskovich/
Kristine Briede (PEPP) def. Jacinda Ramirez/Anna Pelloia (LMU) 21-16, 21-17
No. 3. Alisha Stevens/Isabelle Reffel (LMU) def.
Gabriella Perez/
Sarlota Svobodova (PEPP) 21-19, 21-19
No. 4. Chloe Hooker/Cassie Chinn (LMU) def.
Gracie Pedersen/
Kaydon Meyers (PEPP) 21-17, 21-17
No. 5. Madi Firnett/Abby Thorup (TU) def.
Emi Erickson/
Maya McNabney (PEPP) 21-10, 21-12
Order of finish: 5, 1, 2, 3*, 4
MATCH RECAPS
In the first dual, Pepperdine jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead with a pair of two-set victories as
Emi Erickson (Honolulu, Hawai'i) and
Maya McNabney (Ancaster, Ontario, Canada) took court five, 21-13, 21-10 and
Gracie Pedersen (Franklin, Tenn.) and
Kaydon Meyers (Scottsdale, Ariz.) won court four 22-10, 21-16.
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, 21-11, 21-14.
After dropping the first set 17-21 in slot No. 2,
Kristine Briede (Balozi, Latvia) and
Madison Oriskovich (Santa Barbara, Calif.) battled back and won the court after taking the last two sets 21-14, 15-5.
In slot No. 3,
Gabriella Perez (Loomis, Calif.) and
Sarlota Svobodova (Brno, Czech Republic) also dropped their first set 18-21, but were able to come back and complete the sweep as they took sets two and three 21-13, 15-11.
In the second dual, Loyola Marymount quickly took a 2-0 lead with a couple victories on courts five and one, 21-10, 21-12 and 21-8, 21-15 respectively.
Madison Oriskovich (Santa Barbara, Calif.) and
Kristine Briede (Balozi, Latvia) would cut the Lions advantage in half, 2-1 as they defeated the LMU duo 21-16, 21-17 in slot No. 2.
The Lions would clinch the dual after winning slot No. 3 in two sets, 21-19, 21-19. LMU would then make the final score 4-1 after taking court four 21-17, 21-17.
NEXT UP
Next weekend, the Waves return to Malibu as they host the Waves Tourney on April 5-6. Pepperdine will take on Southeastern Louisiana and Cal State Bakersfield on Friday before facing off against UC Davis on Saturday.
WAVES TOURNEY SCHEDULE:
Friday:
Pepperdine vs. Southeastern Louisiana – 9 a.m.
CUI vs. UC Davis – 11 a.m.
Pepperdine vs. CSUB – 1 p.m.
UC Davis vs. Southeastern Louisiana – 3 p.m
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Saturday:
Pepperdine vs. UC Davis - 9 a.m.
CSUB vs. Southeastern Louisiana – 11 a.m.
CSUB vs. CUI – 1 p.m.
CUI vs. Southeastern Louisiana – 3 p.m.
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