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Kennedy Duke

Women's Beach Volleyball By Athletic Communications

Pepperdine Opens the Waves Tourney with Two Wins

MALIBU, Calif.  - The Pepperdine beach volleyball program went 2-0 on the first day of the Waves Tourney.
 
The Waves (14-10) defeated Southeastern Louisiana (10-13) 4-1 in the morning before beating CSU Bakersfield (12-15) 4-1 in the afternoon. 
 
RESULTS
Pepperdine 4, Southeastern Louisiana 1
No. 1.  Andrea De Silva (SEL) def. Kate Clermont/McKenna Thomas (PEPP) 25-23, 23-21
No. 2. Madison Oriskovich/Kristine Briede (PEPP) def. Alexis Logarbo/Maddie Shepston (SEL) 21-15, 21-9
No. 3. Gabriella Perez/Sarlota Svobodova (PEPP) def. Ysabella Lockwood/Mia McKinney (SEL) 21-15, 21-18
No. 4. Gracie Pedersen/Kaydon Meyers (PEPP) def. Mia Sauers/Makayla Hicks (SEL) 21-12, 21-13
No. 5. Emi Erickson/Maya McNabney (PEPP) def. Emmaleigh Vincent/Erin Engel (SEL) 21-19, 21-16
Exh. Chase Curry/Emma Bubelis (PEPP) def. Jackie McGee/Lauren Schlotzhauer (SEL) 21-18, 21-11
 
Order of finish: 2, 4, 3*, 5, 1
 
Pepperdine 4, CSU Bakersfield 1
No. 1. Kate Clermont/McKenna Thomas (PEPP) def. Katey Milne/Isabella Almeida (CSUB) 21-10, 21-11
No. 2. Madison Oriskovich/Kristine Briede (PEPP) def. Vivi Kaelin/Ella Erteltova (CSUB) 16-21, 21-15, 15-9
No. 3. Gabriella Perez/Sarlota Svobodova (PEPP) def. Ava Palm/O. Silacci-Jensen (CSUB) 20-22, 21-17, 16-14
No. 4. Kaia Fanshier/Ella Ensign (CSUB) def. Gracie Pedersen/Kaydon Meyers (PEPP) 21-19, 19-21, 15-10
No. 5. Emi Erickson/Maya McNabney (PEPP) def. Megan Gilbert/Pearl Moore (CSUB) 21-10, 21-17
Exh. Grace Jackson/Aubrey Roberts (PEPP) def. Sarah Martin/Alyson Cooper (CSUB) 21-8, 21-13
 
Order of finish: 2, 4, 5, 1*, 3
 
MATCH RECAPS
In the first dual, Pepperdine jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead with a pair of two-set victories as Kristine Briede (Balozi, Latvia) and Madison Oriskovich (Santa Barbara, Calif.) took court two 21-15, 21-9 and Gracie Pedersen (Franklin, Tenn.) and Kaydon Meyers (Scottsdale, Ariz.) won court four 21-12, 21-13.
 
In slot No. 3, Gabriella Perez (Loomis, Calif.) and Sarlota Svobodova (Brno, Czech Republic) would be the pair to clinch the dual for the Waves as they earned a two-set victory on court three, 21-15, 21-18.
 
Emi Erickson (Honolulu, Hawai'i) and Maya McNabney (Ancaster, Ontario, Canada) took court five, 21-19, 21-16 to increase Pepperdine's advantage to 4-0.
 
The Lions would win in slot No. 1 25-23, 23-21 to make the final score 4-1 in favor of the Waves.
 
In the second dual, in slot No. 2, Briede and Oriskovich gave the Waves a 1-0 lead after gutting out a three-set victory 16-21, 21-15, 15-9.
 
The Roadrunners would then tie the match 1-1 after earning their own three-set win on court four, 21-19, 19-21, 15-10.
 
Erickson and McNabney increased Pepperdine's lead to 2-1 after winning in straight sets on court five, 21-10, 21-17.
 
McKenna Thomas and Kate Clermont would be the pair to clinch the dual for the Waves after a dominant two-set victory in slot No. 1, 21-10, 21-11.
 
After dropping the first set 20-22, Perez and Svobodova battled back and took court three as they won the last two sets 21-17, 16-14 to make the final score 4-1 for Pepperdine.  
 
NEXT UP
Pepperdine will wrap up the Waves Tourney as they take on UC Davis at 9 a.m. tomorrow morning.
 
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Players Mentioned

Kristine Briede

#19 Kristine Briede

6' 0"
Senior
3V
Kate Clermont

#8 Kate Clermont

6' 2"
Junior
2V
Chase Curry

#3 Chase Curry

5' 10"
Junior
2V
Emi Erickson

#7 Emi Erickson

5' 11"
Sophomore
SQ
Madison Oriskovich

#12 Madison Oriskovich

6' 0"
Junior
1V
Gracie Pedersen

#22 Gracie Pedersen

5' 11"
Senior
3V
Gabriella  Perez

#25 Gabriella Perez

6' 0"
Sophomore
1V
Aubrey Roberts

#2 Aubrey Roberts

5' 10"
Graduate Student
1V
McKenna Thomas

#11 McKenna Thomas

5' 10"
Junior
2V
Maya  McNabney

#1 Maya McNabney

5' 9"
Freshman
HS

Players Mentioned

Kristine Briede

#19 Kristine Briede

6' 0"
Senior
3V
Kate Clermont

#8 Kate Clermont

6' 2"
Junior
2V
Chase Curry

#3 Chase Curry

5' 10"
Junior
2V
Emi Erickson

#7 Emi Erickson

5' 11"
Sophomore
SQ
Madison Oriskovich

#12 Madison Oriskovich

6' 0"
Junior
1V
Gracie Pedersen

#22 Gracie Pedersen

5' 11"
Senior
3V
Gabriella  Perez

#25 Gabriella Perez

6' 0"
Sophomore
1V
Aubrey Roberts

#2 Aubrey Roberts

5' 10"
Graduate Student
1V
McKenna Thomas

#11 McKenna Thomas

5' 10"
Junior
2V
Maya  McNabney

#1 Maya McNabney

5' 9"
Freshman
HS