MALIBU, Calif.  —  The Pepperdine beach volleyball team fell to both #9 California and #10 Long Beach State to conclude the Pepperdine Challenge today.
 
RESULTS
California def. Pepperdine 5-0
No. 1. Emma Donley/Portia Sherman (CAL) def. Kate Clermont/McKenna Thomas (PEPP) 17-21, 21-11, 15-13
No. 2 Sierra Caffo/Gia Fisher (CAL) def. Madison Oriskovich/Emma Eden (PEPP) 21-14, 21-19
No. 3. Marilu Pally/Alex Young (CAL) def. Gabriella Perez/Marley Johnson (PEPP) 21-16, 21-13
No. 4.  Ella Sears/Ella Dreibholz (CAL) def. Emma Bubelis/Ella Foti (PEPP) 21-16, 21-15
No. 5. Christine DeRoos/Jenna Colligan(CAL) def. Bella Avelar/Emi Erickson (PEPP) 21-7, 21-5
 
Order of finish: 2, 4, 5*, 3, 1
 
LBSU def. Pepperdine 4-1
No. 1. Taylor Hagenah/Malia Gementera (LBSU) def. Kate Clermont/McKenna Thomas (PEPP) 21-12, 21-10
No. 2  Julia Westby/Skyler Germann (LBSU) def. Madison Oriskovich/Gabriella Perez (PEPP) 21-17, 21-18
No. 3. Emma Eden/Ella Foti (PEPP) def. Mo Gibson/Brooke Birch (LBSU) 21-19, 21-12
No. 4. Natalie Glenn/Haley Carrington (LBSU) def. Emma Bubelis/Marley Johnson (PEPP) 25-23, 21-16
No. 5. Megan Widener/Demi Wagdy (LBSU) def. Emi Erickson/Deanie Woodruff (PEPP) 21-12, 21-16
 
Order of finish: 2, 4, 5*, 1, 3
 
CALIFORNIA RECAP
The Bears jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead as their duos swept courts two and four with respective scores of 21-14, 21-19, and 21-16 , 21-15.
 
California would then clinch the match in slot No. 5 as they won the court 21-7, 21-5 before also taking court three 21-16, 21-13 to extend their lead, 4-0.
 
On court one, Kate Clermont (Burlington, Ontario, Canada) and McKenna Thomas (Laguna Niguel, Calif.) took the first set 21-17, but the Bears battled back and won the second 21-11 to force an all-deciding third set. In the final set, California's pair won the court in a hard-fought battle by a score of 15-13 to complete the sweep.
 
LONG BEACH STATE RECAP
To open play, the Beach won a tightly contested court two against Madison Oriskovich (Santa Barbara, Calif.) and Gabriella Perez (Loomis, Calif.) 21-17, 21-18 to take a 1-0 lead. Emma Bubelis (Northbrook, Ill.) and Marley Johnson (Stuart, Fla.) went toe-to-toe with the Beach pair in slot No. 4, but Long Beach State ultimately took the court 25-23, 21-16 to take a 2-0 advantage into the second flight.
 
The Beach clinched the match after winning court five in straight sets, 21-12, 21-16 before going up 4-0 with a two-set win in slot No. 1, 21-12, 21-10.
 
Playing together for the first time, Emma Eden (Albuquerque, N.M.) and Ella Foti (Madison) won a highly contested 21-19 first set, before dominating the second 21-12 and winning court three to help the Waves avoid the sweep.
 
UP NEXT
The Waves are set to take a trip down the road to Los Angeles, Calif. to compete in the Battle 4 L.A. on Friday and Saturday.  Pepperdine will take on tournament hosts USC and UCLA in addition to Concordia and CSUN next weekend.
 
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