MALIBU, Calif.  —  Playing in Malibu for the first time in three weeks, the Pepperdine beach volleyball team went 2-0 on the first day of the Waves Tourney on Friday. 
 
In the morning, the Waves (13-12) swept San Francisco (8-21) without dropping a set, and in the afternoon, Pepperdine picked up a 4-1 win over Concordia (22-9).
 
SAN FRANCISCO RECAP
The Waves took a quick 2-0 lead as Madison Oriskovich (Santa Barbara, Calif.) and Gabriella Perez (Loomis, Calif.) swept court two 21-17, 21-16 and Emi Erickson (Honolulu, Hawaii) and Deanie Woodruff (Point Loma, Calif.) won 22-20, 21-10 in position No. 4.
 
Emma Bubelis (Northbrook, Ill.) and Marley Johnson (Stuart, Fla.) then clinched the dual for Pepperdine with a 21-16, 21-10 win on court five before Kate Clermont (Burlington, Ontario, Canada) and McKenna Thomas (Laguna Niguel, Calif.) put the Waves in front 4-0. In slot No. 5, Emma Eden (Albuquerque, N.M.) and Ella Foti (Madison, Wis.) completed the sweep with the Waves fifth two-set win of the duel (21-14, 21-15).
 
CONCORDIA RECAP
After losing to the Golden Eagles in the previous two meetings this year, the Waves came into Friday's matchup looking for revenge. Oriskovich and Perez got things going and put Pepperdine up 1-0 with a 25-23, 21-19 win on court two. Over in position No. 4, Erickson and Woodruff collected their second victory of the day to make it a 2-0 advantage for the Waves, winning in three-sets (21-19, 12-21, 16-14).
 
The Golden Eagles came out swinging in the second flight and got on the board with a 21-11, 21-15 win on court five, and had a one set lead in position No. 1.
 
After losing their first set 19-21, Clermont and Thomas grinded out a 21-19 win of their own in the second to force an all-deciding third. In the final set, the Waves duo found themselves down 7-10, but found a way to win nine out of the next 13 points to come back and win the set 16-14 and clinch the duel for Pepperdine.
 
Eden and Foti won their first set 21-19 in position No. 3, but were forced to play a third after falling 18-21 in the second. Regaining their composure, the Waves duo cruised to a 15-9 win in the third to make the final score 4-1 in the Waves' favor.
 
RESULTS
Pepperdine def. San Francisco 5-0
No. 1. Kate Clermont/McKenna Thomas (PEPP) def. Kaydence Stormes/McKenna Towne (SF) 21-15, 21-17
No. 2  Madison Oriskovich/Gabriella Perez (PEPP) def. Rylie Reeves/Letzia Aquilino (SF) 21-17, 21-16
No. 3. Emma Eden/Ella Foti (PEPP) def. Branson Lennon/Burkleigh Smith (SF) 21-14, 21-15
No. 4. Emi Erickson/Deanie Woodruff (PEPP) def. Jacquelyn Strawn/Lucy Speier (SF) 22-20, 21-10
No. 5. Emma Bubelis/Marley Johnson (PEPP) def. Francesca Stanschus/Raine Stevens (SF) 21-16, 21-10
 
Order of finish: 2, 4, 5*, 1, 3
 
Pepperdine def. Concordia 4-1
No. 1. Kate Clermont/McKenna Thomas (PEPP) def. Kelissa Lemoine/Korah Nordin (CUI) 19-21, 21-19, 16-14
No. 2  Madison Oriskovich/Gabriella Perez (PEPP) def. Kelia Guista/Gabby Reinking (CUI) 25-23, 21-19
No. 3. Emma Eden/Ella Foti (PEPP) def. Olivia Medina/Eva Prewitt (CUI) 21-19, 18-21, 15-9
No. 4. Emi Erickson/Deanie Woodruff (PEPP) def. Cameron Solberg/Lexi Godbey (CUI) 21-19, 12-21, 16-14
No. 5. Nicole Miller/Ashley Rossi (CUI) def. Emma Bubelis/Marley Johnson (PEPP) 21-11, 21-15
 
Order of finish: 2, 4, 5, 1*, 3
 
UP NEXT
The Waves will finish the Waves Tourney tomorrow with a matchup against UC Davis at 9 a.m. Live stats can be found on the beach volleyball schedule page on pepperdinewaves.com.
 
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