Saturday, March 4
Malibu, CA
10:00 AM
UCLA
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Pepperdine
Kamila Tan partnered with Madi Yeomans to post a three-set win over USC on court two (16-21, 21-17, 15-11).
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No. 2/3 UCLA Drops a Pair of Heartbreakers
March 04, 2017 | Beach Volleyball
The Bruins fell 3-2 to No. 4 Pepperdine and No. 1 USC at Zuma Beach on Saturday.
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MALIBU, Calif., -- No. 2/3 UCLA (2-2) dropped a pair of 3-2 heartbreakers to top four programs on Saturday at Zuma Beach at the Pepperdine Kick-Off.
UCLA began the day against the hosts, No. 4 Pepperdine (1-1). The Bruins went up 1-0 with a straight-set victory on court four when Elise Zappia and Izzy Carey defeated Pepperdine's Anika Wilson and Deahna Kraft, 21-14, 21-16.
UCLA was up 2-0 after Megan McNamara and Nicole McNamara took down the Waves' Delaney Knudsen and Madalyn Roh in straight sets on court one, 21-14, 21-16.
Pepperdine started its comeback with a straight-set win on court two when Corinne Quiggle and Brittany Howard defeated the Bruins' pair of freshman Madi Yeomans and senior Kamila Tan, 21-15, 21-19.
The Waves then tied it at 2-2 with a three-set win on court five as Gigi Hernandez and Katty Workman defeated UCLA's freshman tandem of Chanti Holroyd and Lily Justine, 21-19, 17-21, 15-11.
Another three-set match followed with Pepperdine winning the match, 3-2, on court three when Skylar Caputo and Heidi Dyer defeated another UCLA freshman pair of Torrey Van Winden and Savvy Simo, 21-12, 18-21, 16-14.
No. 2/3 UCLA 2 at No. 4 Pepperdine 3 - Saturday, March 4, 2017 - Zuma Beach - Malibu, Calif.
#1 - Megan NcNamara/Nicole McNamara (UCLA) def. Delaney Knudsen/Madalyn Roh (PEP), 21-14, 21-16
#2 - Corinne Quiggle/Brittany Howard (PEP) def. Kamila Tan/Madi Yeomans (UCLA), 21-15, 21-19
#3 - Skylar Caputo/Heidi Dyer (PEP) def. Savvy Simo/Torrey Van Winden (UCLA), 21-12, 18-21, 16-14
#4 - Elise Zappia/Izzy Carey (UCLA) def. Anika Wilson/Deahna Kraft (PEP), 21-14, 21-15
#5 - Gigi Hernandez/Katty Workman (PEP) def. Chanti Holroyd/Lily Justine (UCLA), 21-19, 17-21, 15-11
Order of finish: 4, 1, 2, 5, 3*
UCLA concluded the day with a 3-2 loss to No. 1 USC (2-0). The Trojans went up 1-0 with a straight-set victory on court one when Kelly Claes and Sara Hughes defeated Megan McNamara and Nicole McNamara in straight sets, 21-18, 21-12.
USC went up 2-0 after a straight-set win on court three as Terese Cannon and Nicolette Martin defeated the Bruins' freshman pair of Savvy Simo and Torrey Van Winden, 21-16, 21-18.
UCLA got on the board to make it 2-1 on court four when Elise Zappia and Izzy Carey defeated the Trojans' Abril Bustamante and Joy Dennis in straight sets, 21-19, 21-15.
But the Trojans sealed the win on court five, going up 3-1, when Jenna Belton and Jo Kremer defeated the Bruins' freshman pair of Chanti Holroyd and Lily Justine in a three-set match, 21-18, 17-21, 15-11.
UCLA's duo of freshman Madi Yeomans and senior Kamila Tan provided the 3-2 final, defeating USC's Sophie Bukovec and Allie Wheeler in three sets, 16-21, 21-17, 15-11.
No. 2/3 UCLA 2 vs. No. 1 USC 3 - Saturday, March 4, 2017 - Zuma Beach - Malibu, Calif.
No. 1: Kelly Claes/Sara Hughes (USC) def. Megan NcNamara/Nicole McNamara (UCLA) – 21-18, 21-12
No. 2: Kamila Tan/Madi Yeomans (UCLA) def. Sophie Bukovec/Allie Wheeler (USC) – 16-21, 21-17, 15-11
No. 3: Terese Cannon/Nicolette Martin (USC) def. Savvy Simo/Torrey Van Winden (UCLA) – 21-16, 21-18
No. 4: Elise Zappia/Izzy Carey (UCLA) def. Abril Bustamante/Joy Dennis (USC) – 21-19, 21-15
No. 5: Jenna Belton/Jo Kremer (USC) def. Chanti Holroyd/Lily Justine (UCLA) – 21-18, 17-21, 15-11
Order of finish: 1, 3, 4, 5*, 2
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