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No. 1 UCLA Sweeps No. 19 Stanford, 5-0
February 23, 2020 | Beach Volleyball
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HONOLULU -- No. 1 UCLA (5-0) advanced to the finals of the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classic at Queen's Beach on Sunday afternoon with a 5-0 sweep of No. 19 Stanford (0-4). The Bruins improved to 10-0 all-time against Stanford. UCLA will now face No. 3/2 LSU in the title game as the Tigers beat No. 5 Hawai'i, 4-1, in the first semifinal. The championship is slated to start at 5:00 p.m. PT.
The Bruins got on the board first when junior Megan Muret and freshman Devon Newberry defeated Stanford's Natalie Berty and Chelsea Mohl on court five in straight sets, 21-11, 21-9.
UCLA's tandem of freshman Rileigh Powers and senior Madi Yeomans put the Bruins up 2-0 on court four with a straight-set win over the Cardinal's Blake Sharp and Shannon Richardson, 21-17, 21-9.
The clinching point came on court three when senior Lily Justine and junior Lea Monkhouse defeated Stanford's Amelia Smith and Maddie Dailey, 21-15, 21-17.
Freshman Lexy Denaburg and sophomore Lindsey Sparks made it 4-0 Bruins with a straight-set win over the Cardinal's Tori Ashkinos and Maddie Kriz, 22-20, 21-14.
Senior Savvy Simo and sophomore Abby Van Winkle completed the 5-0 sweep of Stanford with a three-set thriller over Sunny Villapando and Charlie Ekstrom on court one, 22-20, 12-21, 15-13.
No. 1 UCLA def. No. 19 Stanford, 5-0
Queen's Beach • Honolulu, Hawaii
Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020
Records: UCLA (5-0), Stanford (0-4)
1. Savvy Simo/Abby Van Winkle (UCLA) def. Sunny Villapando/Charlie Ekstrom (STAN) 22-20, 12-21, 15-13
2. Lexy Denaburg/Lindsey Sparks (UCLA) def. Tori Ashkinos/Maddie Kriz (STAN) 22-20, 21-14
3. Lily Justine/Lea Monkhouse (UCLA) def. Amelia Smith/Maddie Dailey (STAN) 21-15, 21-17
4. Rileigh Powers/Madi Yeomans (UCLA) def. Blake Sharp/Shannon Richardson (STAN) 21-17, 21-9
5. Megan Muret/Devon Newberry (UCLA) def. Natalie Berty/Chelsea Mohl (STAN) 21-11, 21-9
Order of finish: 5, 4, 3*, 2, 1
