Saturday, March 9
Tempe, AZ
9:00 AM

UCLA

5
vs
0

Oregon

Tessa Van Winkle
Tessa Van Winkle (pictured) and her partner, Jaden Whitmarsh, went 4-0 at the Pac-12 South Invitational on court three.
Photo by: Thomas Fernandez

No. 1 UCLA Bounces Back with Two More Wins

March 09, 2024 | Beach Volleyball

TEMPE, Ariz.ย -- No. 1 UCLA (11-4) picked up a pair of dual victories to go 3-1 at the Pac-12ย South Invitational on Saturday, March 9ย at Sun Devil Beach Volleyball Facility.
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The Bruins picked up a pair of 5-0 sweeps, beginning with the Oregon Ducks (1-8) in the morning and finishing withย No. 14 Washington (5-6) in the afternoon. UCLA improved to 7-0 all-time against the Ducks andย 14-0 all-time against the Huskies.

To begin the morning dual against Oregon, junior Reagan Hope saw her first action as a Bruin after transferring from Oregon and partnered with junior Sophie Moore to take down the Ducks' Presley McCaskill and Isabel Patterson, 22-20, 21-15, to seal the Bruins' victory.

In the afternoon dual against the Huskies, graduate student Lexy Denaburg and sophomore Maggie Boyd clinched UCLA;s win on court one with a straight-set win over UW's Piper Monk-Heidrich (former Bruin) and Maggy Rabitsch, 21-17, 21-18.ย 
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UP NEXT: The Bruins host the East Meets West Invitational next weekend at iconic Manhattan Beach Pier. The Bruins open at 9:00 a.m. against Grand Canyon on Friday, Mar. 15 and then face LSU at 1:00 p.m.
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No. 1 UCLA def. Oregon, 5-0
Sun Devil Beach Volleyball Facility โ€ข Tempe, Ariz.
Saturday, Mar. 9, 2024 โ€ข 9:00 AM
Records: UCLA (10-4), ORE (1-8)
1. Lexy Denaburg/Maggie Boyd (UCLA) def. Daley McClellan/Alina Valenti (ORE) 21-12, 21-18ย 
2. Peri Brennan/Devon Newberry (UCLA) def. Landree Coats/Ashley Schroeder (ORE) 21-9, 21-7ย 
3. Tessa Van Winkle/Jaden Whitmarsh (UCLA) def. Natasha George/Bella Gamache (ORE) 19-21, 21-15, 15-4ย 
4. Kenzie Brower/Jessie Smith (UCLA) def. Jensen Kaelin/Skylar Kelly (ORE) 21-11, 21-10ย 
5. Reagan Hope/Sophie Mooreย (UCLA) def. Presley McCaskill/Isabel Patterson (ORE) 22-20, 21-15
Order of finish: 4, 2, 5*, 1, 3
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No. 1 UCLA def. No. 14 Washington, 5-0
Sun Devil Beach Volleyball Facility โ€ข Tempe, Ariz.
Saturday, Mar. 9, 2024 โ€ข 1:00 PM
Records: UCLA (11-4), UW (5-6)
1. Lexy Denaburg/Maggie Boyd (UCLA) def. Piper Monk-Heidrich/Magdalena Rabitsch (UW) 21-17, 21-18
2. Devon Newberry/Peri Brennan (UCLA) def. Zoey Henson/Lauren Wilcock (UW) 21-16, 21-11
3. Tessa Van Winkle/Sophie Moore (UCLA) def. Scarlett Dahl/Kendall Mather (UW) 16-21, 21-13, 15-8
4. Kenzie Brower/Jessie Smith (UCLA) def. Josie Ulrich/Brooke Balue (UW) 21-10, 21-7
5. Natalie Myszkowski/Ensley Alden (UCLA) def. Natalie Martin/Kierstyn Barton (UW) 21-14, 17-21, 15-12
Order of finish: 4, 2, 1*, 3, 5
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