Thursday, February 20
Honolulu, Hawaii
11:45 a.m. PT
UCLA
4
vs
1
TCU
New Bruin duo Sophie Moore (left) and Harper Cooper clinched the Bruins' win today over the Sun Devils. (photo by Gabrielle Sokolow)
No. 3 UCLA Beats No. 2 TCU, No.11 ASU, 4-1, on Opening Day
February 20, 2025 | Beach Volleyball
HONOLULUย -- No. 3 UCLA (2-0) opened up the 2025 season on Thursday with a pair of 4-1 victories over No. 2 TCU (0-1) and No. 11 Arizona State (1-1) at the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classic at Queen's Beach. With the third-straight win over the Horned Frogs, the Bruins improved to 6-2 overall against TCU. UCLA improved to 11-1 all-time against the Sun Devils, winning their 11th-straight dual of the series.
In the first dual against the Horned Frogs the Bruins went up 1-0 on court five as redshirt freshman Harper Cooper and senior Sophie Moore took down Kaitlyn Bradley and Sofia Izuzquizaย in straight sets, 21-15, 21-13.
Freshman Alexa Fernandez and graduate student Tessa Van Winkle put the Bruins up 2-0 on court four with a 21-17, 21-15 win over TCU's Anete Namike and Olivia Clines.
Graduate studentย Peri Brennan and senior Natalie Myszkowski, who was on court five last year, clinched the win over TCU with a 21-17, 29-27 win on court two over Hailey Hamlett and Anhelina Khmil.
In a rematch of the AVCA Fall National Pairs Championship match, won the the Bruins, freshman Sally Perez and junior Maggie Boyd put the Bruins up 4-0 on court one when they took down Olympians Daniela Alvarez and Tania Moreno, 18-21, 21-13, 15-13. The Bruin duo showed great poise rallying back after dropping the first set.
TCU managed to avoid getting swept when Maria Gonzalez and Allanis Navas posted a 19-21, 21-12, 15-13 win on court four over UCLA'sย redshirt sophomore tandem of Kenzie Brower and Ensley Alden.
In the dual against the Sun Devils, UCLA put the first point on the board with the only match that went in straight sets as Perez and Boyd took down Ava Williamson and Daniella Kensinger on court one, 21-17, 21-15.
Then Myszkowski and Brennan made it 2-0 Bruins with thrilling 21-9, 19-21, 15-13 win on court two over ASU's Anya Pemberton and Olivia McElroy.
UCLA's Cooper and Moore clinched the dual on court five with a 21-17, 20-22, 15-12 win over the Sun Devils' Zoe Taylor and Kendall Whitmarsh.
ASU would avoid getting blanked when Ava Haughy and Arden Besecker outlasted Van Winkle and Fernandez on court four, 18-21, 21-18, 15-12.
The new pairing of Brower and Alden defeated ASU's Tori Clement and Ava Kirunchyk in three sets on three, 25-23, 19-21, 15-10.
UP NEXT: The Bruins return to action tomorrow at No. 12 Hawai'i at 1:00 p.m. PT/11:00 a.m. HT and then conclude day two with No. 5 Stanford at Queen's Beach at 4:45 p.m. PT/2:45 p.m. HT.
No. 3 UCLA def. No. 2 TCU, 4-1
Queen's Beach โข Honolulu
Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025 โข 11:45 AM PT
Records: UCLA (1-0), TCU (0-1)
1. Sally Perez/Maggie Boyd (UCLA) def. Daniela Alvarez/Tania Moreno (TCU) 18-21, 21-13, 15-13
2. Peri Brennan/Natalie Myszkowski (UCLA) def. Hailey Hamlett/Anhelina Khmil (TCU) 21-17, 29-27
3. Maria Gonzalez/Allanis Navas (TCU) def. Kenzie Brower/Ensley Alden (UCLA) 19-21, 21-12, 15-13
4. Tessa Van Winkle/Alexa Fernandez (UCLA) def. Anete Namike/Olivia Clines (TCU) 21-17, 21-15
5. Harper Cooper/Sophie Moore (UCLA) def. Kaitlyn Bradley/Sofia Izuzquiza (TCU) 21-15, 21-13
Order of finish: 5, 4, 2*, 1, 3
No. 3 UCLA def. No. 11 Arizona State, 4-1
Queen's Beach โข Honolulu
Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025 โข 3:30 PM PT
Records: UCLA (2-0), ASU (1-1)
1. Sally Perez/Maggie Boyd (UCLA) def. Ava Williamson/Daniella Kensinger (ASU) 21-17, 21-15
2. Natalie Myszkowski/Peri Brennan (UCLA) def. Anya Pemberton/Olivia McElroy (ASU) 21-9, 19-21, 15-13
3. Kenzie Brower/Ensley Alden (UCLA) def. Tori Clement/Ava Kirunchyk (ASU) 25-23, 19-21, 15-10
4. Ava Haughy/Arden Besecker (ASU) def. Tessa Van Winkle/Alexa Fernandez (UCLA) 18-21, 21-18, 15-12
5. Sophie Moore/Harper Cooper (UCLA) def. Zoe Taylor/Kendall Whitmarsh (ASU) 21-17, 20-22, 15-12
Order of finish: 1, 2, 5*, 4,ย 3
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In the first dual against the Horned Frogs the Bruins went up 1-0 on court five as redshirt freshman Harper Cooper and senior Sophie Moore took down Kaitlyn Bradley and Sofia Izuzquizaย in straight sets, 21-15, 21-13.
Freshman Alexa Fernandez and graduate student Tessa Van Winkle put the Bruins up 2-0 on court four with a 21-17, 21-15 win over TCU's Anete Namike and Olivia Clines.
Graduate studentย Peri Brennan and senior Natalie Myszkowski, who was on court five last year, clinched the win over TCU with a 21-17, 29-27 win on court two over Hailey Hamlett and Anhelina Khmil.
In a rematch of the AVCA Fall National Pairs Championship match, won the the Bruins, freshman Sally Perez and junior Maggie Boyd put the Bruins up 4-0 on court one when they took down Olympians Daniela Alvarez and Tania Moreno, 18-21, 21-13, 15-13. The Bruin duo showed great poise rallying back after dropping the first set.
TCU managed to avoid getting swept when Maria Gonzalez and Allanis Navas posted a 19-21, 21-12, 15-13 win on court four over UCLA'sย redshirt sophomore tandem of Kenzie Brower and Ensley Alden.
In the dual against the Sun Devils, UCLA put the first point on the board with the only match that went in straight sets as Perez and Boyd took down Ava Williamson and Daniella Kensinger on court one, 21-17, 21-15.
Then Myszkowski and Brennan made it 2-0 Bruins with thrilling 21-9, 19-21, 15-13 win on court two over ASU's Anya Pemberton and Olivia McElroy.
UCLA's Cooper and Moore clinched the dual on court five with a 21-17, 20-22, 15-12 win over the Sun Devils' Zoe Taylor and Kendall Whitmarsh.
ASU would avoid getting blanked when Ava Haughy and Arden Besecker outlasted Van Winkle and Fernandez on court four, 18-21, 21-18, 15-12.
The new pairing of Brower and Alden defeated ASU's Tori Clement and Ava Kirunchyk in three sets on three, 25-23, 19-21, 15-10.
UP NEXT: The Bruins return to action tomorrow at No. 12 Hawai'i at 1:00 p.m. PT/11:00 a.m. HT and then conclude day two with No. 5 Stanford at Queen's Beach at 4:45 p.m. PT/2:45 p.m. HT.
No. 3 UCLA def. No. 2 TCU, 4-1
Queen's Beach โข Honolulu
Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025 โข 11:45 AM PT
Records: UCLA (1-0), TCU (0-1)
1. Sally Perez/Maggie Boyd (UCLA) def. Daniela Alvarez/Tania Moreno (TCU) 18-21, 21-13, 15-13
2. Peri Brennan/Natalie Myszkowski (UCLA) def. Hailey Hamlett/Anhelina Khmil (TCU) 21-17, 29-27
3. Maria Gonzalez/Allanis Navas (TCU) def. Kenzie Brower/Ensley Alden (UCLA) 19-21, 21-12, 15-13
4. Tessa Van Winkle/Alexa Fernandez (UCLA) def. Anete Namike/Olivia Clines (TCU) 21-17, 21-15
5. Harper Cooper/Sophie Moore (UCLA) def. Kaitlyn Bradley/Sofia Izuzquiza (TCU) 21-15, 21-13
Order of finish: 5, 4, 2*, 1, 3
No. 3 UCLA def. No. 11 Arizona State, 4-1
Queen's Beach โข Honolulu
Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025 โข 3:30 PM PT
Records: UCLA (2-0), ASU (1-1)
1. Sally Perez/Maggie Boyd (UCLA) def. Ava Williamson/Daniella Kensinger (ASU) 21-17, 21-15
2. Natalie Myszkowski/Peri Brennan (UCLA) def. Anya Pemberton/Olivia McElroy (ASU) 21-9, 19-21, 15-13
3. Kenzie Brower/Ensley Alden (UCLA) def. Tori Clement/Ava Kirunchyk (ASU) 25-23, 19-21, 15-10
4. Ava Haughy/Arden Besecker (ASU) def. Tessa Van Winkle/Alexa Fernandez (UCLA) 18-21, 21-18, 15-12
5. Sophie Moore/Harper Cooper (UCLA) def. Zoe Taylor/Kendall Whitmarsh (ASU) 21-17, 20-22, 15-12
Order of finish: 1, 2, 5*, 4,ย 3
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