TUCSON – The Arizona Wildcat Beach Volleyball team concluded day two of the Wildcat Spring Challenge with two more victories, going a perfect 4-0 on the weekend. 18th ranked SandCats take down Colorado Mesa (5-0) and UTEP (4-1), both for a second time this season. Arizona improves to 16-4 on the season.
Sarah Blacker and her duo partner Alex Parkhurst go 2-0 on the day. With those wins, Blacker surpassed Madison Witt, McKenna Witt and Brooke Burling in career victories for the program, 87. She became Arizona Beach Volleyball’s all time winningest player, with more in the tank for the rest of the season.
Abby Russell and Hope Shannon tallied a win and a loss today. The pair on court two took down Colorado Mesa but fell to UTEP in an overtime battle in the second set.
Alana Rennie and Grace Cook had themselves a day defeating both squads today. The number three pair goes perfect for the weekend.
Court four was held down by Kali Uhl and DIlara Gedikoglu. The duo held Colorado Mesa to 30 total points in both sets and held UTEP to just 20 total points in two sets. They boosted their record to 9-0 on the year.
Annie Kost had a solid showing with her partners, Caroline White against Colorado Mesa and Miranda Erro against UTEP. Court 5 was in good hands going perfect on the weekend.
Arizona is back at it next weekend to compete in the Pac-12 North Invitational hosted at Stanford. They will play the home squad first, along with Utah, UCLA, and USC.
#18 Arizona – 5, Colorado Mesa – 0
Court 1: Alex Parkhurst/Sarah Blacker (ARIZ) def. Holly Schmidt/Macie Lacheman (CMU), 21-17, 21-19
Court 2: Abby Russell/Hope Shannon (ARIZ) def. Savannah Spitzer/Hahni Johnson (CMU), 21-13, 21-15
Court 3: Alana Rennie/Grace Cook (ARIZ) def. Jada Hall/Gracyn Spresser (CMU), 21-16, 21-19
Court 4: Kali Uhl/Dilara Gedikoglu (ARIZ) def. Tye Wedhorn/Sabrina VanDeList (CMU), 21-17, 21-13
Court 5: Caroline White/Miranda Erro (ARIZ) def. Savannah Ott/Sydney Leffler (CMU), 21-12, 21-13
Order of Finish: 4,2,5,3,1
#18 Arizona – 4, UTEP – 1
Court 1: Alex Parkhurst/Sarah Blacker (ARIZ) def. Krista Paegle/Katie Martin (UTEP), 21-13, 21-19
Court 2: Ema Uskokovic/Sara Pustahija (UTEP) def. Abby Russell/Hope Shannon (ARIZ), 21-18, 23-21
Court 3: Alana Rennie/Grace Cook (ARIZ) def. Aaliyah Austin/Savannah Marenco (UTEP), 21-12,…
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