Los Angeles- The No. 19 Sand Cats split the LMU Tri-Dual with a 3-2 win against California State University, Northridge and a 0-5 loss against No. 9 Loyola Marymount University. The Sand Cats ended the regular season with a 20-10 (.667) record.
Arizona’s Abby Russell/Olivia McElroy fell short against CSUN and LMU’s 1’s pairs. Russell and McElroy ended the regular season 17-13 (.567).
At No. 2, pair Hope Shannon/Annie Kost went 1-1 on the day. After a two-set victory against CSUN, the pair lost a tight match (21-18, 21-19) against LMU. Shannon and Kost are 14-6 (.7) as a pair in the regular season.
Playing at the No. 3 position, Grace Cook/ Kylee Fitzsimmons earned an early win against CSUN’s pair in two sets. Against LMU, the pair fell in two sets, ending the tournament 1-1. The pair is 12-8 (.6) on the season.
Freshman pair Jess Horwath/Kate Phillips went 0-2 at No. 4 in Los Angeles. The pair retains a strong 19-10 (.655) record heading into next week’s Pac-12 Championship tournament.
Arizona’s Miranda Erro/Ashlyn Zilliken clinched the dual for the Wildcats against CSUN with a two-set victory. Later in the afternoon, the pair lost a close match against the LMU pair. Erro and Zilliken ended the regular season 15-12 (.556).
LOOKING AHEAD
The Wildcats will compete in the Pac-12 Championship Tournament next week in Tempe.
#19 Arizona – 3 , CSUN – 2
Court 1: MayaMay Brown and Gabriela Griego (CSUN) def. Abby Russell and Olivia McElroy (ARIZ) 21-19, 21-14
Court 2: Annie Kost and Hope Shannon (ARIZ) def. Lauren Eknoian and Tasha Mae (CSUN) 21-17, 21-19
Court 3: Kylee Fitzsimmons and Grace Cook (ARIZ) def. Kinley Lindhardt and Julia Bazylevych (CSUN) 21-16, 21-16
Court 4: Jillian Rodig and Taylor Buckley (CSUN) def. Jess Horwath and Kate Phillips (ARIZ) 22-20, 14-21, 17-15
Court 5: Ashlyn Zilliken and Miranda Erro (ARIZ) def. Abbey Sweeting and Maleya Miles (CSUN) 22-20, 21-10
#19 Arizona – 0 , #9 LMU – 5
Court 1: Vilhemiina Prihti and Michelle Shaffer (LMU) def. Abby Russell and Olivia McElroy (ARIZ) 21-19, 21-19
Court 2: Isabelle Reffel and Alisha Stevens (LMU) def. Annie Kost and Hope Shannon (ARIZ) 21-18, 21-18
Court 3: Anna Pelloia and Jacinda Ramirez (LMU) def. Kylee Fitzsimmons and Grace Cook (ARIZ) 21-12, 21-14
Court 4: Cassie Chinn and Chloe Hooker…
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