PALO ALTO, Calif. – The Arizona beach volleyball team saw its six match winning streak come to an end on Saturday at the Pac-12 North Invitational against two of the top teams in the country, No. 2 USC and No. 4 UCLA.
In the first match of the day, Arizona (18-6) fought hard in all five matches but ultimately dropped a 4-1 decision to the Trojans. Dilara Gedikoglu and Kali Uhl earned the lone point in the dual for the Wildcats, winning in three sets by scores of 21-17, 14-21 and 16-14.
It marks just the third time (2014, 2017) in 11 all-time matches against USC that Arizona has recorded one point.
Miranda Erro and Annie Kost forced a third set in their match at the No. 5 pair but came up short in the final set, 15-10.
In the second match of the day, Arizona once again fought hard but No. 4 UCLA posted the 4-1 victory over the Wildcats. It was Gedikoglu and Uhl that earned the point once again for the Wildcats, improving to 13-0 overall on the season.
Arizona is back in action next weekend in Honolulu, Hawaii, where they will take on No. 8 Hawaii and No. 11 Georgia State.
#2 USC 4, Arizona 1
1: Megan Kraft/Lynie Maple (USC) def. Alex Parkhurst/Sarah Blacker (ARIZ), 21-19, 21-15
2: Audrey Nourse/Nicole Nourse (USC) def. Abby Russell/Hope Shannon (ARIZ), 21-14, 21-16
3: Madison White/Madison Shields (USC) def. Alana Rennie/Grace Cook (ARIZ), 21-13, 21-12
4: Kali Uhl/Dilara Gedikoglu (ARIZ) def. Ashlyn Rasnick-Pope/Gabby Walker (USC), 21-17, 14-21, 16-14
5: Jenna Johnson/Bailey Showalter (USC) def. Annie Kost/Miranda Erro (ARIZ), 21-12, 18-21, 15-10
Order of finish: 2, 4, 3, 1*, 5
#4 UCLA 4, Arizona 1
1. Peri Brennan/Abby Van Winkle (UCLA) def. Alex Parkhurst/Sarah Blacker (ARIZ), 21-14, 21-8
2. Sophie Moore/Lexy Denaburg (UCLA) def. Abby Russell/Hope Shannon (ARIZ), 19-21, 21-10, 15-8
3. Rileigh Powers/Haley Hallgren (UCLA) def. Alana Rennie/Grace Cook (ARIZ), 21-4, 21-18
4. Kali Uhl/Dilara Gedikoglu (ARIZ) def. Kelli Agnew/Tessa Van Winkle (UCLA), 21-15, 21-15
5. Jessie Smith/Marlie Monserez (UCLA) def. Annie Kost/Miranda Erro (ARIZ), 21-17, 21-13
Order of finish: 4, 5, 3, 2*, 1
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