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SAN FRANCISCO — The honors keep rolling in for UCLA graduate student Abby Van Winkle (San Clemente, Calif.) and junior Peri Brennan (Laguna Beach, Calif.) as they have been named the Pac-12 Pair of the Week as announced by the league office today.
Van Winkle and Brennan helped UCLA go undefeated at the March to May tournament in Gulf Shores, Ala., over the weekend (5-0). UCLA improved to 18-1 on the year, the second best record in the country, with its ninth straight win while the Bruin duo remained undefeated on the year at 10-0 (9-0 on court two and 1-0 on court one).
The tandem defeated four ranked teams this week, three of which were in the top 10, all on court two. The duo also clinched UCLA’s 3-2 win over No. 4 Florida State, rallying for a 26-28, 21-16, 15-12 come-from-behind victory. Against UAB, the Bruin pair moved up to court one to sweep the Blazers in straight sets.
All of UCLA’s other wins this weekend were by a sweep (No. 20 South Carolina, 3-0, No. 6 LSU, 3-0, No. 10 Georgia State, 5-0, and UAB, 5-0).
This is the first Pac-12 honor for Brennan and the fourth time for Van Winkle (Feb. 25, 2020; Mar. 10, 2020, Mar. 8, 2022; Mar. 21, 2023).
THIS WEEK’S RESULTS
March 17: def. Allison Coens/Hannah Mackenhausen (No. 20 South Carolina) 21-11, 21-17
March 17: def. Grace Seits/Parker Bracken (No. 6 LSU) 21-16, 21-16
March 17: def. Anna Long/Jordan Polo (No. 4 Florida State) 26-28, 21-16, 15-12
March 18: def. def. Kelly Dorn/Elise Saga (No. 10 Georgia State) 21-16, 21-9
March 18: def. Brooke Pertuit/Jasmine Haas (UAB) 21-11, 21-15
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