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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — No. 3 UCLA (29-2) won its pool on Saturday afternoon with a 4-1 win at Cal Poly (11-22) at the Center of Effort Challenge at Swanson Beach Volleyball Complex. The Bruins improved to 12-0 all-time against the Mustangs.
Graduate student Marlie Monserez and Jessie Smith improved to 5-0 on the year with a 21-10, 21-10 win over CP’s Marina Warren and Margo Smith on court four to put the Bruins up 1-0.
Junior Peri Brennan and graduate student Abby Van Winkle made it 2-0 UCLA with a 21-8, 21-12 victory on court one over the Mustangs’ Piper Ferch and Izzy Martinez. Van Winkle and Brennan improved to 20-2 on the year.
Graduate student Kelli Greene-Agnew and sophomore Natalie Myszkowsi clinched the dual victory on court five with a 21-8, 21-18 win over Cal Poly’s Emma Zuffelato and Kalee Graff. The Bruin duo improved to 8-2 on the season.
Senior Lexy Denaburg and graduate student Haley Hallgren paired up for the first time in 2023 and put UCLA up 4-0 with a 21-19, 24-22 win over CP’s Jayelin Lombard and Piper Naess on court two..
Delaney Peranich and Brooke Golik earned the lone point for the Mustangs on court one with a narrow victory over sophomore Sophie Moore and junior Tessa Van Winkle, 21-18, 21-23, 20-18. Van Winkle and Moore dropped to 11-4 on the year.
The Bruins return to action tonight against No. 2 USC in the championship match of the Center of Effort Challenge at 5:45 p.m.
No. 3 UCLA def. Cal Poly, 4-1
Swanson Beach Volleyball Complex • San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Saturday, Apr. 15, 2023 • 11:30 AM
Records: UCLA (29-2), CP (11-22)
1. Abby Van Winkle/Peri Brennan (UCLA) def. Piper Ferch/Izzy Martinez (CP) 21-8, 21-12
2. Haley Hallgren/Lexy Denaburg (UCLA) def. Jayelin Lombard/Piper Naess (CP) 21-19, 24-22
3. Delaney Peranich/Brooke Golik (CP) def. Sophie Moore/Tessa Van Winkle (UCLA) 21-18, 21-23, 20-18
4. Marlie Monserez/Jessie Smith (UCLA) def. Marina Warren/Margo Smith (CP) 21-10, 21-10
5. Natalie Myszkowski/Kelli Greene-Agnew (UCLA) def. Emma Zuffelato/Kalee Graff (CP) 21-8, 21-18
Order of finish: 4, 1, 5*, 2, 3
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