BRISBANE, Calif. — The San Francisco beach volleyball team wrapped up the 2019 regular season with momentum Tuesday, topping Northern California neighbor Pacific, 3-2, at the Mission Blue Sand Courts ahead of this weekend's West Coast Conference Beach Volleyball Championship Tournament.
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No. 1 pair
Carly Lowry and
Anna Dalla Vecchia got back on the winning track with a sweep, but it didn't come easy. The Dons duo beat Pacific's Alex Holt and Jadyn Tubbs in straight sets, but it took 10 extra points in the first set (26-24), and eight extra points in the second set (25-23) to get it done.
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Madelyn LaFollette and
Emily Zinger also won at the No. 2 pairs spot, giving the Dons (10-11) a victorious 1-2 punch at the top. USF's pair swept the Tigers' (0-13) Lucy Carpenter and Kennedy Kaminsky, 21-14, 21-15.
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The clinching victory for the Dons came at the No. 5 pairs spot, where
Lena Bondar and
Tanner Shayne Pemberton earned a sweep over Alyna Abeleda-Mostajo and Sarah Bethea to give the Dons the essential third pairs victory for the match win. The duo won the first set, 21-16, then dominated the second set, 21-9.
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San Francisco will play as the No. 4 seed in the 2019 WCC Beach Volleyball Championship, kicking off play at 9 a.m. Friday versus South Bay rival Santa Clara.
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San Francisco 3, Pacific 2
Mission Blue Sand Courts – Brisbane, Calif.
April 16, 2019
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1.
Carly Lowry/
Anna Dalla Vecchia (USF) def. Alex Holt/Jadyn Tubbs (PAC), 26-24, 25-23
2.
Madelyn LaFollette/
Emily Zinger (USF) def. Lucy Carpenter/Kennedy Kaminsky (PAC), 21-14, 21-15
3. Allison Dennemann/Riley Patterson (PAC) def.
Moana To'oto'o/
Ella Reames (USF), 21-15, 21-10
4. Lauren Cline/Hanne De Schrijver (PAC) def.
Camille Araujo/
Victoria Rogers (USF), 17-21, 21-19, 15-9
5.
Lena Bondar/
Tanner Shayne Pemberton (USF) def. Alyna Abeleda-Mostajo/Sarah Bethea (PAC), 21-16, 21-9
Ex. Trish Koustoukos/
Sophie Sydenham (USF) def. Sarah Bethea/Lena Saucedo (PAC), 21-13, 21-8
