TUCSON, Ariz.– No. 8 Arizona Wildcats concluded the Wildcat Spring Challenge tournament on Saturday afternoon as they earned victories against CSU Bakersfield, (5-0) and Grand Canyon, (4-1). UA went (4-0) in the BearDownBeach hosted tournament, advancing the team record to (11-6).

The Beach Cats No. 1 pair of Madison and McKenna Witt and No. 2 duo of Hailey Devlin and Sam Manley lead the team with a (13-4) and (14-3) record respectively.

To begin morning play, UA swept CSUB in straight sets. Due to a medical forfeit by CSUB, the No. 5 team of Halli Amaro and Brooke Burling picked up an automatic win to start the match. Mia Mason and Kendra Dahlke, the Wildcats No. 4 tandem dominated against the Roadrunner's pair of Emily Lopes and Hannah Manzanares, (21-9, 21-11). The No. 1 twin duo of Madison and McKenna Witt earned a victory against Sara Little and Carol Grasso, (21-8, 21-18). To secure the win, No. 2 UA pair of Hailey Devlin and Sam Manley defeated Ashley Prater and Sarah Garrow, (21-13, 21-17). To close out the match against CSUB, the Wildcats tandem of Olivia Hallaran and Olivia Macdonald picked up another win for Arizona as they took down Jocelyn Rodriguez and Madi Busler, (21-17, 21-4).

The Wildcats would then go on to defeat GCU to close out the tournament. The No. 4 team of Hailey Devlin and Sam Manley would be the first team to pick up a win for Arizona as they downed Jessica Stansfield and Rebecca Conrad, (21-15, 21-10). Madison and McKenna Witt of the No.1 pair battled it out against the Lopes' and earned a victory against Olivia Unnasch and Molly Turner in consecutive sets, (21-19, 20, 22). After a hard fought battle the No. 3 tandem of Olivia Hallaran and Olivia Macdonald took the match to three sets and defeated Hannah Towne and Jordyn Sanchez in the third set to take the match, (21-13, 14-21, 15-9). GCU's Jessica Clark and Kelli Iverson picked up a win against the No. 4 UA pair Mia Mason and Kendra Dahlke as they took the match to three sets, (22-20, 15-21, 6-15). The No. 5 duo of Halli Amaro and Brooke Burling battled it out in a three-set match and picked up a win against Emily Reinking and Tyanna Roy, (21-19, 23-25, 15-9).

"We need to embrace the competition", said head coach Steve Walker. "We have so far, against some high profile programs and we're going to continue to do that and elevate our game in practice like we can and show up ready to take no prisoners."

 Arizona will head back on the road next weekend as they travel to the coast to compete in the UCLA Invite April 8-9.

Results
#8 Arizona 5, CSU Bakersfield 0
 
Doubles competition
 
1. Madison Witt/McKenna Witt (ARIZ) def. Sara Little/Carol Grasso (CSUB) 21-8, 21-18
 
2. Olivia Hallaran/Olivia Macdonald (ARIZ) def. Jocelyn Rodriguez/Madi Busler (CSUB) 21-17, 21-14
 
3. Hailey Devlin/Sam Manley (ARIZ) def. Ashley Prater/Sarah Garrow (CSUB) 21-13, 21-17
 
4. Mia Mason/Kendra Dahlke (ARIZ) def. Emily Lopes/Hannah Manzanares (CSUB) 21-9, 21-11
 
5. Halli Amaro/Brooke Burling (ARIZ) def. No player/No player (CSUB), by forfeit
 
Order of finish: Doubles (5,4,1,3,2);
#8 Arizona 4, Grand Canyon 1
 
Doubles competition
 
1. McKenna Witt/Madison Witt (ARIZ) def. Olivia Unnasch/Molly Turner (GCU) 21-19, 22-20
 
2. Olivia Hallaran/Olivia Macdonald (ARIZ) def. Hannah Towne/Jordyn Sanchez (GCU) 13-21, 21-14, 15-9
 
3. Hailey Devlin/Sam Manley (ARIZ) def. Jessica Stansfield/Rebecca Conrad (GCU) 21-15, 21-10
 
4. Jessica Clark/Kelli Iverson (GCU) def. Mia Mason/Kendra Dahlke (ARIZ) 20-22, 21-15, 15-6
 
5. Brooke Burling/Halli Amaro (ARIZ) def. Emily Reinking/Tyanna Roy (GCU) 21-19, 23-25, 15-9
 
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2,4,5);
 
Wildcat Spring Challenge All-Tournament Team
Madison Witt-Arizona
McKenna Witt-Arizona
Ashley Prater- CSU Bakersfield 
Sarah Garrow- CSU Bakersfield
Kelli Iverson-Grand Canyon
Jessica Clark-Grand Canyon
Julia Warren- New Mexico 
Lauren Tweety- New Mexico   
Kirsten Mead- Santa Clara
Jensen Cunningham- Santa Clara 


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