No. 11 Arizona finished competition at the Pac-12 South Invitational on Sunday. The Wildcats fell 4-1 in both of the day's matches against No. 4 USC and No. 16 California and now stand at 9-7 on the season.
In Arizona's first match of the day, the team fell 4-1 to the 4th-ranked USC Trojans in their first matchup of the season. The No. 5 pair of Jonny Baham and Brooke Burling earned the Cats lone victory over the Trojans Cammie Dorn and Maja Kaiser in three sets, 11-21, 21-19, 16-14.
No. 16 California defeated the Wildcats 4-1 with Arizona's No. 2 team notching a victory. California's Jessica Gaffney and Iya Lindahl fell to Cats Olivia Hallaran and Kacey Nady, 23-25, 19-21. UA will face No. 16 California in the next home tournament, the Wildcat Spring Challenge on April 7.
Next up, Arizona will head to Baton Rouge, La to compete in the LSU Tournament, the Cats fifth consecutive road tournament, starting on March 30.
Full Results
No. 4 USC def. No. 11 Arizona, 4-1
2018 Pac-12 South Invitational
Ocean Park Beach • Santa Monica, Calif.
Sunday, March 25, 2018
Records: USC (14-6), Arizona (9-6)
1. Abril Bustamante/Tina Graudina (USC) def. Natalie Anselmo/Olivia Macdonald (ARIZ) 21-9, 25-23
2. Terese Cannon/Sammy Slater (USC) def. Olivia Hallaran/Kacey Nady (ARIZ) 21-15, 24-22
3. Joy Dennis/Halley Halgren (USC) def. Makenna Martin/Mia Mason (ARIZ) 18-21, 21-16, 15-9
4. Jenna Belton/Jo Kremer (USC) def. Hailey Devlin/Stephany Purdue (ARIZ) 13-21, 21-12, 15-9
5. Jonny Baham/Brooke Burling (ARIZ) def. Cammie Dorn/Maja Kaiser (USC) 11-21, 21-19, 16-14
Order of finish: 1, 2, 4*, 5, 3
No. 16 California def. No. 11 Arizona, 4-1
2018 Pac-12 South Invitational
Ocean Park Beach • Santa Monica, Calif.
Sunday, March 25, 2018
Records: California (13-3), Arizona (9-7)
1. Alexia Inman/Mima Mirkovic (CAL) def. Natalie Anselmo/Olivia Macdonald (ARIZ) 21-18, 21-19
2. Olivia Hallaran/Kacey Nady (ARIZ) def. Jessica Gaffney/Iya Lindahl (CAL) 25-23, 21-19
3. Bryce Bark/Madison Dueck (CAL) def. Makenna Martin/Mia Mason (ARIZ) 21-14, 23-21
4. Caroline Schafer/Mia Merino (CAL) def. Hailey Devlin/Stephany Purdue (ARIZ) 21-19, 21-19
5. Grace Campbell/Madison Micheletti (CAL) def. Jonny Baham/Brooke Burling (ARIZ) 21-15, 21-9
Order of finish: 5, 1, 3*, 4, 2
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