Arizona Takes UC-Davis Tri-Match 2-0

Wednesday, March 11

Davis, Calif.

10:00 AM

University of Arizona

Stephen F. Austin

Photo by: Lexi Horsey / Arizona Athletics

03/11/2020 | Beach Volleyball

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By: Arizona Athletics

DAVIS, Calif. -- No 17. Arizona improves to 10-2 on the season after picking up a pair of wins in the UC Davis Tri-Match. The Cats started the tournament out with a 5-0 sweep over Stephen F. Austin for the second time this season. Later in the day they closed the tournament with a 5-0 sweep over UC Davis.

Pairs Olivia Hallaran/Brooke Burling (7-5) and Alex Parkhurst/Sarah Blacker (10-1) excelled this weekend both earning points for Arizona in only two sets for both matches. Hallaran/Burling did not allow their opponents over 15 points and Parkhurst/Blacker did not allow them over 18 points for the duration of the tournament.

Freshman Summer McDonough saw her first action of the season with partner Alana Rennie. The pair helped aid Arizona in their sweep over SFA with a quick two set match on court 5.

The Wildcats are back at Bear Down Beach next weekend, March 20-21 for the Wildcat Spring Challenge, where they will host Pacific, Utah, Arizona Christian, and CSUN.

Head Coach Steve Walker
On today's victories...

"Coming out of last weekend, with the limited number of practices we could get in before today's competition, we really did a nice job of narrowing our focus and improving in a couple facets of our overall game.

And the team did as well as you could hope for in transferring those good practice repetitions into today's play.

It was a total team effort today, with a good number of outstanding performances."

Full Results:

#17 Arizona 5, Stephen F. Austin 0

1. Natalie Anselmo/Carly Lowry (ARIZ) def. Corin Evans/Iris Fletcher (SFA), 20-22, 21-16, 15-11
2. Brooke Burling/Olivia Hallaran (ARIZ) def. Paige Schieferstein/Maren Wisener (SFA), 21-15, 21-11
3. Sarah Blacker/Alex Parkhurst (ARIZ) def. Olivia Unnasch/Hailey Hunt (SFA), 21-15, 21-12
4. Dana Parker/Lauren Orlich (ARIZ) def. Neena Perdue/Xariah Williams (SFA), 21-12, 24-22
5. Summer McDonough/Alana Rennie (ARIZ) def. Payson Kelley/Ariana Pagan (SFA), 21-9, 21-13

#17 Arizona 5, UC Davis 0

1. Natalie Anselmo/Carly Lowry (ARIZ) def. Chelsea Maeglin/Jane Seslar (UCD), 21-7, 21-15
2. Sarah Blacker/Alex Parkhurst (ARIZ) def. Paloma Bowman/Megan Luly (UCD), 21-15, 21-18
3. Brooke Burling/Olivia Hallaran (ARIZ) def. Heather Reed/Alexa Rockas (UCD), 21-15, 21-11
4. Dana Parker/Lauren Orlich (ARIZ) def. Nicole Andrade/Emily Horner (UCD), 21-9, 21-13
5. Jonny Baham/Halie Hess (ARIZ) def. Madelin Smith/Jackie Walker (UCD), 21-18, 21-17