PALO ALTO, Calif. – The Utah beach volleyball team wrapped up its 2018 beach season, falling to No. 5-seeded Arizona in the contender's bracket of the Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Championship, Friday morning at Beach Volleyball Stadium on the Stanford University campus.
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The No. 8-seeded Utes dropped the match 5-0 and have been eliminated from the championship event. Utah defeated Oregon in the opening round yesterday, but then fell to No. 1-seeded UCLA.
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Down 2-0, Utah's No. 3 pairing of Kenizie Koerber and
Melissa Powell looked to extend the dual, but fell in straight sets to Hailey Devlin and Stephany Purdue, giving the Wildcats the match. Arizona would go on to win the No. 1 and No. 2 duals to take the match 5-0.
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Utah closes out its season with a 5-12 overall record. The five victories surpass the two wins the team registered in its inaugural season a year ago. Utah's No. 1 pairing of
Adora Anae and
Dani Barton, who were ranked as the No. 21 pairing in the nation according to CollegeBeachVB.com, led the way for the Utes going 10-7 overall in duals this season. The duo bettered last season's dual mark by seven wins after winning just three duals in 2017.
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#8 Utah 0, #5 Arizona 5
1. Natalie Anselmo/Olivia macdonald (Ariz) def.
Adora Anae/
Dani Barton (Utah), 21-16, 23-25, 8-15
2. Kacey Nady/Oli Hallaran (Ariz) def.
Bailey Choy/
Tawnee Luafalemana (Utah), 12-21, 17-21
3. Hailey Devlin/Stephany Purdue (Ariz) def.
Melissa Powell/
Kenzie Koerber (Utah), 5-21, 19-21
4. Brooke Burling/Jonny Baham (Ariz) def.
Berkeley Oblad/
Lauga Gauta (Utah), 18-21, 11-21
5. Caroline Cordes/Makenna Martin (Ariz) def.
Brianna Doehrmann/
Lauren Sproule (Utah), 8-21, 9-21
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