PHOENIX- The Utah beach volleyball team fell to #18 Stanford and #1 USC in the first day of the Pac-12 South Invitational after several close matches. Utah lost to both teams 5-0.
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Starting off the day, Utah took on Stanford and was led by
Olivia Teerlink and
Grace Andrews' impressive showing on the third court. They lost the first match 21-16 and came back with an even closer 21-18.Â
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In the evening, Utah faced #1 USC, where Teerlink and Andrews played another two close sets and lost 21-12 and finished off with a 21-17 loss.
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Up Next
Utah will finish the second day of the Pac-12 South Invitational and will take on Washington in the morning (10 am MT), followed by Cal (12:30 pm MT) and Arizona (3:00 pm MT) in the afternoon. All matches will be televised on the Pac-12 Network.
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Stanford 5, Utah 0
Phoenix, Arizona
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1. Charlie Ekstrom/Sunny Villapando (STAN) def.
Sage Patchell/
Marissa Koch (UTAH) 21-16, 21-10
2. Xolani Hodel/Kate Reilly (STAN) def.
Camille Lee/
Keana Smalls (UTAH) 21-10, 21-11
3. Maddi Kriz/Maya Harvey (STAN) def.
Olivia Teerlink/
Grace Andrews (UTAH) 21-16, 21-18
4. Maddie Dailey/Jordan McKinney (STAN) def.
Abby Cramer/
Joana Saucedo Mondragon (UTAH) 21-5, 21-8
5. Emmy Sharp/Amelia Smith (STAN) def.
Hannah Stahle/
Macy Rideout (UTAH) 21-11, 21-12
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USC 5, Utah 0
Phoenix, Arizona
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1. Julia Scoles/Sammy Slater (USC) def.
Sage Patchell/
Marissa Koch (UTAH) 21-11, 21-7
2. Megan Kraft/Hailey Harward (USC) def.
Camille Lee/
Keana Smalls (UTAH) 21-7, 21-13
3. Mollie Ebertin/Haley Hallgren (USC) def.
Olivia Teerlink/
Grace Andrews (UTAH) 21-12, 21-17
4. Joy Dennis/Harper Hallgren (USC) def.
Macy Rideout/
Joana Saucedo Mondragon (UTAH) 21-3, 21-11
5. Audrey Nourse/Nicole Nourse (USC) def.
Abby Cramer/
Kaiya Liwanag (UTAH) 21-4, 21-10
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