NCAA Championship results: Cal Poly Beach Volleyball advances; UCSB tennis eliminated

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NCAA Championship Beach Volleyball First Round: Cal Poly 3, Grand Canyon 0

It was a strong start Friday for the Cal Poly beach volleyball team at the NCAA Championship, defeating No. 11 Grand Canyon 3-0 in the first round to advance to Saturday’s quarterfinals.

The No. 6 Mustangs had a battle with the No. 11 Lopes with three of the matches going to a third set. Cal Poly’ s No. 4 pair of Julia Westby and Elise Lenahan started things off strong with a 21-16, 21-14 win to put the Mustangs on the board first.

A short time later, Ella Connor and Erin Inskeep took care of business at the No. 1 spot, winning their match in straight sets, 21-12, 21-17 to put the Mustangs up 2-0. After they won, all three other pairs were starting third and deciding sets.

After back-and-forth battles at the No. 2, No. 3, and No. 5 spots, it was the No. 2 pair of Izzy Martinez and Logan Walter being the pair that won first, just ahead of the No.5 pair of Peyton Dueck and Katie Clevenger. Martinez and Walter won their third set 15-10 to clinch the duel for Cal Poly.

With their wins, Westby and Lenahan are now 29-3 on the year together and have won nine in a row. Connor and Inskeep are 32-5 on the year and Martinez and Walter are now an NCAA-leading 35-3 as a duo.

Cal Poly is now set to face No. 3 UCLA in the quarterfinals Saturday at 10 a.m. PT/12 p.m. CT on ESPN2 and ESPN+. The winner will move on to Saturday’s semifinal match at 12:30 p.m. PT/2:30 p.m. CT on ESPN2/ESPN+ against the winner of No. 2 Texas/No. 7 LMU.

(article courtesy of Cal Poly Athletics)

NCAA Championship Men's Tennis First Round: USD 4, UCSB 2

Doubles

1. #34 Adrien Berrut/Lambert Ruland (USD-M) def. #67 Miguel Avendano/Lucca Liu (UCSB) 6-2
2. Stian Klaassen/Oliver Tarvet (USD-M) vs. Conrad Brown/Dominique Rolland (UCSB) 4-3, unfinished
3. Manvydas Balciunas/Vincent Marysko (USD-M) def. Lorenzo Brunkow/Diogo Morais (UCSB) 6-4

Singles

1. #19 Oliver Tarvet (USD) def. #103 Lucca Liu (UCSB) 6-3, 6-4
2. Diogo Morais (UCSB) def. #94 Manvydas Balciunas (USD) 1-6, 6-1, 6-1
3. Stian Klaassen (USD) vs. #71 Dominique Rolland (UCSB) 6-4, 4-6, 5-2, unfinished
4. Miguel Avendano (UCSB) def. Vincent Marysko (USD) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
5. Lambert Ruland (USD) def. Charlie Underwood (UCSB) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
6. Adrien Berrut (USD) def. Carson Lee (UCSB) 6-1, 6-3

NCAA Championship Women's Tennis First Round: Pepperdine 4, UCSB 0

Singles competition

1. #40 Ziva Falkner (PEPP) vs. Ekua Youri (UCSB) 6-3, 5-7, 1-1, unfinished
2. Isabella Wong (UCSB) vs. #35 Anastasiia Grechkina (PEPP) no result
3. #48 Sonja Zhiyenbayeva (PEPP) def. Emma Tutoveanu (UCSB) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
4. Chantal Sauvant (PEPP) def. Lily Pradkin (UCSB) 6-3, 6-1
5. #121 Duru Soke (PEPP) vs. Raphaelle Leroux (UCSB) 6-1, 6-6 (2-3), unfinished
6. Alexia Harmon (PEPP) def. Shanelle Iaconi (UCSB) 6-1, 7-5
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   Doubles competition
8. #16 Sonja Zhiyenbayeva/Ziva Falkner (PEPP) vs. Ekua Youri/Caroline Beard (UCSB) 5-4, unfinished
9. Anastasiia Grechkina/Chantal Sauvant (PEPP) def. Lily Pradkin/Shanelle Iaconi (UCSB) 6-1
10. Shihomi Leong/Duru Soke (PEPP) def. My-Anh Holmes/Emma Tutoveanu (UCSB) 6-4