Grand Canyon (0-5) dropped a pair of sand volleyball dual matches at the Olympic Training
Center in Chula Vista, Calif., Friday.
GCU lost 4-1 to Cal State Bakersfield and 5-0 to defending national champion and No. 1 Pepperdine.
Against the Roadrunners, GCU won at No. 1 doubles with the team of
Kristen Johannsen and
Mackenzie Phelps taking a three-set match 17-21, 21-18, 15-12. The No. 5 doubles match went three sets before
Courtney Spackman and
Jessica Posse lost 19-21, 21-13, 15-6.
In tournament play, held after the duals, Johannsen and Phelps defeated teammates
Sara Bowden and
Shannon Dugan in the Gold Bracket consolations, 21-12, 21-15, and advanced on to play in consolation rounds Saturday.
In the Silver Bracket, the teams of
Caelen Hiller and
Kaitlynn Ausmus,
Chloe Jenkins and Posse and Spackman and
Brittney Spackman all will play in consolation round matches held Saturday.
The team will continue play Sunday with a dual against Nebraska.
CSUB 4, GCU 1
PEPP 5, GCU 0
Tournament Results/Schedule