Grand Canyon improved to 5-2 in duals with a pair of wins in Irvine, Calif., Tuesday afternoon. GCU beat Irvine Valley College 4-1 and Golden West College 5-0.
The No. 1 pair of
Mackenzie Phelps and
Kelli Dallmann won twice on the day and are 7-2 on the season. No. 3 pair
Chloe Jenkins and
Kami Dickerson won both matches and improved to 6-3 overall. No. 4 group
Kaitlynn Ausmus and
Alex Goodman also swept contests.
Shannon Dugan and
Megan Glennie, at No. 2, went 1-1.
Brandy Grant and
Britta Forsythe won versus Irvine Valley and
Leigh Stonerook and
Kaylee Dombroski were victorious against Golden West in the No. 5 spot.
"It was a great way to finish the trip," said GCU coach Kris Naber. "We're happy to go on the road and go 4-1. After a day off, the girls came back with great focus. They made great adjustments and took control of matches. It was a good week."
GCU returns to the sand with hits first home matches March 27-29 against Nebraska and Arizona. GCU has a dual with Nebraska at 4 p.m. on March 27 and with Arizona at 11 a.m. on March 28. The three teams will play a single-elimination pairs tournament March 28-29.
GCU 4, Irvine Valley 1
#1 Kelli Dallmann/Kenzie Phelps GCU def. Becky Moodie/Annie Mitchem 21-21-11, 21-7
#2 Marisa Doran/Kobi Peckich IVC def. Shanon Dugan/Megan Glennie 22-20, 16-21, 18-16
#3 Chloe Jenkins/Kami Dickenson GCU def. Katherine Kolodziej/Alexis Radecki 22-20, 14-21, 15-6
#4 Alex Goodman/Kaitlynn Ausmus GCU def. Haley Jones/Shaelyn Perez 21-14-21-17
#5 Britta Forsythe/Brandy Grant GCU def. Haley Whyte/Carleigh Peterson 21-13, 17-21, 15-10
GCU 5, Golden West 0
GCU 1 DEF. GWC 1 21-7, 21-12 Kelli Dallmann/Kenzie Phelps
GCU 2 DEF. GWC 2 21-10, 21-10 Shannon Duggan/Megan Glennie
GCU 3 DEF. GWC 3, 21-6, 21-4 Chloe Jenkins/Kami Dickenson
GCU 4 DEF. GWC 4 21-12, 21-19 Alex Goodman/Kaitlynn Ausmus
GCU 5 DEF. GWC 5 21-, 21-4 Kaylee Dombroski/Leigh Stonebrook