No. 7 Lopes go 2-2 in Battle for LA

Sunday, March 6

Los Angeles, Calif.

11 a.m. (Phoenix time)

Grand Canyon

UCLA

Photo by: Jenny Chuang/USC

3/6/2022 4:10:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

GCU falls to UCLA, beats Cal Poly on Day 2 in Los Angeles

By: Sierra Smith

The No. 7 Grand Canyon beach volleyball team battled to the final Mapes Beach court before falling 3-2 to No. 2 UCLA in its first Battle for LA Invitational dual on Sunday but bounced back to take down No. 11 Cal Poly 3-2 for the first time since 2016.

No. 7 GCU vs. No. 2 UCLA

After the first wave of pairs, the Lopes and Bruins were tied 1-1, with GCU's sophomore pair on Court 2, Allison Hansen and Allanis Navas, picking up the 21-18, 23-21 win. On Court 5, fifth-year pair Dana Roskic and Cami Sanchez won the thriller 21-16, 13-21,15-10 to pull the Lopes ahead 2-1. UCLA won against GCU's No. 4 pair to tie the dual at 2-2. UCLA won the tiebreaker with a tight final set on Court 3.

Denaburg/Van Winkle (UCLA) def. Jess Vastine/Anaya Evans (GCU) 21-15, 21-16
Allison Hansen/Allanis Navas (GCU) def. Monkhouse/Powers (UCLA) 21-18, 23-21
Newberry/Whitmarsh (UCLA) def. Teagan DeFalco/Samaya Morin (GCU) 21-17, 21-19
Moore/Myszkowski (UCLA) def. Abbie Hughes/Madi Relaz (GCU) 23-25, 21-19, 15-11
Dana Roskic/Cami Sanchez (GCU) def. Monserez/Smith (UCLA) 21-16, 13-21, 15-10

No. 7 GCU vs. No. 11 Cal Poly

GCU defeated the Mustangs for the first time since 2016. The dual was tied 1-1 after the first round of pairs was complete. Hansen and Navas earned their second pair win of the day on Court 2 in straight sets. On Court 5, Roskic and Sanchez finished the weekend 4-0 after taking down Cal Poly 26-24, 21-19. The dual was clinched by DeFalco and Morin in dominant fashion on Court 3 with scores of 21-13, 21-12.

Connor/Miric (CP) def. Jess Vastine/Anaya Evans (GCU) 21-19, 21-18
Allison Hansen/Allanis Navas (GCU) def. Ferch/Lombard (CP) 24-22, 21-17
Teagan DeFalco/Samaya Morin (GCU) def. Peranich/Johansen (CP) 21-13, 21-12
Hermstad/Dueck (CP) def. Abbie Hughes/Madi Relaz (GCU) 22-20, 21-15
Dana Roskic/Cami Sanchez (GCU) def. Roscoe/Ulrich (CP) 26-24, 21-19

The Lopes are back at GCU Beach Volleyball Stadium next weekend to take on Abilene Christian and Texas A&M-Kingsville on Friday and Missouri State on Saturday.