No. 6 seed Cal State Bakersfield is still in the running for the Big West Beach Championship after knocking off No. 4 seed Cal State Northridge for the first time this season in five tries. The Roadrunners hit a buzzsaw in top seeded Hawaii, but rebounded by downing Sacramento State, despite trailing 1-0 in four of the five matches, to move on.
Also advancing through Day 1 were the top three seeds: Hawaii, Cal Poly and Long Beach State.
The two-time defending champion Rainbow Wahine had to play just one match, besting Bakersfield 5-0. Cal Poly stumbled 3-2 in its first effort of the tournament, falling 3-2 at the hands of Long Beach State, before rebounding to defeat Northridge in an elimination match.
For its part, Long Beach State (25-6) blanked Sacramento State and edged Cal Poly 3-2 to move on in the winners bracket. The difference in the match came in the resilient Court 1 pair of Nele Barber and Sasha Karelov, which rebounded from a 21-18 Set 1 loss to clinch the match 21-15, 15-13 and the 3-2 win for the 49ers.
The double-elimination tournament continues Saturday. Long Beach State will face Hawai’i at 4 p.m. ET, with the winner moving into the championship match. Cal Poly and Bakersfield face off at 5 p.m. ET with the loser going home. The winner will take on the loser of the LBSU/Hawaii match. The championship match is slated for 7 p.m. ET with an if necessary rematch to follow.
BWT Day 1 Results
CSUB 3, CSUN 2
LBSU 5, Sacramento State 0
UH 5, CSUB 0
LBSU 3, Cal Poly 2
CSUB 3, Sacramento State 2
Cal Poly 5, CSUN 0
Cal State Bakersfield 3, Cal State Northridge 2
1. Owens/Sato (CSUN) def. Haynes/Hansen (CSUB) 21-11, 21-19
2. Sukhov/Garrow (CSUB) def. Markle/Williams (CSUN) 23-21, 21-15
3. Djordjevic/Mariner (CSUB) def. McMurray/Russell (CSUN) 21-10, 21-15
4. Degarmo/Lopes (CSUB) def. Indermilll/Molinari (CSUN) 21-14, 21-17
5. Pinkney/Conati (CSUN) def. Barber/Wicks (CSUB) 21-18, 21-17
Long Beach State 5, Sacramento State 0
1. Nele Barber/Sasha Karelov, LBSU def. Lana Brown/Mikaela Nocetti, SS 21-9, 21-12
2. Megan Kruidhof/Rachel Nieto, LBSU def. Kennedy Kurtz/Sarah Davis, SS 21-14, 21-7
3. Kristyna Adamcikova/Hailey Harward, LBSU def. Hannah Meadows/Ashtin Olin, SS 21-11, 21-11
4. Zoi Konstantopoulou/Nicci Reinking, LBSU def. Macey Hayden/Skyler Takeda, SS 21-14, 21-14
5. Hannah Matt/Marisa Ramsey, LBSU def. Paige Swinner/Brigitte Murdock, SS 21-9, 21-13
Hawai’i 5, CSU Bakersfield 0
1: Schucht/Maglio (UH) def. Sydney Haynes/Emily Hansen (CSUB) 21-11, 21-15
2: Morgan Martin/Lea Monkhouse (UH) def. Sarah Garrow/Desiree Sukhov (CSUB) 21-7, 21-17
3: Carly Kan/Laurel Weaver (UH) def. Aleksandra Djordjevi/Briannah Mariner (CSUB) 21-10, 21-13
4: Homayun/Ozee (UH) def. Mattison Degarmo/Emily Lopes (CSUB) 21-7, 21-15
5: Paige Dreeuws/Hannah Zalopany (UH) def. Ally Barber/Sidney Wicks (CSUB) 21-7, 21-18
Long Beach State 3, Cal Poly 2
1. Nele Barber/Sasha Karelov, LBSU def. Torrey VanWinden/Tiadora Miric, CP 18-21, 21-15, 15-13
2. Samantha Manley/Emily Sonny, CP def. Megan Kruidhof/Rachel Nieto, LBSU 21-16, 20-22, 15-8
3. Adlee VanWinden/Taylor Nelson, CP def. Kristyna Adamckova/Hailey Harward, LBSU 21-10, 21-15
4. Zoi Konstantopoulou/Nicci Reinking, LBSU def. Raeann Greisen/Macy Gordon, CP 21-14, 21-15
5. Hannah Matt/Marisa Ramsey, LBSU def. Heather Pembroke/Hannah Hubbard, CP 21-12, 21-16
Cal State Bakersfield 3, Sacramento State 2
1. Hansen/Haynes (CSUB) def. Nocetti/Brown (SAC) 23-25, 21-13, 15-8
2. Sukhov/Garrow (CSUB) def. Kurtz/Davis (SAC) 15-21, 21-14, 15-11
3. Djordjevic/Mariner (CSUB) def. Meadows/Olin (SAC) 22-20, 21-15
4. Takeda/Hayden (SAC) def. Degarmo/Emily Lopes (CSUB) 15-21, 21-17, 15-13
5. Swinney/Murdock (SAC) def. Barber/Wicks (CSUB) 21-17, 21-10
Cal Poly 5, Cal State Northridge 0
1. Torrey Van Winden/Tiodora Miric (CP) def. Aeryn Owens/Katie Sato (CSUN) 21-7, 21-12
2. Samantha Manley/Emily Sonny (CP) def. Kristy Markle/Nickeisha Williams (CSUN) 21-9, 21-8
3. Adlee Van Winden/Taylor Nelson (CP) def. Erin Indermill/Daniella Molinari (CSUN) 21-11, 21-10
4. Macy Gordon/Raeann Greisen (CP) def. Cassidy Rosso/Lauren McMurray (CSUN) 21-13, 21-17
5. Heather Pembroke/Hannah Hubbard (CP) def. Nicolette Pinkney/Lauren Conati (CSUN) 21-11, 21-15
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