Final Pairs ResultsCHULA VISTA, Calif. – The University of Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine sand volleyball team completed their first road play of the season, finishing day 2 of the USA Volleyball Collegiate Beach Challenge on Sunday at the Olympic Training Center.
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A trio of UH pairs advanced to the quarterfinals of the 32-team tournament but would all come up short.
Brittany Tiegs and
Nikki Taylor, who received a first-round bye, rallied from a set down to beat Pepperdine's Sophie Asprey and Taylor Racich 18-21, 21-15, 21-12 in their round two match.
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Olivia Urban and
Katie Spieler won their round of 32 match before beating Pepperdine's Katie Messing and Corinne Quiggle with a heart stopping 21-18, 19-21, 16-14 win, and
Hannah Rooks and
Sammie Brown won their first two matches before falling to Pepperdine's eventual champion of Kelley Larsen and Kellie Woolever.
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The 'Bows will break ground this week on their new sand facility at the T.C. Ching Complex, hosting a dual match vs. USC on Wednesday, March 18 at 5:00 p.m. Â
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Round of 32Cook/Knudsen (PEP) def. Choy/Boyan (UH), 19-21, 21-13, 15-7
Schreiber/Tucker (UH) def. Sawyer/Riley (CSUB), 21-10, 17-21, 15-9
Urban/Spieler (UH) def. Schroeder/Cash (PEP), 21-10, 21-15
Turner/Erichsen (GCU) def. Schucht/Zalopaly (UH), 21-18, 21-13
Rooks/Brown (UH) def. Martin/Tucker-Campbell (CSUB), 21-17, 21-14
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Round of 16Tiegs/Taylor (UH) def. Asprey/Racich (PEP) 18-21, 21-15, 15-12
Phelps/Dugan (GCU) def. Schreiber/Tucker (UH) ret.
Urban/Spieler (UH) def. Messing/Quiggle (PEP) 21-18, 19-21, 16-14
Rooks/Brown (UH) def. Turner/Erichsen (GCU) 21-14, 15-21, 15-7
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QuarterfinalsDykstra/Strehlow (PEP) def. Tiegs/Taylor (UH) 21-15, 21-19
Phelps/Dugan (GCU) def. Urban/Spieler (UH) 21-19, 28-26
Larsen/Woolever (PEP) def. Rooks/Brown (UH) 21-14, 25-23
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