UCLA takes first Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Pair of the Week honor – Pac-12.com

PAC-12 BEACH VOLLEYBALL PAIR OF THE WEEK:Savvy Simo(SR/Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.)/Abby Van Winkle (SO/San Clemente, Calif.) Helped the top-ranked Bruins to a 5-1 weekend at the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classic, with all five wins coming against ranked teams before closing out the opening weekendwith a hard-fought 3-2 decision against then-No. 3 LSU.After Simo played on court four last year and Van Winkleon court three, the duo has paired upon court one, a court they had never played on until this season, taking down 2019 first team AVCA All-Americans Claire Coppola/Kristen Nuss from LSU in straight sets the first meeting but lost in three sets the second time around. It is the first time this duo has been honored with the Pac-12 weekly nod, but Simo's third-career recognition.

Also Nominated: Natalie Anselmo/Carly Lowry, ARIZ; Kate Baldwin/Lexi Sweeney, ASU; Madison Dueck/Alexia Inman, CAL.

2020 PAC-12 BEACH VOLLEYBALL PAIR OF THE WEEK

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