MALIBU, Calif. – The Southeastern Louisiana University beach volleyball team drops a pair of matches to open day one of the Waves Tournament in Malibu, California.

Southeastern (10-13, 3-4 SLC) started the day with a 4-1 loss to home-standing Pepperdine (14-10). The Waves gained momentum over SLU winning four matches by two sets to extend their two-game winning streak into the weekend. Juniors Andrea Da Silva and Rachel Hartmann secured a two-set victory to help the Lady Lions evade the sweep.
 
SLU returned to the sand with a tough 4-1 loss to UC Davis (15-12) to end the day Friday evening. Senior Ysabella Lockwood and sophomore Mia McKinney battled to attain a three-set victory in the duel against the Aggies on the road.
 
Friday's Results:
 

Match 1: Pepperdine 4, Southeastern 1
	SLU	PEP	Winner	Score
1	Andrea Da Silva/Rachel Hartmann	McKenna Thomas/Kate Clermont	SLU	25-23, 23-21
2	Alexis Logarbo/Maddie Shepston	Kristine Briede/Madison Oriskovich	PEP	21-15, 21-9
3	Ysabella Lockwood/Mia McKinney	Gabriella Perez/Sarlota Svobodova	PEP	21-15, 21-18
4	Makayla Hicks/Mia Sauers	Gracie Pedersen/Kaydon Meyers	PEP	21-12, 21-13
5	Erin Engel/Emmaleigh Vincent	Emi Erickson/Maya McNabney	PEP	21-19, 21-16

 
 
 

Match 2: UC Davis 4, Southeastern 1
	SLU	UCD	Winner	Score
1	Andrea Da Silva/Rachel Hartmann	Colleen McGuire/Kylie Miller	UCD	21-18, 19-21, 15-9
2	Alexis Logarbo/Maddie Shepston	Tabitha Mitchell/Kimi Waller	UCD	21-14, 21-17
3	Ysabella Lockwood/Mia McKinney	Sam Lazeno/Morgan Coolbaugh	SLU	18-21, 21-19, 16-14
4	Makayla Hicks/Mia Sauers	Alicia Letvin/Lindsay Heller	UCD	21-19, 21-15
5	Erin Engel/Emmaleigh Vincent	Kate O'Steen/Shelby Santos	UCD	19-21, 21-15, 15-9

 
 












The Lady Lions will look to bounce back Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. against CSU Bakersfield before taking on Concordia University Irvine at 5 p.m. to end the weekend.
 
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