SANTA CRUZ, Calif. – The University of San Francisco beach volleyball team earned a split on the final day of the WCC Midseason Tournament. The Dons opened the morning with a 3-2 win over Pacific before falling to Santa Clara 5-0 in the finale.
 
USF (1-4) got the win over the Tigers after earning wins in the 1s, 2s, and 4s. Tanner Pemberton and Catie Cronister got their first wins of the season with a dominating straight-sets win: 21-9, 21-12. Anna Dall Vecchia and Greta Corti followed suit with a solid two-set win, 21-12, 21-17.  It is Dalla Vecchia and Corti's second win of the weekend.
 
Bruna Correa and Serafina Rivera clinched the match for the Dons with a hard fought two-set win in their tilt, the duo won 21-19, 21-19. Sophie Sydenham and Katie Wagstaff battled but fell 21-12, 21-13 in the 3s match, while freshman Sara Denham and Jessica Eanes fell 21-16, 21-11 in the 5s.
 
Later that afternoon, USF fell to the Broncos 5-0 after USF appeared to just run out of gas. The 1s and 4s went to three sets but no pair came away with a win.
 
Pemberton and Cronister fell to their opponents 18-21, 21-13, 5-15. While Correa and Rivera fell 25-23, 16-21, 3-15.
 
Dalla Vecchia and Corti fell 21-17, 21-18, with Sydenham and Wagstaff falling 21-9, 21-19, and Denham and Eanes falling 21-14, 21-15.
 
RESULTS vs. Pacific
(1) Catie Cronister/Tanner Pemberton (USF) def. Sedona Sherman/Gabby Leo (PAC) 21-9, 21-12
(2) Anna Dalla Vecchia/Greta Corti (USF) def. Hanne De Schrijver/Alexa Edwards (PAC) 21-12, 21-17
(3) Jenny Todd/Jadyn Tubbs (PAC) def. Sophie Sydenham/Katie Wagstaff (USF) 21-12, 21-13
(4) Bruna Correa/Serafina Rivera (USF) def. Hania Taduran/Lucy Carpenter (PAC) 21-19, 21-19
(5) Sammie Sheppard/Miranda Baptista (PAC) def. Sara Denham/Jessica Eanes (USF) 21-16, 21-11
 
RESULTS vs. Santa Clara
(1) Kathryn Decker/Claire Doud (SCU) def. Catie Cronister/Tanner Pemberton (USF) 18-21, 21-13, 15-5
(2) Julia Sangiacomo/Michelle Shaffer (SCU) def. Anna Dalla Vecchia/Greta Corti (USF) 21-17, 21-18
(3) Alex Anthony/Jordan Bennett (SCU) def. Sophie Sydenham/Katie Wagstaff (USF) 21-9, 21-19
(4) Gretchen Reinert/Kat Georgiadis (SCU) def. Bruna Correa/Serafina Rivera (USF) 23-25, 21-16, 15-3
(5) Alexia Gallegos/Lez Held (SCU) def. Sara Denham/Jessica Eanes (USF) 21-14, 21-15
 
NEXT UP
The Dons will return to the sand on Wednesday, April 14 when they travel to Santa Clara to take on the Broncos for a dual match. That match is slated for a 3:00 p.m. start.