TUCSON, Ariz. – UTEP Beach Volleyball fell to Arizona, 4-1, Friday afternoon at Bear Down Beach in Tucson. 

Dual Recap: UA 4, UTEP 1 

The Sand Cats clinched the match with early wins on courts two, four, and one. Court four extended into three sets, while court one was decided in extra points, highlighting the Miners' grit in the closely contested battle. UTEP notched its lone victory on court five with a straight-set win before Arizona sealed the dual with a final point on court three. 

Results (order of finish: 2,4,1*,5,3) 

1. Kylee Fitzsimmons/Brooke Bluetreich (UA) def. Madison Hill/Ema Uskokovic (UTEP) 22-20, 23-21 

2. Adri Nieves Papaleo/Kate Phillips (UA) def. Mila Popovic/Krista Paegle (UTEP) 21-13, 21-19 

3. Ashlyn Zilliken/Madeline Walker (UA) def. Paulina Acuna/Marian Ovalle (UTEP) 21-18, 21-19 

4. Annie Kost/Elin Kaiser (UA) def. Lauren Perry/Emma Schubert (UTEP) 21-15, 18-21, 15-12 

5. Kennedy Llewellyn/Reese Rich (UTEP) def. Brooke Boyko/Katie Lambeth (UA) 21-13, 21-14  

Up Next 

The Miners will close out the regular season in Tempe on Saturday with a pair of duals. UTEP opens the day against Benedictine at 11 a.m. MDT before squaring off with host and No. 12-ranked Arizona State at 1 p.m. MDT. 

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