BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- The 2022 season for the Pacific beach volleyball team opened Friday morning at the Student Recreation Center Barnes Beach Volleyball Complex. The Tigers fell in both matches, dropping a 5-0 decision to nationally-ranked Pepperdine and 3-2 to Vanguard.

#14 Pepperdine 5, Pacific 0

The 14th-ranked Waves came out fast and quickly swept through the Tigers, taking all five matches. The most competitive match came on Court #3 as Lucy Carpenter and Hania Taduran battled but fell to the Wave's Cameron Baklenko and Rio Frohoff, 21-15, 21-15.

1. Melanie Paul/Madison Shields def. Jenny Todd/Sammie Sheppard -- 21-9, 21-9 

2. Simone Priebe/McKenna Thomas def. Brooklynn Thomas/Rachel Mueller -- 21-7, 21-11

3. Cameron Baklenko/Rio Frohoff def. Hania Taduran/Lucy Carpenter -- 21-15, 21-15

4. Mary Sinclair/Juju Quintero def. Darina Kumanova/Francheska Aguilar -- 21-19, 21-8

5. Jordan Benoit/Kate Clermont def. Megan Nishimura/Shahrzad Sadeghi -- 21-15, 21-11

Exh. Peyton Lewis/Savana Greene def. Jewel Turner/Sammie Sublett – 21-9, 21-3

Vanguard 3, Pacific 2

In a more competitive match, the Tigers earned wins on Court #4 and Court #5 despite the dual match already being decided. Playing in their second match together, Nishimura and Sadeghi earned an 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 come from behind victory while Kumanova and Aguilar took home a 21-13, 28-26 straight-set triumph. 

Pacific returns to action Saturday, Feb. 26, as the Tigers face off against CSU Bakersfield at 10 a.m.