TACOMA, Wash.---The Portland 3s pair of Charity Bradley and Taylor Helle registered a sweep against Washington's Emma Calle and Hannah Yerex in the second match of Saturday's beach volleyball double header, but the receiving-votes Huskies were able to outlast the Pilots 5-0 and 4-1 in both programs' season-opening matches at DaKine Sports Center.
The Pilots 2s of Sophie Lee and Sarah Strong rallied to force a third set against UW's Scarlett Dahl and Kyra Peterson in game one, but the Huskies duo eventually prevailed with set scores of 21-18, 12-21, and 15-10.
"We did a great job as competitors and teammates in two tough matches against UW today," said Portland coach Dylan Hamilton.