After opening up the season with two straight-set victories, USC beach volleyball duo Kelly Claes and Sara Hughes were named the Pac-12 Pair of the Week.Click here for the full release!
In No. 1 USC's season-opening bout with No. 3 UCLA, Claes and Hughes earned a tight 21-19 victory in the first set, then found their rhythm for a 21-12 score in the second. Against Pepperdine, they cruised to a 21-12, 21-13 victory.
Those two wins extended Claes and Hughes' winning streak to 75 consecutive matches as a pair, dating back to April 2, 2015, when they fell in three sets to a duo from Loyola Marymount.
The senior stalwarts on Court 1 have helped guide the Trojans to 32 consecutive team wins, including back-to-back national championships. Along the way, they've picked up four Pac-12 Pair of the Week honors, more than any other pair in Pac-12 beach volleyball history.
Claes, Hughes and the Trojans are back at it on Friday when they host an International Exhibition at Merle Norman Stadium at 11 a.m.
