This weekend, USC's back-to-back national champion beach volleyball team kicked off its quest for a three-peat with two wins over No. 3 UCLA and No. 4 Pepperdine.
To no one's surprise, Kelly Claes and Sara Hughes got the Trojans off on the right foot against UCLA. USC got wins on Courts 1, 3 and 5 to clinch a 3-2 win over its crosstown rival in its season-opener.
Later in the day at Zuma Beach, USC topped Pepperdine to earn its 32nd consecutive team win. Claes and Hughes, meanwhile, extended their win streak as a duo to 75 straight matches. Abril Bustamante and Joy Dennis bounced back from a loss earlier in the day to clinch the match against the Waves, helping lift the Trojans to a 4-1 victory.
The top-ranked Trojans are back in action on Friday when they host an international exhibition against pairs from Poland, China and Team USA. First serve is set for 11 a.m.
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