The ninth-ranked Husker sand volleyball team dropped a pair of matches to No.4 Florida State and No. 1 Pepperdine in their first day of competition yesterday in Chula Vista, California.

Results
Florida State 4, Nebraska 1
No. 1 NU Kelsey Robinson/Alexa Strange def. FSU Fatma Yildirim/Aurora Davis, 19-21, 21-19, 15-7
No. 2 FSU Melanie Pavels/Katherine Plessy def. NU Hayley Thramer/Amber Rolfzen, 21-18, 20-22, 15-12
No. 3 FSU Jace Pardon/Marija Milosavljevic def. NU Kadie Rolfzen/Morgan Broekhuis, 21-17, 21-16
No. 4 FSU Sarah Wickstrom/Mallory Kiley def.  NU Cecilia Hall/Kelsey Fien, 21-13, 21-13
No. 5 FSU Stephanie Pellitteri/Kristina Pellitteri def. NU Alicia Ostrander/Sheridan Zarda, 21-12, 21-15

Pepperdine 5, Nebraska 0
No. 1 PEP Lilla Fredrick/Kim Hill def. NEB Kelsey Robinson/Alexa Strange, 23-21, 21-14
No. 2 PEP Lara Dykstra/Caitlin Racich def. NEB Hayley Thramer/Amber Rolfzen, 21-15, 21-11
No. 3 PEP Kelley Larsen/Kellie Woolever def. NEB Kadie Rolfzen/Morgan Broekhuis, 21-11, 21-13
No. 4 PEP Taylor Racich/Emily Cook def.  NEB Meghan Haggerty/Sheridan Zarda, 17-21, 21-15, 15-4
No. 5 PEP Victoria Adelheim/Jazmine Orosco def. NEB Cecilia Hall/Kelsey Fien, 21-17, 21-16