Two UCLA Pairs to Compete at AVCA Beach Nationals

The reigning NCAA beach volleyball champions will send two pairs to the 2026 AVCA Beach National Championships, which will be held Nov. 6-8 in Huntsville, Ala. at the John Hunt Park Sand Volleyball Complex. Competing in the pairs tournament will be Harper Cooper/Alina Ryan and Taylor Ford/Cora Loomer.

The women's championship will consist of a 64-pair bracket of top collegiate pairs from 41 NCAA Division I and II programs. Matches start on Friday, Nov. 6 and continue through the final match on Sunday at 11:45 a.m. CT/9:45 a.m. PT. The seventh-seeded pair of Cooper and Ryan will open play on Friday against Tampa's Lauren Duke/Kaelyn Fredette-Huffman at 10:30am CT/8:30 a.m. PT. The No. 24 seed…