STANFORD, Calif. – Starting the week with a doubleheader, the University of San Francisco beach volleyball (6-10) faced Bay Area foes on Monday, falling to Stanford (14-2) 5-0 before taking on Saint Mary's (10-9) and earning a 3-2 win.
 
RESULTS VS. STANFORD:

1. Xolani Hodel and Brooke Rockwell (STAN) def. Letizia Aquilino and Moorea Wood (USF) 21-14 21-18
2. Ruby Sorra and Taylor Wilson (STAN) def. McKenna Towne and Jette Morris (USF) 21-14 21-12
3. Kelly Belardi and Chloe Hoffman (STAN) def. Branson Lennon and Kaydence Stormes (USF) 21-5 21-7
4. Maya Harvey and Ashley Vincent (STAN) def. Rainie Stevens and Sophia Solomon (USF) 21-5 21-11
5. Kate Reilly and Clara Stowell (STAN) def. Francesca Stanschus and Alina Inzunza (USF) 21-7 21-15 

Order of Finish: 4, 2, 5, 3, 1
 
RESULTS VS. SAINT MARY'S:

1. Hawley Harrer and Hannah Couch (SMC) def. Aquilino and Wood (USF) 21-10 21-15
2. Towne and Morris (USF) def. Sedona Sherman and Sadie Shipman (SMC) 24-22 21-16
3. Lennon and Stormes (USF) def. Allie Cataldo and Angie Bour (SMC) 21-19 10-21 15-13
4. Stevens and Reeves (USF) def. AJ Slojkowski and Karmin Brown (SMC) 27-25 21-16
5. Paola Peralta and Chloe Swanson (SMC) def. Stanschus and Inzunza (USF) 21-15 21-14

Order of Finish: 2, 4, 5, 1, 3
 
UP NEXT:
San Francisco returns to action at 11 a.m. on Friday, Mar. 29 when it takes on Saint Mary's in the Midseason Challenge in Santa Cruz.
 
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