SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Competing in two dual matches in Northern California, the University of San Francisco beach volleyball (9-14) defeated host Sacramento State (5-15) 4-1 before narrowly falling to UL Monroe (12-10) 3-2 on Friday at Hornet Beach. 

San Francisco ended the doubleheader with six total match wins overall, highlighted by sweeps from Rainie Stevens and Rylie Reeves and Kaydence Stormes and Branson Lennon.
 
RESULTS VS. SACRAMENTO STATE:

1. Kalani Hayes/Ellie Tisko (SAC) def. Moorea Wood/Letizia Aquilino (USF) 21-16, 21-17
2. Jette Morris/McKenna Towne (USF) def. Caitlin Volkmann/Greta Davis (SAC) 21-17, 21-15
3. Stormes/Lennon (USF) def. Karlee Soderberg/Mia Guevara (SAC) 21-15, 18-21, 15-10
4. Stevens/Reeves (USF) def. Hailey Plugge/Ashlynn Archer (SAC) 21-12, 21-19
5. Francesca Stanschus/Alina Inzunza (USF) def. Tiya Kamba-Griffin/Abbey Kadillak (SAC) 21-10, 21-16

Order of Finish: 5, 4, 2, 1, 3
 
RESULTS VS. UL MONROE:

1. Tamsie Black/Kaylie Beck (ULM) def. Aquilino/Wood (USF) 21-18, 10-21, 18-16
2. Kaitlyn Beck/Claire Williamson (ULM) def. Morris/Towne (USF) 21-13, 21-12
3. Lennon/Stormes (USF) def. Eden Anderson/Kate Taylor (ULM) 23-21, 21-12
4. Stevens/Reeves (USF) def. Kaitlyn Nowak/Bailey Hope (ULM) 18-21, 21-17, 15-10
5. Katie Felts/Maggie Cox (ULM) def. Stanschus/Inzunza (USF) 21-14, 21-19

Order of Finish: 5, 2, 4, 1, 3
 
UP NEXT:
San Francisco will be back in action on Wednesday, April 10 against Stanford on the road at 3 pm.
 
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