STANFORD, Calif. – No. 11 Stanford beach volleyball picked up a 5-0 win over Santa Clara on Thursday afternoon to improve to 18-8 on the season. The Cardinal swept on all five courts.
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Stanford will play its final three matches of the regular season this weekend, hosting No. 5 Loyola Marymount, No. 8 Grand Canyon and San Jose State. Cal will also play in the tournament, but the Cardinal and Golden Bears will not face each other.
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After this weekend, Stanford turns its attention to next week's Pac-12 Championships, which begin on Thursday, April 29 and run through Saturday, May 1.
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No. 11 Stanford x, Santa Clara x
Flight #1: Xolani Hodel/Sunny Villapando (Stanford) def. Claire Doud/Nani Spaar (Santa Clara) 21-10, 21-12
Flight #2: Charlie Ekstrom/Kate Reilly (Stanford) def. Michelle Shaffer/Julia Sangiacomo (Santa Clara) 21-17, 21-8
Flight #3: Maddi Kriz/Kylee Matheson (Stanford) def. Jordan Bennett/Alex Anthony (Santa Clara) 21-12, 21-16
Flight #4: Emmy Sharp/Amelia Smith (Stanford def. Gretchen Reinert/Kat Georgiadis (Santa Clara) 21-13, 21-14
Flight #5: Maddie Dailey/Jordan McKinney (Stanford) def. Alexia Gallegos/Elena Radeff (Santa Clara) 21-18, 21-15
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Order of finish: 2, 4, 5, 3, 1
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