HONOLULU – The No. 7 Stanford Beach Volleyball team started its season with a doubleheader against No. 2 UCLA and No. 10 Hawai'i Friday at the Heineken Duke Kahanamoku Classic at Queen's Beach in Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawai'i. The Cardinal earned its first win of the season in a hard-fought battle with the Rainbow Wahine 4-1 after falling to the Bruins by the same score.
Stanford's No. 1 pair clinched the Cardinal's first win of the season in a three-set battle with the Rainbow Wahine, ending the Hawai'i comeback attempt with a 15-12 third-set victory. Sophomore Kate Reilly and senior Charlie Ekstrom led the way for the Cardinal, earning a 2-0 record on the day as Stanford's No. 2 pair.
The Cardinal returns to action on Saturday with its final match of round-robin play, taking on Saint Mary's at noon. After its meeting with the Gaels, Stanford will compete in one of two semifinals matches (scheduled for 2 or 4 p.m.) and winners of each semifinal will compete in a finals match at 6 p.m.
No. 2 UCLA 4, No. 7 Stanford 1
#1: Lexy Denaburg/ Lea Munkhouse (UCLA) def. Xolani Hodel/Maddi Kriz (STAN), 17-21, 26-28
#2: Charlie Ekstrom/Kate Reilly (STAN) def. Abby Van Winkle/Rileigh Powers (UCLA) 21-19, 25-23
#3: Jadin Whitmarsh/ Devon Newberry (UCLA) def. Maya Harvey/Emmy Sharp (STAN), 14-21, 18-21
#4: Natalie Myszkowski/ Sophie Moore (UCLA) def. Maddie Dailey/Camdyn Doucet (STAN), 17-21, 13-21
#5: Tessa Van Winkle/ Jessie Smith (UCLA) def. Emma Morris/Taylor Wilson (STAN), 9-21, 14-21
Order of finish: 4, 2, 3, 5*, 1
No. 7 Stanford 4, No. 10 Hawai'i 1
#1: Xolani Hodel/Maddi Kriz (STAN) def. Brooke Van Sickle/ Kaylee Glagau (UH), 21-17, 18-21, 15-12
#2: Charlie Ekstrom/Kate Reilly (STAN) def. Jaime Santer/ Megan Widener (UH), 21-16, 21-18
#3: Maya Harvey/Emmy Sharp (STAN) def. Riley Wagoner/ Kylin Loker (UH), 21-17, 18-21, 15-13
#4: Sarah Penner/ Ilihia Huddleston (UH) def. Maddie Dailey/Camdyn Doucet (STAN), 25-27, 15-21
#5: Emma Morris/Taylor Wilson (STAN) def. Anna Maidment/ Sofia Russo (UH), 21-17, 21-19
Order of finish: 2, 4, 5, 1*, 3