STANFORD, Calif. -- Arizona State Beach Volleyball (3-5) split its opening day matches at the 2018 Stanford Invitational, defeating San Jose State, 4-1, while falling to conference foe California, 4-1, Friday afternoon at Stanford Beach Volleyball Stadium.
Notching their third win of the campaign, the Sand Devils opened the outing with a dominant 4-1 decision over San Jose State. Setting the tone in the early going, Arizona State's stellar freshmen duo of Samantha Plaster and Kate Baldwin defeated the Spartan's Summer Avery and Breann Robinson in straight-sets, 21-18, 21-12. Arizona State's 4s tandem of Katie Cross and Cierra Flood captured a highly-contested three-set victory to push the Sand Devil advantage to 2-0., before Katelyn Carballo and Ellyson Lundberg clinched the win with a 21-9, 21-14 win on court four. Rounding out the victory Natalie Braun and Frances Giedraitis, slated as Arizona State's 2s pair, posted a 21-16, 21-18 victory over San Jose State's Julia Golbeck and Ciara Reistad.
Arizona State officially opened its 2018 Pac-12 Slate in its second dual of the afternoon, falling to California, 4-1.
Lundberg and Carballo notched their team-best seventh pair victory of the season, defeating the Golden Bear's Bryce Bark and Madison Dueck, 19-21, 24-22, 15-12.
Despite forcing three-set matches on courts two and five, the Sand Devils were bested in the remaining four contests.
Up next, Arizona State will cap play at the Stanford Invite with a pair of duals with Tulane (12:30 MST) and Stanford (3:30 MST). Arizona State's outing with the host Cardinal will be televised live via Pac-12 Networks.
Notching their third win of the campaign, the Sand Devils opened the outing with a dominant 4-1 decision over San Jose State. Setting the tone in the early going, Arizona State's stellar freshmen duo of Samantha Plaster and Kate Baldwin defeated the Spartan's Summer Avery and Breann Robinson in straight-sets, 21-18, 21-12. Arizona State's 4s tandem of Katie Cross and Cierra Flood captured a highly-contested three-set victory to push the Sand Devil advantage to 2-0., before Katelyn Carballo and Ellyson Lundberg clinched the win with a 21-9, 21-14 win on court four. Rounding out the victory Natalie Braun and Frances Giedraitis, slated as Arizona State's 2s pair, posted a 21-16, 21-18 victory over San Jose State's Julia Golbeck and Ciara Reistad.
| ASU vs. SJSU | |
| 1 - Johnson/Rivera (ASU) vs. Gama/Scholl (SJSU) | 21-19 ASU, 21-16 SJSU, 15-9 SJSU |
| 2 - Braun/Giedraitis (ASU) vs. Golbeck/Reistad (SJSU) | 21-16 ASU, 21-18 ASU |
| 3 - Carballo/Lundberg (ASU) vs. Sturgeon/Hirai (SJSU) | 21-9 ASU, 21-14 ASU |
| 4 - Cross/Flood (ASU) vs. Grajeda/Andrade (SJSU) | 21-19 SJSU, 21-9 ASU, 15-6 ASU |
| 5 - Plaster/Baldwin (ASU) vs. Avery/Robinson (SJSU) | 21-18 ASU, 21-12 ASU |
| Exh. - Palmer/Ellett (ASU) vs. Parts/Zdroik (SJSU) | 22-20 SJSU, 21-18 SJSU |
| Final Score | ASU 4, SJSU 1 |
Arizona State officially opened its 2018 Pac-12 Slate in its second dual of the afternoon, falling to California, 4-1.
Lundberg and Carballo notched their team-best seventh pair victory of the season, defeating the Golden Bear's Bryce Bark and Madison Dueck, 19-21, 24-22, 15-12.
Despite forcing three-set matches on courts two and five, the Sand Devils were bested in the remaining four contests.
| ASU vs. Cal | |
| 22-20 CAL, 21-14 CAL | 1 - Johnson/Rivera (ASU) vs. Inman/Mirkovic (CAL) |
| 21-13 CAL, 22-20 ASU, 15-9 CAL | 2 - Braun/Giedraitis (ASU) vs. Lindahl/Gaffney (CAL) |
| 21-19 CAL, 24-22 ASU, 15-12 ASU | 3 - Caraballo/Lundberg (ASU) vs. Dueck/Bark (CAL) |
| 21-16 CAL, 21-15 CAL | 4 - Cross/Flood (ASU) vs. Merino/Schafer (CAL) |
| 21-11 CAL, 21-19 ASU, 15-9 CAL | 5 - Plaster/Baldwin (ASU) vs. Micheletti/Campbell (CAL) |
| 21-9 CAL, 21-18 CAL | Exh. - Palmer/Ellett (ASU) vs. Stepanof/Waldburger (CAL) |
| ASU 1 - CAL 4 | Final Score |
Up next, Arizona State will cap play at the Stanford Invite with a pair of duals with Tulane (12:30 MST) and Stanford (3:30 MST). Arizona State's outing with the host Cardinal will be televised live via Pac-12 Networks.