BERKELEY, Calif. -- UC Davis lost all five of its matches to No. 12 California in its return to action during non-conference collegiate beach volleyball action at the Clark Kerr Courts Saturday afternoon.
The Aggies, facing their third consecutive team ranked in the AVCA Top 20, fall to 2-3 for the year. The Golden Bears improve to 12-3 overall.
All five UC Davis pairings lost in straight sets. The No. 1 pairing of junior
Lauren Matias and freshman
Jane Seslar offered the closest challenge, battling Jordan Polo and Mima Mirkovic to a 21-18 battle in the opener before falling by a 21-11 final in the second.
The Aggies return to action at the Big West Challenge, hosted by Cal Poly next Friday through Sunday. They will open the conference round-robin event with duals against Sacramento State and CSU Bakersfield on that Friday.
No. 12 CALIFORNIA 5, UC DAVIS 0
1. Polo, Jordan/Mirkovic, Mima (CAL) def. Seslar, Jane/Matias, Lauren (UC Davis) 21-18, 21-11
2. Schafer, Caroline/Micheletti, Maddie (CAL) def. Bowman, Paloma/Ough, Josephine (UC Davis) 21-14, 21-13
3. Campbell, Grace/Lindahl, Iya (CAL) def. Reed, Heather/Schroeder, Savanah (UC Davis) 21-10, 21-13
4. Merino, Mia/Waldburger, Abby (CAL) def. Webb, Demari/Holscher, Rose (UC Davis) 21-5, 21-7
5. Inman, Alexia/Dueck, Madison (CAL) def. Rockas, Alexa/Reyes, Ally (UC Davis) 21-7, 21-7
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