SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — UC Davis beach volleyball started the Mustang Roundup strong on Friday, Mar. 13 with a 4-1 win over Big West rival CSUN.

Score (Game One): UC Davis 1, Oregon 4
Records: UC Davis 2-7, Oregon 6-8
Score (Game Two): UC Davis 4, CSUN 1
Records: UC Davis 3-7 (2-0), CSUN 2-8
Location: San Luis Obispo, Calif. (Swanson Beach Volleyball Complex)
 
THE RALLY

• The win against CSUN gives the Aggies a 2-0 start to conference play.
• It's also the first win against the Matadors for Aggie head coach Ari Homayun, who was previously the head coach of CSUN.
• The duo of Skye Smolinski and Kate O'Steen went 2-0 on the day with wins in the fourth flight.
• Playing in her first match of the season, Shelby Santos paired with Kinley Lindhardt for straight set victories against CSUN.
• In the third and fifth flights against the Matadors, the Aggie duos needed three sets, but took victories for a 4-1 win.

RESULTS

UC Davis 1, Oregon 4

1. AJ Slojkowski/Liz Rossi (ORE) def. Kimi Waller/Ella Erteltova (UCD) 21-18, 21-16
2. Daley McClellan/Elsa Snipes (ORE) def. Kendal Steller/Morgan Gillinger (UCD) 21-11, 21-19
3. Hanna Bjornson/Sofia Taylor (ORE) def. Kinley Lindhardt/Shelby Santos (UCD) 21-18, 16-21, 15-12
4. Skye Smolinski/Kate O'Steen (UCD) def. Natasha George/Katrena Koellner (ORE) 21-16, 21-14
5. Landree Coats/Josie Griffiths (ORE) def. Ava Berard/Kirra Martin (UCD) 21-18, 19-21, 15-12

UC Davis 4, CSUN 1

1. Hannah Heflin/Maleya Miles (CSUN) def. Kimi Waller/Ella Erteltova (UCD) by retirement 21-19, 12-16
2. Kinley Lindhardt/Shelby Santos (UCD) def. Tia Mendiola/Ainsley Patrick (CSUN) 21-15, 21-15
3. Kendal Steller/Morgan Gillinger (UCD) def. Jill Rodig/Zaria Henderson (CSUN) 21-21, 21-18, 15-13
4. Skye Smolinski/Kate O'Steen (UCD) def. Ava Rogers/Dylan Hall (CSUN) 21-14, 21-13
5. Ava Berard/Kirra Martin (UCD) def. Haley Coggins/Daysha Halbert (CSUN) 21-18, 16-21, 15-11

UP NEXT: UC Davis wraps up the weekend with a pair of ranked matchups at the Mustang Roundup. The Aggies begin the day against No. 17 Grand Canyon at 10:15 a.m. PT and finish against No. 19 Arizona at 12:45 p.m. PT.

ABOUT UC DAVIS ATHLETICS: 

UC Davis, ranked No. 2 among public universities by the Wall Street Journal in the value of a college degree, is home to 40,000 undergraduate students and 12,000 employees. Ranked top in the United States in agriculture and forestry as well as No. 1 in veterinary medicine, UC Davis is located in a true California college town nestled between world-class destinations such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Napa Valley and Lake Tahoe. Over 650 Aggie student-athletes compete in 25 Division I varsity sports, with 16 sports transitioning to the Mountain West Conference beginning in 2026–27. 

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