BERKELEY, Calif. — UC Davis beach volleyball opened the first day of the Cal Classic strong with a 5-0 win over San Jose State on Friday, Apr. 3.

Score (Game One): UC Davis 5, San Jose State 0
Records: UC Davis 9-14, San Jose State 7-9
Score (Game Two): UC Davis 1, California 4
Records: UC Davis 8-15, California 15-7
Location: Berkeley, Calif. (Clark Kerr Sand Courts)
 
THE RALLY

• Each win against the Spartans all came from Aggie sweeps.
• The duos of Emma Johnson/Alexandra Leal and Skye Smolinski/Kate O'Steen needed extra points to claim set one, but each duo finished strong in their second sets.
• After seeing Cal take the first four sets to begin game two, Kirra Martin and Ava Berard took the win in flight five due to a dropout from their Cal counterparts, leading the Aggies to split the day 1-1.

RESULTS

UC Davis 5, San Jose State 0

1. Kinley Lindhardt/Ella Erteltova (UCD) def. Mia Scheepens/Isabella Martinez (SJSU) 21-14, 21-18
2. Kimi Waller/Shelby Santos (UCD) def. Grace Baker/Rio Thomas (SJSU) 21-16, 21-17
3. Emma Johnson/Alexandra Leal (UCD) def. Kaia Fanshier/Randi Reeves (SJSU) 23-21, 21-18
4. Skye Smolinski/Kate O'Steen (UCD) def. Sabrina Moore/Anna Salmon (SJSU) 23-21, 21-16
5. Kirra Martin/Ava Berard (UCD) def. Addison DeMarse/Olivia Paxton (SJSU) 21-18, 21-15

Order of finish: 2, 4, 5, 1, 3

UC Davis 1, California 4

1. Emma Donley/Portia Sherman (CAL) def. Kinley Lindhardt/Ella Erteltova (UCD) 21-16, 21-14
2. Grace Hong/Marilu Pally (CAL) def. Shelby Santos/Kaitlyn Smyth (UCD) 21-19, 21-11
3. Gia Fisher/Ava Haughy (CAL) def. Emma Johnson/Alexandra Leal (UCD) 21-8, 21-14
4. Mila Vugrincic/Jenna Colligan (CAL) def. Skye Smolinski/Kate O'Steen (UCD) 21-14, 21-15
5. Kirra Martin/Ava Berard (UCD) vs. Elle Evers/Bella Adishian (CAL) 19-21, 6-2, match was unfinished

Order of finish: 4, 2, 3, 1, 5

UP NEXT: The Aggies finish the weekend with day two of the Cal Classic with rematches against San Jose State and California on Saturday, Apr. 4. The day begins at 9:00 a.m. PT versus the Spartans before finishing up at 2:00 p.m. PT against the Golden Bears.

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. 

For more information, visit https://ucdavisaggies.com/.