LOS ANGELES—The No. 5 seeded Arizona State beach volleyball team dropped a 3-2 heartbreaker to No. 4 seeded California in the team bracket opener at the Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Championships, hosted by USC at Merle Norman Stadium.
With the double-elimination format, the Sand Devils will take on No. 8 seeded Oregon in the win or go home Contenders Bracket on Saturday at 9 a.m. PT.
Each of ASU’s five seeds went three sets, starting with the No. 4s and No. 5s. Bethany Wedepohl and Jourdan Parnell picked up the first win in ASU’s favor, defeating Cal’s No.