HONOLULU – The No. 10 California beach volleyball team closed out the Hawai'i Invitational with another pair of wins Sunday at Ching Complex in Honolulu, HI. The Golden Bears topped No. 13 Grand Canyon 4-1 before sweeping host No. 16 Hawai'i to extend their win streak to 11 straight duals.
 
With their first win of the day in the top spot, sophomore Emma Donley and Portia Sherman made history breaking the program record for the most court-one wins by a single pair with 22. The previous record of 21 was held by Mima Mirkovic and Caroline Schafer who accomplished the feat over the course of two seasons (2019 & 2021). It took the first-year duo of Donley and Sherman just 26 matches.
 
Donley and Sherman currently boast a 23-4 record this season and have won 10 straight matches, six of which came against ranked opponents. The Bears' top pair is now just five wins away from breaking Cal's single-season record of 27 set by Grace Campbell and Maddie Micheletti in 2018.
 
Two individuals reached milestones on Sunday as well with senior Alexandria Young-Gomez becoming just the fifth Bear in program history to reach 75 career wins, and junior Gia Fisher reaching 50.
 
Fisher and her partner, graduate student Sierra Caffo, picked up a win on court two and court three to improve to 4-0 on the weekend.
 
Cal will now close out the regular season at the Stanford Invite next weekend where it will face Washington, the host Cardinal, Santa Clara, and UC Davis beginning on Friday, April 18 at the Stanford Beach Volleyball Stadium.
 
No. 10 Cal – 4, No. 13 Grand Canyon - 1
1. Emma Donley/Portia Sherman (Cal) def. Adriana Ferro/Ines Piret (GCU) 21-17, 19-21, 15-6
2. Gia Fisher/Sierra Caffo (Cal) def. Katie Keefe/Rhea Kohl (GCU) 21-11, 21-16
3. Ella Sears/Alexand Young-Gomez (Cal) def. Becca Drake/Jessica Drake (GCU) 21-17, 21-13
4. Karynn Garrow/Sophia Hladyniuk (GCU) def. Jenna Colligan/Christine DeRoos (Cal) 21-14, 17-21, 15-6
5. Marilu Pally/Ella Dreibholz (Cal) def. Madi Bogle/Regan Holmer (GCU) 22-20, 21-15
Order of finish: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
 
No. 10 Cal – 5, No. 16 Hawai'i - 0
1. Emma Donley/Portia Sherman (CAL) def. Amirah Ali/Alana Embry (UH) 21-17, 21-12
2. Mila Vugrincic/Maile Somera (CAL) def. Sarah Burton/Caprice Lorenzo (UH) 21-19, 13-21, 15-9
3. Gia Fisher/Sierra Caffo (CAL) def. Jesse Mann/Jasmine Wandeler (UH) 21-16, 21-14
4. Ella Sears/Alexand Young-Gomez (CAL) def. Sophie Buschmann/Sydney Miller (UH) 21-17, 21-8
5. Marilu Pally/Ella Dreibholz (CAL) def. Sydney Amiatu/Kristen Serrano (UH) 21-15, 21-12
Order of finish: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1