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Beach Volleyball

Junior Charlie Ekstrom (above) and senior Sunny Villapando operated as the No. 1 pair for Stanford beach volleyball in wins over Saint Mary's and UC Davis. Ekstrom and Villapando earned two victories on Saturday to move to 4-1 on the season. (PHOTO: Karen Ambrose Hickey)

No. 18 beach volleyball finds footing with victories over UC Davis, St. Mary’s

Michael Espinosa
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March 7, 2021
Senior Sunny Villapando (above) went 2-0 with teammate junior Charlie Ekstrom against Long Beach State in the season opener for Stanford beach volleyball. The Cardinal finished 1-1 against Long Beach before falling twice to UCLA. (Photo: AL CHANG/isiphotos.com)

Beach volleyball goes 1-3 in Southern California

Savanna Stewart
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Feb. 28, 2021
Junior Charlie Ekstrom (above) composed one half of Stanford beach volleyball's No. 1 pair last season alongside senior Sunny Villapando. The Cardinal opens its ninth season against Long Beach State on Friday. (Phot: ERIN CHANG/isiphotos.com)

Beach volleyball to open season in Southern California

Savanna Stewart
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Feb. 25, 2021
Beach Volleyball
Head coach Andrew Fuller (above) has held the position at Stanford since Sept. 2016. He graduated from Virginia Tech in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in communications while serving as president of the men’s volleyball team.(Photo: ANDREW VILLA/isiphotos.com)

Recruiting roundup: Beach volleyball brings in 5

Jeremy Rubin
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Nov. 25, 2020
Beach Volleyball
Junior Morgan Hentz (above) and partner Sunny Villapando won two of their three matches at the Pac-12 Tournament, the only Cardinal pairing to do so. Hentz recorded her 50th career win against the Sun Devils, which is the most in school history. (GLEN MITCHELL/isiphotos.com)

Beach volleyball ends disappointing season at Pac-12 Tournament

James Hemker
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April 30, 2019
Beach Volleyball
Freshman Tori Ashkinos (above) joined forces in the No. 1 position with freshman Charlie Ekstrom and recorded Stanford’s sole win against Cal Poly on Saturday afternoon. The Cardinal suffered a 1-4 defeat to the Mustangs. (AL CHANG/isiphotos.com)

Beach volleyball drops final two regular season games

Alejandro Salinas
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April 22, 2019
Sports
The team's only senior, Courtney Bowen (above) will be honored for the team's Senior Day on Saturday after back-to-back games against No. 7 Cal Poly and No. 11 California. (AL CHANG/isiphotos.com)

Beach volleyball prepares for final homestand

Stephen Ren
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April 19, 2019
Sports
Sophomore Sunny Villapando (above) helped secure the first set against Washington last weekend en route to victory. The women's beach volleyball team now takes on St Marys. (ERIN CHANG/isiphotos.com)

Gaels on deck for beach volleyball

Arman Kassam
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April 11, 2019
Sports
Junior Morgan Hentz (above) helped Stanford secure a victory over Washington on Saturday to start off the Pac-12 North Beach Volleyball Invitational. She competes in the No. 2 pair with sophomore Sunny Villapando. (GLEN MITCHELL/isiphotos.com)

Beach volleyball stuffed in Pac-12 North Invitational

Amita Gondi
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April 9, 2019
Beach Volleyball
Freshman Charlie Ekstrom (above) has cemented herself as a force for the Cardinal in her first season, playing at the one-seeded slot for Stanford. (AL CHANG/isiphotos.com)

Beach volleyball prepares for ranked opponents in weekend’s Pac-12 Invitational

Arman Kassam
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April 5, 2019
Beach Volleyball
Sophomore Sunny Villapando and junior Morgan Hentz (above) took care of business, 21-8, 21-18, in the second flight while sophomore Blake Sharp and junior Shannon Richardson also claimed their match in straight sets. Hentz and Villapando were the only pairing to force a third set match; they narrowly won, 15-13, giving Stanford its singular point. (GLEN MITCHELL/isiphotos.com)

Beach volleyball struggles against ranked foes

James Hemker
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April 2, 2019
Sports
Senior Courtney Bowen (above) paired up with sophomore Sunny Villapando in the 1 slot to help the Cardinal to a 5-0 victory over the Aggies in Saturday's weekend opener. (BOB DREBIN/isiphotos.com)

Beach volleyball draws 2-2 in weekend duels

James Hemker
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March 14, 2019
Sports
Senior Courtney Bowen (above) and freshman Tori Ashkinos have a positive record (4-3) through all seven matches this season. (BOB DREBIN/isiphotos.com)

Beach volleyball prepares for four-game home opener

James Hemker
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March 8, 2019
Sports
Sophomore Amelia Smith (above) won matches against both Arizona and USC this weekend. She competes alongside junior Morgan Hentz as the No. 3 pair. (ERIN CHANG/isiphotos.com)

Beach volleyball wins two of three at Pac-12 South Invitational in Arizona

James Hemker
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March 5, 2019
Sophomore Sunny Villapando (above) holds the No. 1 spot on the Cardinal squad with teammate Charlie Ekstrom. The doubles duo will represent Stanford at the Pac-12 South Beach Invitational this weekend at the University of Arizona. (ERIN CHANG/isiphotos.com)

Cardinal try for first season win at Bear Down Beach

James Hemker
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March 1, 2019
Sophomore Sunny Villapando (#3 above) competed with partner freshman Charlie Ekstrom this weekend in Hawaii. Last year, however, Villapando played 12 games with now senior Courtney Bowen. (BOB DREBIN/isiphotos.com)

Beach volleyball struggles to stay afloat in Hawaiian tournament

James Hemker
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Feb. 26, 2019
Senior Courtney Bowen (above) is the team's only senior and the all-time individual wins leader (43) for the Cardinal. She also shared the single-season wins record (23). (BOB DREBIN/isiphotos.com)

Stanford heads to Hawaii for season opener

James Hemker
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Feb. 22, 2019
Senior second baseman Beau Branton (above) had the only RBI hit for the Cardinal in a messy affair at Sunken Diamond on Tuesday night. Branton's burst of offense gave the Cardinal just enough to take down Pacific. (BOB DREBIN/isiphotos.com)

Sports events you don’t want to miss during Admit Weekend

Laura Sussman
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April 26, 2018
Senior Catherine Raquel (above) and freshman partner Kate Formico won their match at the No. 3 spot to ignite the attempted comeback of the Cardinal. (ERIN CHANG/isiphotos.com)

Beach volleyball comes short of comeback at “Big Spike”

Bobby Pragada
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April 23, 2018
Freshman Jenna Gray and the beach volleyball team ended the season on Thursday against Arizona in the Pac-12 Conference Championships. (ANDREW VILLA/Courtesy)

Beach volleyball eliminated by Arizona in Pac-12 Championships

Sydney Shaw
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April 30, 2017
The Stanford Daily

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