STANFORD, Calif. -- Sacramento State opened its third season of sand volleyball on Friday evening with a 5-0 loss to Stanford at the NorCal Invitational at Stanford Sand Volleyball Stadium.

This afternoon marked the first match in the brand new facility, and was the first match of the season for both the Hornets and Cardinal. Also picking up wins on the first day of the tournament were Santa Clara, 3-2 over USF, Pacific, 4-1 against California, and eighth-ranked Saint Mary's, 5-0 over San Jose State.

Stanford won each of the doubles matches in straight sets. The Hornets' five doubles teams consisted of No. 1 Kayla Beal and Sloan Lovett (21-16, 21-12), No. 2 Madeline Cannon and Morgan Stanley (21-17, 21-12), No. 3 Lauren Aikels and Kennedy Kurtz (21-18, 21-18), No. 4 Shannon Boyle and Lexie Skalbeck (21-14, 21-12) and No. 5 Lana Brown and Hannah Meadows (21-11, 21-15).

Also for the Hornets, the doubles teams of Courtney Dietrich and Julia Wright, as well as Brigitte Murdock and Brown played an exhibition match.

Sacramento State returns for the team portion of the tournament tomorrow morning against San Francisco at 9 a.m. Tomorrow not only consists of the continuation of the team tournament, but also the beginning of a doubles tournament.

Stanford 5, Sacramento State 0
1. Lauren Birks/Brittany Howard (STAN) def. Kayla Beal/Sloan Lovett (SAC), 21-16, 21-12
2. Madi Bugg/Ivana Vanjak (STAN) def. Madeline Cannon/Morgan Stanley (SAC), 21-17, 21-12
3. Grace Kennedy/Merete Lutz (STAN) def. Lauren Aikels/Kennedy Kurtz (SAC), 21-18, 21-18
4. Inky Ajanaku/Kelsey Humphreys (STAN) def. Shannon Boyle/Lexie Skalbeck (SAC), 21-14, 21-12
5. Petra Grutzik/Catherine Raquel (STAN) def. Lana Brown/Hannah Meadows (SAC), 21-11, 21-15
Exh: Sidney Brown/Dana Ritchie (STAN) def. Courtney Dietrich/Julia Wright (SAC), 21-14, 21-15
Exh: Lana Brown/Brigitte Murdock (SAC) def. Sarah Benjamin/Karina Robinson (STAN), 21-13, 14-21, 15-10