HONOLULU – The No. 9 California beach volleyball team waited out six hours of lightning delays before finally registering its first victory of the season by blanking No. 16 Hawai'i 3-0 on the final day of the Outrigger DUKE Kahanamoku Beach Classic on Saturday.

The Golden Bears, who also had a scheduled dual against No. 1 UCLA canceled due to the weather, got straight-set victories from its No. 4 pair of Grace Hong and Marilu Pally and No. 5 duo of Elle Evers and Savanna Lau. Gia Fisher and Ava Haughy, playing on the No. 2 court, won in three sets.

Because of the weather delay, the dual ended as soon as Cal reached three match victories, meaning Cal's No. 1 and No. 3 matches went unfinished.

The Bears began the tournament with consecutive 3-2 losses to No. 2 Stanford, No. 7 Loyola Marymount, No. 6 Texas and No. 4 USC. Cal's No. 1 pair of Emma Donley and Portia Sherman went undefeated, and Sherman was named the tourney's best defender. Fisher and Haughy went 4-1.

Cal makes its home debut next weekend in the Battle of the Bay. The Bears host Sac State and UC Davis on Friday and USF and Pacific on Saturday.

 
No. 9 California 3, No. 16 Hawai'I 0
No. 1: Emma Donley/Portia Sherman (Cal) led Julia Lawrenz/Izadora Stedile 18-21, 21-14, 9-6 (unfinished)
No. 2: Gia Fisher/Ava Haughy (Cal) def. Julia Thelle/Sophie Buschmann 17-21, 21-16, 15-8
No. 3: Emily Heintzelman/Sydney Miller (UH) led Mila Vugrincic/Jenna Colligan 16-21, 21-16, 10-7 (unfinished)
No. 4: Grace Hong/Marilu Pally (Cal) def. Kristen Serrano/Kiera Cornman 21-19, 21-19
No. 5: Elle Evers/Savanna Lau (Cal) def. Jesse Mann/Sydney Amiatu 21-17, 21-14