This was the tournament we’ve been waiting for, folks! All of the work our players put in from the past months led up to this tournament. Coming into the tournament as the second-ranked team in our respective pools and the third-ranked team overall put our performance expectations up there with the best, and we came more than prepared. The format of this tournament crowned both a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd seed champion, as well as an overall school champion, so each team’s victory was a step closer to the gold!

Our first seed team played LMU, winning in a competitive 2 sets and starting 2-0. They would later face UCSB, taking them to 3 sets and ultimately winning, securing their spot in the gold bracket. Unfortunately, they were forced to forfeit their shot at the finals and ended the day prematurely.

Our second-seed team started the day with a dominant playstyle and overwhelming charisma, beating LMU 2-0 with heavy pressure from the service line. They would later lose to UCSB 0-2, throwing away their opportunity for the gold bracket. They would then beat CSUSM and USC to come home as silver champions.

Our third-seed team started the day by beating LMU in 3 sets, securing a 2-1 win. They would follow in the second seed’s lead and unfortunately lose to UCSB 0-2, also landing them in the silver bracket. They ended the day with a battle against CSUSM, but couldn’t find the win today, ending 0-2. 

The UCSD men’s beach volleyball club is extremely proud of how we performed overall in this CBVT season! We hope to continue growing our program and will be coming back next season with a new vigor! We will be sending some of our teams to NCVF Beach Nationals next week, and are excited to see how our pairs perform!