The Utah beach volleyball team fell to the No. 11-ranked California Golden Bears in the Utes' season opener Thursday afternoon. The Utes dropped the dual 4-1 at the Clark Kerr sand volleyball courts in Berkeley, Calif.

Four Beach Only Players Prepared All Fall to be Ready for the Season

The Utah beach volleyball team is set to open its 2019 schedule against the No. 11-ranked California Golden Bears. Utah's first dual of the season will take place on Thursday, March 7 with the first serve at 3 p.m. MT at the Clark Kerr Sand Courts in Berkeley, Calif.

The Utah Beach Volleyball program has released its 2019 schedule.

Utah's 20 athletic teams—totaling 552 student-athletes (the largest athletic class in school history)—shattered the department fall semester record with a 3.295 cumulative grade point average.

Utah beach volleyball student-athletes Bailey Choy, Brianna Doehrmann, Dani Barton and Berkeley Oblad have each been named to the 2018 Pac-12 Beach Volleyball All-Academic Team, the league office announced on Friday.