Long Beach, CA - The San Diego Mesa College women's beach volleyball team punched its first-ever team ticket to the finals after taking down Mt. SAC (4-1) and beating host No. 4 Cypress (4-1) at Tuesday's Southern California Team Regionals at Rosie's Dog Beach in Long Beach, CA.  

The Olympians (18-3) needed the entire team to pull off this team accomplishment. 

The first match-up of the day was Mt. Sac vs. Mesa. Mt. Sac took the first match, 21-17, however Mesa went onto winning the nest 4 match's. No.2 match was Sophia Jarosz and Austia Mendiola who won (21-18 & 21-13). No. 3 match was Maya Jessee and Antoinette Trochanova who also won (21-11 & 21-13). The next match was Nicole Eden and Isabelle Bakken who also won (21-18 & 22-20). In the last match between Mt. Sac and Mesa, Kaila Keovilaysane and Olivia Ostler won (21-18 & 21-13). 

Next up for the Olympians, was No.4 Cypress (10-4). Cypress took the first match (21-6, 21-18, 10-15), however Madelyn Harris and Kylie Lyons put up a fight. Mesa went on to win the next 4 match's to advance them to next week's CCCAA Beach Volleyball State Championship.  

Head Coach, Kim Lester, is extremely proud of her team. Lester stated "I am extremely proud of this team and the dedication and hard work they have put into this season. We pride ourselves in a Championship Culture and that isn’t made by one event, it’s made day in and day out for months at a time. A victorious event is merely a demonstration of that championship culture. We are excited about participating in the first team state championship in program history!" 

Up next for the team is the CCCAA State Championships, hosted by Irvine Valley, on Thursday, May 12, beginning at 9 a.m. Before the CCCAA State Championship, Mesa's Pairs are battling in the CCCAA SoCal Regionals Playoffs - Pairs on Friday/Saturday, May 6-7, hosted by El Camino College. 

Good luck to our Lady Olympians! 

Photo Credit: Nicole Noel Photography