No. 5 Hawaii opened its beach volleyball season with two wins at the Arizona Invitational on Friday in Tucson.

The Rainbow Wahine (2-0) defeated Arizona State 4-1, then swept the host and sixth-ranked Wildcats 5-0. Hawaii finishes out the tournament against Jacksonville today, then drives to Phoenix for a single dual at No. 12 Grand Canyon.

“I’m super proud of our resiliency. We didn’t always play our best, but we always remained confident,” SandBows coach Jeff Hall said. “I’m especially proud of our two freshmen (Morgan Martin and Amy Ozee) and one newcomer (UCLA transfer Laurel Weaver). They played awesome. It’s not easy not knowing what you’re getting into.

“It was a fun day in Arizona, highlighted by two good wins. I’m happy for the girls and how they battled.”

Hawaii’s lone loss came at No. 4 when Ozee and Hi’ilawe Huddleston fell to Kassidy Picrell-Katelyn Carball 21-17, 16-21, 15-11.