The Menlo-Atherton and Menlo School girls both moved on to the second round of the CIF NorCal volleyball playoffs following victories on Tuesday night.
In Division I, No. 3-seeded Menlo-Atherton opened with a 25-23, 25-17, 25-13 victory over visiting and No. 6-seeded Lowell of San Francisco (26-7).
M-A junior Jacqueline DiSanto, the MVP of the PAL Bay Division this season, produced 13 kills with 13 digs, two blocks and three aces.
The Bears (25-7) next will face host and No. 2 Pitman (30-6), the defending state runner-up, on Saturday in Turlock at 7 p.m. Pitman advanced with a 27-25, 21-25, 25-19, 25-20 victory over No. 7 Carlmont (27-10).
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