WILMINGTON, N.C. --- The College of Charleston beach volleyball team ran its perfect start to the 2019 season to 10 matches with a pair of 5-0 sweeps on Saturday at UNCW's Dig and Dive Beach Bash, as the Cougars dropped only one set in wins over Carson-Newman and Coastal Carolina.
 
The Cougars have now posted seven straight 5-0 sweeps on the season, and have only dropped four sets in that span.
 
College of Charleston 5, Carson-Newman 0
 
Charleston cruised to an easy sweep of Carson-Newman with five straight-set victories. Senior Kennedy Madison (Evansville, Ind.) and junior Lauren Freed (Troy, Ohio) continued their unblemished start to the season with a 21-9, 21-6 win at one's, while Devon Rachel (Louisville, Ky.) and McKala Rhodes (Charleston, S.C.) ran their record to 10-0 with a 21-5, 21-9 victory at two's.
 
Mandy Napierala (Rochester, N.Y.) and Amani Dunston (Agoura, Calif.) delivered a dominating 21-10, 21-1 victory at three's, as the duo of Logan Manusky (San Diego, Calif.) and Allison Beckman (Apex, N.C.) won at four's by identical set scores of 21-15. Katja Ehlers (Raleigh, N.C.) and Taylor Foley (Agoura Hills, Calif.) recorded a 21-16, 21-14 victory at five's.
 
College of Charleston 5, Coastal Carolina 0
 
The Cougars moved to 10-0 on the season with their seventh consecutive sweep in the final match of the day, as Charleston dropped only one set in a 5-0 win over Coastal Carolina. Madison and Freed surrendered their first set of the season in a 17-21, 21-17, 15-13 win at one's to improve to 10-0. Rachel and Rhodes won 21-13, 21-19 at two's, as Dunston and Napierala captured a 21-15, 21-18 victory at three's.
 
Beckman and Manusky cruised to a 21-8, 21-15 win at four's, and Foley and Ehlers won 21-12, 21-14 at five's to complete the sweep. Megan Morris (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.) and Meghan Murphy (Orange, Calif.) posted a 21-18, 21-18 win at sixes.
 
Charleston will wrap up the weekend with two matches on Sunday the Dig and Dive Beach Bash. The Cougars will take on Florida Gulf Coast at 8:30 a.m., and Morehead State at 12:30 p.m.
 
College of Charleston 5, Carson-Newman 0
1. Kennedy Madison/Lauren Freed (COFC) def. Summer Coulter/Abby Struewing (C-N) 21-9, 21-6
2. Devon Rachel/McKala Rhodes (COFC) def. Aryana Fazelnia/Kelly Hughes (C-N) 21-5, 21-9
3. Mandy Napierala/Amani Dunston (COFC) def. Morgan Siwiec/Grace Seymour (C-N) 21-10, 21-1
4. Logan Manusky/Allison Beckman (COFC) def. Lexy Headley/Taryn Nichols (C-N) 21-15, 21-15
5. Katja Ehlers/Taylor Foley (COFC) def. Lauren Williams/Dilyn Palmer (C-N) 21-16, 21-14
 
College of Charleston 5, Coastal Carolina 0
1. Lauren Freed/Kennedy Madison (COFC) def. Alvis, Sydney/Hardeman, Leah (CCU) 17-21, 21-17, 15-13
2. McKala Rhodes/Devon Rachel (COFC) def. Campbell, Lucy/Boyer, Anaiah (CCU) 21-13, 21-19
3. Amani Dunston/Mandy Napierala (COFC) def. Ladewig, Shelby/Djuric, Aleksandra (CCU) 21-15, 21-18
4. Allison Beckman/Logan Manusky (COFC) def. Gauthier, Tanner/Federico, Kate (CCU) 21-8, 21-15
5. Taylor Foley/Katja Ehlers (COFC) def. Nemeth, Anett/Eske, Kaylin (CCU) 21-12, 21-14
Ext. Megan Morris/Meghan Murphy (COFC) def. Beck, Haylie/Bozdeva, Ani (CCU) 21-18, 21-18