ATLANTA, Ga. --- Allison Beckman (Apex, N.C.) and Logan Manusky (San Diego, Calif.) posted a pair of wins at four's to pace the College of Charleston beach volleyball team on Saturday at the Georgia State Diggin' Duals, as the Cougars split with University of Tampa and No. 19 Georgia State.
 
College of Charleston (14-2) opened the day with a 4-1 win over Tampa (10-8) before falling to the 19^th-ranked Panthers (17-9), 3-2, in the afternoon session.
 
College of Charleston 4, Tampa 1
 
Charleston picked up its 14^th win of the season with a 4-1 victory against Tampa in the morning session. Beckman and Manusky posted a 24-22, 21-16 win at four's, before Katja Ehlers (Raleigh, N.C.) and Taylor Foley (Agoura Hills, Calif.) won in straight sets at five's, 21-18 and 21-19.
 
McKala Rhodes (Charleston, S.C.) and Devon Rachel (Louisville, Ky.) ran their season-opening win streak to 15 straight flights with a 21-15, 21-9 victory at two's to secure the team win, as Kennedy Madison (Evansville, Ind.) and Lauren Freed (Troy, Ohio) registered a 21-17, 21-18 decision at one's. Mandy Napierala (Rochester, N.Y.) and Amani Dunston (Agoura, Calif.) fell in a three-set battle at threes by scores of 17-21, 12-14, and 11-15.
 
No. 19 Georgia State 3, College of Charleston 2
 
The Cougars suffered their second loss of the season with a 3-2 heartbreaker to No. 19 Georgia State to begin the afternoon session. Beckman and Manusky posted their second win of the day with a gritty 21-17, 17-21, 17-15 victory at four's, as Ehlers and Foley fell 21-17, 21-18 at five's.
 
The Panthers took a 2-1 advantage with a 22-20, 21-16 decision against Napierala and Dunston at three's, before Rhodes and Rachel dropped their first flight of the season at two's with a 21-18, 21-18 setback. Madison and Freed picked up the Cougars' second point with a 21-15, 21-15 victory at one's.
 
Charleston returns to the courts on Friday, April 12, and Saturday, April 13 at the Palmetto Invitational in Columbia, S.C. The Cougars will take on Missouri State at 11:00 a.m. and UNCW at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, followed by duals against Tulane and South Carolina on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., respectively.
 
College of Charleston 4, Tampa 1
1. Kennedy Madison/Lauren Freed (COFC) def. Julia Oswald/Rachell Rosequist (UT) 21-17, 21-18
2. McKala Rhodes/Devon Rachel (COFC) def. Sorrel Houghton/Katie Mckiel (UT) 21-15, 21-9
3. Valerie Rosequist/Lexi Thompson (UT) def. Mandy Napierala/Amani Dunston (COFC) 21-17, 14-21, 15-11
4. Allison Beckman/Logan Manusky (COFC) def. Selina Pfuner/Melissa Elias (UT) 24-22, 21-16
5. Katja Ehlers/Taylor Foley (COFC) def. Jordan Duffy/Erica Haslag (UT) 21-18, 21-19
 
Georgia State 3, College of Charleston 2
1. Kennedy Madison/Lauren Freed (COFC) def. Olivia Stasevich/Georgia Johnson (GSU) 21-15, 21-15
2. Eden Hawes/Maddy Delmonte (GSU) def. McKala Rhodes/Devon Rachel (COFC) 21-18, 21-18
3. Brooke Weiner/Kate Novack (GSU) def. Mandy Napierala/Amani Dunston (COFC) 22-20, 21-16
4. Allison Beckman/Logan Manusky (COFC) def. Becky Tresham/Maddie Gordon (GSU) 21-17, 17-21, 17-15
5. Kelly Dorn/Ashley McGinn (GSU) def. Katja Ehlers/Taylor Foley (COFC) 21-17, 21-18