MT. PLEASANT, S.C. --- Lauren Freed and Mandy Napierala collected a pair of wins to lead College of Charleston to a split with Mercer and Coastal Carolina on Saturday to open play at the CofC Creekside Beach Classic at the Creekside Tennis & Swim Club.
 
QUICK SETS
Match One Final Score: College of Charleston 3, Mercer 2
Match Two Final Score: Coastal Carolina 3, College of Charleston 2
Location: Mt. Pleasant, S.C. (Creekside Tennis & Swim Club)
Records: Charleston (1-5), Mercer (1-7), Coastal Carolina (8-2)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Cougars opened the day with a 3-2 win over Mercer featuring wins at ones, fours and fives. The duos of Emma Falk/Logan Manusky and Sky Benjamin/Ella Ridinger sent Charleston into the second wave with a 2-0 lead before Lauren Freed and Mandy Napierala secured the win with a victory at ones.
 
In the afternoon session, Charleston and Coastal Carolina split at fours and fives to head into the second wave knotted at 1-1. Napierala and Freed collected the Cougars' second point with a sweep at ones but the Chanticleers countered with victories at twos and threes to edge the Cougars, 3-2.
 
PAIR OF THE DAY
Napierala and Freed earned their first two wins of the season with a pair of superb performances at ones. The duo opened the day with a 21-17, 23-21 match-clinching victory against Mercer before delivering a 21-18, 21-17 win against Coastal Carolina in the afternoon.
 
College of Charleston 3, Mercer 2
1. Mandy Napierala/Lauren Freed (COFC) def. Amber Gibson/Gracie Garanich (MERCER) 21-17, 23-21
2. Elli Merchant/Kacy Ogden (MERCER) def. Amani Dunston/Claire Campbell (COFC) 18-21, 21-17, 15-12
3. Emilee Wissmach/Olivia Boeve (MERCER) def. Kyra Thompson/Caroline Bower (COFC) 17-21, 21-14, 15-11
4. Sky Benjamin/Ella Ridinger (COFC) def. Kylie Keeling/Maddie Nunley (MERCER) 21-14, 21-13
5. Emma Falk/Logan Manusky (COFC) def. Abigail Moss/Jenna Drummond (MERCER) 21-14, 21-3
Ext. Meghan Murphy/Brooke Harris (COFC) def. Elena Sanfrey/Emily Leonard (MERCER) 21-13, 21-5
 
Coastal Carolina 3, College of Charleston 2
1. Mandy Napierala/Lauren Freed (COFC) def. Alvis, Sydney/Fink, Viktoria (CCU) 21-18, 21-17
2. Svobodova, Sarlota/Drobnjak, Irena (CCU) def. Amani Dunston/Claire Campbell (COFC) 21-19, 21-15
3. Campbell, Lucy/Kragholm, Martine (CCU) def. Ella Ridinger/Sky Benjamin (COFC) 23-21, 21-19
4. Ginther, Carli/Manning, Kyla (CCU) def. Caroline Bower/Kyra Thompson (COFC) 18-21, 21-15, 15-9
5. Emma Falk/Logan Manusky (COFC) def. Holbrook, Kaitlyn/Allred, Madison (CCU) 21-15, 12-21, 15-9
Ext. Eske, Kalin/Sharlun, Abby (CCU) def. Mikaela Dougherty/Kayla Demari (COFC) 21-18, 21-14