Charleston Runs Win Streak to Seven, Completes Undefeated Weekend at CofC Beach Blast

Sunday, March 27

Mt. Pleasant, S.C.

11:00 AM

College of Charleston

Texas A&M Kingsville

Results

Charleston Runs Win Streak to Seven, Completes Undefeated Weekend at CofC Beach Blast

3/27/2022 7:44:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

MT. PLEASANT, S.C. --- Kyra Thompson and Gabi Bailey posted a pair of straight-set sweeps to set the tone and lead College of Charleston to back-to-back wins over Texas A&M Kingsville and Catawba on Sunday to complete a 6-0 weekend at the CofC Beach Blast at Creekside Tennis & Swim Club.

QUICK SETS
Final Score (Match One): College of Charleston 4, Texas A&M Kingsville 1
Final Score (Match Two): College of Charleston 5, Catawba 0
Location: Mt. Pleasant, S.C. (Creekside Tennis & Swim Club)
Records: Charleston (16-6), Texas A&M Kingsville (11-8), Catawba (2-11-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED
In the first match of the day against Kingsville, the Cougars cruised to a pair of straight-set wins at fours and fives to take a 2-0 lead into the second wave. The duos of Amani Dunston/Sofie Vogel and Maria Zweig/Emma Falk each prevailed in three sets to seal the victory. Charleston then capped the day with a comfortable 5-0 win over Catawba to celebrate Senior Day in style.

PAIR OF THE DAY
Thompson and Bailey collected their 15^th and 16^th wins of the season to extend their winning streak to six. The duo opened the day with a 21-17, 21-14 victory against Kingsville's fours before cruising to a 21-6, 21-7 win against Catawba.

NOTABLES

The Cougars honored seniors Sky Benjamin, Amani Dunston, Brooke Harris and Molly Russell prior to the match against Catawba.
With her three wins this weekend, Benjamin becomes the program's all-time leader with 24 victories in the top flight. She also ranks 10^th all-time with 34 dual wins.
Zweig and Falk pushed their win streak to seven and are now 16-1 on the season.
Dunston and Vogel have yet to taste defeat in seven matches.
Harris and Russell celebrated their Senior Day with a 21-13, 21-5 win in the fifth flight against Catawba.
Charleston has now won seven in a row for the second time this season.

College of Charleston 4, Texas A&M Kingsville 1
1. Tenley Housler/Macie Satterwhite (TAMUK) def. Sky Benjamin/Ella Reames (COFC) 15-21, 22-20, 15-13
2. Amani Dunston/Sofie Vogel (COFC) def. Lexi Ahrens/Adrienne van Brunt (TAMUK) 21-7, 14-21, 15-7
3. Maria Zweig/Emma Falk (COFC) def. Madelyn Wallace/Rylie Anderson (TAMUK) 21-10, 21-23, 15-8
4. Kyra Thompson/Gabi Bailey (COFC) def. Meghan Merlino/Roxanne Morris (TAMUK) 21-17, 21-14
5. Mikaela Dougherty/Tynley Smeltzer (COFC) def. Grace Gettys/Christina Gragasin (TAMUK) 21-18, 21-15
Ext. Kapri Pelle/Jackie Alanis (TAMUK) def. Rebeca Olariu/Marie Martinsen (COFC) 21-15, 22-20

College of Charleston 5, Catawba 0
1. Sky Benjamin/Ella Reames (COFC) def. Arianna Colon/Payton Medich (CAT) 21-16, 21-10
2. Amani Dunston/Sofie Vogel (COFC) def. Raytchelle Miranda/Dara Kane (CAT) 21-9, 21-8
3. Maria Zweig/Emma Falk (COFC) def. Ashley Johnson/Morgan Childress (CAT) 21-10, 21-12
4. Kyra Thompson/Gabi Bailey (COFC) def. Christina Knotts/Hayes Smith (CAT) 21-6, 21-7
5. Brooke Harris/Molly Russell (COFC) def. Natalie Rehm/Katie Willingham (CAT) 21-13, 21-5
Ext. Alexa Psotka/Mikaela Dougherty (COFC) def. Ruby Moore/Molly Mather (CAT) 21-14, 21-18

NEXT UP
The Cougars will travel to Conway, S.C. to take on Mercer, Coastal Carolina, UNCW and South Carolina at Coastal Carolina's Carolina Challenge on Friday, April 8 and Saturday, April 9.