Beach Volleyball Opens Season Friday With Win

Friday, February 24

Jacksonville, Fla.

10:00 AM

College of Charleston

Palm Beach Atlantic

2/24/2023 9:56:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Charleston beach volleyball opened their 2023 season 1-2 Friday at the Jacksonville Tournament downing Palm Beach Atlantic 4-1 before falling to No. 8 Georgia State 3-2 and the host Jacksonville 4-1.

Quick Sets
Final (Match One): Charleston 4, Palm Beach Atlantic 1
Final (Match Two): No. 8 Georgia State 3, Charleston 2
Final (Match Three): Jacksonville 4, Charleston 1
Location: Jacksonville, Fla. | Payne Sand Volleyball Courts
Records: Charleston (1-2), Palm Beach Atlantic (2-2), No. 8 Georgia State (2-0), Jacksonville (2-1)

How It Happened

Charleston opened the day taking down Palm Beach Atlantic 4-1 thanks to wins on the first four courts, three of the wins coming in straight sets
The Cougars pushed No. 8 Georgia State giving the Panthers a battle before falling 3-2. Charleston picked up wins on the first and fourth courts via three sets as Kyra Thompson/Gabi Bailey and Ella Reames/Tynley Smeltzer took down their counterparts.
The host Jacksonville was able to four of the five courts with Charleston's Emma Falk and Kora Hansen taking court three to finish the day 2-1 in their matches.

Notes

Freshman Kora Hansen started her collegiate career with a win teaming up with Emma Falk for a straight-set 21-16, 21-16 win on court three over Palm Beach Atlantic
The tandem finished the day 2-1 taking down their Jacksonville counterparts in the third match of the day
Charleston's first court of Kyra Thompson and Gabi Bailey went 2-0 in the first two matches over Palm Beach Atlantic and Georgia State

Charleston 4, Palm Beach Atlantic 1

Kyra Thompson/Gabi Bailey (CofC) def. Lunden Evans/Rebeckah Machovec (PBA) 21-18, 23-21
Sofie Vogel/Maria Zweig (CofC) def. Gabriella Aziz/Ashleigh Holweger (PBA) 21-14, 19-21, 15-10
Emma Falk/Kora Hansen (CofC) def. Savannah Decarlo/Abigail Mason (PBA) 21-15, 21-16
Ella Reames/Tynley Smeltzer (CofC) def. Myra Krystosek/Natalie Skopalova (PBA) 21-19, 22-20
Marilyn Cecaro/Karla Kontegro (PBA) def. Elizabeth Curry/Alexa Psotka (CofC) 21-15, 13-21, 15-13

No. 8 Georgia State 3, Charleston 2

Kyra Thompson/Gabi Bailey (CofC) def. Elise Saga/Kelly Dorn (GS) 22-20, 22-24, 15-13
Angel Ferary/Bella Ferary (GS) def. Sofie Vogel/Maria Zweig (CofC) 21-11, 21-12
Yasmin Kuck/Lila Bordis (GS) def. Emma Falk/Kora Hanson (CofC) 21-19, 21-18
Ella Reames/Tynley Smeltzer (CofC) def. Maddy Delmonte/Ayla Johnson (GS) 21-17, 22-24, 15-10
Destiny White/Aliisa Vuorinen (GS) def. Elizabeth Curry/Alex Psotka (CofC) 21-17, 21-12

Jacksonville 4, Charleston 1

Emily Kubicsko/Jenna McNamara (JU) def. Kyra Thomson/Alli Grant Avery (CofC) 21-19, 21-18
Olivia Syszkiewics/Sydney Eckahardt (JU) def. Sofie Vogel/Maria Zweig (CofC) 21-15, 21-18
Emma Falk/Kora Hansen (CofC) def. Aly Freeland/Kristina Nika (JU) 21-14, 16-21, 15-9
Anna Dunbar/Haley Hart (JU) def. Ella Reames/Tynley Smeltzer (CofC) 21-13, 21-18
Cameron Knifton/Katie Martinez (JU) def. Elizabeth Curry/Mikaela Dougherty (CofC) 21-17, 21-19

Up Next
Charleston closes their five-match stay in Jacksonville taking on Tampa and Tusculum Saturday. First serve against Tampa is slated for 8 a.m. then the Cougars wrap up with Tusculum at noon.