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

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

 
No. 8 Georgia State 3, Charleston 2

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

 
Jacksonville 4, Charleston 1

1. Emily Kubicsko/Jenna McNamara (JU) def. Kyra Thomson/Alli Grant Avery (CofC) 21-19, 21-18
2. Olivia Syszkiewics/Sydney Eckahardt (JU) def. Sofie Vogel/Maria Zweig (CofC) 21-15, 21-18
3. Emma Falk/Kora Hansen (CofC) def. Aly Freeland/Kristina Nika (JU) 21-14, 16-21, 15-9
4. Anna Dunbar/Haley Hart (JU) def. Ella Reames/Tynley Smeltzer (CofC) 21-13, 21-18
5. 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.