CHARLESTON, S.C. – College of Charleston beach volleyball went 2-0 to open the 2023 CofC Beach Classic Saturday highlighted by a 3-2 win over No. 20 Coastal Carolina in the second match.
 
Charleston got their morning started with a quick 5-0 sweep of Catawba.
 
Quick Sets
Final (Match One): Charleston 5, Catawba 0
Final (Match Two): Charleston 3, No. 20 Coastal Carolina 2
Location: Charleston, S.C. | Creekside Tennis & Swim Club
Records: Charleston (6-5, 2-2 Sun Belt), Catawba (5-6), Coastal Carolina (7-6, 3-2 Sun Belt)
 
How It Happened

• Charleston swept their way through the morning match against Catawba 5-0 with straight-set wins on all five courts.
• The Cougars made it a three-match win streak taking a 3-2 thriller over No. 20 Coastal Carolina in the Noon matchup.
• Coastal got on the board first with a three-set win on the fourth court, but Ella Reames and Maria Zweig answered right back on court two to make it 1-1.
• The Chanticleers would take court three to claim back a 2-1 lead.
• Elizabeth Curry and Alli Grant Avery halted the Chanticleer momentum taking a three-set decision on the fifth court setting the stage for heroics on one.
• Gabi Bailey and Kyra Thompson put the final nail in the coffin sweeping away their counterparts 21-19, 21-16 for the Cougars' first top-20 win of the season.

 
Charleston 5, Catawba 0

1. Kyra Thompson/Gabi Bailey (CofC) def. Christina Knotts/Raytchelle Miranda (Catawba) 21-14, 21-10
2. Sofie Vogel/Maria Zweig (CofC) def. Katie Willingham/Hayes Smith (Catawba) 21-6, 21-10
3. Ella Reames/Tynley Smeltzer (CofC) def. Morgan Childress/Kelcie Love (Catawba) 21-8, 21-12
4. Kora Hansen/Emma Falk (CofC) def. Devyn Berg/Maggie Marable (Catawba) 21-18, 21-19
5. Elizabeth Curry/Alexa Psotka (CofC) def. Molly Mather/Kennedy Kimbro (Catawba) 22-20, 21-14

 
Order of Finish: 4, 2, 3, 5, 1
 
Charleston 3, No. 20 Coastal Carolina 2

1. Kyra Thompson/Gabi Bailey (CofC) def. Martine Kragholm/Sarah Riedell (CCU) 21-19, 21-16
2. Ella Reames/Maria Zweig (CofC) def. Ellie Hanford/Elena Sanchez (CCU) 21-18, 19-21, 17-15
3. Sarlota Svobodova/Madie Lichty (CCU) def. Sofie Vogel/Tynley Smeltzer (CofC) 21-18, 21-15
4. Raychel Ehlers/Madison Allred (CCU) def. Kora Hansen/Emma Falk (CofC) 17-21, 21-16, 15-12
5. Elizabeth Curry/Alli Grant Avery (CofC) def. Lucy Campbell/Emma Gonzalez (CCU) 20-22, 21-12, 15-11

 
Order of Finish: 4, 2, 3, 5, 1
 
Up Next
Charleston closes their weekend Sunday with Berry at 10am then play the final match of the tournament at 4pm against Eastern Kentucky.