Charleston Downs Dolphins, Fall to Eagles

Friday, April 14

Columbia, S.C.

9 AM

College of Charleston

Jacksonville

4/14/2023 7:24:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

COLUMBIA, S.C. – College of Charleston beach volleyball went 1-1 Friday to open the Palmetto Invitational taking the season series from Jacksonville in a 4-1 win before falling 4-1 to Florida Gulf Coast.

Quick Sets
Final (Match One): Charleston 4, Jacksonville 1
Final (Match Two): Florida Gulf Coast 4, Charleston 1
Location: Columbia, S.C.
Records: Charleston (19-8, 6-3 Sun Belt)

How It Happened

Charleston claimed the season series over Jacksonville taking a dominant 4-1 win Friday morning.
Charleston won in two sets on each of the first four courts in their triumph over the Dolphins and came within a set of sweeping the match.
Florida Gulf Coast tallied the first four points in the finale before Gabi Bailey and Kyra Thompson posted their second win of the day.

Charleston 4, Jacksonville 1

Gabi Bailey/Kyra Thompson (CofC) def. Emily Kubicsko/Jenna McNamara (JU) 21-18, 21-15
Ella Reames/Maria Zweig (CofC) def. Kristina Nika/Cameron Knifton (JU) 23-21, 21-14
Emma Falk/Kora Hansen (CofC) def. Sydney Eckhardt/Olivia Szyszkiewicz (JU) 21-19, 21-11
Sofie Vogel/Tynley Smeltzer (CofC) def. Katie Martinez/Haley Hart (JU) 21-18, 21-15
Anna Dunbar/Colleen Ziegelmaier (JU) def. Alli Grant Avery/Mikaela Dougherty (CofC) 21-18, 15-21, 15-8

Florida Gulf Coast 4, Charleston 1

Gabi Bailey/Kyra Thompson (CofC) def. Maddison Parmelly/Kacie Johnson (FGCU) 21-12, 21-16
Shelby Beisner/Trinity Rosales (FGCU) def. Ella Reames/Maria Zweig (CofC) 23-21, 21-13
Dylan Brewer/Nicole De Oliveira (FGCU) def. Emma Falk/Kora Hansen (CofC) 21-18, 21-21-14
Kaitlyn Luebbers/Lexie Hamilton (FGCU) def. Tynley Smeltzer/Sofie Vogel (CofC) 21-18, 22-20
Jacqueline Carpenter/Kristina Gluc (FGCU) def. Alli Grant Avery/Elizabeth Curry (CofC) 21-13, 21-9

Notes

Gabi Bailey and Kyra Thompson went 2-0 Friday for their 41st career win as a pair – the first duo to reach 40 wins in program history.
Duos Ella Reames and Maria Zweig, Emma Falk and Kora Hansen collected their 16th wins of the season Friday.
Tynley Smeltzer and Sofie Vogel secured their 14th win as a duo in 2023.
Charleston has now won three-straight against Jacksonville and took the season series 3-2.