CONWAY, S.C. – The Coastal Carolina women's beach volleyball team returns to the road this weekend for two days of play at the CofC Beach Bash hosted by the College of Charleston.
Coastal has won five-straight matches and went a perfect 4-0 last week at the Blazer Beach Bash hosted by UAB in Birmingham, Ala.
CCU's top flight team of
Sydney Alvis and
Viktoria Fink was named the ASUN Conference Beach Volleyball Pair of the Week this week, as the duo did not drop a single set at No. 1 in the Chants' four wins in Alabama.
While Alis and Fink are 7-1 this season at No. 1, the freshmen pair of
Irena Drobnjak and
Sarlota Svobodova is unbeaten at 7-0 at the No. 2 flight.
The team of
Lucy Campbell and
Martine Kragholm has posted a 7-0 record at the No. 3 spot this season and is 7-1 overall on the year, while at No. 4 the duo of
Kyla Manning and
Carli Ginther is 5-0 this season.
This weekend's tournament field includes Coastal (7-1), Georgia State (5-3), College of Charleston (0-4), and Mercer (1-6).
The Chanticleers will open up the tournament against Georgia State at noon ET on Saturday and then take on the host College of Charleston at 4 p.m. ET.
On day two, the Chants will face off with Saint Leo at 8 a.m. ET and then conclude the two-day event against Mercer at 2 p.m. ET.
Coastal Carolina has never played Georgia State or Saint Leo. The Chants are 0-4 all-time versus College of Charleston and 0-6 overall against Mercer.
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