JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Coastal Carolina beach volleyball team extended its current winning streak to 11-straight with a pair of wins over the Jacksonville Dolphins on Wednesday afternoon at the Payne Sand Volleyball Courts at Dolphin Beach.
The 11-match winning streak is a new program record for the most consecutive wins in a row, surpassing the previous mark of nine back in 2019.
The Chants took match one 3-2 and then blanked JU 5-0 in match two.
The two wins give the Chants four victories over the Dolphins this season and puts CCU at 18-4 on the season.
Match 1: Coastal Carolina 3, Jacksonville 2
Coastal Carolina opened up the doubleheader with a 3-2 win over the Dolphins.
CCU's duo of
Lucy Campbell and
Martine Kragholm continued their winning ways with a 21-19, 21-11 win at No. 2 over Giao Huynh and Olivia Szyszkiewicz.
After a JU win on court No. 4 tied the match up at 1-1, the Chants retook the lead with a 21-12, 21-15 straight-set win at No. 1 from
Irena Drobnjak and
Sarlota Svobodova.
The back-and-forth scoring continued, as the Dolphins took the win on court No. 5 to tie the match score back up at 2-2.
However, the Chants' tandem of
Ellie Hanford and
Carli Ginther picked up the deciding match point with a 21-19, 21-15 win at No. 3 to secure the 3-2 match win for the visiting Chants.
Match 2: Coastal Carolina 5, Jacksonville 0
After a close scare in match one, the Chants dropped just one set in the second match of the day on their way to a 5-0 sweep of the Dolphins.
The team of
Kalin Eske and
Kendra Lukacs redeemed themselves from a match one loss to pick up a 21-16, 21-16 straight-set win at No. 4 to open match two.
Campbell and Kragholm followed with a 21-16, 16-21, 15-11 victory at No. 2 before the team of Hanford and Ginther again sealed the win for the Chants with a 21-16, 21-14 win at flight No. 3.
With the 3-0 lead, the Chants refused to give in and picked up straight-set wins at No. 5 by the duo of
Ashton Dunnigan and
Madison Allred (21-16, 21-5) and No. 1 from Drobnjak and Svobodova (21-14, 21-14).
The Chants have perhaps their toughest challenge to date this weekend, as CCU will take part in the Florida State Tournament in Tallahassee, Fla., on April 9-10. The Chants are scheduled to play No. 15 FIU and (RV) North Florida on Friday and take on No. 13 FAU and No. 17 Stetson on Saturday.
Results
Match 1: Coastal Carolina 3, Jacksonville 2
- Irena Drobnjak/Sarlota Svobodova (CCU) def. Morgan Dees/Shaylee Befus (JU) – 21-12, 21-15
- Lucy Campbell/Martine Kragholm (CCU) def. Giao Huynh/Olivia Szyszkiewicz (JU) – 21-19, 21-11
- Ellie Hanford/Carli Ginther (CCU) def. Rina Mitchell/Hannah Edelman (JU) – 21-19, 21-15
- Kathryn Wristen/Avery Perosa (JU) def. Kalin Eske/Kendra Lukacs (CCU) – 21-12, 14-21, 15-12
- Kaitlyn Sereda/Madison Dagenhart (JU) def. Ashton Dunnigan/Madison Allred (CCU) – 21-13, 21-19
Order of finish (2, 4, 1, 5, 3)
Match 2: Coastal Carolina 5, Jacksonville 0
- Irena Drobnjak/Sarlota Svobodova (CCU) def. Morgan Dees/Shaylee Befus (JU) – 21-14, 21-14
- Lucy Campbell/Martine Kragholm (CCU) def. Giao Huynh/Olivia Szyszkiewicz (JU) – 21-16, 16-21, 15-11
- Ellie Hanford/Carli Ginther (CCU) def. Rina Mitchell/Hannah Edelman (JU) – 21-16, 21-14
- Kalin Eske/Kendra Lukacs (CCU) def. Kathryn Wristen/Avery Perosa (JU) – 21-16, 21-16
- Ashton Dunnigan/Madison Allred (CCU) def. Kaitlyn Sereda/Kari DeYoung (JU) – 21-16, 21-5
Order of finish (4, 2, 3, 5, 1)
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