JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Coastal Carolina beach volleyball team concluded the Jacksonville Invitational on Saturday, dropping a 3-2 decision to No. 13 FIU and defeating Chattanooga 4-1.
Match 1: No. 13 FIU 3, Coastal Carolina 2
Facing its second ranked opponent in as many days, Coastal earned wins at flights four and five, but fell on courts one, two, and three for a 3-2 loss to the Panthers. Raychel Ehlers earned her 50th career win as a Chanticleer, pairing with Madison Allred for a 21-14, 21-14 victory on court four.
Match 2: Coastal Carolina 4, Chattanooga 1
Coastal bounced back once again with its second win of the weekend, earning three-set wins on courts one and five. The Chants also picked up straight-set victories at the third and fourth flights. Allred and Ehlers remained unbeaten on the day, winning 21-12, 26-24 at the No. 4 spot. Madie Lichty and Denisse Morgenstern also earned their second win of the day with a 15-21, 21-8, 15-5 victory on court five.
Coastal will participate in the Wheeler Beach Bash on Mar. 2-3 in Columbia, S.C.
Results
No. 13 FIU 3, Coastal Carolina 2
1. Giada Bianchi/Reka Orsi Toth (FIU) def. Sarah Riedell/ Martine Kragholm (CCU): 21-10, 21-10
2. Alice Pratesi/Lisa Luini (FIU) def. Emma Plutnicki/Julia Blazek (CCU): 21-16, 21-19
3. Zuzanna Bielak/Lucie Pokorna (FIU) def. Ellie Hanford/ Emma Kunaus (CCU): 19-21, 21-14, 15-12
4. Madison Allred/Raychel Ehlers (CCU) def. Hania Taduran/Emma Braticevic (FIU): 21-14, 21-14
5. Denisse Morgenstern/Madie Lichty (CC) def. Zoe Cahill/ Maria Fernanda Vinatea Sánchez (FIU): 21-16, 21-15
Coastal Carolina 4, Chattanooga 1
1. Sarah Riedell/Martine Kragholm (CCU) def. Neva Clark/Corina Vale (CHATT): 21-12, 17-21, 15-12,
2. McKenna Faychak/Maddie Lecik (CHATT) def. Emma Plutnicki/Julia Blazek (CCU): 21-19, 21-17
3. Ellie Hanford/Emma Kunaus (CCU) def. Gylian Finch/ Joy Courtright (CHATT): 21-16, 21-15
4. Madison Allred/Raychel Ehlers (CCU) def. Paige Gallentine/Kaye Gresham (CHATT): 21-12, 26-24
5. Denisse Morgenstern/Madie Lichty (CCU) def. Grace Frigaard/Morgan Romano (CHATT): 15-21, 21-8, 15-5
