RICHMOND, Ky. — The Chattanooga Mocs beach volleyball program saw its five-match win streak come to an end after suffering a doubleheader sweep to UT Martin (5-0) and Morehead State (3-2) on Saturday afternoon in Richmond, Ky.
Following the pair of losses, Chattanooga moves to 5-3 in the OVC and 6-9 overall. UTM improved its overall and conference record to 5-4 while Morehead State improved to 8-1 overall and 7-1 in the OVC.
Chattanooga wraps up regular season play tomorrow with a doubleheader beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET against site-host EKU before taking on Austin Peay in the finale at 2:00 p.m. ET.
MATCH #1 RESULTS
UT Martin 5, Chattanooga 0
1 – Kaufman/Phillips (UTM) def. Krege/Young (UTC) 21-17, 15-21, 15-13
2 – Carrell/Scanlon (UTM) def. Finch/Steger (UTC) 21-15, 21-19
3 – Paulino/Wallick (UTM) def. Cerino/Gallentine (UTC) 20-22, 21-10, 15-9*
4 – Conley/Reynolds (UTM) def. Lomax/Myers-Oband (UTC) 21-17, 21-11
5 – Kearns/Lucas (UTM) def. Jordan/Ashway (UTC) 21-12, 21-19
Ex – Perkins/Mullins (UTC) def. Merriweather/O'Neill (UTM) 21-19, 21-18
Order of finish: 4, 5, EX, 2*, 1, 3
The No. 1 pairing of Baylee Young and Jordan Krege saw their 10-match win streak as the top duo snapped. Young and Krege nearly completed their third-straight comeback, eventually falling 2-1 (21-17, 15-21, 15-13).
Gylian Finch and Bailey Steger also had a five-match win streak halted playing as the No. 2 pair. The duo dropped a 2-0 (21-15, 21-19) decision in which clinched the win for UTM.
Coming off a match-clinching victory on Thursday, Paige Gallentine and Victoria Cerino picked up an opening set victory, but fell in the next two, 2-1 (20-22, 21-10, 15-9), as the No. 3 pairing.
The No. 4 duo of Hanley Lomax and Madelina Myers-Osband and No. 5 pairing of Abby Ashway and Makenzie Jordan both suffered sweeps, 2-0 (21-17, 21-11) and 2-0 (21-12, 21-19), respectively.
Chattanooga's exhibition pairing of Jada Mullins and Emma Perkins picked up the lone win for the team despite it not counting toward the team total, earning a 2-0 (21-19, 21-18) sweep.
MATCH #2 RESULTS
Morehead State 3, Chattanooga 2
1 – Whitten/Keating (MSU) def. Krege/Young (UTC) 21-15, 25-23
2 – Lohmeier/Miller (MSU) def. Finch/Steger (UTC) 17-21, 21-12, 15-12*
3 – Cerino/Gallentine (UTC) def. Reinhard/Musselman (MSU) 19-21, 21-15, 15-8
4 – Lomax/Ashway (UTC) def. Allen/Montelisciana (MSU) 16-21, 21-16, 15-11
5 – Hodges/Bessler (MSU) def. Jordan/Myers (UTC) 21-19, 21-18
Ex – Grimes/Hulsman (MSU) tie Perkins/Mullins (UTC) 21-10, 21-23
Order of finish: 5, Ex, 4, 1, 2*, 3
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