MONROE, La. – The Eastern Kentucky University beach volleyball team opened the ULM Beach Invitational with a pair of wins on Friday.
 
The Colonels defeated Hendrix, 4-1 before knocking off ASUN Conference foe Central Arkansas, 3-2 for the second time this season.
 
EKU's No. 1 pair of Sarah Mitchell and Paityn Walker went 2-0 on the day continuing to lead the way in the Colonels two wins.
 
Also going undefeated was the pair of Riley Cutler and Madalyn Richardson who have stretched their winning streak as a duo to four matches in a row.
 
EKU rolled in their win over Hendrix, 4-1, starting with Elpida Pitsigkoni and Bailey Rima at the No. 4 match and Rachel Mueller and Gabriella Armitage at No. 5 getting the scoring going.
 
At No. 2 Richardson and Cutler cruised to a 21-11, 21-9 victory with Mitchelll and Walker taking the No. 1 match 21-15, 21-15.
 
In a tightly fought ASUN match against UCA, the Colonels took the No. 1, 3, and 4 matches to earn their second straight win over the Bears.
 
Walker and Mitchell handled business at the No. 1 spot winning 21-17, 21-13, with Richardson and Cutler winning the No. 3 match, 21-13, 21-19.
 
Mueller and Armitage came together at the No. 4 match in a three-set battle to secure the win taking the match, 21-16, 17-21, 15-6.
 
UP NEXT
 
EKU finishes up the ULM Beach Invitational tomorrow against host ULM and Tarleton State at 10 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. ET.