CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - The Eastern Kentucky beach volleyball team dropped a pair of matches on opening day of the Scenic City Tournament.
 
The Colonels fell 4-1 to Georgia State in the first match of the day. Gabriella Armitage and Carlyn McAllister secured EKU's lone point with a 21-13, 19-21, 15-12 victory. In the fifth flight, the Colonels were able to push it to three sets in a back-and-forth match in which Georgia State edged out, winning 16-14 in the last set.
 
In the second match of the day, EKU pushed North Alabama to the brink, falling 3-2. Sami Deidesheimer and Arilyn Lee earned the first point for the Colonels, winning 21-17, 17-21, 15-13. Elpida Pitsigkoni and Armitage added the second point in the second flight with a 21-14, 19-21, 15-9 win. The deciding point of the match came in the No. 3 flight, where the Lions narrowly won 21-19, 21-19.
 
The Colonels continue to show growth as the season progresses, after being swept by Georgia State and North Alabama earlier in the year.
 
EKU closes out the regular season Saturday with matches against UT Martin at 10 a.m. and Chattanooga at 2 p.m., with a chance to set the program record for wins.
 
EKU 1, GEORGIA STATE 4

#	FLIGHTS	1	2	3
1	Molly Shomock and Riley Cutler	19-21	21-23
2	Amanda Floystad and Kaiya Ward	14-21	17-21
3	Gabriella Armitage and Carlyn Mcallister	21-13	19-21	15-12
4	Zsa Zsa Ferguson and Sutton Sales	14-21	17-21
5	Sami Deidesheimer and Arilyn Lee	17-21	22-20	14-16

Order of finish: 4, 5, 1, 2, 3
 
 
EKU 2, NORTH ALABAMA 3

#	FLIGHTS	1	2	3
1	Molly Shomock and Riley Cutler	15-21	15-21
2	Gabriella Armitage and Elpida Pitsigkoni	21-14	19-21	15-9
3	Amanda Floystad and Kaiya Ward	19-21	19-21
4	Carlyn Mcallister and Sutton Sales	17-21	13-21
5	Sami Deidesheimer and Arilyn Lee	21-17	17-21	15-13

Order of finish: 4, 5, 1, 2, 3