CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - The Eastern Kentucky beach volleyball team split a pair of matches on Saturday to close out the regular season at the Scenic City Tournament.
 
The Colonels opened the day with a 4-1 victory over UT Martin before falling 4-1 to Chattanooga in the tournament finale. The win over the Skyhawks marked a historic moment for the program, as EKU secured its 17th victory of the season to set a new single-season program record for most wins in a season.
 
The record-setting campaign adds to the continued rise of the Colonels program in recent seasons, securing a fourth straight winning season after earning the program's first-ever ASUN Tournament victory last year.
 
EKU finishes the regular season at 17 wins and now turns its focus toward postseason play at the ASUN Championships.
 
MATCH ONE: EKU 4, UT Martin 1
 
The Colonels struck first in the fifth flight as Arilyn Lee and Sutton Sales earned a straight-set victory, 21-9, 22-20, to put EKU ahead 1-0.
 
UT Martin answered in the fourth flight to even the match at 1-1, but EKU quickly regained control. Gabriella Armitage and Elpida Pitsigkoni delivered a dominant performance in the second flight, winning 21-14, 21-11.
 
Amanda Floystad and Carlyn Mcallister secured another point in the third flight after battling through three sets, 21-18, 15-21, 15-12.
 
The Colonels closed out the historic win in the top flight, where Molly Shomock and Riley Cutler won in straight sets, 21-17, 21-16.
 
MATCH TWO: EKU 1,  CHATTANOOGA 4
 
In the second match of the day, Chattanooga earned the team victory, but the Colonels once again found success in the second flight. Gabriella Armitage and Elpida Pitsigkoni picked up EKU's lone point with a three-set win, 25-23, 18-21, 15-12.
 
The Colonels also pushed the fifth flight to a deciding third set, but Chattanooga was able to hold on and secure the match.
 
NEXT UP
 
The Colonels return to action at the ASUN Championships, which begin April 22 in Huntsville, Alabama.
 
EKU 4, UT MARTIN 1

#	FLIGHTS	1	2	3
1	Molly Shomock and Riley Cutler	21-17	21-16
2	Gabriella Armitage and Elpida Pitsigkoni	21-14	21-11
3	Amanda Floystad and Carlyn Mcallister	21-18	15-21	15-12
4	Zsa Zsa Ferguson and Kaiya Ward	17-21	21-14	13-15
5	Arilyn Lee and Sutton Sales	21-9	22-20

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

#	FLIGHTS	1	2	3
1	Molly Shomock and Riley Cutler	14-21	13-21
2	Gabriella Armitage and Elpida Pitsigkoni	25-23	18-11	15-12
3	Amanda Floystad and Carlyn Mcallister	9-21	10-21
4	Zsa Zsa Ferguson and Arilyn Lee	18-21	17-21
5	Sami Deidesheimer and Kaiya Ward	21-16	15-21	9-15

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