Pirates End Seven Match Road Stretch with 6-1 Loss to No. 31 Wake Forest

Sunday, March 26

Winston-Salem, N.C.

4:00 PM

East Carolina University

Wake Forest

Photo by: Rob Taylor

Pirates End Seven Match Road Stretch with 6-1 Loss to No. 31 Wake Forest

March 26, 2017 | Women's Tennis

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Winston-Salem, N.C. – East Carolina wrapped up a seven-match road stretch with a 6-1 loss to No. 31 Wake Forest at the Wake Forest Indoor Tennis Center Sunday afternoon. Nastja Rettich claimed the Pirates' only point in the match winning 6-1, 6-4 at No. 4 singles.

The Demon Deacons claimed the doubles point with at 6-3 win at No. 1 doubles and a 6-2 win at No. 3 doubles. Maria Gomez and Rettich were the only doubles team not to finish play on court two.

Courtney Meredith put Wake Forest ahead 2-0 with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Maria Gomez at the bottom of the singles lineup and Emma Davis defeated Lisa Hofbauer 6-3, 6-1 at No. 2 singles to put the 31st-ranked team in the country within one point of clinching the win. Rettich's match on court four was the fourth singles match to finish making the overall score 3-1 but No. 62 Kimmy Guerin defeated No. 124 Celia Ruiz 6-2, 6-1 to clinch the victory for WFU.

East Carolina returns home 6-8 overall and hosts Charlotte at 1 p.m. Thursday.

Results:
Singles
1. #62 Kimmy Guerin (WF) def. #124 Celia Ruiz (ECU-W) 6-2, 6-1
2. Emma Davis (WF) def. Lisa Hofbauer (ECU-W) 6-3, 6-1
3. Anna Ulyashchenko (WF) def. Annija Veinsteina (ECU-W) 6-3, 6-2
4. Nastja Rettich (ECU-W) def. Chandler Carter (WF) 6-1, 6-4
5. Luisa Fernandez (WF) def. Michelle Castro (ECU-W) 6-3, 6-3
6. Courtney Meredith (WF) def. Maria Gomez (ECU-W) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles
1. Kimmy Guerin/Anna Ulyashchenko (WF) def. Lisa Hofbauer/Celia Ruiz (ECU-W) 6-3
2. Maria Gomez/Nastja Rettich (ECU-W) vs. Emma Davis/Chandler Carter (WF) no result
3. Alexis Franco/Courtney Meredith (WF) def. Michelle Castro/Annija Veinsteina (ECU-W) 6-2