ECU Women's Tennis Cruises By UNC Asheville
February 20, 2003 | Women's Tennis
Raluca Baicu, Paulina Sierpinski, Kristin Buchanan, Emily Kohl, and Cristina Meilicke all posted straight set victories in singles action. The Lady Pirates' only loss came at No. 1 singles, where Lyndall Jordan dropped the first set to Natasha Lucki before winning the second and third sets.
Meilicke improved her singles record to 9-1 with the victory, while Buchanan and Kohl both improved to 9-3 on the year.
ECU's doubles combination of Baicu/Jordan posted the Lady Pirates' only victory in doubles action, defeating Leocadie Collot/Stacey Witkowski, 8-1.
The ECU men's and women's tennis teams both have matches scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 22 against Appalachian State and Campbell. The men will face Appalachian State at 10:30 a.m. at the Greenville Fitness and Tennis Center, while the Lady Pirates are slated to challenge Campbell at the ECU Tennis Complex at 1 p.m.
Women's Tennis: East Carolina 6, UNC Asheville 1
Singles
1. Lyndall Jordan (ECU) d. Natasha Lucki (UNCA), 1-6, 6-3, 6-3
2. Raluca Baico (ECU) d. Oksana Zaluzhna (UNCA), 6-2, 6-1
3. Paulina Sierpinski (ECU) d. Leocadie Collot (UNCA), 7-5, 7-5
4. Kristin Buchanan (ECU) d. Stacey Witkowski (UNCA), 6-3, 6-0
5. Emily Kohl (ECU) d. Ashley Jones (UNCA), 6-2, 6-2
6. Cristina Meilicke (ECU) d. Emily Acker-Estes (UNCA), 6-1, 6-0
Doubles
1. Jordan/Baicu (ECU) d. Collot/Witkowski (UNCA), 8-1
2. Lucki/Acker-Estes (UNCA) d. Wood/Wolfe (ECU), 8-0
3. Zaluzhna/Jones (UNCA) d. Perry/Meilicke (ECU), 8-0
