Tennis Teams Come Up Short at College of Charleston
March 29, 2003 | Men's Tennis
The Pirate men's team also fell to the Cougars, 6-1.
ECU's women (12-5), who entered the match having not lost since Feb. 28, won one doubles match and one singles match against the Lady Cougars (15-2). College of Charleston's women won their 15th straight match.
Cristina Meilicke, playing at flight six singles, earned ECU's lone point of the day as she took a 1-6, 6-3, 1-0 (9) victory to improve to 17-2 this season. Paulina Sierpinski and Kristin Buchanan teamed up for an 8-6 win at flight two doubles.
The ECU men (8-9) also posted one win in singles and in doubles against the Cougars (10-3). The Pirates entered the contest having won four of their last five outings, but was only able to grab victories at flight two singles, where Charl Meyer posted a straight-set win, and flight three doubles, where Felipe Fonseca and Edward Cooper teamed for a 8-3 victory.
ECU's men are next in action on Friday, Apr. 4, when they travel to Richmond for a 2:30 p.m. matchup. The Lady Pirates return to the ECU Tennis Complex to host UNC Wilmington on Tuesday, Apr. 1, at 2:30 p.m.
MEN: College of Charleston 6, East Carolina 1
Singles
1. Timo Siebert (CofC) d. Brad Sullivan 6-2, 6-2
2. Charl Meyer (ECU) d. Thorben Kolk 6-3, 6-3
3. Artie Peller (CofC) d. Paulo Baumer 6-3, 7-5
4. Liran Kling (CofC) d. Edward Cooper 6-3, 6-4
5. Milos Lazic (CofC) d. Felipe Fonseca 6-3, 1-6, 10-8
6. Bill Brehmer (CofC) d. Nick Rose 6-1, 6-3
Doubles
1. Kolk/Peller (CofC) d. Sullivan/Meyer 8-3
2. Omid/Kling (CofC) d. Beumer/Rose 9-7
3. Fonseca/Cooper (ECU) d. Brehmer/Koller 8-3
WOMEN: College of Charleston 6, East Carolina 1
Singles
1. Gabriella Moreira (CofC) d. Kirstin Buchanan 6-1, 6-2
2. Rachel Magory (CofC) d. Lyndall Jordan 6-1, 6-3
3. Whitney Malina (CofC) d. Raluca Baicu 7-5, 6-2
4. Maike Hartung (CofC) d. Paulina Sierpinski 6-2, 5-7, 1-0(4)
5. Lauren Stewart (CofC) d. Emily Kohl 7-5, 6-3
6. Cristina Meilicke (ECU) d. Jenna Marks 1-6, 6-3, 1-0(9)
Doubles
1. Hartung/Moreira (CofC) d. Jordan/Baicu 8-4
2. Sierpinski/Buchanan (ECU) d. Magory/Stewart 8-6
3. Malina/Willis (CofC) d. Kohl/Meilicke 8-3
