Women's Tennis Concludes Play At ITA Regional Championships
October 25, 2004 | Women's Tennis
The doubles team of Kirstin Buchanan and Mireia Gol advanced to semifinals of the championships before bowing out to eventual champions Julia Coin and Alix Lacelarie of Clemson (3-8). Buchanan/Gol advanced to the semifinals with an opening round win over Sariz Coetzee and Marie Matrka of Coastal Carolina (8-3), and a quarterfinal victory over the Charleston Southern team of Patricia Jaeger and Tazi Meryam (8-3).
The ECU doubles tandem of Gillie Bailey and Alex Smith were eliminated by Larisa Bekmatova and Danelle Moita of Winthrop in the opening round (2-8).
In singles action, Buchanan won her opening qualifying round match by defeating Jaeger in straight sets (6-1, 6-0), before losing to Danielle Schwartz of Wake Forest in the qualifying round finals (4-6, 5-7).
In the main singles draw, Gol lost in straight sets to ninth-seeded Kendall Cline of North Carolina (0-6, 1-6).
The Pirates will conclude thier fall season at the Southern Intercollegiate Tournament in Columbia, S.C. this weekend.
