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Singles Play Lifts Coastal Carolina Past East Carolina 4-2
February 25, 2006 | Women's Tennis
Feb. 25, 2006
CONWAY, S.C. - Coastal Carolina rallied back after dropping the doubles point to win four of five singles matches and post a 4-2 non-conference victory over East Carolina Friday afternoon at the Billy Nichols Tennis Center.
The Lady Pirates snapped CCU's perfect 6-0 doubles record this season by using 9-7 and 8-6 wins by duos Kirstin Buchanan/Gillie Bailey (No. 1) and Luiza Borges/Mireia Gol (No. 3), respectively.
Gol turned in ECU's only singles win by defeating Virginie Dinh 6-4, 6-2 at the No. 2 slot but the Chanticleers quickly took control of the match by rolling off four straight victories. Coastal Carolina's Hayley Rudman handed Anca Dumitru a 6-4, 6-3 loss at No. 1 to begin the rally before Petra Jantti posted a 6-2, 6-3 triumph over Bailey (No. 3), Sarize Coetzee outlasted Borges 6-2, 1-6, 6-2 (No. 5) and Amy Pazahanick finished off Hannah Priest 6-3, 6-1 at the No. 6 position.
The Lady Pirates will continue their trip with a pair of matches in Charleston, S.C. Saturday - facing off against the College of Charleston at 9 a.m. before meeting Charleston Southern at 3:00 p.m.
COASTAL CAROLINA 4, EAST CAROLINA 2
Singles Play
No. 1 - Hayley Rudman (CCU) def. Anca Dumitru (ECU); 6-4, 6-3
No. 2 - Mireia Gol (ECU) def. Virginie Dinh (CCU); 6-4, 6-2
No. 3 - Petra Jantti (CCU) def. Gillie Bailey (ECU); 6-2, 6-3
No. 4 - Sofie Alhberg (CCU) vs. Kirstin Buchanan (ECU); 7-6, 3-6, 2-1 (DNF)
No. 5 - Sarize Coetzee (CCU) def. Luiza Borges (ECU); 6-2, 1-6, 6-2
No. 6 - Amy Pazahanick (CCU) def. Hannah Priest (ECU); 6-3, 6-1
Doubles Play
No. 1 - Kirstin Buchanan/Gillie Bailey (ECU) def. Dinh/Rudman (CCU); 9-7
No. 2 - Petra Jantti/Amy Pazahanick (CCU) def. Anca Dumitru/Alex Smith (ECU); 8-2
No. 3 - Luiza Borges/Mireia Gol (ECU) def. Sofie Ahlberg/Sarize Coetzee (CCU); 8-6
Team Records: East Carolina (8-4), Coastal Carolina (7-0)
