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Connecticut Posts 4-1 Home Win Over Pirates
April 10, 2015 | Women's Tennis
STORRS, Conn. - Connecticut bounced back from an early doubles loss and staved off a pair of Pirate singles rallies to post a 4-1 American Athletic Conference victory over East Carolina Friday afternoon at the UConn Tennis Courts.
After Dana Gray and Katie Hoch opened pairs play with a 6-3 win over Yelyzaveta Pletnyeva and Summer Walker at the No. 3 slot, Michelle Castro and Nicole LaDuca nailed down the first point and gained an early ECU advantage by outlasting Srna Stosljevic and Maxene Weinberg 7-6 in a top-seeded matchup.
The Huskies quickly answered with straight-set singles triumphs at the first three positions and at the No. 6 spot to secure the victory before East Carolina could finish off promising leads. Hoch was serving for match point against Zaina Zaki at 6-2, 5-3 in a No. 5 battle, while Sarah Sarjoo rallied back from a 6-0 first set loss to take a 6-2, 1-0 edge in a No. 4 meeting.
Connecticut (13-8, 2-2 AAC) used wins by Stosljevic (6-3, 6-1 over LaDuca at No. 1), Pletnyeva (6-2, 6-2 over Maria Gomez at No. 3), Shea Flanagan (6-4, 6-3 over Neena Wanko at No. 6) and Emma Alderson (6-3, 7-5 over Castro at No. 2) to guarantee the victory.
East Carolina (12-10, 1-4 AAC) will remain in Storrs to complete its regular season schedule Saturday by facing Cincinnati beginning at 11 a.m.
CONNECTICUT 4, EAST CAROLINA 1
Singles Play
No. 1 - Srna Stosljevic (UCONN) def. Nicole LaDuca (ECU) 6-3, 6-1
No. 2 - Emma Alderman (UCONN) def. Michelle Castro (ECU) 6-3, 7-5
No. 3 - Yelyzaveta Pletnyeva (UCONN) def. Maria Gomez (ECU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 4 - Sarah Sarjoo (ECU) vs. Summer Walker (UCONN) 0-6, 6-2, 1-0, unfinished
No. 5 - Katie Hoch (ECU) vs. Zaina Zaki (UCONN) 6-2, 5-3 unfinished
No. 6 - Shea Flanagan (UCONN) def. Neena Wanko (ECU) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles Play
No. 1 - Castro/LaDuca (ECU) def. Stosljevic/Maxene Weinberg (UCONN) 7-6
No. 2 - Alderman/Zaki (UCONN) def. Gomez/Wanko (ECU) 7-6
No. 3 - Dana Gray/Hoch (ECU) def. Pletnyeva/Walker (UCONN) 6-3
Team Records: East Carolina 12-10 (1-4 AAC), Connecticut 13-8 (2-2 AAC)
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