Pirates Defeat UNC Greensboro at Home

GREENVILLE, N.C. – East Carolina snapped a two-match losing streak with a 5-2 win over UNC Greensboro Saturday afternoon. The Pirates improve to 3-3 on the season and return to action Friday when they host Coastal Carolina at 1 p.m.

Wins at No.1 and No. 3 doubles gave ECU a 1-0 lead. Lisa Hofbauer and Celia Ruiz defeated Alice Taylor and Yasmin Franco 6-1 while Michelle Castro and Annija Veinsteina beat Corrine Blythe and Sarah Swiderski, 6-3. Masey DeMoss and Nancy Bridges handed the Pirates their only loss of doubles when they defeated Maria Gomez and Nastja Rettich 6-4 at the No. 2 spot.

Sarah Sarjoo gave the Purple and Gold a 2-0 lead with a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 6 singles. Rettich put the Pirates within one point of clinching the win with a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 3 singles over Franco. Swiderski's 6-3, 6-4 win over Hofbauer at No. 2 singles then gave the Spartans their first point of the match but Ruiz's 6-3, 6-3 win at the top of the lineup secured the Pirates win. Castro won in three sets at No. 5 singles for a 5-1 ECU lead and Veinsteina lost in a three-set thriller to DeMoss concluding the match.

Scoreboard
Singles
1. Celia Ruiz (ECU-W) def. Alice Taylor (UNCG) 6-3, 6-3
2. Sarah Swiderski (UNCG) def. Lisa Hofbauer (ECU-W) 6-3, 6-4
3. Nastja Rettich (ECU-W) def. Yasmin Franco (UNCG) 6-1, 6-2
4. Masey DeMoss (UNCG) def. Annija Veinsteina (ECU-W) 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
5. Michelle Castro (ECU-W) def. Nancy Bridges (UNCG) 6-3, 0-6, 6-1
6. Sarah Sarjoo (ECU-W) def. Corinne Blythe (UNCG) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles
1. Lisa Hofbauer/Celia Ruiz (ECU-W) def. Alice Taylor/Yasmin Franco (UNCG) 6-1
2. Masey DeMoss/Nancy Bridges (UNCG) def. Maria Gomez/Nastja Rettich (ECU-W) 6-4
3. Michelle Castro/Annija Veinsteina (ECU-W) def. Corinne Blythe/Sarah Swiderski (UNCG) 6-3

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Players Mentioned

Michelle Castro

Maria Gomez

Lisa Hofbauer

Nastja Rettich

Celia Ruiz

Sarah Sarjoo

Annija Veinsteina

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