Coastal Carolina Outlasts Women's Tennis

GREENVILLE, N.C. – Five of the six singles matches were decided in third sets Friday night as East Carolina (3-4) fell to Coastal Carolina (7-2), 5-2, at home. Celia Ruiz was the lone Pirate to bring home a win in both doubles and singles action for ECU.

The Purple and Gold claimed the doubles point after Lisa Hofbauer and Ruiz defeated Sara Bondar and Marie Babayan, 6-3, at the top of the doubles lineup while Maria Gomes and Nastja Rettich routed Maria Khomchenko and Alexa Tiefel, 6-1 at the No. 2 spot.

Tiefel bounced back from her doubles loss making quick work of East Carolina's Sarah Sarjoo, 6-2, 6-2 at the bottom of the singles lineup to even the match 1-all. Ruiz won her singles match in three sets over CCU's No. 1 player, Rylie Cox, to once again give ECU a lead in the match.

The remaining Pirates all lost in three sets as Coastal Carolina squeezed out a 5-2 victory.

ECU returns to action in Richmond, Va., when the Pirates face VCU at noon Saturday.

Scoreboard
Singles
1. Celia Ruiz (ECU-W) def. Cox, Rylie (COASTAL) 6-1, 3-6, 7-6
2. Wall, Natalie (COASTAL) def. Lisa Hofbauer (ECU-W) 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
3. Delay, Romane (COASTAL) def. Annija Veinsteina (ECU-W) 6-3, 6-4, 7-5
4. Babayan, Marie (COASTAL) def. Nastja Rettich (ECU-W) 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
5. Khomchenko, Maria (COASTAL) def. Michelle Castro (ECU-W) 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
6. Tiefel, Alexa (COASTAL) def. Sarah Sarjoo (ECU-W) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles
1. Lisa Hofbauer/Celia Ruiz (ECU-W) def. Bondar, Sara/Babayan, Marie (COASTAL) 6-3
2. Maria Gomez/Nastja Rettich (ECU-W) def. Khomchenko, Maria/Tiefel, Alexa (COASTAL) 6-1
3. Michelle Castro/Annija Veinsteina (ECU-W) vs. Cox, Rylie/Wall, Natalie (COASTAL) 4-4, unfinished

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Players Mentioned

Michelle Castro

Maria Gomez

Lisa Hofbauer

Nastja Rettich

Celia Ruiz

Sarah Sarjoo

Annija Veinsteina

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