Pirates To Compete At Kitty Harrison Invitational

GREENVILLE, N.C. – There is just one tournament left in the fall season as the ECU women's tennis team heads to Chapel Hill for the Kitty Harrison Invitational.

"The Kitty Harrison Invite is a great opportunity for us," said head coach Tom Morris. "We have an opportunity this weekend to play against some great opponents and we will have great and hard-fought matches. We're looking forward to another solid weekend."

ECU will send seven players to Wilmington this weekend. Leading the way for ECU this fall has been Alisa Diercksen and Nastja Rettich. Diercksen leads the Pirates with a 7-4 singles record and is coming off a 2-1 performance at the Roberta Allison Fall Classic. Rettich is 6-2 during the fall and went 3-0 last week at the Coastal Carolina Invite.

In their first collegiate season, both Martina Paladini-Jennings and Minette Van Vreden have racked up 4-2 records, as has sophomore Hsia Ho Chiao. Rounding out the Pirates who will compete this weekend are Nastja Rettich and Annija Veinsteina.

In doubles, ECU has used 10 pairings so far this fall. The most successful have both involved Dierksen. The duo of Diercksen and Hofbauer is 3-0 after winning their doubles flight at the Roberta Allison Fall Classic, while the tandem of Diercksen and Rettich is 3-1.

The Kitty Harris Invitational will get started on Friday, Nov. 2. The Pirates will match up with William & Mary, Charlotte and Virginia in singles matches and Michigan, NC State and Duke in doubles matches.

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Players Mentioned

Alisa Diercksen

Ho Chiao Hsia

Martina Paladini-Jennings

Nastja Rettich

Minette Van Vreden

Annija Veinsteina

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