Women’s Tennis Edged by NC State

Raleigh, N.C. --- The ECU Women's tennis team fell 5-2 on the road Thursday afternoon at NC State.

The Pirates picked up two points in singles play against. ECU's Nastja Rettich secured the team's first point with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over NC State's Taylor Bridges. At the No. 3 singles spot, Alisa Diercksen defeated NC State's Bianca Moldovan 6-2, 6-3.

Records
ECU (3-2), NC State (4-4)

Coach's Quote
"Although we can never be satisfied with playing a close match against a great program like N.C. State, there are some positives. We played very solid in singles, it's clearly our best effort as a team this season! – ECU Head Coach Tom Morris

Results: NC State 5, ECU 2

Doubles
1. Lisa Hofbauer/Celia Ruiz (ECU) def. by No. 7 Anna Rogers/Claudia Wiktorin (NC State) 6-2
2. Maria Gomez/Alisa Diercksen (ECU) def. by Amanda Rebol/Adriana Reami (NC State) 6-1
3. Hsia Ho Chiao/Nastja Rettich (ECU) vs. Bianca Moldovan/Helene Grimm (NC State) 5-2, unfinished

Singles
1. No. 53 Celia Ruiz (ECU) def. by Anna Rogers (NC State) 3-6, 6-0, 1-0 (10-8)
2. Lisa Hofbauer (ECU) def by. Adriana Reami (NC State) 6-4, 6-0
3. Alisa Diercksen (ECU) def. Bianca Moldovan (NC State) 6-2, 6-3
4. Nastja Rettich (ECU) def. Taylor Bridges (NC State) 6-2, 6-4
5. Annija Veinstina (ECU) def. by Claudia Wiktorin (NC State) 6-1, 6-1
6. Hsia Ho Chiao (ECU) def. by Helene Grimm (NC State) 6-2, 6-0

Up Next
ECU will host the Temple Owls in the first American Athletic Conference matchup of the season on Saturday at 10 a.m., before hosting Barton College at 4 p.m inside ECU's indoor tennis facility.

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Players Mentioned

Alisa Diercksen

Maria Gomez

Lisa Hofbauer

Ho Chiao Hsia

Nastja Rettich

Celia Ruiz

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