Saturday, March 2
Orlando, Fla.
3 PM
East Carolina University
7
vs
0
Birmingham-Southern College
Photo by: Rob Taylor
ECU Starts Trip With 7-0 Win Over Birmingham Southern
March 02, 2019 | Women's Tennis
Orlando, Fla. – With five matches crammed into three days, the ECU women's tennis team showed its depth as the Pirates beat Birmingham Southern 7-0 on Saturday afternoon.
"Our players continue to play very solid," said head coach Tom Morris. "Today we had the opportunity to substitute a few of our players who are dealing with some overuse issues and we saw Hsia, Annija, Victoria and Sofia all come through with solid wins. We also saw our two freshman (Minette and Martina) play and win at No. 1 and No. 2 singles with great results. Today was a very good day for our program!"
All three doubles pairs ECU used on Saturday were playing their first matches together this season. On court three, Sofia Anthony and Martina Paladini-Jennings dropped just one game against Emily Enoch and Harper Anderson, winning 6-1. Hsia Ho Chiao and Victoria Dixon were even better on court two, beating Lexie Dillard and Ashton Henderson 6-0.
In singles, three of the six Pirates were playing in a dual match for the first time this season. The inexperience did not hold them back as ECU lost just six total games during the six first sets.
Chiao was the first to finish her match, blanking Enoch 6-0, 6-0 on court three. Annija Veinsteina also won 6-0, 6-0, beating Dillard on court four.
Minette Van Vreden got the clinching point by beating Anderson 6-1, 6-2 on court two. Her classmate, Paladini-Jennings, got her first win on the top court by beating Isabella Wisener 6-1, 6-1.
Dixon and Anthony both got their first dual match victories of the season. Dixon beat Ansley Turley 6-3, 6-1 on court five while Anthony topped Margaret Zaner 6-1, 6-4 on court six.
ECU will play a pair of matches on Sunday. First up will be an 11:30 a.m., match against Grand Valley State followed by a 3 p.m., match against North Carolina Wesleyan.
Singles Results
1. Martina Paladini-Jennings (ECU) def. Isabella Wisener (Birmingham-Southern) 6-1, 6-1
2. Minette Van Vreden (ECU) def. Harper Anderson (Birmingham-Southern) 6-1, 6-2
3. Hsia Ho Chiao (ECU) def. Emily Enoch (Birmingham-Southern) 6-0, 6-0
4. Annija Veinsteina (ECU) def. Lexie Dillard (Birmingham-Southern) 6-0, 6-0
5. Victoria Dixon (ECU) def. Ansley Turley (Birmingham-Southern) 6-3, 6-1
6. Sofia Anthony (ECU) def. Margaret Zaner (Birmingham-Southern) 6-1, 6-4
Doubles Results
1. Annija Veinsteina/Minette Van Vreden (ECU) def. Isabella Wisener/Alyssa Yager (Birmingham-Southern) 5-2, unfinished
2. Hsia Ho Chiao/Victoria Dixon (ECU) def. Lexie Dillard/Ashton Henderson (Birmingham-Southern) 6-0
3. Sofia Anthony/Martina Paladini-Jennings (ECU) def. Emily Enoch/Harper Anderson (Birmingham-Southern) 6-1
Match Notes
Birmingham Southern 4-3
ECU 8-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (3,4,2,1,5,6)
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"Our players continue to play very solid," said head coach Tom Morris. "Today we had the opportunity to substitute a few of our players who are dealing with some overuse issues and we saw Hsia, Annija, Victoria and Sofia all come through with solid wins. We also saw our two freshman (Minette and Martina) play and win at No. 1 and No. 2 singles with great results. Today was a very good day for our program!"
All three doubles pairs ECU used on Saturday were playing their first matches together this season. On court three, Sofia Anthony and Martina Paladini-Jennings dropped just one game against Emily Enoch and Harper Anderson, winning 6-1. Hsia Ho Chiao and Victoria Dixon were even better on court two, beating Lexie Dillard and Ashton Henderson 6-0.
In singles, three of the six Pirates were playing in a dual match for the first time this season. The inexperience did not hold them back as ECU lost just six total games during the six first sets.
Chiao was the first to finish her match, blanking Enoch 6-0, 6-0 on court three. Annija Veinsteina also won 6-0, 6-0, beating Dillard on court four.
Minette Van Vreden got the clinching point by beating Anderson 6-1, 6-2 on court two. Her classmate, Paladini-Jennings, got her first win on the top court by beating Isabella Wisener 6-1, 6-1.
Dixon and Anthony both got their first dual match victories of the season. Dixon beat Ansley Turley 6-3, 6-1 on court five while Anthony topped Margaret Zaner 6-1, 6-4 on court six.
ECU will play a pair of matches on Sunday. First up will be an 11:30 a.m., match against Grand Valley State followed by a 3 p.m., match against North Carolina Wesleyan.
Singles Results
1. Martina Paladini-Jennings (ECU) def. Isabella Wisener (Birmingham-Southern) 6-1, 6-1
2. Minette Van Vreden (ECU) def. Harper Anderson (Birmingham-Southern) 6-1, 6-2
3. Hsia Ho Chiao (ECU) def. Emily Enoch (Birmingham-Southern) 6-0, 6-0
4. Annija Veinsteina (ECU) def. Lexie Dillard (Birmingham-Southern) 6-0, 6-0
5. Victoria Dixon (ECU) def. Ansley Turley (Birmingham-Southern) 6-3, 6-1
6. Sofia Anthony (ECU) def. Margaret Zaner (Birmingham-Southern) 6-1, 6-4
Doubles Results
1. Annija Veinsteina/Minette Van Vreden (ECU) def. Isabella Wisener/Alyssa Yager (Birmingham-Southern) 5-2, unfinished
2. Hsia Ho Chiao/Victoria Dixon (ECU) def. Lexie Dillard/Ashton Henderson (Birmingham-Southern) 6-0
3. Sofia Anthony/Martina Paladini-Jennings (ECU) def. Emily Enoch/Harper Anderson (Birmingham-Southern) 6-1
Match Notes
Birmingham Southern 4-3
ECU 8-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (3,4,2,1,5,6)
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Isabella Wisener / 0 [BSU]
11
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Harper Anderson / 0 [BSU]
12
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Emily Enoch / 0 [BSU]
00
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Lexie Dillard / 0 [BSU]
00
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Ansley Turley / 0 [BSU]
31
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Margaret Zaner / 0 [BSU]
14
66
Order of Finish:
3,4,2,1,5,6
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