East Carolina Sweeps Davidson, 4-0

Saturday, March 26

Davidson, NC

1 PM

East Carolina University

Davidson

Photo by: Rob Goldberg

March 26, 2022 | Women's Tennis

DAVIDSON, N.C. - Sofia Cerezo Holgado and Alisa Diercksen's 6-4 victory over Emma Heiderscheit and Franny Shea in a No. 2 doubles match earned the Pirates' opening point before East Carolina swept singles play on the way to a 4-0 non-conference victory over Davidson at the Knobloch Indoor Tennis Center on Saturday afternoon.

The win snapped an eight-match drought and improved ECU's spring dual record to 3-10. The loss dropped the Wildcats mark to 9-5.

East Carolina's freshmen tandem of Ines Bachir and Alisha Hussain opened doubles play with a 6-2 triumph over Mira Gladstone and Elizabeth Truluck at the No. 1 slot to set up Cerezo and Diercksen's point clincher.

Hussain also provided the early momentum in singles action by downing Shea 6-0, 6-1 at No. 4 before Bachir followed in similar straight-set fashion to dismiss Gladstone 6-2, 6-1 in the No. 5 slot. Freshman Martina Muzzolon secured the Pirates' match point after a 6-2, 6-3 triumph over Heiderscheit at No. 3.

East Carolina (3-10) will make its second outing on a four-match road swing by visiting Charlotte at 10 a.m. Sunday.

EAST CAROLINA 4, DAVIDSON 0
Singles Play
No. 1 - Isabella Rivera Ortiz (ECU) vs. Josie Schaffer (DAV) – DNF
No. 2 - Alisa Diercksen (ECU) vs. Elizabeth Truluck (DAV) – DNF
No. 3 - Martina Muzzolon (ECU) def. Emma Heiderscheit (DAV) 6-2, 6-3
No. 4 - Alisha Hussain (ECU) def. Franny Shea (DAV) 6-0, 6-1
No. 5 - Ines Bachir (ECU) def. Mira Gladstone (DAV) 6-2, 6-1
No. 6 - Sofia Cerezo Holgado (ECU) vs. Daniela Porges (DAV) - DNF
Doubles Play
No. 1 - Bachir/Hussain (ECU) def. Gladstone/Truluck (DAV) 6-2
No. 2 - Cerezo Holgado/Diercksen (ECU) def. Heiderscheit/Shea (DAV) 6-4
No. 3 - Anne Lou Champion/Muzzolon (ECU) vs. Linden Patterson/Porges (DAV) – DNF
Team Records: East Carolina 3-10, Davidson 9-5