Pirates Continue Fall Campaign At UNCG Duals

GREENVILLE, N.C. – After a successful opening weekend in Williamsburg, East Carolina competes in the second of five fall events Sept. 23-25 when it heads over to Greensboro for the UNCG Duals.

The Pirates are slated to compete against the likes of Appalachian State, Campbell, Davidson, Elon, Gardner-Webb and the host Spartans.

ECU took part in the Tribe Invitational last weekend, winning 13 singles matches and two doubles bouts. Sophomore Alisha Hussain emerged victorious in her draw, knocking off Sophia Mitchell (Virginia Tech) 6-4, 7-6 (5) before dispatching William & Mary's Emma Pell 3-6, 6-3 (10-8) in the semifinal and the Tribe's Kensie Cricchio 6-4, 6-1 in the championship match.

Isabella Rivera Ortiz was in the same draw, claiming the consolation title with triumphs over Towson's Erin Gray (6-4, 6-1) and Mitchell (6-4, 6-3).

Freshman Kim Auerswald shook off an opening loss in the gold singles draw to beat Sissi Axelsson of Towson (6-2, 6-4) and Ine Stange of William & Mary (6-3, 6-4), winning the consolation crown. In the grey singles draw, Anne Lou Champion reached the final with victories over Towson's Sania Suchinsky (6-4, 6-2) and the Tribe's Julia Monroe (6-0, 6-3) before falling to William & Mary's Alisia Manolescu in a third-set tiebreak 4-6, 6-4 (10-4).

Hussain teamed up with Ines Bachir to collect two doubles wins as the duo topped a pair of Towson entrants to notch the consolation title.

The UNCG Duals are scheduled to begin Friday with doubles play at 2 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Kim Auerswald

Ines Bachir

Anne Lou Champion

Alisha Hussain

Isabella Rivera Ortiz

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