ECU Snags 17 Victories At Liberty Hidden Duals

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Liberty Hidden Duals

October 09, 2023 | Women's Tennis

LYNCHBURG, Va. – The East Carolina women's tennis team took on a number of regional opponents over the weekend at the Liberty Hidden Duals and grabbed 17 total victories between singles and doubles play.

"After a tough day Saturday, the team really responded well Sunday morning taking 10 of 15 matches against Liberty and Delaware," head coach Kirstin Burgess said. "Our doubles is starting to take shape with Kim (Auerswald) and Lou (Anne Lou Champion) going undefeated over the two days. We look forward to continuing our fall season at UNCG next weekend."

The aforementioned duo of Auerswald and Champion rolled through the tournament, defeating Campbell's Lilianna Chitambar and Mialy Ranaivo by a 6-2 margin before knocking off a pair of teams from Delaware in Slade Coetzee/Julieta Honrubia 6-2 and Coetzee/Mariya Hrynashka 7-6 (8-6).

In singles action, junior Martina Muzzolon and freshman Noelle Talarek both went 2-1 while eight of the nine Pirates to take the court won at least one match.

Up Next: East Carolina returns to action Oct. 13-15 at the UNCG Invite in Greensboro, N.C.

2023 Liberty Hidden Duals Results

East Carolina vs. Campbell/Delaware Singles
Alina Vasilenko (Delaware) def. Ines Bachir (ECU) – 6-4, 6-4
Martina Muzzolon (ECU) def. Mialy Ranaivo (Campbell) – 6-3, 6-2
Maryia Hrynashka (Delaware) def. Kim Auerswald (ECU) – 7-5, 6-3
Lilianna Chitambar (Campbell) def. Kexuan Zhou (ECU) – 5-7, 6-4 (10-2)
Tamsin Hart (Campbell) def. Joan Madi (ECU) – 6-0, 6-2
Eeva Ristola (Campbell) def. Isabella Rivera Ortiz (ECU) – 6-3, 6-4
Anne Lou Champion (ECU) def. Mariana Ossa (Campbell) – 6-4, 2-6 (10-7)
Noelle Talarek (ECU) def. Veronika Prospalova (Campbell) – 6-0, 6-2

East Carolina vs. Elon/Delaware Singles
Slade Coetzee (Delaware) def. Ines Bachir (ECU) – 6-1, 6-1
Sibel Tanik (Elon) def. Martina Muzzolon (ECU) – 6-3, 6-3
Lizette Reding (Elon) def. Kim Auerswald (ECU) – 6-2, 6-3
Ella Suk (Elon) def. Kexuan Zhou (ECU) – 0-6, 6-3 (11-9)
Joan Madi (ECU) def. Julieta Honrubia (Delaware) – 6-3, 6-2
Helen Sarikulaya (Elon) def. Anne Lou Champion (ECU) – 3-6, 7-6 (7-5) (10-4)
Miray Konar (Elon) def. Isabella Rivera Ortiz (ECU) – 6-2, 6-0
Mariana Reding (Elon) def. Noelle Talarek (ECU) – 6-3, 7-6 (7-0)
Simone Bergeron (Elon) def. Brooke LaFrenz (ECU) – 6-0, 6-0

East Carolina vs. Liberty/Delaware Singles
Ines Bachir (ECU) def. Maria Turchetto (Liberty) – 6-0, 4-6 (10-5)
Martina Muzzolon (ECU) def. Tiffany Nguyen (Liberty) – 6-4, 6-7 (7-3)
Esther Lovato (Liberty) def. Kim Auerswald (ECU) – 6-3, 6-0
Kexuan Zhou (ECU) def. Alina Vasilenko (Liberty) – 6-3, 6-2
Maryia Hrynashka (Delaware) def. Joan Madi (ECU) – 6-2, 5-7 (10-4)
Isabella Rivera Ortiz (ECU) def. Sadie Daavettila (Liberty) – 6-4, 5-7 (10-5)
Daniella Oneill (Liberty) def. Anne Lou Champion (ECU) – 1-6, 7-5 (10-5)
Noelle Talarek (ECU) def. Elsa Kirch (Liberty) – 6-4, 6-2
Brooke LaFrenz (ECU) def. Bruna Sampaio (Liberty) – 7-5, 6-3

East Carolina vs. Campbell/Delaware Doubles
Bachir/Hussain (ECU) def. Coetzee/Honrubia (Delaware) – 6-2
Auerswald/Champion (ECU) def. Chitambar/Ranaivo (Campbell) – 6-2
Hrynashka/Vasilenko (Delaware) def. Muzzolon/Ortiz (ECU) – 6-4
Ossa/Ristola (Campbell) def. Madi/Zhou (ECU) – 7-6 (7-4)
Hart/Prospalova (Campbell) def. LaFrenz/Talarek (ECU) – 6-2

East Carolina vs. Elon/Delaware Doubles
Reding/Tanik (Elon) def. Bachir/Hussain (ECU – 6-3
Auerswald/Champion (ECU) def. Coetzee/Honrubia (Delaware) – 6-2
Sarikulaya/Suk (Elon) def. Ortiz/Zhou (ECU) – 6-2
Bergeron/Reding (Elon) def. Madi/Muzzolon (ECU) – 6-1

East Carolina vs. Liberty/Delaware Doubles
Bachir/Hussain (ECU) def. Davtyan/ONeill (Liberty) – 6-3
Auerswald/Champion (ECU) def. Coetzee/Hrynashka (Delaware) – 7-6 (8-6)
Lovato/Nguyen (Liberty) def. Muzzolon/Zhou (ECU) – 7-5
Madi/Ortiz (ECU) def. Daavettila/Turchetto (Liberty) – 7-6 (7-3)
LaFrenz/Talarek (ECU) Kirch/Sampaio (Liberty) – 7-5