Virginia Tech Defeats East Carolina, 4-0

Sunday, February 12

Blacksburg, Va.

3:00 p.m.

East Carolina University

Virginia Tech

February 12, 2023 | Women's Tennis

Box Score

BLACKSBURG, Va. – Virginia Tech emerged victorious over East Carolina Sunday afternoon by a 4-0 margin at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center.

Semra Aksu and Tamara Barad Itzhaki got things going for the Hokies in doubles with a 6-0 win over Laura Becker and Anne Lou Champion before VT clinched the doubles point with a 6-2 victory by Katie Andreini and Dariya Radulova over Ines Bachir and Alisha Hussain.

Charlotte Cartledge extended the Virginia Tech lead to 2-0 with a straight-set win over Joan Madi. Radulova and Aksu closed out the match with another pair of triumphs on courts one and four. The teams did not play out the rest of the matchups, but Champion made her season singles debut at the No. 5 position. Bachir also won the first set of her bout with Barad Itzhaki.

Up Next: ECU returns home to battle Richmond Saturday, Feb. 18, at the River Birch Tennis Center.

Virginia Tech 4, East Carolina 0
Singles Play
No. 1 – Dariya Radulova (VT) def. Isabella Rivera Ortiz (ECU) – 6-4, 6-2
No. 2 – Özlem Uslu (VT) vs. Martina Muzzolon (ECU) – 6-4, 3-2, Unfinished
No. 3 – Ines Bachir (ECU) vs. Tamara Barad Itzhaki (VT) – 6-4, 3-3, Unfinished
No. 4 – Semra Aksu (VT) def. Alisha Hussain (ECU) – 6-4, 6-2
No. 5 – Erika Cheng (VT) vs. Anne Lou Champion (ECU) – 6-3, 4-4, Unfinished
No. 6 – Charlotte Cartledge (VT) def. Joan Madi (ECU) – 6-1, 6-1

Order of Finish: 6, 1, 4

Doubles Play
No. 1 – Andreini/Radulova (VT) def. Bachir/Hussain (ECU) – 6-2
No. 2 – Cheng/Uslu (VT) vs. Muzzolon/Ortiz (ECU) – 4-3, Unfinished
No. 3 – Aksu/Barad Itzhaki (VT) def. Becker/Champion (ECU) – 6-0

Order of Finish: 3, 1

Team Records: Virginia Tech (6-1), East Carolina (3-4)