East Carolina Edges Out VCU, 4-3

Thursday, April 6

Greenville, N.C.

10:00 a.m.

East Carolina University

VCU

April 06, 2023 | Women's Tennis

Box Score

GREENVILLE, N.C. – East Carolina improved to 4-1 in home matches Thursday morning, knocking off VCU 4-3 at the River Birch Tennis Center.

The Pirates have already seen a five-win improvement over last season as they stretched their overall record to 9-9 while sending the Rams to 6-12.

Alisha Hussain and Ines Bachir continued their stellar doubles play, knocking off Victoria Smirnova and Victoria Matasova 6-4, while VCU forfeited the bout on court three to give ECU the doubles point. Bachir won a 6-2, 6-2 decision at No. 1 singles while Joan Madi captured a three-set win at the fifth position and Laura Becker did not face an opponent at No. 6, allowing the Pirates to clinch the match.

East Carolina 4, VCU 3
Singles Play
No. 1 - Bachir (ECU) def. Smirnova (VCU) - 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 - Karlova (VCU) def. Muzzolon (ECU) - 6-3, 6-2
No. 3 - Matasova (VCU) def. Hussain (ECU) - 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
No. 4 - Draskovic (VCU) def. Auerswald (ECU) - 7-5, 6-4
No. 5 - Madi (ECU) def. Valletta (VCU) - 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
No. 6 - Becker (ECU) won by default (No VCU player)

Order of Finish: 6, 1, 2, 5*, 4, 3

Doubles Play
No. 1 - Bachir/Hussain (ECU) def. Smirnova/Matasova (VCU) - 6-4
No. 2 - Karlova/Valletta (VCU) def. Muzzolon/Rivera (ECU) - 6-1
No. 3 - Auerswald/Champion won by default (No VCU player)

Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1*

Up Next: East Carolina sets its sights on the American Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Championship, set for April 19-22 in Orlando, Fla.