Pirates Sail Past Camels At Home, 6-1

Saturday, February 24

Greenville, N.C.

2:00 p.m.

East Carolina University

Campbell

February 24, 2024 | Women's Tennis

Box Score

GREENVILLE, N.C. – The East Carolina women's tennis team won its fifth-straight decision Saturday afternoon, defeating Campbell by a 6-1 margin at the River Birch Tennis Center.

ECU won the doubles point for the seventh time this season while capturing five of six singles bouts. The Camels (5-4) had come out on top in five of their last six matches entering the encounter.

Ines Bachir and Alisha Hussain defeated Mariana Ossa and Eeva Ristola by a 6-3 margin on doubles court one while Martina Muzzolon and Kexuan Zhou cruised to a 6-1 victory over Lena Karlovcan and Mialy Ranaivo at the No. 2 position.

Bachir, Muzzolon, Hussain and Madi all won by straight sets in singles action while Kim Auerswald won a tiebreak on court three to help the Pirates dominate the day.

Up Next: ECU continues its campaign Friday, March 1, with a match at NC State.

East Carolina 6, Campbell 1
Singles Play
No. 1 – Ines Bachir (ECU) def. Mialy Ranaivo (CAM) – 7-6, 6-3
No. 2 – Martina Muzzolon (ECU) def. Eeva Ristola (CAM) – 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 – Kim Auerswald (ECU) def. Tamsin Hart (CAM) – 6-3, 1-6, 10-7
No. 4 – Lily Chitambar (CAM) def. Isabella Rivera Ortiz (ECU) – 6-4, 3-6, 6-0
No. 5 – Alisha Hussain (ECU) def. Mariana Ossa (CAM) – 6-1, 6-4
No. 6 – Joan Madi (ECU) def. Lena Karlovcan (CAM) – 5-7, 6-3, 6-2

Doubles Play
No. 1 – Bachir/Hussain (ECU) def. Ossa/Ristola (CAM) – 6-3
No. 2 – Muzzolon/Zhou (ECU) def. Karlovcan/Ranaivo (CAM) – 6-1
No. 3 – Auerswald/Champion (ECU) vs. Chitambar/Prospalova (CAM) – 3-4, Unfinished

Team Records: East Carolina (5-3), Campbell (5-4)