East Carolina Sails Past UC Riverside, 7-0

Thursday, March 7

Riverside, Calif.

12:30 p.m.

East Carolina University

UC Riverside

March 07, 2024 | Women's Tennis

Box Score

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – The East Carolina women's tennis team began its trip out west with a 7-0 victory over host UC Riverside Thursday afternoon at the SRC Tennis Courts.

Ines Bachir and Alisha Hussain kicked doubles play off with a 6-1 victory on court one before Martina Muzzolon and Kexuan Zhou polished off a 6-2 win at No. 2 to clinch the point.

The Pirates also excelled in singles action, winning five of the six matchups in straight sets.

Up Next: ECU faces off with Long Beach State Friday at 5 p.m.

East Carolina 7, UC Riverside 0
Singles Play
No. 1 – Ines Bachir (ECU) def. Brionna Nguyen (UCR) – 7-5, 6-2
No. 2 – Kim Auerswald (ECU) def. Maya Youssef (UCR) – 6-1, 1-6, 6-4
No. 3 – Martina Muzzolon (ECU) def. Kamya Nair (UCR) – 6-4, 6-2
No. 4 – Alisha Hussain (ECU) def. Kei Kato (UCR) – 7-6, 6-4
No. 5 – Joan Madi (ECU) def. Niki Shahbazi (UCR) – 6-2, 6-3
No. 6 – Anne Lou Champion (ECU) def. Sydney Tran (UCR) – 6-4, 6-2

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

Doubles Play
No. 1 – Bachir/Hussain (ECU) def. Nyguen/Youssef (UCR) – 6-1
No. 2 – Muzzolon/Zhou (ECU) def. Shahbazi/Tran (UCR) – 6-2
No. 3 – Auerswald/Champion (ECU) vs. Kim/Nair (UCR) – 5-3, Unfinished

Order of Finish: 1,2

Team Records: East Carolina (6-5), UC Riverside (3-12)