Pirates Drop Close 4-2 Decision To Spiders

GREENVILLE, N.C. – East Carolina put up a battle against Richmond at the River Birch Tennis Center Saturday but fell just short in a 4-2 setback to the Spiders.

The Pirates captured the doubles point with wins by Ines Bachir and Xenia Jeromin (court one) as well as Anne Lou Champion and Martina Muzzolon (court three). However, Richmond emerged with victories on courts one, four, five and six in singles play to cement the dual. Muzzolon shone again at the No. 2 position, knocking off Andrea Campodonico in straight sets (6-1, 6-4).

Up Next: ECU heads to Orangeburg, S.C., next Saturday (March 8) for a showdown with South Carolina State. First serve for doubles play is scheduled for 1 p.m.

Richmond 4, East Carolina 2
Singles Play
No. 1 - Sofia Barbulescu (RIC) def. Ines Bachir (ECU) - 6-4, 6-0
No. 2 - Martina Muzzolon (ECU) def. Andrea Campodonico (RIC) - 6-1, 6-4
No. 3 - Anne Lou Champion (ECU) vs. Abby Lee (RIC) - 3-6, 7-5, 1-1, unfinished
No. 4 - Lara Bakhaya (RIC) def. Isabel Rivera Ortiz (ECU) - 6-1, 2-6, 6-2
No. 5 - Elizabeth Novak (RIC) def. Xenia Jeromin (ECU) - 6-4, 6-3
No. 6 - Claire Le Du (RIC) def. Joan Madi (ECU) - 6-3, 6-4

Doubles Play
No. 1 - Ines Bachir/Xenia Jeromin (ECU) def. Lara Bakhaya/Andrea Campodonico (RIC) 6-2
No. 2 - Sofia Barbulescu/Elizabeth Novak (RIC) def. Lilly Lancaster/Isabel Rivera Ortiz (ECU) 6-3
No. 3 - Anne Lou Champion/Martina Muzzolon (ECU) def. Claire Le Du/Lainey O'Neil (RIC) 7-6 (4-0)

Team Records: Richmond (4-2), East Carolina (2-7)

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Players Mentioned

Ines Bachir

Anne Lou Champion

Xenia Jeromin

Lilly Lancaster

Joan Madi

Martina Muzzolon

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