Pirates Knock Off VCU, 4-3

Saturday, February 14

Greenville, NC

1:00 p.m.

East Carolina University

VCU

Photo by: Evert Nelson / American Conference

February 14, 2026 | Women's Tennis

Results

GREENVILLE, N.C. – The East Carolina women's tennis team earned a season-opening 4-3 win over VCU on Saturday afternoon at the River Birch Tennis Complex.

The Pirates took the doubles point thanks to a pair of 6-2 decisions by the tandems of Kim Auerswald/Reese Calvo and Skylar Moody/Ivona Savekova.

In singles play, three Pirates were victorious on the day. Kim Auerswald defeated Miriam Ibrahim Mohamma Metwally (6-1, 6-4) and Joan Madi won over Sara Alba Verastegui (6-3, 4-6, 7-5). Xenia Jeromin came away with the decisive point with the two teams knotted at three, defeating Elicia Kim (7-6, 6-7, 6-4).

With the win, the Pirates begin 1-0 for the first time since 2013 when the team opened with a 4-3 victory over App State. It is the program's first win over VCU since April 6, 2023, also 4-3.

Doubles Results
1. K. Auerswald/R. Calvo (ECU) def. S. Thorne/A. Magallanes (VCU) 6-2
2. I. Savekova/S. Moody (ECU) def. M. Ibrahim Mohammad Metwally/E. Kim (VCU) 6-2
3. S. Alba Verastegui/V. Lackova (VCU) def. V. Pavlenko/X. Jeromin (ECU) 6-2

Singles Results
1. S. Thorne (VCU) def. I Savekova (ECU) 7-5, 5-7, 6-3
2. K. Auerswald (ECU) def. M. Ibrahim Mohammad Metwally (VCU) 6-1, 6-4
3. V. Lackova (VCU) def. V. Pavlenko (ECU) 6-4, 7-6 (7-1)
4. X. Jeromin (ECU) def. E. Kim (VCU), 7-6 (7-3), 6-7 (2-7), 6-4
5. A. Magallanes (VCU) def. R. Calvo (ECU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
6. J. Madi (ECU) def. S. Alba Verastegui (VCU) 6-3, 4-6, 7-5

Match Notes
Order of Finish: Singles (2, 1, 3, 5, 6, 4), Doubles (3, 2, 1)
ECU 1-0
VCU 3-4