Tulane University
East Carolina
Women's Tennis Falls to ECU, Readies for Memphis on Sunday
Feb 8, 2019 | Women's Tennis
NEW ORLEANS – The Tulane women's tennis team faced its third straight loss on Friday afternoon, falling to ECU with a 4-1 score.
The Green Wave started the day off strong, earning the doubles point with a 7-5 win from senior Elena Muller and junior Ivone Alvaro on court one and a 6-4 win from junior Laura Fabrizi and sophomore Daniela La Fuente on court two.
Heading into the singles matches, ECU came out fighting and took the wins in the No. 1 and 3 spots, defeating Fabrizi and Alvaro in two sets to take a 2-1 lead.
Muller, La Fuente, junior Christina Sisti and sophomore Alex Alegre all took the Pirates to three sets, but Muller and Sisti were not able to pull out the wins on courts two and five, handing the visiting team the match after a tough battle.
La Fuente and Alegre were both ahead in the third set, 4-3 and 4-2 on courts four and six, when the match was decided.
Tulane now owns a 4-3 record in the team's spring season, returning back to the City Park Tennis Center this Sunday, hosting Memphis at 12 p.m.
East Carolina 4, Tulane 1
Singles competition
1. Lisa Hofbauer (ECU) def. Laura Fabrizi (TLN) 6-3, 6-3
2. Celia Ruiz (ECU) def. Elena Muller (TLN) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
3. Alisa Diercksen (ECU) def. Ivone Alvaro (TLN) 6-3, 6-4
4. Daniela La Fuente (TLN) vs. M. Paladini-Jennings (ECU) 2-6, 6-2, 4-3, unfinished
5. Minette Van Vreden (ECU) def. Christina Sisti (TLN) 6-0, 4-6, 6-1
6. Alex Alegre (TLN) vs. Nastja Rettich (ECU) 6-3, 3-6, 4-2, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Ivone Alvaro/Elena Muller (TLN) def. Lisa Hofbauer/Alisa Diercksen (ECU) 7-5
2. Laura Fabrizi/Daniela La Fuente (TLN) def. Celia Ruiz/Minette Van Vreden (ECU) 6-4
3. Nastja Rettich/Hsia Ho Chiao (ECU) def. Alex Alegre/Adelaide Lavery (TLN) 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (1,3,2,5)
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