Saturday, April 6
Westhampton Courts
10AM
University of Richmond
0
vs
4
East Carolina
Richmond Drops Home Match Against ECU
04/06/2019 | Women's Tennis
RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Richmond women's tennis team lost a home match against ECU, 4-0, Saturday at Westhampton Tennis Courts.
The Spiders (7-8) lost the doubles point after falling just short on court three. Junior Kiana Marshall (Bridgetown, Barbados) and sophomore Emily Dunbar (Medina, Ohio) won 6-3 against Alisa Diercksen and Lisa Hofbauer at No. 1 doubles.
At No. 2 doubles, Lea Owens (Olney, Md.) and Dessi Zlateva (Sofia, Bulgaria) fell to Celia Ruiz and Minette Van Vreden, 6-2.
In the deciding doubles match, junior Lyndell Giffenig (Salisbury, Conn.) and sophomore Adrienne Haynes (Asheville, N.C.) lost to Nastja Rettich and Hsia Ho Chiao, 6-4, at No. 3 doubles. Haynes and Giffenig were down 5-2 before winning two-straight games but fell short.
In singles action, Diercksen won in straight sets against Zlateva, 6-2, 6-0 at No. 3 singles. At No. 2 singles, Ruiz took down Marshall, 6-1, 6-2.
The Pirates clinched the match with a straight-sets win at No. 6 singles as Rettich won against Haynes, 6-1, 6-2.
Freshman Helene Heiberg (Oslo, Norway) won the first set 6-3 and was tied 2-2 in the second set. Dunbar lost the first set 3-6 and was winning 5-2 in the second set. At No. 4 singles, Owens won the first set, 6-4 but was down 2-3 in the second.
Richmond will host UNCG on Saturday, April 13, at 2 p.m. at the Westhampton Tennis Courts.
ECU 4, Richmond 0
Singles
No. 1 – Lisa Hofbauer (ECU) vs. Emily Dunbar, 3-6, 5-2 unfinished
No. 2 – Celia Ruiz (ECU) def. Kiana Marshall, 6-1, 6-2
No. 3 – Alisa Diercksen (ECU) def. Dessi Zlateva, 6-2, 6-0
No. 4 – Minette Van Vreden (ECU) vs. Lea Owens, 6-4, 2-3 unfinished
No. 5 – Hsia Ho Chiao (ECU) vs. Helene Heiberg, 3-6, 2-2 unfinished
No. 6 – Nastja Rettich (ECU) def. Adrienne Haynes, 6-1, 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 6
Doubles
No. 1 – Dunbar/Marshall def. Diercksen/Hofbauer (ECU), 6-3
No. 2 – Ruiz/Van Vreden (ECU) def. Zlateva/Owens, 6-2
No. 3 – Rettich/Chiao (ECU) def. Lyndell Giffenig/Haynes, 6-4
Order of Finish: 2,1,3
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The Spiders (7-8) lost the doubles point after falling just short on court three. Junior Kiana Marshall (Bridgetown, Barbados) and sophomore Emily Dunbar (Medina, Ohio) won 6-3 against Alisa Diercksen and Lisa Hofbauer at No. 1 doubles.
At No. 2 doubles, Lea Owens (Olney, Md.) and Dessi Zlateva (Sofia, Bulgaria) fell to Celia Ruiz and Minette Van Vreden, 6-2.
In the deciding doubles match, junior Lyndell Giffenig (Salisbury, Conn.) and sophomore Adrienne Haynes (Asheville, N.C.) lost to Nastja Rettich and Hsia Ho Chiao, 6-4, at No. 3 doubles. Haynes and Giffenig were down 5-2 before winning two-straight games but fell short.
In singles action, Diercksen won in straight sets against Zlateva, 6-2, 6-0 at No. 3 singles. At No. 2 singles, Ruiz took down Marshall, 6-1, 6-2.
The Pirates clinched the match with a straight-sets win at No. 6 singles as Rettich won against Haynes, 6-1, 6-2.
Freshman Helene Heiberg (Oslo, Norway) won the first set 6-3 and was tied 2-2 in the second set. Dunbar lost the first set 3-6 and was winning 5-2 in the second set. At No. 4 singles, Owens won the first set, 6-4 but was down 2-3 in the second.
Richmond will host UNCG on Saturday, April 13, at 2 p.m. at the Westhampton Tennis Courts.
ECU 4, Richmond 0
Singles
No. 1 – Lisa Hofbauer (ECU) vs. Emily Dunbar, 3-6, 5-2 unfinished
No. 2 – Celia Ruiz (ECU) def. Kiana Marshall, 6-1, 6-2
No. 3 – Alisa Diercksen (ECU) def. Dessi Zlateva, 6-2, 6-0
No. 4 – Minette Van Vreden (ECU) vs. Lea Owens, 6-4, 2-3 unfinished
No. 5 – Hsia Ho Chiao (ECU) vs. Helene Heiberg, 3-6, 2-2 unfinished
No. 6 – Nastja Rettich (ECU) def. Adrienne Haynes, 6-1, 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 6
Doubles
No. 1 – Dunbar/Marshall def. Diercksen/Hofbauer (ECU), 6-3
No. 2 – Ruiz/Van Vreden (ECU) def. Zlateva/Owens, 6-2
No. 3 – Rettich/Chiao (ECU) def. Lyndell Giffenig/Haynes, 6-4
Order of Finish: 2,1,3
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