April 16, 2005

WILMINGTON, N.C. - The University of Memphis women's tennis team (5-12) finished its regular season with a 4-2 loss to East Carolina in Wilmington, Saturday morning.

Junior Andrea Feichtinger and sophomore Alex Tjioe scored Memphis' lone two points in the match, with Feichtinger downing Racula Baicu, 6-2, 6-1 at No. 2 singles, while Tjioe defeated Zandy Overcash, 6-0, 6-0.

Memphis will compete in next weekend's Conference USA Championships in Ft. Worth, Texas, as TCU will host the conference tournament, beginning on Thursday.

East Carolina 4, Memphis 2
Singles
No. 1 -- Gillie Bailey def. Marlene Dirnstorfer (UM), 6-2, 7-5
No. 2 -- Andrea Feichtinger (UM) def. Racula Baicu, 6-2, 6-1
No. 3 -- Luiza Borgas def. Brooke Cowie (UM), 6-2, 6-2
No. 4 -- Hannah Priest def. Kristin Noble (UM), 6-3, 6-2
No. 5 -- Christina Wieser (UM) vs. Alex Smith, dnf
No. 6 -- Alex Tjioe (UM) def. Zandy Overcash, 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
No. 1 -- Bailey/Borgas def. Dirnstorfer/Cowie (UM), 8-2
No. 2 -- Baicu/Smith def. Feichtinger/Tjioe (UM), 8-3
No. 3 -- Noble/Wieser (UM) def. Priest/Overcash, 8-3