GREENVILLE, N.C. – The Campbell University women's tennis team got off to a quick start as they won two of the three doubles matches on the afternoon, but it wasn't enough as they fell to East Carolina, 5-2, on Wednesday afternoon.

The loss drops the Lady Camels to 5-4 overall on the season, while East Carolina improves to 5-1 on the year.

Campbell got off to a quick start at the number-two doubles position as Anais Gomar and Blanca Saenz defeated Rocio Cabanillas and Brooke Walter, 8-5. The Lady Camels clinched the doubles point in the deciding number-three position as Cortney Armitano and Borislava Nikolova defeated the ECU duo of Natalie Collins and Tamara Sachs in a tight match, 9-8.

ECU won five out of the six singles matches, with three of the matches going to three sets. One of the matches was in the number-two position as Campbell got their only singles win of the afternoon when Ana Surviladze defeated Varinia Soler, 7-6, 0-6, 6-4.

In the number-three position, ECU's Natalie Collins won a highly contested match against Borislava Nikolova, 7-5, 3-6, 6-0. The other match that went to three sets was in the number-six position as Tamara Sachs defeated Campbell's Tanya Ahuja, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4.

The Lady Camels will be back in action next Tuesday as they travel to Boiling Springs to take on Gardner-Webb. The match is set for 2:30 p.m.

Campbellvs East Carolina

2/25/2009 at Greenville, N.C.

East Carolina 5, Campbell 2

Singles competition

1. Jessica Cook (ECU) def. Blanca Saenz (CAM) 6-0, 7-5

2. Ana Surviladze (CAM) def. Varinia Soler (ECU) 7-6, 0-6, 6-4

3. Natalie Collins (ECU) def. Borislava Nikolova (CAM) 7-5, 3-6, 6-0

4. Brooke Walter (ECU) def. Cristina Garcia (CAM) 6-4, 6-2

5. Rocio Cabanillas (ECU) def. Anais Gomar (CAM) 6-2, 7-5

6. Tamara Sachs (ECU) def. Tanya Ahuja (CAM) 6-7, 6-4, 6-4

Doubles competition

1. Jessica Cook/Varinia Soler (ECU) def. Cristina Garcia/Ana Surviladze (CAM) 8-3

2. Anais Gomar/Blanca Saenz (CAM) def. Rocio Cabanillas/Brooke Walter (ECU) 8-5