Spring Break
Despite ECU's defeat of UTEP Saturday afternoon and the breaking of a five-game losing streak in Conference USA, the Pirates fell victim to a tough UTEP team twice this weekend. The Pirates defeated the Miners 2-1 in the series-opening game Saturday afternoon.
Rice has simply had ECU's number as of late. Despite having plenty of momentum-11 wins in their last 15 games-heading into the weekend's pivotal Conference USA series with conference leader Rice, the No. 23 Pirates were swept by the No. 11 Owls, losing all three games at Rice's Reckling Park.
ECU's season came to an end as the Lady Pirates dropped a 5-0 decision to top-seeded Tulsa in the quarterfinal round of the Conference USA Women's Tennis Championship Tournament Friday afternoon at the John E. Hoff Courts. Eighth-seeded ECU closed out its fourth-consecutive winning season with a 17-6 record.