Luiza Borges, who played a key integral role in perhaps the most successful four-year period in the annals of the East Carolina women's tennis program, will join Tom Morris' staff this spring as a student assistant coach while completing requirements for her undergraduate degree. A native of Brazil who spent her formative years in Portugal, Borges concluded a stellar Lady Pirate career that began in the fall of 2004 with an all-time singles record of 81-39 and a doubles mark of 67-34. Her 81 singles victories currently stand second among all women's tennis players in ECU history. During Borges' playing career under head coach Tom Morris, her on-the-court success and leadership helped the Lady Pirates post the top four single-season win totals in the program's 33-year existence - capturing a pair of 19-victory campaigns in 2006 and 2007, and two 17-triumph springs in 2005 and 2008. A business major, Borges is scheduled to earn her bachelor's degree later this year. |
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