FORT WORTH, Texas --- DePaul defeated East Carolina, 4-1, in the consolation round of the Conference USA Women's Tennis Championship Saturday morning at Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center. DePaul will now face tenth-seeded UAB Sunday at 9 p.m. The Pirates conclude their tournament run in a tie for seventh place with Louisville.

DePaul jumped out early capturing the doubles point as teams of Gergana Ganeva and Anja Mihaldinec defeated Mireia Gol and Luiza Borger, 8-6, and Petra Reuhosova and Bojana Murisic defeated the Pirate duo of Raluca Baicu and Alex Smith, 8-3. East Carolina won at the No. 1 spot as Kirstin Buchanan and Gillie Bailey defeated Beatrix Csordas and Marina Parashkevova, 8-6, despite falling 0-1 entering singles play.

DePaul took the top two singles wins as Gol beat Csordas, 6-2, 6-2 at No. 1 and Buchanan grabbed a 6-1, 6-1 win over Gergana Ganeva at No. 2. Despite Pirate's Baicu beating Brenda Leung, 6-1, 6-4, the Blue Demons advanced in the consolations with another win at the No. 6 spot. For that victory, DPU's Mihaldinec beat Hannah Priest, 6-2, 6-2.

(5) DePaul 4, (9) East Carolina 1

Singles
1. Beatrix Csordas, DPU def. Mireia Gol, ECU, 6-2, 6-2
2. Marina Parashkevova, DPU def. Kirstin Buchanan, ECU, 6-1, 6-1
3. Petra Rehusova, ECU def. Gergana Ganeva, DPU, DNF (6-4, 2-6)
4. Raluca Baicu, ECU def. Brenda Leung, DPU, 6-1, 6-4
5. Luiza Borges, ECU vs. Bojana Murisic, DPU, DNF (6-3, 5-5)
6. Anja Mihaldinec, DPU def. Hannah Priest, ECU, 6-2, 6-2

Doubles
1. Kirstin Buchanan/Gillie Bailey, ECU def. Beatrix Csordas/Marina Parashkevova, DPU, 8-6
2. Gergana Ganeva/Petra Rehusova, DPU def. Mireia Gol/Luiza Borges, ECU, 8-6
3. Anja Mihaldiner/Bojana Murisic, DPU def. Raluca Baicu/Alex Smith, ECU, 8-3