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Mountaineers End Bearcats' Win Streak, 4-3

Mountaineers End Bearcats' Win Streak, 4-3Mountaineers End Bearcats' Win Streak, 4-3

Feb. 24, 2007

CINCINNATI, Ohio -- The Cincinnati tennis team saw its four-match winning streak come to an end when it was edged by West Virginia, 4-3, at Queen City Racquet Club on Saturday afternoon. The Bearcats fell to 6-3 overall and 1-1 in the BIG EAST with the loss, while WVU is now 6-4, 2-0.

The doubles point turned out to be the difference, and the Mountianeers fought their way to a sweep of the three matches. Stacey Percival and Natalia Prinz topped Hannah Hinton and Jenny Rowen, 9-7, at No. 1 and Gabriela Blaskovicova and Stephanie LaFortune beat Rachel Owens and Elizabeth Young in a tie-breaker at No. 3.

The singles matches were also a battle. Lyskawa at No. 3 and Ashley Constantine at No. 5 earned relatively easy wins for WVU. UC responded with Hinton's 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 1 over Prinz and a 7-5, 6-1 victory by Owens at No. 2 over Percival. The last two matches were three-setters. Rowen beat LaFortune at No. 4, 6-4, 0-6, 7-5, to even the match. In the tightest match if the day, No. 6 singles, Alexandra Kaluza edged Young, 6-3, in the third set after they split the first two by 6-4 scores.

The Bearcats remain in town next weekend, hosting No. 72 Louisville on Saturday, March 3 at 7 p.m. and UNC Wilmington on Sunday, March 4 at 4:30 p.m. Both matches are at Queen City.

WEST VIRGINIA 4, CINCINNATI 3
 Feb. 24, 2007 - Queen City Racquet Club

Singles
 1. Hannah Hinton (CIN) d. Natalia Prinz (WVU) 6-4, 6-4
2. Rachel Owens (CIN) d. Stacey Percival (WVU) 7-5, 6-1
3. Monica Lyskawa (WVU) d. Valeriya Dandik (CIN) 6-3, 6-2
4. Jenny Rowen (CIN) d. Stephanie LaFortune (WVU) 6-4, 0-6, 7-5
5. Ashley Constantine (WVU) d. Alizee Paradis (CIN) 6-1, 6-3
6. Alexandra Kaluza (WVU) d. Elizabeth Young (CIN) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3

Doubles
 1. Percival/Prinz (WVU) d. Hinton/Rowen (CIN) 9-7
2. Lyskawa/Kelly Walsh (WVU) d. Dandik/Paradis (CIN) 8-4
3. Gabriela Blaskovicova/LaFortune (WVU) d. Owens/Young (CIN) 8-7 (5)

Exh. Doubles: Jennifer Keiner / Madison Reasoner (CIN) d. Constantine/Kaluza (WVU) 8-5

Records: CIN 6-3 (1-1 BE); WVU 6-4 (2-0 BE)