Tennis Opens Season at Bowling Green Invitational

Tennis Opens Season at Bowling Green Invitational

Tennis Opens Season at Bowling Green InvitationalTennis Opens Season at Bowling Green Invitational

Sept. 21, 2009

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio- The University of Cincinnati women's tennis team opened up its 2009-10 season at the Bowling Green Invitational and freshmen Elise Woulfe was the top performer for the Bearcats, winning the No. 5 singles flight. Woulfe defeated Karina Ahuja from Eastern Michigan in straight sets 6-2, 6-2. Capping off an impressive debut by the true freshmen, Woulfe and partner Lindsey Lonergan, were victorious in consolation bracket of the No. 2 doubles flight.

The Bearcats entered a total of five individuals and three doubles teams in the 10-team event. Sophomore Ksenia Slynko and freshmen Caitlin O'Gara lost in the finals of the No. 4 doubles to Tanisha Welch and Anna Volkova of Youngstown State, 8-4.

In the No. 9 singles, junior Abby Mayo lost in the finals to Xavier's Kally Alkire 6-2, 6-2. Sophomore Jessica Wise lost in the consolation finals of the No. 4 singles to Nicole Janek of Cleveland State 7-5, 6-4.

The complete results for the event:

Singles Flight 4
Kintzel (BGSU) def. Jessica Wise (UC), 6-7 (4), 6-3, 7-6 (4)
Wise (UC) def. Cummings (IUPUI), 6-1, 6-0
Janek (CSU) def. Wise (UC), 7-5, 6-4

Singles Flight 5
Elise Woulfe (UC) def. Cornwell (UDM), 6-4, 3-6, 6-0
Woulfe (UC) def. Zinn (XU), 6-1, 7-6 (0)
Woulfe (UC) def. Ahuja (EMU), 6-2, 6-2

Singles Flight 6
Ksenia Slynko (UC) def. Gibbons (CSU), default
Baronayte (UA) def. Slynko (UC), 6-2, 6-2

Singles Flight 8
Cloern (YSU) def. Caitlin O'Gara (UC), 6-2, 0-6, 6-2
O'Gara (UC) def. Maryfield (IUPUI), 6-0, 6-0
O'Gara (UC) def. Handler (XU), 6-3, 6-3

Singles Flight 9
Abby Mayo (UC) def. Caputo (IUPUI), 6-1, 6-0
Mayo (UC) def. Beck (BGSU), 7-5, 7-6 (5)
Alkire (XU) def. Mayo (UC), 6-2, 6-2

Doubles Flight 2
Alkire/Ducro (XU) def. Lonergan/Woulfe (UC), 9-7
Lonergan/Woulfe (UC) def. Flankova/Sundstrom (UDM), 8-4
Lonergan/Woulfe (UC) def. Lazaris/Gibbons (CSU), 8-4

Doubles Flight 3
Ismail/Wise (UC) def. Kintzel/Easdale (BGSU), 8-6
Recht/Brien (IPFW) def. Ismail/Wise (UC), 8-5

Doubles Flight 4
Slynko/O'Gara (UC) def. Caputo/Henderson (IUPUI), 8-0
Slynko/O'Gara (UC) def. Vescovi/Forsyth (IPFW), 8-2
Welch/Volkova (YSU) def. Slynko/O'Gara (UC), 8-4