TicketsSept. 20, 2010
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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The University of Cincinnati tennis team opened up its 2010 preseason schedule with individual competition this past weekend at the Bowling Green State University Invitational.
Freshman Ashleigh Witte (West Chester, Ohio/Lakota West), making her collegiate debut as a Bearcat, won the No. 3 flight and captured all three of her matches in straight sets.
Junior Safiyya Ismail (Mainesville, Ohio/Kings) and sophomore Elise Woulfe (Western Springs, Ill./Lyons Township) each posted strong performances of their own in the event, brining home third-place finishes in the No. 2 and No. 5 flights, respectively. Ismail won the third-place match in straight sets (6-3, 6-4), knocking off Xavier University's Tifanie Treece, while Woulfe beat Detroit Mercy's Erin Weldon (6-4, 6-4).
In doubles action, the pair of Ksenia Slynko and Woulfe teamed up for the Bearcats top finish, nabbing third place in the No. 3 doubles flight. The duo won a close third-place match, 9-7, over Detroit Mercy's team of Julia Fernandes and Weldon.
The Bearcats continue preseason action next weekend when they travel to Bloomington, Ind., to take part in the Indiana University Invitational on Sept. 24-26.