Bearcats Ease Past Huskies, 6-1

March 24, 2011

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. - The University of Cincinnati women's tennis team topped Connecticut, 6-1, in BIG EAST Conference action on Tuesday afternoon.

The Bearcats jumped out to early leads in all three doubles' matches and improved to 5-3 in the BIG EAST this season. UC is 6-10 overall.

Jasmine Lee, the reigning BIG EAST Player of the Week, defeated Emily Herb 6-3, 6-1, while Ashleigh Witte topped Alexa Gregory, 6-1, 6-2.

Caitlin O'Gara defeated Lauren Wilmarth, 6-2, 7-6, while Lindsey Lonergan topped Abby McKeon by 7-6, 6-1 scores. Safiyya Ismail was also a winner against Lucy Nutting, 6-4, 7-6.

Cincinnati 6, UConn 1
Doubles
No. 1 - Caitlin O'Gara/Lindsey Lonergan def. Jennifer Learmonth/Emily Herb 8-2
No. 2 - Ksenia Slynko/Ashleigh Witte def. Alexa Gregory/Abby McKeon 8-5
No. 3 - Jasmine Lee/Safiyya Ismail def. Katie Moritz/Marie Gargiulo 8-1
Singles
No. 1 - Jennifer Learmonth def. Ksenia Slynko 7-5, 6-2
No. 2 - Jasmine Lee def. Emily Herb 6-3, 6-1
No. 3 - Ashleigh Witte def. Alexa Gregory 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 - Caitlin O'Gara def. Lauren Wilmarth 6-2, 7-6
No. 5 - Lindsey Lonergan def. Abby McKeon 7-5, 6-1
No. 6 - Safiyya Ismail def. Lucy Nutting 6-4, 7-6