TicketsApril 11, 2011
Complete Results | Postmatch interview with Coach Wilson
CINCINNATI - The University of Cincinnati women's tennis team topped Youngstown State, 6-1, on Monday afternoon at the Western Tennis and Fitness Club.
The Bearcats (8-13) earned the doubles point with the doubles tandems of Jasmine Lee/Safiyya Ismail (8-1) and Ashleigh Witte/Ksenia Slynko (8-3) winning their matches.
In singles competition, Slynko staged a drama-filled, back-and-forth match against Margarita Sadovnikova. Slynko fought back after dropping the first set, but eventually fell in a third-set tiebreak, 2-6, 7-6 (10-8), 8-10.
The remaining five Bearcats dropped a total of just 10 games on the way to the runaway win.
Ismail swept Hannah Patten, 6-0, 6-0, while Witte was a 6-0, 6-1 winner over Karolina Sjokuist and Lee topped Carolyn Jesko, 6-1, 6-1.
Cincinnati is next in action on Friday, April 15, when it welcomes Ball State to Trabert-Talber Tennis Center at 4 p.m. The Bearcats will unveil new signage for the tennis center with Tony Trabert between the doubles and singles matches vs. Ball State.
Cincinnati 6, Youngstown State 1
Singles
1. Margarit Sadovnikova (YSU) def. Ksenia Slynko (CIN) 6-2, 6-7 (8-10), 10-8
2. Jasmine Lee (CIN) def. Carolyn Jesko (YSU) 6-1, 6-1
3. Lindsey Lonergan (CIN) def. Gimena Puppo (YSU) 6-2, 6-1
4. Ashleigh Witte (CIN) def. Karolina Sjokuist (YSU) 6-0, 6-1
5. Safiyya Ismail (CIN) def. Hannah Patten (YSU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Carly Wilson (CIN) def. Annie Jesko (YSU) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Jasmine Lee/Safiyya Ismail (CIN) def. Margarit Sadovnikova/Karolina Sjokuist (YSU) 8-3 (8-3)
2. Ashleigh Witte/Ksenia Slynko (CIN) def. Hannah Patten/Gimena Puppo (YSU) 8-1 (8-1)
3. Carolyn Jesko/Annie Jesko (YSU) def. Lindsey Lonergan/Carly Wilson (CIN) 8-3