TicketsApril 28, 2011
NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The University of Cincinnati women's tennis team, seeded No. 9, dropped a 4-1 decision to No. 8-seed Georgetown on Thursday afternoon (April 28) in the first round of the 2011 BIG EAST Tennis Championship, hosted by the University of Notre Dame.
Caitlin O'Gara was UC's lone winner, defeating Alexandra Landers in the No. 6 spot, 6-2, 6-2.
Ksenia Slynko and Jasmine Lee dropped identical 6-1, 6-3 decisions at the No. 1 and No. 2 singles spots, respectively. At No. 3, Lindsey Lonergan fell, 6-1, 6-2 against GU's Victoria Sekely.
Safiyya Ismail battled before falling, 6-3, 6-4 against Madeline Jaeger, and Ashleigh Witte trailed Ina Tehrani, 5-7, 5-6, but did not finish as the match had been decided.
The Bearcats will play in the consolation bracket on Friday afternoon, starting at 3 p.m.
Singles:
1. Stephanie Wetmore (GU) def. Ksenia Slynko (Cinci), 6-1, 6-3
2. Lauren Greco (GU) def. Jasmine Lee (Cinci), 6-1, 6-3
3. Victoria Sekely (GU) def. Lindsey Lonergan (Cinci), 6-1, 6-2
4. Ashleigh Whitte (Cinci) vs. Ina Tehrani (GU), 5-7, 5-6 DNF
5. Madeline Jaeger (GU) def. Safiyya Ismail (Cinci), 6-3, 6-4*
6. Caitlin O'Gara (Cinci) def. Alexandra Landers (GU), 6-2, 6-2
Doubles:
1. Stephanie Wetmore/Tina Tehrani (GU) vs. Lindsey Lonergan/Caitlin O'Gara (Cinci), DNS
2. Lauren Greco/Victoria Sekely (GU) vs. Jasmine Lee/Safiyya Ismail (Cinci), DNS
3. Madeline Jaeger/Alex Sebia (GU) vs. Ksenia Slynko/Ashleigh Whitte (Cinci), DNS