TicketsFeb. 9, 2012
CINCINNATI - The University of Cincinnati women's tennis team welcomes Memphis on Friday, Feb. 10, at 6 p.m. in the Western Tennis and Fitness Club and will travel to Lexington to take on Kentucky on Saturday, Feb. 11, at 6 p.m. in the Hilary J. Boone Varsity Tennis Center.
The Bearcats fell to 0-5 after dropping home matches to Indiana (5-1) on Friday, Feb. 4 and to Syracuse (3-3) in their BIG EAST home opener on Sunday, Feb. 5. Ashleigh Witte picked up the lone Bearcat win of the weekend with a 6-2, 7-5 straight set victory over Indiana's Alecia Kauss. The win improved Witte's season record to 2-3 in singles play.
Memphis is 2-1 after dropping a 6-1 decision to Georgia Tech. The Tigers lone win came from senior Mariya Slupska who improved her singles play record to 3-0. Memphis will visit Wright State on Friday afternoon before heading south to take on the Bearcats.
On Sunday, Cincinnati will travel south to take on the 4-1 Kentucky Wildcats. UK secured their fourth victory of the season after knocking off the Miami Redhawks 5-2 on Sunday, Feb. 5. The Wildcats were led by a quick 6-0, 6-1 victory by Jessica Stiles. Kentucky will also play host to Winthrop on Sunday in an afternoon match, before taking on the Bearcats in the evening.
The Western Tennis and Fitness Club is located at 5490 Muddy Creek Road (Directions). Admission is free. Follow along with live stats .