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CINCINNATI - The University of Cincinnati women's tennis team picked up their first conference win on the year as they were able to top Central Florida in a nail-biter by a score of 4-3.
Cincinnati 4, Central Florida 3
February 7, 2015 - Eldon Roark Tennis Center
Singles Order of Finish | 3, 1, 4, 2, 6, 5
Doubles Order of Finish | 3, 2, 1
// DOUBLES:
No. 1 | Caroline Eberhart/Kennan Johnson (UCF) def. Lauren Bellinger/Kelley Poggensee-Wei (CIN) 6-3
No. 2 | Sofia Baptista/Clare Mendell (UCF) def. Katya Bure/Ali Miller (CIN) 6-2
No. 3 | Cortney Cesarini/Monica Matias (UCF) def. Samantha Perry/Hannah Willie (CIN) 6-2
The Bearcats were unable to pull out a win in the doubles matches, as the Knights were victorious on all three courts.
// SINGLES
No. 1 | Kelly Poggensee-Wei (CIN) def. Caroline Eberhart (UCF) 6-4, 6-4
No. 2 | Courtney Cesarini (UCF) def. Katya Bure (CIN) 3-6, 6-0, 7-6 (5)
No. 3 | Ali Miller (CIN) def. Kennan Johnson (UCF) 7-5, 6-2
No. 4 | Lauren Bellinger (CIN) def. Sofia Baptista (UCF) 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
No. 5 | Hannah Wille (CIN) def. Clare Mendell (UCF) 5-7, 6-0, 6-4
No. 6 | Monica Matias (UCF) def. Natalia Abdalla (CIN) 1-6, 6-3, 6-3
Poggensee-Wei earned her second win of the weekend as she downed Caroline Eberhart by a score of 6-4, 6-4, picking up her third singles victory on the year.
Miller gave the Bearcats their first point of the match with a win over Kennan Johnson. Miller has now opened her collegiate career with four-straight dual victories, holding a team best 4-0.
Bellinger fell in the first set of her singles play, but came up victorious in her second set winning 6-3. She carried momentum into the final set, winning 6-4 and picking up her third singles win this season.
After a close first-set loss, Wille would answer with a 6-0 sweep in the second set. The junior picked up a 6-4 win in the third set to clinch not only the singles win but also clinching the match for the Bearcats as her victory gave UC the 4-3 edge.
// COACH TOTH ON THE BEARCATS:
"Today is a terrific early season result for our team," stated head coach Eric Toth. "Coach West and I couldn't be prouder of how they competed this afternoon. Central Florida deserves a lot of credit. They were on the verge of defeat most of the afternoon and just kept coming at us. They are very well coached and made it very difficult on us today, but it was simply our day. We've been close against some good teams in the early going and I am glad we have a nice conference. Today's victory is validation to our girls and the kind of season we can potentially have if we continue to do work at practice throughout the week."
// UP NEXT
Cincinnati will look to continue their winning ways when they head north to face the Toledo Rockets on Friday, Feb. 13 at 1 p.m.