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NEW ORLEANS, LA. - The University of Cincinnati women's tennis team fell to conference foe Tulane on Monday afternoon in New Orleans. The loss drops the Bearcats to 5-6 this season while the Green Wave improve to 12-4 on the year.
March 16, 2015 - City Park Pepsi Tennis Center
Singles Order of Finish | 4, 3, 2, 1, 5, 6
Doubles Order of Finish | 3, 1
// DOUBLES:
No. 1 | Atkinson/Karagoz (TU) def. Bellinger/Poggensee-Wei (UC), 6-0
No. 2 | Nommensen/Stracar (TU) vs. Bure/Miller (UC), 5-1 unfinished
No. 3 | Birol/Katz (TU) vs. Abdalla/Wille (UC), 6-1
Cincinnati fell in doubles action on courts one and three, giving Tulane a early 1-0 advantage in the match.
// SINGLES
No. 1 | Kelly Poggensee-Wei (UC) def. Nicky Stracar (TU), 7-5, 6-0
No. 2 | Ipek Birol (TU) def. Katya Bure (UC), 6-2, 6-3
No. 3 | Naz Karagoz (TU) def. Ali Miller (UC), 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 | Vanessa Nommensen (TU) def. Lauren Bellinger (UC), 6-0, 6-1
No. 5 | Jacqui Katz (TU) def. Hannah Wille (UC), 6-3, 6-2
No. 6 | Meredith Maltby (TU) def. Natalia Abdalla (UC), 6-4, 6-3
Poggensee-Wei had a tough battle in beginning of her singles match, but was able to come away with a 7-5 win in the first set. The junior then used that momentum to cruise in the second set sweeping her opponent 6-0, earning her ninth-straight singles match of the year.
// COACH TOTH ON THE BEARCATS:
"When you couple playing outdoors for the first time and playing against a very solid team in their comfort zone, today was going to be an awfully tough challenge," stated head coach Eric Toth. "Tulane was the much better team today. They flat out took it to us in doubles and got off to a great start. We were able to get into the match in singles and actually competed well, it was just not nearly enough. All our girls and staff can do is keep our heads up, learn from today and be a better team next time out."
// UP NEXT
Cincinnati will look to redeem themselves when they battle Stephen F. Austin on Wednesday, March 18 at 1 p.m.