TicketsCINCINNATI -- The University of Cincinnati women's tennis team cruised to a 6-1 win over NKU Tuesday afternoon inside the Western Tennis & Fitness Club.
CINCINNATI 6, NKU 1
April 7, 2015 -- Western Tennis & Fitness Club
Singles Order of Finish: 4,2,1,5,3,6
Doubles Order of Finish: 3,1
//DOUBLES
No. 1 -- Poggensee-Wei/Bellinger (UC) def. Donahue/Shanahan (NKU), 6-0
No. 2 -- Miller/Bure (UC) vs. Soutar/Morehart (NKU), unfinished
No. 3 -- Abdalla/Wille (UC) def. Power/Xantos NKU), 6-1
The Bearcats rolled to an early lead against the Norse, with wins on courts No. 1 and 3 by 6-0 and 6-1 margins respectively. UC was leading 3-2 on court No. 2 when play was halted.
//SINGLES
No. 1 -- Kelly Poggensee-Wei (UC) def. Hailey Shanahan (NKU), 6-3, 6-3
No. 2 -- Katya Bure (UC) def. Sydney Power (NKU), 6-2, 6-3
No. 3 -- Lauren Bellinger (UC) def. Rheanna Morehart (NKU), 6-4, 7-6 (7-1)
No. 4 -- Hannah Wille (UC) def. Danielle Donahue (NKU), 6-3, 6-0
No. 5 -- Natalia Abdalla (UC) def. Nicole Soutar (NKU), 7-5, 6-3
No. 6 -- Sierra Nellessen (NKU) def. Samantha Perry (UC), 6-3, 6-3
The Norse rebounded quickly to start singles play with NKU taking leads in several matches. Kelly Poggensee-Wei (Lake Villa, Ill./Grayslake North) found herself down 3-0 before she ran the table en route to a 6-3 win over Hailey Shanahan in the first set.
Lauren Bellinger (Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Jerome) found herself in a similar situation on court No. 3, trailing 4-1 in the first set. Bellinger took control from there to earn a 6-4 win in the first set. In a back-and-forth second set, Lauren trailed 6-5 late before picking up the final game to force a third-set tiebreaker where she won handily 7-1.
Hannah Wille (St. Louis, Mo/Parkway Central) earned the first singles point for UC, making quick work of her opponent to earn a 6-3, 6-0 victory. Katya Bure (Springfield, N.J./Jonathan Dayton) fought off a late second-set comeback from Rheanna Morehart to earn her win by scores of 6-3 and 6-0.
//UP NEXT
The Bearcats will next travel to Storrs, Conn. where they will face off with East Carolina on Saturday, April 11 and UConn on Sunday, April 12.