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CINCINNATI - The University of Cincinnati women's tennis team is off to their best start of the season since the 2006 season, improving to 5-1 with a 7-0 sweep of Villanova Saturday evening in Philadelphia.
DOUBLES:
Order of Finish - 2,1,3
No. 1 | Lauren Bellinger/Ali Miller (CIN) def. Lindsey Evans/Tori Smyth (NOVA) 6-2
No. 2 | Harley Hutchison/Samantha Perry (CIN) def. Sydney King/Victoria Martinez (NOVA) 6-1
No. 3 | Katya Bure/Antonella Bramato (CIN) def. Paulina Bajet/Linley Busby (NOVA) 6-3
The Bearcats quickly added a doubles win for the second-straight match, taking victories on courts No 2 and 3 to secure the win. UC also added a win on No. 3 shortly after.
// SINGLES
Order of Finish - 2,1,5,3,6,4
No. 1 | Ali Miller (CIN) def. Tori Smyth (NOVA) 6-1, 6-4
No. 2 | Lauren Bellinger (CIN) def. Lindsey Evans (NOVA) 6-0, 6-1
No. 3 | Antonella Bramato (CIN) def. Victoria Martinez (NOVA) 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-6)
No. 4 | Katya Bure (CIN) def. Samantha Schafer (NOVA) 6-3, 6-7 (4), 1-0 (10-6)
No. 5 | Harley Hutchison (CIN) def. Paulina Bajet (NOVA) 6-1, 6-2
No. 6 | Hannah Wille (CIN) def. Aphrah Brokaw (NOVA) 6-4, 6-1
It was all Cincinnati in singles action as the Bearcats lost just two sets in singles play. Ali Miller (Portsmouth, Ohio/Portsmouth) extended her singles winning steak to six, defeating Tori Smyth 6-1, 6-4. The sophomore played on court No. 1 all weekend and hasn't lost a set since the opening match of the season.
Hannah Wille (St. Louis, Mo./Parkway Central) also remains undefeated this season, with a 3-0 record following her 6-4, 6-1 win on court No. 6. Kayta Bure (Springfield, N.J./Jonathan Dayton) picked up her second third-set win of the season, finishing the victory with a 10-6 victory in the tiebreaker third-set.
// COACH TOTH ON THE BEARCATS
"Tonight's win capped off a total team effort by our girls this weekend," noted head coach Eric Toth. I was really impressed by our response from yesterday's tough conference win. We did not take Villanova lightly on any court and played very good tennis to earn tonight's victory."