Bearcats Pick up Pair of Weekend Wins

Feb. 27, 2016

Results



INDIANAPOLIS -
The University of Cincinnati women's tennis team picked up a pair of wins over the weekend, earning a 7-0 sweep over IUPUI and a 6-1 win over Butler on the road. The Bearcats improve to 7-2 this season.

The Bearcats opened up the weekend with a convincing 7-0 win over IUPUI. Cincinnati added wins on all three singles courts and the first two doubles courts that concluded. Lauren Bellinger (Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Jerome) and Antonella Bramato (Pachuca, Mexico/Elise Freinet) both battled back from first-set losses to clinch wins.

Against the Bulldogs, UC won five of six singles matches and two of three doubles matches. Ali Miller (Portsmouth, Ohio/Portsmouth) remains undefeated this season at 9-0 after a pair of wins this weekend. Bellinger is close behind at 8-1 this season.

// COACH TOTH ON THE BEARCATS
"I am very pleased with today's victory and a great weekend overall. All we talk about each week is for each of our girls to be the best competitors they can be and I think this team is doing a great job in this area. It will have to continue. It is going to start to get tougher with many challenges ahead."

Cincinnati 7, IUPUI 0

SINGLES:
Order of Finish: 4,1,5,6,2,3

Miller def. Lavrenchuk 6-1, 6-4
Bellinger def. Smartwood 4-6, 6-2, 1-0(4)
Bramato def. Sherif 4-6, 6-0, 6-3
Bure def. Mayer 6-2, 6-0
Hutchison def. Pessina 6-1, 6-2
Wille def. Modesto 6-2, 6-1

DOUBLES:
Order of Finish: 1,3
Bellinger/Millder def. Sherif/Smartwood 6-0
Hutchison/Perry vs. Lavrenchuk/Mayer, DNF
Bramato/Bure def. Modesto/Pessina, 6-2

Cincinnati 6, Butler 1

SINGLES:
Order of Finish: 2,3,1,4,5,6

Miller def. Padgett 6-0, 4-6, 6-3
Bellinger def. Adami, 6-3, 6-2
Bramato def. Eaton, 6-2, 6-3
Sutton def. Bure 2-6, 6-2, 6-1
Hutchison def. McFerran 6-3, 6-1
Wille def. Schmitt 6-1, 6-0

DOUBLES:
Order of Finish3,2,1
Adami/Padgett def. Abdalla/Miller 7-5
Bellinger/Hutchison def. Eaton/Koester 7-5
Bramato/Bure df. Hyde/Minnick 6-3