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MEMPHIS, Tenn - The University of Cincinnati women's tennis team suffered a 4-0 loss to second-seeded USF Thursday afternoon to finish their run in the American Athletic Conference Championship.
// DOUBLES
Order of Finish: 3,1,2
No. 1 | Lauren Bellinger/Harley Hutchison (CIN) def. Vera Bessonova/Olga Martinez (USF) 6-3
No. 2 | Jessica Chaves/Juliana Cardoso (USF) def. Antonella Bramato/Katya Bure (CIN) 6-4
No. 3 | Nicole Dzenga/Chloe Murphy (USF) def. Samantha Perry/Natalia Abdalla (CIN) 6-1
Cincinnati picked up one win in doubles action thanks to Lauren Bellinger (Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Jerome) and Harley Hutchison () at No. 1, however the Bulls added victories on the second and third courts to earn the point.
// SINGLES
Order of Finish: 3,5,2
No. 1 | Lauren Bellinger (CIN) vs. Jessica Chaves (USF) no result
No. 2 | Vera Bessonova (USF) def. Antonella Bramato (CIN) 6-1, 7-5
No. 3 | Ana Roman Dominguez (USF) def. Katya Bure (CIN) 6-3, 6-0
No. 4 | Harley Hutchison (CIN) vs. Olga Martinez (USF) no result
No. 5 | Vanja Klaric (USF) def. Hannah Wille (CIN) 6-4, 6-4
No. 6 | Natalia Abdalla (CIN) vs. Juliana Cardoso (USF) no result
Cincinnati was unable to come away with a win in singles action before the match was decided. USF recorded wins at No. 3, No. 5 and No. 2 to secure the 4-0 victory and advance to the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference Championship.
// COACH TOTH ON THE BEARCATS
"Even though our season ended in defeat today, I'm really pleased with how this group competed over the last two days," stated head coach Eric Toth. "USF is simply a better team and were too much at the end of the day. Today's result does not take away from the progress this program is making. We've increased our wins total and achieved a nationally-ranked doubles team in Lauren Bellinger and Ali Miller. Our future is bright."
"Today also brought an end to Hannah Wille's career at UC. Her match today was like many of the ones I've seen her play over the last couple seasons. A most competitive battle and a fight to the end. Hannah is probably as good of a balance between student and athlete in terms of GPA over her four years which is most impressive. I appreciate her contributions to our program. Her teammates and coaches will miss her."