TicketsTOLEDO, Ohio - The University of Cincinnati women's tennis team rolled to a 7-0 road win against the University of Toledo Friday afternoon. The Bearcats won the doubles point and then all six singles matches to earn the 7-0 win.
// DOUBLES
Order of Finish:1,3
No. 1 | Bellinger/Poggensee-Wei (CIN) def. Huck/Leenabanchong (TOL) 6-2
No. 2 | Philp/Morton (CIN) vs. Kendall-Woseley/Aleck (TOL) no result
No. 3 | Miller/Hutchison (CIN) def. Goodland/Miller (TOL) 6-3
The Bearcats picked up a pair of wins in doubles action to earn the first point of the match. Lauren Bellinger (Dublin, Ohio/Dulbin Jerome) and Kelly Poggensee-Wei (Lake Villa, Ill./Grayslake North) added the first win for the Bearcats followed by a win on court No. 3 by Ali Miller (Portsmouth, Ohio/Portsmouth) and Harley Hutchison (Joliet, Ill./Joliet Catholic Academy).
Overall the duo of Bellinger and Poggensee-Wei moved to 5-2 this season, having won their last three outings.
// SINGLES
Order of Finish:4,1,5,3,6,2
No. 1 | Lauren Bellinger (CIN) def. Sidnay Huck (TOL) 6-4, 6-4
No. 2 | Kelly Poggensee-Wei (CIN) def. Colleen O'Brien (TOL) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
No. 3 | Antonella Bramato (CIN) def. Mimi Kendall-Woseley (TOL) 6-4, 6-4
No. 4 | Caroline Morton (CIN) def. DeeDee Leenabanchong (TOL) 6-2, 6-3
No. 5 | Anna Philp (CIN) def. Megan Miller (TOL) 7-5, 6-4
No. 6 | Harley Hutchison (CIN) def. Claire Aleck (TOL) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-2)
The Bearcats took care of business in singles action, winning all six courts. Bellinger, Antonella Bramato (Pachuca, Mexico/Elise Freinet), Caroline Morton (Dubuque, Iowa/Evert Tennis Academy) and Anna Philp (Burlington, Ontario/Burlington Central) all won in straight sets while Poggensee-Wei and Hutchison battled back from first-set losses to ensure the sweep.
With the wins, Philp and Poggensee-Wei both picked up their team-leading sixth singles win while Bramato moved to 5-2
// COACH TOTH ON THE BEARCATS
"Another solid result for our team today," started Head Coach Eric Toth. "Toledo has had our number the last couple of years and it is good to be on the winning side this time. Their girls always compete well and today was no exception. We can't be happy for long as we face a big challenge tomorrow against a Michigan State team that is having a great start to their season. I feel we still have room to improve even off of today's performance. If we can make another small jump from today and be a little more sharp in some areas tomorrow we can be very competitive on every court."
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats will wrap up the weekend road swing tomorrow, battling Michigan State tomorrow at 10 a.m. in East Lansing, Mich.