TicketsTUCSON, Arizona - The University of Cincinnati women's tennis team got a singles win from Caroline Morton (Dubuque, Iowa/Evert Tennis Academy) on court No. 4 but fell to Arizona 6-1 Saturday afternoon to finish off a road trip out West.
// DOUBLES
Order of Finish: 1, 2
No. 1 | Corley/Marker (ARIZ) def. Bellinger/Poggensee-Wei (CIN) 6-1
No. 2 | Chypyha/Wesbrooks (ARIZ) def. Morton/Philp (CIN) 6-3
No. 3 | Cohen/Van Aelst (ARIZ) def. Hutchison/Miller (CIN) 4-3, unfinished
The Wildcats got the early edge thanks to a pair of doubles wins to secure the first point. Arizona added wins on the first and second courts to take a 1-0 lead.
// SINGLES
Order of Finish: 5,1,3,2,6,4
No. 1 | #27 Lauren Marker (ARIZ) def. Lauren Bellinger (CIN) 6-3, 6-1
No. 2 | Paris Corley (ARIZ) def. Kelly Poggensee-Wei (CIN) 6-3, 7-6 (8-6)
No. 3 | Devin Chypyha (ARIZ) def. Antonella Bramato (CIN) 6-4, 6-1
No. 4 | Caroline Morton (CIN) def. Marie Van Aelst (ARIZ) 6-3, 6-7, 1-0 (10-8)
No. 5 | Camila Wesbrooks (ARIZ) def. Anna Philp (CIN) 6-3, 6-0
No. 6 | Maggie Cohen (ARIZ) def. Harley Hutchison (CIN) 6-3, 6-7, 1-0 (10-8)
The Bearcats were competitive during singles action, but couldn't overpower a talented Arizona team. Morton used a 10-8, third-set tiebreaker to add UC's long singles win. Harley Hutchison (Joliet, Ill./Joliet Catholic Academy) battled back to win the second set 7-6 before suffering a 10-8 third-set loss in the tiebreaker.
// COACH TOTH ON THE BEARCATS
"Overall I felt good about today's performance," stated head coach Eric Toth. "Arizona is a very good team. Playing well coached, well disciplined teams on the road in their comfort zone is always a tough task. Our girls handled things very well. We were competitive on every court. Simply said, the better team won today."
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats return home on Friday, March 3 to host the Evansville Aces at the Western Tennis & Fitness Club. The match is set to start at 5 p.m.