TicketsCINCINNATI - The University of Cincinnati women's tennis team finished off a perfect 2-0 weekend, recording a 5-2 win over Dayton on Saturday afternoon at the Trabert-Talbert Tennis Center.
// DOUBLES
Order of Finish: 2,1,3
No. 1 | Bellinger/Poggensee-Wei (CIN) def. Marchant/Jade Kawamoto (UD) 6-4
No. 2 | Hutchison/Miller (CIN) def. Bridgham/Alex Townsend (UD) 6-2
No. 3 | Morton/Bramato (CIN) def. Kilstofte/Natalie Allen (UD) 6-4
The Bearcats completed the clean sweep in doubles action, picking up wins on all three courts. Harley Hutchison (Joliet, Ill./Joliet Catholic Academy) and Ali Miller (Portsmouth, Ohio/Portsmouth) added the first victory for UC on court No. 2, earning a 6-2 win.
Kelly Poggensee-Wei (Lake Villa, Ill./Grayslake North) and Lauren Bellinger (Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Jerome) battled back in a close match to earn a 6-4 win and secure the doubles point. Moments later, Caroline Morton (Dubuque, Iowa/Evert Tennis Academy) and Antonella Bramato (Pachuca, Mexico/Elise Freinet) finished off the doubles play with a 6-4 win on court No. 3
// SINGLES
Order of Finish: 3,4,2,1,5,6
No. 1 | Kelly Poggensee-Wei (CIN) def. Marlys Bridgham (UD) 6-4, 7-5
No. 2 | Antonella Bramato (CIN) def. Alex Townsend (UD) 6-3, 6-3
No. 3 | Caroline Morton (CIN) def. Mattea Kilstofte (UD) 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 | Jade Kawamoto (UD) def. Ali Miller (CIN) 6-2, 6-2
No. 5 | Jackie Kawamoto (UD) def. Anna Philp (CIN) 3-6, 7-6 (10-6), 1-0 (def.)
No. 6 | Harley Hutchison (CIN) def. Mandy Marchant (UD) 6-3, 5-7, 6-0
Morton continued a strong weekend, again winning in straight sets for the second time this weekend, defeating her opponent 6-1, 6-2 to give the Bearcats a 2-0 lead. The Flyers added a point on court No. 4 before Cincinnati added points on No. 2 and No. 1 to secure the match. Antonella Bramato won by scores of 6-3, 6-3, while Poggensee-Wei battled in a tight match to take a 6-4, 7-5 win to secure the match for UC.
Harley Hutchison added the final point for the Bearcats, using three sets to defeat Mandy Marchant from Dayton in a come-from-behind win with scores of 3-6, 5-7, 6-0.
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats continue and the homestand next weekend, hosting a pair of matches against Temple and Rhode Island. UC will face off with Temple on Saturday, April 1 at 10 a.m. in an American Conference match before facing Rhode Island on Sunday, April 2 at 10 a.m.