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CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati women's tennis team extended their winning streak to four and recorded a second-straight 2-0 weekeind with a 6-1 win over Rhode Island on Sunday afternoon at the Trabert-Talbert Tennis Center.
// DOUBLES
Order of Finish: 1,3
No. 1 | Bellinger/Poggensee-Wei (CIN) def. Zargham/Alshon (RDI) 6-0
No. 2 | Hutchison/Miller (CIN) vs. Codreanu/Higuchi (RDI) 5-4, unfinished
No. 3 | Morton/Bramato (CIN) def. Smilansky/Haber (RDI) 6-3
The Bearcats jumped out to a 1-0 lead after securing the doubles point thanks to a quick win from Lauren Bellinger (Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Jerome) and Kelly Poggensee-Wei (Lake Villa, Ill./G rayslake North) and awin from Antonella Bramato (Pachuca, Mexico/Elise Freinet) and Caroline Morton (Dubuque, Iowa/Evert Tennis Academy) on courts No. 1 and No. 3
// SINGLES
Order of Finish: 2,6,1,5,3,4
No. 1 | Lauren Bellinger (CIN) def. Mihaela Codreanu (RDI) 7-5, 6-1
No. 2 | Kelly Poggensee-Wei (CIN) def. Emily Zargham (RDI) 6-0, 6-1
No. 3 | Caroline Morton (CIN) def. Rachel Smilansky (RDI) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
No. 4 | Harley Hutchison (CIN) def. Tiara Higuchi (RDI) 7-6 (7-3), 7-5
No. 5 | Ariel Haber (RDI) def. Katya Bure (CIN) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
No. 6 | Anna Philp (CIN) def. Jordan Rucks (RDI) 6-2, 6-2
The Bearcats carried momentum into singles play with UC winning on five of the six courts. Poggensee-Wei was the first off, making quick work with a 6-0, 6-1 win on court No. 2 to give UC a 2-0 lead. Anna Philp (Burlington, Ontario/Burlington Central) added the next point with a 6-2, 6-2 win on court No. 6.
Bellinger secured the match for UC after a come-from-behind victory on court No. 1. After starting out down 3-0, Bellinger went on to win 13 of the next 16 games to record a 7-5, 6-1 win. Harley Hutchison (Joliet, Ill./Joliet Catholic Academy) and Morton each won close matches on courts No. 4 and No. 3 respectively to round out the scoring for UC.
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats will play their final road match of the season, but will only need to make the short trip across Cincinnati for a meeting with crosstown rival Xavier scheduled for Wednesday, April 5 at 3 p.m.