TicketsApril 12, 2017
CINCINNATI -- The University of Cincinnati women's team extended their winning streak to seven matches with a 4-0 win over NKU Wednesday afternoon at the Trabert-Talbert Tennis Center.
// DOUBLES
Order of Finish: 3,1
No. 1. Poggensee-Wei/Bellinger (CIN) def. Sunjic/Skopac (NKU) 6-4
No. 2. Hutchison/Philp (CIN) vs. Donahue/Dijanezevic (NKU) 4-4, unfinished
No. 3. Morton/Bramato (CIN) def. Xantos/Nellessen (NKU) 6-2
The Bearcats added a the first point thanks to a pair of doubles wins on courts No. 1 and No. 3. Caroline Morton (Dubuque, Iowa/Evert Tennis Academy) and Antonella Bramato (Pachuca, Mexico/Elise Freinet) added the first victory before seniors Kelly Poggensee-Wei (Lake Villa, Ill./Grayslake North) and Lauren Bellinger (Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Jerome) clinched the point with a 6-4 win on court No. 1
// SINGLES
Order of Finish: 5,3,4
No. 1 | Lauren Bellinger (CIN) vs. Margita Sunjic (NKU) 6-4, 3-2, unfinished
No. 2 | Kelly Poggensee-Wei (CIN) vs. Klara Skopac (NKU) 7-6 (7-1), 1-0, unfinished
No. 3 | Antonella Bramato (CIN) def. Sydney Power (NKU) 6-1, 6-4
No. 4 | Caroline Morton (CIN) def. Katja Dijanezevic (NKU) 6-4, 6-0
No. 5 | Anna Philp (CIN) def. Danielle Donahue (NKU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 6 | Katya Bure (CIN) vs. Sierra Nellessen (NKU) 3-6, 4-4, unfinished
The Bearcats carried momentum into singles play as UC won the first set on five of six courts. Anna Philp (Burlington, Ontario/Burlington Central) was the first off the courts after a quick 6-2, 6-1 win on court No. 5, giving UC a 2-0 lead. Bramato added the third point for the Bearcats on court No. 3. The sophomore won the first set by a 6-1 score before battling in a close second set to earn a 6-4 score. Morton secured the win for UC, wrapping up her victory on court No. 4 by a 6-4, 6-0 score. Both teams agreed prior to the match to halt play once a winner was decided so play on courts No. 1, No. 2 and No. 6 was unfinished.
// UP NEXT
Cincinnati will close out the regular season with a pair of conference matches this weekend. The Bearcats will host UConn on Friday, April 14 and then face off with East Carolina on Sunday, April 16 in the regular-season finale. Both matches are set for a 2 p.m. start time at the Trabert-Talbert Tennis Center.