TicketsApril 16, 2017
CINCINNATI - The University of Cincinnati women's tennis team picked up a xx-xx win Sunday afternoon at the Western Tennis & Fitness Center to cap off the regular season on a nine-match winning streak.
// DOUBLES
Order of Finish: 3,1
No. 1 | Lauren Bellinger/Kelly Poggensee-Wei (CIN) def. Lisa Hofbauer/Celia Ruiz (ECU) 7-6 (7-3)
No. 2 | Harley Hutchison/Ali Miller (CIN) vs. Maria Gomez/Nastja Rettich (ECU) 6-6 (5-2), unfinished
No. 3 | Antonella Bramato/Caroline Morton (CIN) def. Michelle Castro/Annija Veinsteina (ECU) 6-3
The doubles point took nearly an hour to decide as the point came down to a pair of tiebreakers on courts No. 1 and No. 2. Cincinnati started with a win on court No. 3 thanks to a 6-2 victory from Antonella Bramato (Pachuca, Mexico/Elise Freinet) and Caroline Morton (Dubuque, Iowa/Evert Tennis Academy).
Both courts No. 1 and No. 2 went into tiebreakers simultaneously with the Bearcats needing just one win to score the opening point. Both courts opened with an early ECU lead but Kelly Poggensee-Wei (Lake Villa, Ill./Grayslake North) and Lauren Bellinger (Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Jerome) were able to overcome a 3-2 deficit to eventually win the tiebreaker 7-3. Harley Hutchison (Joliet, Ill./Joliet Catholic Academy) and Ali Miller (Portsmouth, Ohio/Portsmouth) were up 5-2 in their tiebreaker when play was stopped.
// SINGLES
Order of Finish: 4,3,6
No. 1 | Lauren Bellinger (CIN) vs. Celia Ruiz (ECU) 7-5, 2-5, unfinished
No. 2 | Kelly Poggensee-Wei (CIN) vs. Annija Veinsteina (ECU) 7-5, 2-5, unfinished
No. 3 | Antonella Bramato (CIN) def. Lisa Hofbauer (ECU) 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 | Caroline Morton (CIN) def. Michelle Castro (ECU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 5 | Anna Philp (CIN) vs. Sara Sarjoo (ECU) 6-3, 4-2, unfinished
No. 6 | Harley Hutchison (CIN) def. Nastja Rettich (ECU) 6-4, 6-4
Cincinnati carried the momentum from the doubles point into singles action, with the Bearcats winning the first set on all six courts. Caroline Morton moved the lead to 2-0 with Morton's 6-2, 6-1 win on court No. 4. It moved the freshman's win streak to 13-straight matches and an overall record of 16-4 in dual singles action.
Bramato was the next off the courts with a 6-1, 6-2 win on court No. 3, moving her record to 13-6 this season in singles action. Hutchison sealed the win for UC on court No. 4, defeating her opponent 6-4, 6-4.
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats will travel to the American Athletic Conference Championships held at the USTA National Campus on April 19-23 in Orlando, Florida. Seeding and match time for the Bearcats will be announced by the conference office Monday afternoon.