DAYTON, Oh. - The Bearcats women's tennis team traveled North to Dayton Sunday afternoon and extended their win streak to three in a row by taking down the Dayton Flyers, 5-2.
// DOUBLES
Order of Finish: 3,2,1
No. 1 | Guna/Morton (CIN) def. Kilstofte/Bridgham (UD) 6-4
No. 2 | Kawamoto/Kawamoto (UD) def. Coutino/Miceli (CIN) 6-2
No. 3 | Miller/Philp (CIN) def. Delaney/Allen (UD) 6-1
Ali Miller and Anna Philp bounced back to take the first doubles match of the afternoon, taking down Delaney and Allen, 6-1. Dayton rallied in the second doubles match to even the score before Ioana Guna and Caroline Morton won the doubles point for the Bearcats as they notched their second straight doubles victory with a 6-4 win.
// SINGLES
Order of Finish: 6,4,5,3,2,1
No. 1 | Ioana Guna (CIN) def. Marlys Bridgham (UD) 7-5, 6-2
No. 2 | Mattea Kilstofte (UD) def. Alexia Coutino (CIN) 6-4, 6-2
No. 3 | Caroline Morton (CIN) def. Jade Kawamoto (UD) 7-5, 4-0 (ret.)
No. 4 | Emma Miceli (CIN) def. Anna Delaney (UD) 6-0, 6-0
No. 5 | Anna Philp (CIN) def. Kelly Pleiman (UD) 6-2, 6-0
No. 6 | Jackie Kawamoto (UD) def. Maria Teixido Garcia (CIN) 2-1 (ret.)
Emma Miceli continued her strong showing, earning her third straight victory in singles, as she quickly defeated Anna Delaney, 6-0, 6-0. Anna Philp followed quickly behind, bouncing back from a tough match against Wright State, to earn the Bearcats their second point in singles with a 6-2, 6-0 win. Caroline Morton once again clinched the match for the Bearcats, moving to 4-0 in singles this spring, with a 7-5, 4-0 win. Dayton rallied for their second point of the match as Mattea Kilstofte defeated Alexia Coutino, 6-4, 6-2. Ioana Guna continues her strong showing in singles, earning her third straight victory, and closed out the match for the Bearcats with a 7-5, 6-2 win.
// COACH TOTH ON THE BEARCATS
"Another great day for our team. Dayton really played us tough. Their girls have a lot of fight and a lot heart. Today was a well earned victory. This young group really continues to compete well and that is all you can ever ask of a team. Back to the practice court on Tuesday to prepare for an always good Indiana team next Saturday."
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats will head west to Bloomington, Ind. to take on the Indiana Hoosiers. The match is schedule to begin at 10:30 a.m. on January 27th.
// FOLLOW THE TEAM
Stay connected with UC women's tennis on Facebook (GoBearcatsWTEN), Twitter (@GoBearcatsWTEN) and Instagram (GoBearcatsWTEN).
// DOUBLES
Order of Finish: 3,2,1
No. 1 | Guna/Morton (CIN) def. Kilstofte/Bridgham (UD) 6-4
No. 2 | Kawamoto/Kawamoto (UD) def. Coutino/Miceli (CIN) 6-2
No. 3 | Miller/Philp (CIN) def. Delaney/Allen (UD) 6-1
Ali Miller and Anna Philp bounced back to take the first doubles match of the afternoon, taking down Delaney and Allen, 6-1. Dayton rallied in the second doubles match to even the score before Ioana Guna and Caroline Morton won the doubles point for the Bearcats as they notched their second straight doubles victory with a 6-4 win.
// SINGLES
Order of Finish: 6,4,5,3,2,1
No. 1 | Ioana Guna (CIN) def. Marlys Bridgham (UD) 7-5, 6-2
No. 2 | Mattea Kilstofte (UD) def. Alexia Coutino (CIN) 6-4, 6-2
No. 3 | Caroline Morton (CIN) def. Jade Kawamoto (UD) 7-5, 4-0 (ret.)
No. 4 | Emma Miceli (CIN) def. Anna Delaney (UD) 6-0, 6-0
No. 5 | Anna Philp (CIN) def. Kelly Pleiman (UD) 6-2, 6-0
No. 6 | Jackie Kawamoto (UD) def. Maria Teixido Garcia (CIN) 2-1 (ret.)
Emma Miceli continued her strong showing, earning her third straight victory in singles, as she quickly defeated Anna Delaney, 6-0, 6-0. Anna Philp followed quickly behind, bouncing back from a tough match against Wright State, to earn the Bearcats their second point in singles with a 6-2, 6-0 win. Caroline Morton once again clinched the match for the Bearcats, moving to 4-0 in singles this spring, with a 7-5, 4-0 win. Dayton rallied for their second point of the match as Mattea Kilstofte defeated Alexia Coutino, 6-4, 6-2. Ioana Guna continues her strong showing in singles, earning her third straight victory, and closed out the match for the Bearcats with a 7-5, 6-2 win.
// COACH TOTH ON THE BEARCATS
"Another great day for our team. Dayton really played us tough. Their girls have a lot of fight and a lot heart. Today was a well earned victory. This young group really continues to compete well and that is all you can ever ask of a team. Back to the practice court on Tuesday to prepare for an always good Indiana team next Saturday."
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats will head west to Bloomington, Ind. to take on the Indiana Hoosiers. The match is schedule to begin at 10:30 a.m. on January 27th.
// FOLLOW THE TEAM
Stay connected with UC women's tennis on Facebook (GoBearcatsWTEN), Twitter (@GoBearcatsWTEN) and Instagram (GoBearcatsWTEN).