TicketsPHILADELPHIA, Pa. - The University of Cincinnati women's tennis team found themselves in yet another closely contested match as they took on the Temple Owls. The Bearcats secured the doubles point, but the Owls quickly rallied in singles play. While the Owls bounced back, the Bearcats were not going down without a fight and tied the match with the final court in play deciding the outcome. Unfortunately, the Bearcats came up just short, falling 4-3 to the Owls.
// DOUBLES
Order of Finish: 1,3
No. 1 | Guna/Morton (CIN) def. Abdurakhimova/Castelli (TEM) 6-3
No. 2 | Stuckey-Willis/Patch (TEM) vs. Coutino/Miceli (CIN) 4-3 DNF
No. 3 | Bramato/Miller (CIN) def. Titova/Khon (TEM) 6-2
Ioana Guna and Caroline Morton got the night started for the Bearcats with a 6-3 victory, extending their doubles win streak to three matches. Antonella Bramato and Ali Miller secured the doubles point for the Bearcats with a 6-2 victory.
// SINGLES
Order of Finish: 3,1,2,5,4,6
No. 1 | Alina Abdurakhimova (TEM) def. Ioana Guna (CIN) 6- 0, 6-3
No. 2 | Monet Stuckey-Willis (TEM) def. Alexia Coutino (CIN) 6- 4, 7-5
No. 3 | Kristina Titova (TEM) def. Caroline Morton (CIN) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (4)
No. 4 | Antonella Bramato (CIN) def. Alice Patch (TEM) 6-2, 6-2
No. 5 | Emma Miceli (CIN) def. Cecilia Castelli (TEM) 6-1, 6-2
No. 6 | Yana Kohn (TEM) def. Anna Philp (CIN) 6-1, 1-6, 7-5
Temple bounced back from doubles and jumped out to a 3-1 lead with victories at the no. 1, no. 2 and no. 3 singles courts. The Bearcats weren't going down without a fight as Emma Miceli and Antonella Bramato tied the match up at 3-3 with victories at the no. 4 and no. 5 singles courts. Bramato extends her singles win streak to six matches with tonight's victory.
// COACH TOTH ON THE BEARCATS
"This was another incredibly competitive match that came down to the end and was there for taking, but we just came up short. You have to give Temple a ton of credit for how their girls competed all night. We played a very good match as a whole, but Temple simply got us. We have a resilient group, we'll bounce back. A lot more opportunities to come."
// CURRENT WIN STREAKS
Bramato :: Singles – 6 matches
Guna/Morton :: Doubles – 3 matches
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats return to action as the travel when they travel to Huntington, Wv. for an showdown with the Marshall Thundering Herd on Friday, March 2.
// FOLLOW THE TEAM
Stay connected with UC women's tennis on Facebook (GoBearcatsWTEN), Twitter (@GoBearcatsWTEN) and Instagram (GoBearcatsWTEN).
// DOUBLES
Order of Finish: 1,3
No. 1 | Guna/Morton (CIN) def. Abdurakhimova/Castelli (TEM) 6-3
No. 2 | Stuckey-Willis/Patch (TEM) vs. Coutino/Miceli (CIN) 4-3 DNF
No. 3 | Bramato/Miller (CIN) def. Titova/Khon (TEM) 6-2
Ioana Guna and Caroline Morton got the night started for the Bearcats with a 6-3 victory, extending their doubles win streak to three matches. Antonella Bramato and Ali Miller secured the doubles point for the Bearcats with a 6-2 victory.
// SINGLES
Order of Finish: 3,1,2,5,4,6
No. 1 | Alina Abdurakhimova (TEM) def. Ioana Guna (CIN) 6- 0, 6-3
No. 2 | Monet Stuckey-Willis (TEM) def. Alexia Coutino (CIN) 6- 4, 7-5
No. 3 | Kristina Titova (TEM) def. Caroline Morton (CIN) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (4)
No. 4 | Antonella Bramato (CIN) def. Alice Patch (TEM) 6-2, 6-2
No. 5 | Emma Miceli (CIN) def. Cecilia Castelli (TEM) 6-1, 6-2
No. 6 | Yana Kohn (TEM) def. Anna Philp (CIN) 6-1, 1-6, 7-5
Temple bounced back from doubles and jumped out to a 3-1 lead with victories at the no. 1, no. 2 and no. 3 singles courts. The Bearcats weren't going down without a fight as Emma Miceli and Antonella Bramato tied the match up at 3-3 with victories at the no. 4 and no. 5 singles courts. Bramato extends her singles win streak to six matches with tonight's victory.
// COACH TOTH ON THE BEARCATS
"This was another incredibly competitive match that came down to the end and was there for taking, but we just came up short. You have to give Temple a ton of credit for how their girls competed all night. We played a very good match as a whole, but Temple simply got us. We have a resilient group, we'll bounce back. A lot more opportunities to come."
// CURRENT WIN STREAKS
Bramato :: Singles – 6 matches
Guna/Morton :: Doubles – 3 matches
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats return to action as the travel when they travel to Huntington, Wv. for an showdown with the Marshall Thundering Herd on Friday, March 2.
// FOLLOW THE TEAM
Stay connected with UC women's tennis on Facebook (GoBearcatsWTEN), Twitter (@GoBearcatsWTEN) and Instagram (GoBearcatsWTEN).