TicketsCINCINNATI - The University of Cincinnati women's tennis team tamed the Memphis Tigers to earn its first American Athletic Conference win of the season. The Tigers came out with sharpened claws as they pounced to a 1-0 lead after taking the doubles point. The Bearcats regained themselves and were near purr-fect in singles to take the match victory, 5-2.
// DOUBLES
Order of Finish: 1,3,2
No. 1 | Guna/Morton (CIN) def. Wind/Bente (MEMPHIS) 6-0
No. 2 | #54 Sohn/K. Cao (MEMPHIS) def. Coutino/Miceli (CIN) 6-3
No. 3 | Sullivan/J. Cao (MEMPHIS) def. Bramato/Miller (CIN) 6-2
Ioana Guna and Caroline Morton quickly got the match going for the Bearcats with a 6-0 victory. Memphis rallied to take the doubles point with 6-2 and 6-3 victories on courts 3 and 2, respectively.
// SINGLES
Order of Finish: 5,3,4,1,2,6
No. 1 | Ioana Guna (CIN) def. Hanna Sohn (MEMPHIS) 7-5, 7-5
No. 2 | Alexia Coutino (CIN) def. Laura Bente (MEMPHIS) 6-3, 7-5
No. 3 | Anki Wind (MEMPHIS) def. Caroline Morton (CIN) 6-4, 6-2
No. 4 | Antonella Bramato (CIN) def. Claire Sullivan (MEMPHIS) 6-2, 6-2
No. 5 | Emma Miceli (CIN) def. Josephine Cao (MEMPHIS) 6-0, 6-4
No. 6 | Anna Philp (CIN) def. Katherine Cao (MEMPHIS) 2-6, 6-3, 7-5
Emma Miceli continued her strong season in singles as she was first off the court with a 6-0, 6-4 victory, her third straight win in singles. Memphis returned the Bearcats volley to take the point on the no. 3 singles court, but Antonella Bramato quickly tied the match back up with a 6-2, 6-2 victory.
Ioana Guna, playing one of the toughest matches of the day, trailed 5-2 early on in both sets. However, she didn't allow that deficit to deter her as she rallied to take both sets, 7-5, 7-5, and give the Bearcats a one-point lead in the match.
Alexia Coutino, after moving through the first set, taking it 6-3, was pushed to the limit in the second. After jumping out to an early lead, Laura Bente of Memphis battled back, but once again Coutino clinched the match victory for the Bearcats.
Once the hugging and cheering was done, the entire team headed to the back court where Anna Philp was in a three-set battle with Memphis' Katherine Cao. After dropping the first set, 6-2, Philp took the second 6-3. She faltered early in the third set, but with the rest of the team looking on, she notched the Bearcats' fifth win in singles.
// COACH TOTH ON THE BEARCATS
"We knew it was going to be tough going today. Memphis is a good program and they've played well early; they played #15 Ole Miss tooth and nail. What was going to be toughest today was experience; it's pretty valuable in conference matches and that's what I'm most happy about. We beat a pretty seasoned team today and it's a real credit to our girls."
// CURRENT WIN STREAKS
Bramato :: Singles – 3 matches
Coutino :: Singles – 3 matches
Miceli :: Singles – 3 matches
Philp :: Singles – 4 matches
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats get some much-needed rest before the Toledo Rockets come blasting in to town. The match is schedule to begin at 5 p.m. on Friday, February 16, and will be played at Western Tennis & Fitness Club.
// FOLLOW THE TEAM
Stay connected with UC women's tennis on Facebook (GoBearcatsWTEN), Twitter (@GoBearcatsWTEN) and Instagram (GoBearcatsWTEN).
// DOUBLES
Order of Finish: 1,3,2
No. 1 | Guna/Morton (CIN) def. Wind/Bente (MEMPHIS) 6-0
No. 2 | #54 Sohn/K. Cao (MEMPHIS) def. Coutino/Miceli (CIN) 6-3
No. 3 | Sullivan/J. Cao (MEMPHIS) def. Bramato/Miller (CIN) 6-2
Ioana Guna and Caroline Morton quickly got the match going for the Bearcats with a 6-0 victory. Memphis rallied to take the doubles point with 6-2 and 6-3 victories on courts 3 and 2, respectively.
// SINGLES
Order of Finish: 5,3,4,1,2,6
No. 1 | Ioana Guna (CIN) def. Hanna Sohn (MEMPHIS) 7-5, 7-5
No. 2 | Alexia Coutino (CIN) def. Laura Bente (MEMPHIS) 6-3, 7-5
No. 3 | Anki Wind (MEMPHIS) def. Caroline Morton (CIN) 6-4, 6-2
No. 4 | Antonella Bramato (CIN) def. Claire Sullivan (MEMPHIS) 6-2, 6-2
No. 5 | Emma Miceli (CIN) def. Josephine Cao (MEMPHIS) 6-0, 6-4
No. 6 | Anna Philp (CIN) def. Katherine Cao (MEMPHIS) 2-6, 6-3, 7-5
Emma Miceli continued her strong season in singles as she was first off the court with a 6-0, 6-4 victory, her third straight win in singles. Memphis returned the Bearcats volley to take the point on the no. 3 singles court, but Antonella Bramato quickly tied the match back up with a 6-2, 6-2 victory.
Ioana Guna, playing one of the toughest matches of the day, trailed 5-2 early on in both sets. However, she didn't allow that deficit to deter her as she rallied to take both sets, 7-5, 7-5, and give the Bearcats a one-point lead in the match.
Alexia Coutino, after moving through the first set, taking it 6-3, was pushed to the limit in the second. After jumping out to an early lead, Laura Bente of Memphis battled back, but once again Coutino clinched the match victory for the Bearcats.
Once the hugging and cheering was done, the entire team headed to the back court where Anna Philp was in a three-set battle with Memphis' Katherine Cao. After dropping the first set, 6-2, Philp took the second 6-3. She faltered early in the third set, but with the rest of the team looking on, she notched the Bearcats' fifth win in singles.
// COACH TOTH ON THE BEARCATS
"We knew it was going to be tough going today. Memphis is a good program and they've played well early; they played #15 Ole Miss tooth and nail. What was going to be toughest today was experience; it's pretty valuable in conference matches and that's what I'm most happy about. We beat a pretty seasoned team today and it's a real credit to our girls."
// CURRENT WIN STREAKS
Bramato :: Singles – 3 matches
Coutino :: Singles – 3 matches
Miceli :: Singles – 3 matches
Philp :: Singles – 4 matches
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats get some much-needed rest before the Toledo Rockets come blasting in to town. The match is schedule to begin at 5 p.m. on Friday, February 16, and will be played at Western Tennis & Fitness Club.
// FOLLOW THE TEAM
Stay connected with UC women's tennis on Facebook (GoBearcatsWTEN), Twitter (@GoBearcatsWTEN) and Instagram (GoBearcatsWTEN).