TicketsHUNTINGTON, Wv. - The University of Cincinnati women's tennis team were looking to bounce back after falling to Marshall as they returned to action against VCU. After getting on the board early with a victory in doubles, VCU rallied to take the doubles point. As action moved to singles, VCU took the first point, the Bearcats the second and then VCU clinched the match with two more victories in singles.
This marks the fifth straight match for the Bearcats that has been decided by the final court in play.
// DOUBLES
Order of Finish: 1,2,3
No. 1 | Guna/Morton (CIN) def. Rasmussen/Ifidzhen (VCU) 6-4
No. 2 | Delgado/ Witmus (VCU) def. Bramato/ Miller (CIN) 6- 2
No. 3 | Alcaide Bakari/Sualehe (VCU) def. Coutino/Miceli (CIN) 6-3
Ioana Guna and Caroline Morton bounced back from a tough match against Marshall to get the Bearcats on the board in doubles action with a 6-4 victory.
// SINGLES
Order of Finish: 1,5,3,2,4,6
No. 1 | Anna Rasmussen ( VCU) def. Ioana Guna (CIN) 6- 1, 6-2
No. 2 | Paola Exposito Diaz Delgado(VCU) def. Alexia Coutino (CIN) 6- 4, 6-4
No. 3 | Marina Alcaide Bakari (VCU) def. Caroline Morton (CIN) 6- 3, 6-4
No. 4 | Antonella Bramato (CIN) def. Noumea Witmus (VCU) 6-4, 6-4
No. 5 | Emma Miceli (CIN) def. Sofia Sualehe (VCU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 6 | Anna Philp (CIN) def. Gabriela Araujo (VCU) 8-6
Emma Miceli got the Bearcats first win in singles as she extended her win streak to four matches with a 6-2, 6-2 victory. Antonella Bramato bounced back as she notched a 6-4, 6-4 victory. In the final match of the night, Anna Philp registered an 8-6 pro-set victory.
// COACH TOTH ON THE BEARCATS
"Another difficult result for us. We have come out on the short end of these 4-3 matches of late. We can be very happy about our effort and play today, though. VCU is a really tough team. Their girls do not beat themselves and all have an extremely high tennis IQ. This weekend I believe can really help us moving forward. The quality of competition we faced against Marshall and VCU should have us well prepared as we transition to outdoor play and get into some more conference competition."
// CURRENT WIN STREAKS
Miceli :: Singles – 4 matches
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats will head to Tampa, Fl. for a pair of matches against UTEP and USF. The match against UTEP is scheduled for a 12 p.m. start on Tuesday, March 13. The following day, March 14, the match against USF will begin at 12 p.m.
// FOLLOW THE TEAM
Stay connected with UC women's tennis on Facebook (GoBearcatsWTEN), Twitter (@GoBearcatsWTEN) and Instagram (GoBearcatsWTEN).
This marks the fifth straight match for the Bearcats that has been decided by the final court in play.
// DOUBLES
Order of Finish: 1,2,3
No. 1 | Guna/Morton (CIN) def. Rasmussen/Ifidzhen (VCU) 6-4
No. 2 | Delgado/ Witmus (VCU) def. Bramato/ Miller (CIN) 6- 2
No. 3 | Alcaide Bakari/Sualehe (VCU) def. Coutino/Miceli (CIN) 6-3
Ioana Guna and Caroline Morton bounced back from a tough match against Marshall to get the Bearcats on the board in doubles action with a 6-4 victory.
// SINGLES
Order of Finish: 1,5,3,2,4,6
No. 1 | Anna Rasmussen ( VCU) def. Ioana Guna (CIN) 6- 1, 6-2
No. 2 | Paola Exposito Diaz Delgado(VCU) def. Alexia Coutino (CIN) 6- 4, 6-4
No. 3 | Marina Alcaide Bakari (VCU) def. Caroline Morton (CIN) 6- 3, 6-4
No. 4 | Antonella Bramato (CIN) def. Noumea Witmus (VCU) 6-4, 6-4
No. 5 | Emma Miceli (CIN) def. Sofia Sualehe (VCU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 6 | Anna Philp (CIN) def. Gabriela Araujo (VCU) 8-6
Emma Miceli got the Bearcats first win in singles as she extended her win streak to four matches with a 6-2, 6-2 victory. Antonella Bramato bounced back as she notched a 6-4, 6-4 victory. In the final match of the night, Anna Philp registered an 8-6 pro-set victory.
// COACH TOTH ON THE BEARCATS
"Another difficult result for us. We have come out on the short end of these 4-3 matches of late. We can be very happy about our effort and play today, though. VCU is a really tough team. Their girls do not beat themselves and all have an extremely high tennis IQ. This weekend I believe can really help us moving forward. The quality of competition we faced against Marshall and VCU should have us well prepared as we transition to outdoor play and get into some more conference competition."
// CURRENT WIN STREAKS
Miceli :: Singles – 4 matches
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats will head to Tampa, Fl. for a pair of matches against UTEP and USF. The match against UTEP is scheduled for a 12 p.m. start on Tuesday, March 13. The following day, March 14, the match against USF will begin at 12 p.m.
// FOLLOW THE TEAM
Stay connected with UC women's tennis on Facebook (GoBearcatsWTEN), Twitter (@GoBearcatsWTEN) and Instagram (GoBearcatsWTEN).