TicketsSTORRS, Ct. - The University of Cincinnati women's tennis team headed north for an American Athletic Conference match with ECU. The Bearcats found themselves in an early hole but showed the same tenacity and fight that we've seen all season. Unfortunately, they came up just short as ECU took the match in a 4-3 victory.
// DOUBLES
Order of Finish: 1,3
No. 1 | Diercksen/Hofbauer (ECU) def. Guna/Morton (CIN) 6-2
No. 2 | Miceli/Miller (CIN) led Hsia/Rettich (ECU) 5-4, DNF
No. 3 | Ruiz/Veinsteina (ECU) def. Bramato/Huser (CIN) 6-4
It was a tough day in doubles as ECU jumped out to quickly take the point.
// SINGLES
Order of Finish: 6,5,2,3,4,1
No. 1 | Celia Ruiz (ECU) def. Ioana Guna (CIN) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
No. 2 | Caroline Morton (CIN) def. Lisa Hofbauer (ECU) 6-4, 6-4
No. 3 | Antonella Bramato (CIN) def. Sarah Sarjoo (ECU) 7-5, 6-1
No. 4 | Emma Miceli (CIN) def. Annija Veinsteina (ECU) 6-0, 7-6 (9)
No. 5 | Alisa Diercksen (ECU) def. Anna Philp (CIN) 6-4, 6-1
No. 6 | Ho Chiao Hsia (ECU) def. Amanda Huser (CIN) 6-2, 6-1
The Bearcats found themselves in an early 3-0 hole following the doubles decision and early singles play. Caroline Morton notched the first Bearcats point of the day as she fought her way to a 6-4, 6-4 victory on court no. 2. Antonella Bramato quickly followed behind to close the gap between the Bearcats and ECU with a 7-5, 6-1 victory. Emma Miceli tied the match up as she earned her fourth straight victory with a 6-0, 7-6 (9) performance. All of the focus shifted to court no. 1 where Ioana Guna was locked in three set battle. After dropping the first set, Guna rallied to take the second, but came up just short as ECU took the third set and the match.
// COACH TOTH ON THE BEARCATS
"Another disappointing 4-3 loss, but a really good effort by our squad. To battle back to 3-all after being down 0-3 against a really solid ECU team just shows how well we competed across the board. We almost stole one today. We'll hope for the same competitiveness tomorrow to wrap up the regular season against another quality conference opponent in UConn."
// CURRENT WIN STREAKS
Miceli :: Singles – 4 matches
Morton :: Singles – 3 matches
Bramato :: Singles – 2 matches
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats return to action on Sunday, April 15 in the regular season finale against the UConn Huskies. The match is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. in Storrs, Ct.
// 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 | Diercksen/Hofbauer (ECU) def. Guna/Morton (CIN) 6-2
No. 2 | Miceli/Miller (CIN) led Hsia/Rettich (ECU) 5-4, DNF
No. 3 | Ruiz/Veinsteina (ECU) def. Bramato/Huser (CIN) 6-4
It was a tough day in doubles as ECU jumped out to quickly take the point.
// SINGLES
Order of Finish: 6,5,2,3,4,1
No. 1 | Celia Ruiz (ECU) def. Ioana Guna (CIN) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
No. 2 | Caroline Morton (CIN) def. Lisa Hofbauer (ECU) 6-4, 6-4
No. 3 | Antonella Bramato (CIN) def. Sarah Sarjoo (ECU) 7-5, 6-1
No. 4 | Emma Miceli (CIN) def. Annija Veinsteina (ECU) 6-0, 7-6 (9)
No. 5 | Alisa Diercksen (ECU) def. Anna Philp (CIN) 6-4, 6-1
No. 6 | Ho Chiao Hsia (ECU) def. Amanda Huser (CIN) 6-2, 6-1
The Bearcats found themselves in an early 3-0 hole following the doubles decision and early singles play. Caroline Morton notched the first Bearcats point of the day as she fought her way to a 6-4, 6-4 victory on court no. 2. Antonella Bramato quickly followed behind to close the gap between the Bearcats and ECU with a 7-5, 6-1 victory. Emma Miceli tied the match up as she earned her fourth straight victory with a 6-0, 7-6 (9) performance. All of the focus shifted to court no. 1 where Ioana Guna was locked in three set battle. After dropping the first set, Guna rallied to take the second, but came up just short as ECU took the third set and the match.
// COACH TOTH ON THE BEARCATS
"Another disappointing 4-3 loss, but a really good effort by our squad. To battle back to 3-all after being down 0-3 against a really solid ECU team just shows how well we competed across the board. We almost stole one today. We'll hope for the same competitiveness tomorrow to wrap up the regular season against another quality conference opponent in UConn."
// CURRENT WIN STREAKS
Miceli :: Singles – 4 matches
Morton :: Singles – 3 matches
Bramato :: Singles – 2 matches
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats return to action on Sunday, April 15 in the regular season finale against the UConn Huskies. The match is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. in Storrs, Ct.
// FOLLOW THE TEAM
Stay connected with UC women's tennis on Facebook (GoBearcatsWTEN), Twitter (@GoBearcatsWTEN) and Instagram (GoBearcatsWTEN).