Bearcats Fight To The Finish, Fall 4-2

The Bearcats fall on the road to AAC foe Wichita State.

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Andrew Higley - University of Cincinnati
WICHITA, Kan. – The Bearcats women's tennis team fell to the Wichita State Shockers on the road, 4-2. The match was the first of the season for the Bearcats against an American Athletic Conference foe. The duo of Ioana Guna and Anna Philp were victorious in doubles action. Caroline Morton and Maria Santilli both registered victories in singles

// DOUBLES
Order of Finish: 3,2,1
No. 1 | Thebault/Saidhujaeva (WSU) def. Bramato/Coutino (CIN) 6-4
No. 2 | Guna/Philp (CIN) def. Bellucco/Honigova (WSU) 6-2
No. 3 | Hsu/Kong (WSU) def. Miceli/Morton (CIN) 6-1

Wichita State got things going with a 6-1 victory on court #3, but Ioana Guna and Anna Philp would knot things up for the Bearcats with a 6-2 victory on court #2. The Shockers clinched the doubles point with a 6-4 victory on court #1.
 
Bramato/Coutino move to 7-2 for the season in doubles.
 
Philp/Guna move to 6-3 for the season in doubles.

// SINGLES
Order of Finish: 2,1,3,4,6
No. 1 | #118 Sandra Honigova (WSU) def. Ioana Guna (CIN) 6-1, 6-4
No. 2 | Esther Thebault (WSU) def. Antonella Bramato (CIN) 6-3, 6-1
No. 3 | Caroline Morton (CIN) def. Marta Bellucco (WSU) 6-3, 6-4
No. 4 | Maria Santilli (CIN) def Lingwei Kong (WSU) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
No. 5 | Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva (WSU) vs. Emma Miceli (CIN) 6-2, 4-4 unfinished
No. 6 | Ting-Ya Hsu (WSU) def. Anna Philp (CIN) 6-2, 6-4

Wichita State came out strong with back-to-back wins on courts #1 and #2, but Caroline Morton got the Bearcats on the board with a 6-3, 6-4 victory on the #3 court. Maria Santilli continues her strong freshman campaign. After dropping the first set, she battled back to take the second set and then the third in a 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 victory.
 
Santilli remains perfect, moving to 8-0 in singles for the season.
 
Miceli remains 6-1 for the season.
 
Morton moves to 6-3 for the season.

// COACH TOTH ON THE BEARCATS
"Another tough loss today, but another terrific effort by our girls. Wichita St has tough players up and down their lineup and I felt we really made them earn their victory today. Though we came up short this weekend both times out, I really feel our competitiveness and our will to win against the very best teams on our schedule is growing. We'll continue to get better as long as we keep coming to work everyday at practice with the intention of collectively improving ourselves."
 
// SMASHING STREAKS
Santilli :: Singles – 8 Matches
Miceli :: Singles – 4 Matches

// UP NEXT
The Bearcats return to the courts at home to face ETSU. The match is scheduled for a 5 p.m. start on Friday, March 1 and will be held at Western Tennis & Fitness Club.

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