TicketsCINCINNATI - The University of Cincinnati women's tennis team travels west for a pair of matches. The Bearcats will open play in Los Angeles, California against the Loyola Marymount Lions on March 19 at 4 p.m. ET. The match will be held at the LMU Tennis Center. Following the match against Loyola, the Bearcats will make the trip south to Long Beach, California to face the Long Beach State 49ers. The match is scheduled for 5 p.m. ET and will be held at the Rhodes Tennis Center.
// LOOKING BACK
The Bearcats made the trip north to Dayton, Ohio to face the Wright State Raiders and came away in sweeping fashion.
Wright State looked to strike early after taking the first of the doubles matches on court #3, but the Bearcats responded with a 6-3 victory by the duo of Antonella Bramato and Alexia Coutino on court #1. With the doubles point on the line, Ioana Guna and Anna Philp dug in and held off the Raiders in a 6-4 victory on court #2 to clinch the doubles point.
Bramato/Coutino move to 8-2 for the season.
Guna/Philp move to 7-3 for the season.
The Bearcats hold a 19-11 record in doubles play during dual matches this season.
The Bearcats carried their momentum in to singles play as Anna Philp and Emma Miceli made quick work on the back courts. Philp registered a 6-3, 6-2 victory on court #6 and Miceli registered a 6-3, 6-3 victory on court #5. Keeping with a reverse order of finish, Maria Santilli recorded a 6-4, 6-1 victory on court #4. Antonella Bramato was next in with a 6-4, 6-1 victory on court #2, followed by Caroline Morton with a 6-4, 6-3 victory on court #3. The team lined up and cheered on Ioana Guna as she looked to complete the sweep. After taking the first set 6-4, Guna found herself in a tiebreak in the second set, but pulled through with a 7-6 (5) showing, completeing the sweep.
Santilli moves to 9-1 for the season, including 7-0 on court #5.
Miceli moves to an 8-1 record.
Morton advances to an 8-3 record.
The team stands at 41-21 in singles play during dual matches.
// SMASHING STREAKS
Miceli :: Singles – 6 Matches
Morton :: Singles – 3 Matches
Philp :: Singles – 2 Matches
Guna :: Singles – 2 Matches
Guna/Philp :: Doubles – 2 Matches
// SCOUTING THE LIONS
The Lions stumbled out of the gate falling 5-2 to the Oregon Ducks, but got their roar back with a 4-0 victory over Florida International University in the ITA Kick-Off Weekend, but were quickly tamed the next day by #8 UCLA in a 4-0 loss. The Lions looked to rebound against the Trojans of USC, but were turned in to house cats as they fell in a 4-2 loss. Licking their wounds and looking to regroup, the Lions have since pounced on the Razorbacks of Arkansas in a 4-1 victory, hunted down the Gauchos of UC Santa Barbara in a 4-3 victory and smacked the Golden Eagles of Marquette from the sky in a 4-0 victory.
The Lions are currently ranked #50 in the Oracle/ITA Division I Women's Rankings.
// SCOUTING THE 49ERS
The 49ers struck gold to open the season with a six-match win streak that included wins over UC Riverside (5-2), San Diego State (4-3), Nevada (4-0), CSUN (4-1), San Francisco (5-2) and Saint Mary's (4-2). Following the first five matches, the 49ers couldn't find so much as a flake of gold as their pans found only rocks in a 4-3 loss to San Diego. Looking for a new spot, they once again spotted gold in a pair of 6-1 victories over Cal Poly and Weber State. They then moved on to a new spot, but once again came up empty in a 4-3 loss. Returning home, they saw a glimmer of another big find in a 7-0 victory over Youngstown State, but their hopes were soon dashed in a 4-0 sweep at the hands of Houston.
The 49ers are led in doubles by the duo of Lalita Devarakonda and Natalia Munoz who have racked up an 8-2 record, having played all their matches on the #2 court. The duo of Dominique Meyer and Wiktoria Rutkowska are currently 6-4 in doubles play, but are on a three-match win streak.
In singles, Natalia Munoz leads the 49ers with a 9-2 record, including an 8-2 record on court #3. Lalita Devarakonda holds an 8-1 record in duals this season, which includes a 5-1 showing on court #5. Emma Bardet and Wiktoria Rutkowska both hold 7-4 records for the 49ers.
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// LOOKING BACK
The Bearcats made the trip north to Dayton, Ohio to face the Wright State Raiders and came away in sweeping fashion.
Wright State looked to strike early after taking the first of the doubles matches on court #3, but the Bearcats responded with a 6-3 victory by the duo of Antonella Bramato and Alexia Coutino on court #1. With the doubles point on the line, Ioana Guna and Anna Philp dug in and held off the Raiders in a 6-4 victory on court #2 to clinch the doubles point.
Bramato/Coutino move to 8-2 for the season.
Guna/Philp move to 7-3 for the season.
The Bearcats hold a 19-11 record in doubles play during dual matches this season.
The Bearcats carried their momentum in to singles play as Anna Philp and Emma Miceli made quick work on the back courts. Philp registered a 6-3, 6-2 victory on court #6 and Miceli registered a 6-3, 6-3 victory on court #5. Keeping with a reverse order of finish, Maria Santilli recorded a 6-4, 6-1 victory on court #4. Antonella Bramato was next in with a 6-4, 6-1 victory on court #2, followed by Caroline Morton with a 6-4, 6-3 victory on court #3. The team lined up and cheered on Ioana Guna as she looked to complete the sweep. After taking the first set 6-4, Guna found herself in a tiebreak in the second set, but pulled through with a 7-6 (5) showing, completeing the sweep.
Santilli moves to 9-1 for the season, including 7-0 on court #5.
Miceli moves to an 8-1 record.
Morton advances to an 8-3 record.
The team stands at 41-21 in singles play during dual matches.
// SMASHING STREAKS
Miceli :: Singles – 6 Matches
Morton :: Singles – 3 Matches
Philp :: Singles – 2 Matches
Guna :: Singles – 2 Matches
Guna/Philp :: Doubles – 2 Matches
// SCOUTING THE LIONS
The Lions stumbled out of the gate falling 5-2 to the Oregon Ducks, but got their roar back with a 4-0 victory over Florida International University in the ITA Kick-Off Weekend, but were quickly tamed the next day by #8 UCLA in a 4-0 loss. The Lions looked to rebound against the Trojans of USC, but were turned in to house cats as they fell in a 4-2 loss. Licking their wounds and looking to regroup, the Lions have since pounced on the Razorbacks of Arkansas in a 4-1 victory, hunted down the Gauchos of UC Santa Barbara in a 4-3 victory and smacked the Golden Eagles of Marquette from the sky in a 4-0 victory.
The Lions are currently ranked #50 in the Oracle/ITA Division I Women's Rankings.
// SCOUTING THE 49ERS
The 49ers struck gold to open the season with a six-match win streak that included wins over UC Riverside (5-2), San Diego State (4-3), Nevada (4-0), CSUN (4-1), San Francisco (5-2) and Saint Mary's (4-2). Following the first five matches, the 49ers couldn't find so much as a flake of gold as their pans found only rocks in a 4-3 loss to San Diego. Looking for a new spot, they once again spotted gold in a pair of 6-1 victories over Cal Poly and Weber State. They then moved on to a new spot, but once again came up empty in a 4-3 loss. Returning home, they saw a glimmer of another big find in a 7-0 victory over Youngstown State, but their hopes were soon dashed in a 4-0 sweep at the hands of Houston.
The 49ers are led in doubles by the duo of Lalita Devarakonda and Natalia Munoz who have racked up an 8-2 record, having played all their matches on the #2 court. The duo of Dominique Meyer and Wiktoria Rutkowska are currently 6-4 in doubles play, but are on a three-match win streak.
In singles, Natalia Munoz leads the 49ers with a 9-2 record, including an 8-2 record on court #3. Lalita Devarakonda holds an 8-1 record in duals this season, which includes a 5-1 showing on court #5. Emma Bardet and Wiktoria Rutkowska both hold 7-4 records for the 49ers.
// FOLLOW THE TEAM
Stay connected with UC women's tennis on Facebook (GoBearcatsWTEN), Twitter (@GoBearcatsWTEN) and Instagram (GoBearcatsWTEN).