TicketsCINCINNATI - The University of Cincinnati women's tennis team is back on the road for a pair of matches this weekend. First up, they will face American Athletic Conference foe Memphis on Friday, March 29. The match, which will be played in Memphis, is scheduled for a 1 p.m. ET start. The Bearcats will then return to the courts in Memphis for a neutral site battle with the Marshall Thundering Herd on Saturday, March 30 at 11 a.m. ET.
// LOOKING BACK
The Bearcats got back in the win column in a big way as they registered their fifth sweep of the season in a 7-0 victory over the Dayton Flyers. The duo of Antonella Bramato and Alexia Coutino got things going for the Bearcats in a 6-2 victory on court #1. Emma Miceli teamed up with Maria Santilli and came away with a 6-3 victory on court #3, clinching the doubles point for the Bearcats.
Bramato/Coutino move to 9-4 for the season.
Guna/Philp remain 7-4 for the season.
The team stands at 21-15 in doubles play during dual matches.
As play moved to singles, the Bearcats kept the pedal to floor as Emma Miceli advanced the lead to 2-0 with a 6-1, 2-0 win on court #4. Alexia Coutino followed quickly behind with a 6-0, 6-1 victory on court #6 and Antonella Bramato clinched the match victory with a 6-1, 6-0 victory on court #2. Ioana Guna kept the winning trend going as she added a 6-4, 6-1 victory on court #1 and Maria Santilli registered her tenth singles victory of the dual season with a 6-0, 6-4 showing on court #3. Anna Philp completed the sweep with her third straight singles victory, a 6-3, 7-6 (1) showing on court #5.
Santilli moves to 10-2 for the season, including 7-0 on court #5.
Miceli moves to 9-2 for the season.
Bramato moves to 7-3 for the season.
Morton remains 8-5 record for the season.
The team stands at 47-27 in singles play during dual matches.
// SCOUTING THE TIGERS
The Tigers began their season with little to show from their initial hunts as they came up short against Vanderbilt, Winthrop and Arizona, but finally earned their first stripe in a 4-2 victory over Northern Arizona. The celebration was short lived as they once again came up empty in a hunt against ECU in a 4-2 loss. The tigers dug back in, licked their chops and pounced on Tulane in a 4-3 victory, but it was once again short lived as the Missouri Tigers came in to the Memphis den and showed who had the better stripes. Following the Missouri defeat, Memphis rallied and earned their stripes in victories over Minnesota, UConn and Lipscomb before getting swept by Old Dominion. The Tigers charged head first in battles against William & Mary, UAB and Samford and came out with three more victories to celebrate. After taking some time off between hunts, the Tigers found that their old tactics were rusty as they fell to Brown and Harvard.
The Tigers are led by Laura Bente and Lina Hohnhold who both carry 9-4 records in singles this season. Bente boasts a 7-1 record at court #2 while Hohnhold is 6-1 on court #6. Both Bente and Hohnhold enter the match carrying two-match win streaks in singles. Alisha Reayer, who holds a 6-5 record, enters the match against the Bearcats on a three-match win streak.
In doubles, the duo of Bente and Hohnhold are 4-1 for the duals season, including 3-1 on court #3.
// SCOUTING THE THUNDERING HURD
The Thundering Herd hasn't exactly stampeded out of the gate this season. The Herd fell to Kentucky before trampling Wright State and West Virginia State, but then found themselves overrun in the next nine matches. The tough stretch for Marshall included losses to James Madison, Charlotte, Louisville, Penn State, FIU, North Texas, West Virginia and were swept by Virginia Tech and Furman. The Herd finally regained their strength and showed who was boss in a three-match win streak that included victories over Middle Tennessee, UAB and New Orleans before being swept away on the road at the Tulane Green Wave.
Anna Smith leads the Herd with a 10-6 record in singles during the dual season, including a 9-6 showing on court #1. While her 7-9 record may not look imposing, Liz Stefancic carries a six-match win streak in to the match against the Bearcats. Madi Ballow currently holds an 8-8 record, including a 5-2 showing on court #5, and enters the contest on a four-match win streak of her own.
In doubles, the Herd are led by the duo of Anna Smith and Daniela Dankanych who hold a 4-4 record and enter the match on a three-match win streak.
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// LOOKING BACK
The Bearcats got back in the win column in a big way as they registered their fifth sweep of the season in a 7-0 victory over the Dayton Flyers. The duo of Antonella Bramato and Alexia Coutino got things going for the Bearcats in a 6-2 victory on court #1. Emma Miceli teamed up with Maria Santilli and came away with a 6-3 victory on court #3, clinching the doubles point for the Bearcats.
Bramato/Coutino move to 9-4 for the season.
Guna/Philp remain 7-4 for the season.
The team stands at 21-15 in doubles play during dual matches.
As play moved to singles, the Bearcats kept the pedal to floor as Emma Miceli advanced the lead to 2-0 with a 6-1, 2-0 win on court #4. Alexia Coutino followed quickly behind with a 6-0, 6-1 victory on court #6 and Antonella Bramato clinched the match victory with a 6-1, 6-0 victory on court #2. Ioana Guna kept the winning trend going as she added a 6-4, 6-1 victory on court #1 and Maria Santilli registered her tenth singles victory of the dual season with a 6-0, 6-4 showing on court #3. Anna Philp completed the sweep with her third straight singles victory, a 6-3, 7-6 (1) showing on court #5.
Santilli moves to 10-2 for the season, including 7-0 on court #5.
Miceli moves to 9-2 for the season.
Bramato moves to 7-3 for the season.
Morton remains 8-5 record for the season.
The team stands at 47-27 in singles play during dual matches.
// SCOUTING THE TIGERS
The Tigers began their season with little to show from their initial hunts as they came up short against Vanderbilt, Winthrop and Arizona, but finally earned their first stripe in a 4-2 victory over Northern Arizona. The celebration was short lived as they once again came up empty in a hunt against ECU in a 4-2 loss. The tigers dug back in, licked their chops and pounced on Tulane in a 4-3 victory, but it was once again short lived as the Missouri Tigers came in to the Memphis den and showed who had the better stripes. Following the Missouri defeat, Memphis rallied and earned their stripes in victories over Minnesota, UConn and Lipscomb before getting swept by Old Dominion. The Tigers charged head first in battles against William & Mary, UAB and Samford and came out with three more victories to celebrate. After taking some time off between hunts, the Tigers found that their old tactics were rusty as they fell to Brown and Harvard.
The Tigers are led by Laura Bente and Lina Hohnhold who both carry 9-4 records in singles this season. Bente boasts a 7-1 record at court #2 while Hohnhold is 6-1 on court #6. Both Bente and Hohnhold enter the match carrying two-match win streaks in singles. Alisha Reayer, who holds a 6-5 record, enters the match against the Bearcats on a three-match win streak.
In doubles, the duo of Bente and Hohnhold are 4-1 for the duals season, including 3-1 on court #3.
// SCOUTING THE THUNDERING HURD
The Thundering Herd hasn't exactly stampeded out of the gate this season. The Herd fell to Kentucky before trampling Wright State and West Virginia State, but then found themselves overrun in the next nine matches. The tough stretch for Marshall included losses to James Madison, Charlotte, Louisville, Penn State, FIU, North Texas, West Virginia and were swept by Virginia Tech and Furman. The Herd finally regained their strength and showed who was boss in a three-match win streak that included victories over Middle Tennessee, UAB and New Orleans before being swept away on the road at the Tulane Green Wave.
Anna Smith leads the Herd with a 10-6 record in singles during the dual season, including a 9-6 showing on court #1. While her 7-9 record may not look imposing, Liz Stefancic carries a six-match win streak in to the match against the Bearcats. Madi Ballow currently holds an 8-8 record, including a 5-2 showing on court #5, and enters the contest on a four-match win streak of her own.
In doubles, the Herd are led by the duo of Anna Smith and Daniela Dankanych who hold a 4-4 record and enter the match on a three-match win streak.
// FOLLOW THE TEAM
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