TicketsMEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Bearcats women's tennis team was back on the road for an American Athletic Conference match up in Memphis, Tennessee with the Memphis Tigers. The Bearcats fought to the finish, but came up short as the Tigers took the victory 4-1.
// DOUBLES
Order of Finish: 1,2
No. 1 | Reayer/Bente (MEM) def. Bramato/Coutino (CIN) 6-2
No. 2 | J. Cao/Sullivan (MEM) def. Guna/Philp (CIN) 6-3
No. 3 | K. Cao/Davies (MEM) vs. Miceli/Morton (CIN) 5-5
Memphis jumped out early taking court #1 in a 6-2 showing and then clinched the doubles point with a 6-3 victory on court #2.
Antonella Bramato/Alexia Coutino move to 9-5 for the season.
Anna Philp/Ioana Guna are now 7-5 for the season.
// SINGLES
Order of Finish: 6,3,2,5
No. 1 | Antonella Bramato (CIN) vs. Alisha Reayer (MEM) 7-5, 5-5 unfinished
No. 2 | Laura Bente (MEM) def. Ioana Guna (CIN) 7-5, 7-5
No. 3 | Caroline Morton (CIN) def. Aleks Topalovic (MEM) 6-3, 6-4
No. 4 | Maria Santilli (CIN) vs. Hannah Davies (MEM) 6-2, 6-6 unfinished
No. 5 | Katherine Cao (MEM) def. Emma Miceli (CIN) 6-3, 7-5
No. 6 | Lina Hohnhold (MEM) def. Anna Philp (CIN) 6-2, 6-3
Looking to swing the momentum back in their favor, the Bearcats came out firing in singles, but Memphis continued to press their lead with a 6-2, 6-3 victory on court #6. Caroline Morton got the Bearcats on the board as she notched a 6-4, 6-4 victory on court #3. It would prove to be the lone point for the Bearcats in the match. Ioana Guna faced off with Memphis' Laura Bente on court #2 and would not be taken down easily as she pressed forward, but Bente got the better in a 7-5, 7-5 victory. Katherine Cao clinched the match victory for the Tigers with a 6-3, 7-5 victory on court #5.
Maria Santilli remains 10-2 in singles for the season, including 7-0 on the #5 court.
Emma Miceli moves to 9-3 for the season.
Antonella Bramato remains 7-3 for the season.
Caroline Morton moves to 9-5 for the season.
// COACH TOTH ON THE BEARCATS
"I was really pleased with everyone's approach to today's match, unfortunately our tennis wasn't quite good enough. A lot of that had to do with a Memphis team that really played a solid match. Memphis earned and deserved the win today. Another good program in Marshall awaits tomorrow and we need to be ready for another tough, tough match. Our very best effort and focus will be needed to get a win."
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats return to the courts in Memphis to face the Marshall Thundering Herd. The neutral site match is scheduled for an 11 a.m. ET start on Saturday, March 30.
// FOLLOW THE TEAM
Stay connected with UC women's tennis on Facebook (GoBearcatsWTEN), Twitter (@GoBearcatsWTEN) and Instagram (GoBearcatsWTEN).
// DOUBLES
Order of Finish: 1,2
No. 1 | Reayer/Bente (MEM) def. Bramato/Coutino (CIN) 6-2
No. 2 | J. Cao/Sullivan (MEM) def. Guna/Philp (CIN) 6-3
No. 3 | K. Cao/Davies (MEM) vs. Miceli/Morton (CIN) 5-5
Memphis jumped out early taking court #1 in a 6-2 showing and then clinched the doubles point with a 6-3 victory on court #2.
Antonella Bramato/Alexia Coutino move to 9-5 for the season.
Anna Philp/Ioana Guna are now 7-5 for the season.
// SINGLES
Order of Finish: 6,3,2,5
No. 1 | Antonella Bramato (CIN) vs. Alisha Reayer (MEM) 7-5, 5-5 unfinished
No. 2 | Laura Bente (MEM) def. Ioana Guna (CIN) 7-5, 7-5
No. 3 | Caroline Morton (CIN) def. Aleks Topalovic (MEM) 6-3, 6-4
No. 4 | Maria Santilli (CIN) vs. Hannah Davies (MEM) 6-2, 6-6 unfinished
No. 5 | Katherine Cao (MEM) def. Emma Miceli (CIN) 6-3, 7-5
No. 6 | Lina Hohnhold (MEM) def. Anna Philp (CIN) 6-2, 6-3
Looking to swing the momentum back in their favor, the Bearcats came out firing in singles, but Memphis continued to press their lead with a 6-2, 6-3 victory on court #6. Caroline Morton got the Bearcats on the board as she notched a 6-4, 6-4 victory on court #3. It would prove to be the lone point for the Bearcats in the match. Ioana Guna faced off with Memphis' Laura Bente on court #2 and would not be taken down easily as she pressed forward, but Bente got the better in a 7-5, 7-5 victory. Katherine Cao clinched the match victory for the Tigers with a 6-3, 7-5 victory on court #5.
Maria Santilli remains 10-2 in singles for the season, including 7-0 on the #5 court.
Emma Miceli moves to 9-3 for the season.
Antonella Bramato remains 7-3 for the season.
Caroline Morton moves to 9-5 for the season.
// COACH TOTH ON THE BEARCATS
"I was really pleased with everyone's approach to today's match, unfortunately our tennis wasn't quite good enough. A lot of that had to do with a Memphis team that really played a solid match. Memphis earned and deserved the win today. Another good program in Marshall awaits tomorrow and we need to be ready for another tough, tough match. Our very best effort and focus will be needed to get a win."
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats return to the courts in Memphis to face the Marshall Thundering Herd. The neutral site match is scheduled for an 11 a.m. ET start on Saturday, March 30.
// FOLLOW THE TEAM
Stay connected with UC women's tennis on Facebook (GoBearcatsWTEN), Twitter (@GoBearcatsWTEN) and Instagram (GoBearcatsWTEN).