TicketsORLANDO, Fla. - The University of Cincinnati women's tennis team is set to begin competition at the 2019 American Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Championship in Orlando, Florida at the USTA National Campus. The Bearcats enter the tournament as the No. 10 seed and will face No. 7 seed ECU on Wednesday, April 17 at Noon ET.
The Bearcats finished the regular season with a 1-3 record in American Athletic Conference play after defeating the UConn Huskies on Sunday, April 14.
// LOOKING BACK
The Bearcats concluded the regular season with a neutral site match against the UConn Huskies in Greenville, North Carolina on Sunday, April 14. The Huskies took the first doubles match in a 6-0 victory on court #2, proving to be their only treat for the day. The duo of Emma Miceli and Caroline Morton quickly grabbed hold of the leash and knotted things up with a 6-4 victory on court #3. Antonella Bramato and Alexia Coutino clinched the doubles point with a 6-3 victory on court #1.
Bramato/Coutino are now 12-6 for the season.
Philp/Guna move to 9-8 for the season.
Miceli/Morton stand at 9-7 for the season.
The team stands at 31-22 in doubles play during dual matches.
The Bearcats continued to keep the Huskies in check as Ioana Guna notched a 6-0, 6-4 victory on court #2 to start singles play. Caroline Morton kept the momentum going with a 6-3, 6-2 showing on court #3. Emma Miceli clinched the match victory, ending the Huskies tough sledding, with a 6-2, 6-2 victory on court #6.
Santilli moves to 14-3 in singles for the season, including 7-0 on court #5.
Miceli is now 12-5 for the season, including 9-3 on court #6.
Bramato drops to 8-5 for the season, including 5-1 on court #2.
Morton moves to 13-6 for the season, including 12-5 on court #3.
The team stands at 65-41 in singles play during dual matches.
// SCOUTING THE PIRATES
The Pirates of ECU have hoisted the anchor, raised the colors and set sail for Orlando, Florida from their stronghold in Greenville, North Carolina. The Pirates are sharpening their swords, reloading their cannons and look to continue their program-best 22-match win streak. Since recounting their vast voyages this season, the Pirates have added the Bearcats and the UConn Huskies to their boneyard. They sunk the Bearcats in a heartbreaking 4-3 victory that featured a three-set thriller that went to a tiebreak to decide the match and then followed it up by sending the Huskies to the doghouse in a 5-2 victory to close out the regular season.
At the helm and leading the armada for the Pirates is Celia Ruiz who currently holds a 16-1 record in singles play this season, including a 13-1 showing on court #2. Ruiz has swabbed the deck with her last 15 straight opponents. Following closely behind Ruiz is a pair of cutthroat competitors in Alisa Diercksen and Lisa Hofbauer, both of whom hold 14-3 records in singles this season. Diercksen has left many landlubbers in her wake as she's battled to a 12-1 showing on court #3. Hofbauer's swashbuckling adventures has been heard wide and far as all of her matches have occurred on court #1. Another notorious marauder, Nastja Rettich carries an eleven-match win streak in to the match.
The Pirates conquests don't end with the individual bandits, many of them have teamed up for their own conquests. The duo of Celia Ruiz and Minette Van Vreden may have been defeated in their first battle together, but have left the last 13 challengers capsized and abandoning ship. Ruiz and Van Vreden hold a 12-1 record on court #2. The Pirates other deadly duo comes in the form of Alisa Diercksen and Lisa Hofbauer have left many scattered among the wreckage and in their wake enroute to a 13-4 record this season with all matches occurring on court #1.
// PREVIOUS MATCH-UP
The Bearcats and the Pirates faced off in a dual in Greenville, North Carolina on Friday, April 12. The Pirates were quick off the draw as they landed their first shot, taking the doubles point. As the action moved to singles, the Pirates continued their advance taking courts #5 and #2 as they jumped to a 3-0 lead.
The Bearcats would not be sunk easily as Maria Santilli began the charge with a 6-1, 6-2 victory on court #4. Caroline Morton followed quickly behind as she cut down the Pirates lead in a 6-3, 7-5 victory on court #3. Emma Miceli continued the Bearcats onslaught with a 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-0 victory and had the Pirates close to abandoning ship, but they managed to avoid sinking as they took the final match on court #1 in a 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5) heartbreaker.
// COACH TOTH ON THE BEARCATS
"Our girls are really looking forward to the tournament and a rematch with East Carolina. Very little separated us last weekend and likely very little will separate us tomorrow. We have a lot of respect for ECU and the season they have had, so we know we will have to bring our very best to advance. Tomorrow's match is exactly type of match you want to be involved in during your post-season. We'll be ready."
// FOLLOW THE TEAM
Stay connected with UC women's tennis on Facebook (GoBearcatsWTEN), Twitter (@GoBearcatsWTEN) and Instagram (GoBearcatsWTEN).
The Bearcats finished the regular season with a 1-3 record in American Athletic Conference play after defeating the UConn Huskies on Sunday, April 14.
// LOOKING BACK
The Bearcats concluded the regular season with a neutral site match against the UConn Huskies in Greenville, North Carolina on Sunday, April 14. The Huskies took the first doubles match in a 6-0 victory on court #2, proving to be their only treat for the day. The duo of Emma Miceli and Caroline Morton quickly grabbed hold of the leash and knotted things up with a 6-4 victory on court #3. Antonella Bramato and Alexia Coutino clinched the doubles point with a 6-3 victory on court #1.
Bramato/Coutino are now 12-6 for the season.
Philp/Guna move to 9-8 for the season.
Miceli/Morton stand at 9-7 for the season.
The team stands at 31-22 in doubles play during dual matches.
The Bearcats continued to keep the Huskies in check as Ioana Guna notched a 6-0, 6-4 victory on court #2 to start singles play. Caroline Morton kept the momentum going with a 6-3, 6-2 showing on court #3. Emma Miceli clinched the match victory, ending the Huskies tough sledding, with a 6-2, 6-2 victory on court #6.
Santilli moves to 14-3 in singles for the season, including 7-0 on court #5.
Miceli is now 12-5 for the season, including 9-3 on court #6.
Bramato drops to 8-5 for the season, including 5-1 on court #2.
Morton moves to 13-6 for the season, including 12-5 on court #3.
The team stands at 65-41 in singles play during dual matches.
// SCOUTING THE PIRATES
The Pirates of ECU have hoisted the anchor, raised the colors and set sail for Orlando, Florida from their stronghold in Greenville, North Carolina. The Pirates are sharpening their swords, reloading their cannons and look to continue their program-best 22-match win streak. Since recounting their vast voyages this season, the Pirates have added the Bearcats and the UConn Huskies to their boneyard. They sunk the Bearcats in a heartbreaking 4-3 victory that featured a three-set thriller that went to a tiebreak to decide the match and then followed it up by sending the Huskies to the doghouse in a 5-2 victory to close out the regular season.
At the helm and leading the armada for the Pirates is Celia Ruiz who currently holds a 16-1 record in singles play this season, including a 13-1 showing on court #2. Ruiz has swabbed the deck with her last 15 straight opponents. Following closely behind Ruiz is a pair of cutthroat competitors in Alisa Diercksen and Lisa Hofbauer, both of whom hold 14-3 records in singles this season. Diercksen has left many landlubbers in her wake as she's battled to a 12-1 showing on court #3. Hofbauer's swashbuckling adventures has been heard wide and far as all of her matches have occurred on court #1. Another notorious marauder, Nastja Rettich carries an eleven-match win streak in to the match.
The Pirates conquests don't end with the individual bandits, many of them have teamed up for their own conquests. The duo of Celia Ruiz and Minette Van Vreden may have been defeated in their first battle together, but have left the last 13 challengers capsized and abandoning ship. Ruiz and Van Vreden hold a 12-1 record on court #2. The Pirates other deadly duo comes in the form of Alisa Diercksen and Lisa Hofbauer have left many scattered among the wreckage and in their wake enroute to a 13-4 record this season with all matches occurring on court #1.
// PREVIOUS MATCH-UP
The Bearcats and the Pirates faced off in a dual in Greenville, North Carolina on Friday, April 12. The Pirates were quick off the draw as they landed their first shot, taking the doubles point. As the action moved to singles, the Pirates continued their advance taking courts #5 and #2 as they jumped to a 3-0 lead.
The Bearcats would not be sunk easily as Maria Santilli began the charge with a 6-1, 6-2 victory on court #4. Caroline Morton followed quickly behind as she cut down the Pirates lead in a 6-3, 7-5 victory on court #3. Emma Miceli continued the Bearcats onslaught with a 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-0 victory and had the Pirates close to abandoning ship, but they managed to avoid sinking as they took the final match on court #1 in a 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5) heartbreaker.
// COACH TOTH ON THE BEARCATS
"Our girls are really looking forward to the tournament and a rematch with East Carolina. Very little separated us last weekend and likely very little will separate us tomorrow. We have a lot of respect for ECU and the season they have had, so we know we will have to bring our very best to advance. Tomorrow's match is exactly type of match you want to be involved in during your post-season. We'll be ready."
// FOLLOW THE TEAM
Stay connected with UC women's tennis on Facebook (GoBearcatsWTEN), Twitter (@GoBearcatsWTEN) and Instagram (GoBearcatsWTEN).