TicketsCINCINNATI – The Bearcats women's tennis team made it back to back victories as they defended their home courts in a 4-0 victory over the invading NKU Norse.
// DOUBLES
Order of Finish: 3,1
No. 1 | Bramato/Coutino (CIN) def. Sunjic/Culbertson (NKU) 6-3
No. 2 | Guna/Philp (CIN) vs. Koo/Rozin (NKU) 3-4 unfinished
No. 3 | Miceli/Morton (CIN) def. Dijanezevic/Watton (NKU) 6-1
The Bearcats dealt the Norse an early blow as they took the doubles point. The duo of Emma Miceli and Caroline Morton took the first shot as they registered a 6-1 victory on court #3. Following right behind them, the duo of Antonella Bramato and Alexia Coutino caused the Norse to begin taking on water as they took court #1 in a 6-3 victory.
Antonella Bramato/Alexia Coutino advance to 10-5 for the season.
Anna Philp/Ioana Guna remain 8-5 for the season.
// SINGLES
Order of Finish: 3,6,4
No. 1 | Ioana Guna (CIN) vs. Margita Sunjic (NKU) 6-4, 2-3, unfinished
No. 2 | Antonella Bramato (CIN) vs. Maria Koo (NKU) 3-6, 4-1, unfinished
No. 3 | Maria Santilli (CIN) def. Elizabeth Rozin (NKU) 6-1, 6-0
No. 4 | Anna Philp (CIN) def. Taylor Culbertson (NKU) 6-0, 6-4
No. 5 | Emma Miceli (CIN) vs. Katja Dijanezevic (NKU) 6-2, 4-1, unfinished
No. 6 | Alexia Coutino (CIN) def. Hannah Watton (NKU) 6-0, 6-1
As play moved to singles, the Norse were quickly looking for a way to slow the flooding of water that had begun in their longship, but the Bearcats were unrelenting. Maria Santilli celebrated her birthday in a big way as she blasted another hole in to the side of the Norse' defense as she took court #3 in a 6-1, 6-0 victory. Alexia Coutino continued the Bearcats onslaught as she took court #6 in a 6-0, 6-1 showing. Anna Philp dealt the final crushing blow as she clinched the match, forcing the Norse to retreat back to whence they came, in a 6-0, 6-4 showing on court #4.
This match marks the Bearcats sixth sweep of the season.
Maria Santilli moves to 12-2 in singles for the season, including 7-0 on court #5.
Emma Miceli remains 10-3 for the season, including 7-1 on court #6.
Antonella Bramato remains 7-3 for the season, including 5-1 on court #2.
Caroline Morton remains 10-5 for the season, including 9-4 on court #3.
// COACH TOTH ON THE BEARCATS
"The doubles is a huge point and I think with us we can find three singles wins. When we lose a doubles point, like we have on occasion this year, our girls are going to fight and make these teams earn it. This is a huge week for us and NKU isn't a team to sleep on. We knew we had to take care of business today and we did it in great fashion because Middle Tennessee State and Xavier are fifty-fifty matches where it's going to go either way and probably come down to doubles, who's tougher and who wants it more like it always does. Alexia Coutino really did a great job today. I thought it was one of her better doubles matches that I've seen her play this year. In singles she won easily, but it's great to see her play with confidence because when she does, she helps this team. Maria Santilli has had a great freshman year and she's done a great job for us. It was nice to see her produce for us today and Anna Philp with the clinch, but it was a team effort. Everyone did a great job today."
// SMASHING STREAKS
Santilli :: Singles – 3 Matches
Bramato :: Singles – 2 Matches
Morton :: Singles – 2 Matches
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats continue their homestand as they welcome Middle Tennessee. The match is scheduled for a 2 p.m. start on Friday, April 5 and will be held at the Trabert-Talbert Tennis Center.
// FOLLOW THE TEAM
Stay connected with UC women's tennis on Facebook (GoBearcatsWTEN), Twitter (@GoBearcatsWTEN) and Instagram (GoBearcatsWTEN).
// DOUBLES
Order of Finish: 3,1
No. 1 | Bramato/Coutino (CIN) def. Sunjic/Culbertson (NKU) 6-3
No. 2 | Guna/Philp (CIN) vs. Koo/Rozin (NKU) 3-4 unfinished
No. 3 | Miceli/Morton (CIN) def. Dijanezevic/Watton (NKU) 6-1
The Bearcats dealt the Norse an early blow as they took the doubles point. The duo of Emma Miceli and Caroline Morton took the first shot as they registered a 6-1 victory on court #3. Following right behind them, the duo of Antonella Bramato and Alexia Coutino caused the Norse to begin taking on water as they took court #1 in a 6-3 victory.
Antonella Bramato/Alexia Coutino advance to 10-5 for the season.
Anna Philp/Ioana Guna remain 8-5 for the season.
// SINGLES
Order of Finish: 3,6,4
No. 1 | Ioana Guna (CIN) vs. Margita Sunjic (NKU) 6-4, 2-3, unfinished
No. 2 | Antonella Bramato (CIN) vs. Maria Koo (NKU) 3-6, 4-1, unfinished
No. 3 | Maria Santilli (CIN) def. Elizabeth Rozin (NKU) 6-1, 6-0
No. 4 | Anna Philp (CIN) def. Taylor Culbertson (NKU) 6-0, 6-4
No. 5 | Emma Miceli (CIN) vs. Katja Dijanezevic (NKU) 6-2, 4-1, unfinished
No. 6 | Alexia Coutino (CIN) def. Hannah Watton (NKU) 6-0, 6-1
As play moved to singles, the Norse were quickly looking for a way to slow the flooding of water that had begun in their longship, but the Bearcats were unrelenting. Maria Santilli celebrated her birthday in a big way as she blasted another hole in to the side of the Norse' defense as she took court #3 in a 6-1, 6-0 victory. Alexia Coutino continued the Bearcats onslaught as she took court #6 in a 6-0, 6-1 showing. Anna Philp dealt the final crushing blow as she clinched the match, forcing the Norse to retreat back to whence they came, in a 6-0, 6-4 showing on court #4.
This match marks the Bearcats sixth sweep of the season.
Maria Santilli moves to 12-2 in singles for the season, including 7-0 on court #5.
Emma Miceli remains 10-3 for the season, including 7-1 on court #6.
Antonella Bramato remains 7-3 for the season, including 5-1 on court #2.
Caroline Morton remains 10-5 for the season, including 9-4 on court #3.
// COACH TOTH ON THE BEARCATS
"The doubles is a huge point and I think with us we can find three singles wins. When we lose a doubles point, like we have on occasion this year, our girls are going to fight and make these teams earn it. This is a huge week for us and NKU isn't a team to sleep on. We knew we had to take care of business today and we did it in great fashion because Middle Tennessee State and Xavier are fifty-fifty matches where it's going to go either way and probably come down to doubles, who's tougher and who wants it more like it always does. Alexia Coutino really did a great job today. I thought it was one of her better doubles matches that I've seen her play this year. In singles she won easily, but it's great to see her play with confidence because when she does, she helps this team. Maria Santilli has had a great freshman year and she's done a great job for us. It was nice to see her produce for us today and Anna Philp with the clinch, but it was a team effort. Everyone did a great job today."
// SMASHING STREAKS
Santilli :: Singles – 3 Matches
Bramato :: Singles – 2 Matches
Morton :: Singles – 2 Matches
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats continue their homestand as they welcome Middle Tennessee. The match is scheduled for a 2 p.m. start on Friday, April 5 and will be held at the Trabert-Talbert Tennis Center.
// FOLLOW THE TEAM
Stay connected with UC women's tennis on Facebook (GoBearcatsWTEN), Twitter (@GoBearcatsWTEN) and Instagram (GoBearcatsWTEN).