TicketsCINCINNATI - The University of Cincinnati tennis team battled down to the final point but fell 4-3 in the end against Wichita State on Thursday afternoon in the first American Athletic Conference match of the season.
// NOTES
• UC now sits at 7-6 on the season and 0-1 in conference play
• Wichita State moves to 5-10 and 2-1 in the AAC
• The Shockers have now won both matches against the Bearcats as they beat UC 4-2 a season ago in Kansas
// DOUBLES MATCHES
The Bearcats started off well by winning the doubles point. The duo of Ioana Guna and Caroline Morton took down their competition by a score of 6-4 at #1 doubles. Kelli Niehaus and Anna Philp secured the first team point with a 6-4 victory of their own at #3. The #2 match went unfinished.
// SINGLES PLAY
The singles matches went back-and-forth until the final point was decided in the final set of the final match. Wichita State took the first singles match to even the team score at one then then took the lead with a win on court two. The momentum shifted when Ioana Guna won 7-6 and 6-3 to tie the match back up at 2-2. The Shockers won the next match on court six before Emma Miceli battled to a 7-6, 6-4 victory to leave it down to the final pair. Maria Santilli took the set to three sets, eventually falling 6-1, 7-6, 6-2.
// NEXT SERVE
• Cincinnati continues AAC play on the road in Florida
• The Bearcats travel to USF on March 17 and UCF on March 18
• UC returns home for a non-conference meet on Wednesday, March 25 against NKU
Dual #13 • Cincinnati vs Wichita State
March 5, 2020 • Western Tennis and Fitness Club (Cincinnati)
Wichita State wins, 4-3
SINGLES
1 • Ioana Guna def. Lingwei Kong, 7-6 (5), 6-3
2 • Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva def. Caroline Morton, 6-1, 6-4
3 • Marta Ballucco def. Alexia Coutino, 6-2, 6-1
4 • Emma Miceli def. Alexandra Lazarova, 7-6, 6-4
5 • Esther Thebault def. Maria Santilli, 6-1, 6-7, 6-2
6 • Ting-Ya Hsu def. Kelli Niehaus, 7-6, 6-2
Order of finish: 2-3-1-6-4-5
DOUBLES
1 • I. Guna / C. Morton (C) def. M. Bellucco / L. Kong (W), 6-4
2 • T. Hsu / S. Saidhujaeva (W) led A. Coutino / E. Miceli (C), 3-5 (unfinished)
3 • K. Niehaus / Anna Philp (C) def. A. Lazarova / N. Kurahashi (W) 6-4
Order of finish: 1-3
// NOTES
• UC now sits at 7-6 on the season and 0-1 in conference play
• Wichita State moves to 5-10 and 2-1 in the AAC
• The Shockers have now won both matches against the Bearcats as they beat UC 4-2 a season ago in Kansas
// DOUBLES MATCHES
The Bearcats started off well by winning the doubles point. The duo of Ioana Guna and Caroline Morton took down their competition by a score of 6-4 at #1 doubles. Kelli Niehaus and Anna Philp secured the first team point with a 6-4 victory of their own at #3. The #2 match went unfinished.
// SINGLES PLAY
The singles matches went back-and-forth until the final point was decided in the final set of the final match. Wichita State took the first singles match to even the team score at one then then took the lead with a win on court two. The momentum shifted when Ioana Guna won 7-6 and 6-3 to tie the match back up at 2-2. The Shockers won the next match on court six before Emma Miceli battled to a 7-6, 6-4 victory to leave it down to the final pair. Maria Santilli took the set to three sets, eventually falling 6-1, 7-6, 6-2.
// NEXT SERVE
• Cincinnati continues AAC play on the road in Florida
• The Bearcats travel to USF on March 17 and UCF on March 18
• UC returns home for a non-conference meet on Wednesday, March 25 against NKU
Dual #13 • Cincinnati vs Wichita State
March 5, 2020 • Western Tennis and Fitness Club (Cincinnati)
Wichita State wins, 4-3
SINGLES
1 • Ioana Guna def. Lingwei Kong, 7-6 (5), 6-3
2 • Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva def. Caroline Morton, 6-1, 6-4
3 • Marta Ballucco def. Alexia Coutino, 6-2, 6-1
4 • Emma Miceli def. Alexandra Lazarova, 7-6, 6-4
5 • Esther Thebault def. Maria Santilli, 6-1, 6-7, 6-2
6 • Ting-Ya Hsu def. Kelli Niehaus, 7-6, 6-2
Order of finish: 2-3-1-6-4-5
DOUBLES
1 • I. Guna / C. Morton (C) def. M. Bellucco / L. Kong (W), 6-4
2 • T. Hsu / S. Saidhujaeva (W) led A. Coutino / E. Miceli (C), 3-5 (unfinished)
3 • K. Niehaus / Anna Philp (C) def. A. Lazarova / N. Kurahashi (W) 6-4
Order of finish: 1-3