TicketsCINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati tennis team lost 4-3 in a tough battle against Utah Friday night at the Western Athletic Club.
Cincinnati moves to 1-3 on the season while Utah improves to 5-0.
Doubles play started with Ioana Guna and Emma Miceli losing quickly 6-2 to Anastasia Goncharova and Emily Dush on court two. Courts one and three kept things interesting, trading points back and forth in very tight games. Elizabeth Pendergast and Cassie McLay held the lead at 6-5 until Utah tied it up 6-6. However their match was called after Callie Flanagan and Kelli Niehaus lost 7-6 on court three for Utah to earn the doubles point.
Emma Miceli (3-1) finished her singles match quickly after she swept Madeline Lamoreaux 6-4 and 6-0 on court five to earn UC their first point of the night.
Kelli Niehaus (2-0) came back in the first set to defeat Madison Tattini 7-6 in the tiebreaker before sweeping the second set 6-0 to secure the second point for UC on court six.
Cassie McLay (1-3) battled Lindsay Hung in the first set that led to the tiebreaker, however Hung would secure the win 7-6 and 6-3 for Utah's second point.
Ioana Guna (3-1) battled back on court two after being down 6-4 to take the first set 7-6 before securing the win in the second set 6-4 for UC's third point of the night.
After taking the first set 6-2, Elizabeth Pendergast (1-3) would fall to Linda Huang on court one 7-6 and 6-2 for Utah to tie the match up 3-3.
With court four ultimately being the tiebreaking point, Maria Santilli (2-1) and Anastasia Goncharova would split the first two sets. However Utah would secure the match and game point after Goncharova defeated Santilli 6-2 for her first singles loss of the season.
COACH TOTH FOLLOWING THE MATCH
"It was a really tough match. The disappointing part is we fell short at a really big opportunity tonight, but you can't fault our girls efforts tonight. They played really hard. Give credit to Utah, they deserved the win. But a lot of great stuff from our girls tonight and we have to be ready to go again tomorrow against a good Butler team tomorrow."
RESULTS
Cincinnati 3, Utah 4
1/29/2022 at Cincinnati, OH
Western Athletic Club
DOUBLES
1. Linda Huang/Madison Tattini vs. Cassie McLay/Elizabeth Pendergast (UC) (6-6, DNF)
2. Anastasia Goncharova/Emily Dush def. Ioana Guna/Emma Miceli (UC) (6-2)
3. Kataya Hersh/Lindsay Hung def. Callie Flanagan/Kelli Niehaus (UC) (7-6 [4])
SINGLES
1. Linda Huang def. Elizabeth Pendergast (2-6, 7-6 [4], 6-2)
2. Ioana Guna def. Emily Dush (7-6 [6], 6-4)
3. Lindsay Hung def. Cassie McLay (7-6 [3], 6-3)
4. Anastasia Goncharova def. Maria Santilli (6-3, 5-7, 6-2)
5. Emma Miceli def. Madeline Lamoreaux (6-4, 6-0)
6. Kelli Niehaus def. Madison Tattini (7-6 [3], 6-0)
UP NEXT
The Bearcats are back at it Saturday, Jan. 29 when they travel to Indianapolis to take on the Butler Bulldogs at 4 p.m.
FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For all the latest information on Cincinnati tennis, please visit GoBEARCATS.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow the team (@GoBearcatsWTEN) and Head Coach Eric Toth (@EricToth1) on Twitter. You can also find the Bearcats on Instagram and Facebook.
Cincinnati moves to 1-3 on the season while Utah improves to 5-0.
Doubles play started with Ioana Guna and Emma Miceli losing quickly 6-2 to Anastasia Goncharova and Emily Dush on court two. Courts one and three kept things interesting, trading points back and forth in very tight games. Elizabeth Pendergast and Cassie McLay held the lead at 6-5 until Utah tied it up 6-6. However their match was called after Callie Flanagan and Kelli Niehaus lost 7-6 on court three for Utah to earn the doubles point.
Emma Miceli (3-1) finished her singles match quickly after she swept Madeline Lamoreaux 6-4 and 6-0 on court five to earn UC their first point of the night.
Kelli Niehaus (2-0) came back in the first set to defeat Madison Tattini 7-6 in the tiebreaker before sweeping the second set 6-0 to secure the second point for UC on court six.
Cassie McLay (1-3) battled Lindsay Hung in the first set that led to the tiebreaker, however Hung would secure the win 7-6 and 6-3 for Utah's second point.
Ioana Guna (3-1) battled back on court two after being down 6-4 to take the first set 7-6 before securing the win in the second set 6-4 for UC's third point of the night.
After taking the first set 6-2, Elizabeth Pendergast (1-3) would fall to Linda Huang on court one 7-6 and 6-2 for Utah to tie the match up 3-3.
With court four ultimately being the tiebreaking point, Maria Santilli (2-1) and Anastasia Goncharova would split the first two sets. However Utah would secure the match and game point after Goncharova defeated Santilli 6-2 for her first singles loss of the season.
COACH TOTH FOLLOWING THE MATCH
"It was a really tough match. The disappointing part is we fell short at a really big opportunity tonight, but you can't fault our girls efforts tonight. They played really hard. Give credit to Utah, they deserved the win. But a lot of great stuff from our girls tonight and we have to be ready to go again tomorrow against a good Butler team tomorrow."
RESULTS
Cincinnati 3, Utah 4
1/29/2022 at Cincinnati, OH
Western Athletic Club
DOUBLES
1. Linda Huang/Madison Tattini vs. Cassie McLay/Elizabeth Pendergast (UC) (6-6, DNF)
2. Anastasia Goncharova/Emily Dush def. Ioana Guna/Emma Miceli (UC) (6-2)
3. Kataya Hersh/Lindsay Hung def. Callie Flanagan/Kelli Niehaus (UC) (7-6 [4])
SINGLES
1. Linda Huang def. Elizabeth Pendergast (2-6, 7-6 [4], 6-2)
2. Ioana Guna def. Emily Dush (7-6 [6], 6-4)
3. Lindsay Hung def. Cassie McLay (7-6 [3], 6-3)
4. Anastasia Goncharova def. Maria Santilli (6-3, 5-7, 6-2)
5. Emma Miceli def. Madeline Lamoreaux (6-4, 6-0)
6. Kelli Niehaus def. Madison Tattini (7-6 [3], 6-0)
UP NEXT
The Bearcats are back at it Saturday, Jan. 29 when they travel to Indianapolis to take on the Butler Bulldogs at 4 p.m.
FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For all the latest information on Cincinnati tennis, please visit GoBEARCATS.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow the team (@GoBearcatsWTEN) and Head Coach Eric Toth (@EricToth1) on Twitter. You can also find the Bearcats on Instagram and Facebook.