Bearcats Avenge Earlier Loss, Beat Miami

CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati women's tennis team won, 4-3, against Miami University on Saturday afternoon at the Western Athletic Club.
 
The Bearcats record improves to 5-3 and the RedHawks move to 5-5 on the season.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
In their first doubles pairing of the season, redshirt senior Ioana Guna and redshirt senior Emma Miceli rolled to a 6-2 victory and redshirt sophomore Kelli Niehaus and redshirt junior Maria Santilli repeated the trick and helped UC capture the doubles point and a 1-0 lead. 

The Bearcats captured three of six singles matches for the win with Niehaus winning 7-5, 6-0 on Court 6 and Santilli grabbing a 6-2, 7-5 Court 3 win. 

After Miami tied the match by winning on Courts 1, 2 and 4, freshman Callie Flanagan picked up a dramatic 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 three-set win on Court 5 to seal the victory for Cincinnati. 

COACH TOTH WATCH
 
Head Coach Eric Toth's moved his career win total to 78 this afternoon and sits one win away from tying Marty Wolf for second in school history with 79.
 
RESULTS
 
Cincinnati 4, Miami (OH) 3
 
Doubles
1. Ioana Guna/Emma Miceli (UC) def. Brindtha Ramasamy/Laura Rico (MIA) 6-2
2. Sara Zalukar/Emilia Valentinsson (MIA) def. Callie Flanagan/Elizabeth Pendergast 6-3
3. Kelli Niehaus/Maria Santilli (UC) def. Nishitha Saravanan/Mayu Ushio (MIA) 6-2
 
Singles
1. Brindtha Ramasamy (MIA) def. Elizabeth Pendergast (UC) 7-5, 6-4
2. Laura Rico (MIA) def. Ioana Guna (UC) 6-1, 7-6 (5)
3. Maria Santilli (UC) def. Nishitha Saravanan (MIA) 6-2, 7-5
4. Sara Zalukar (MIA) def. Emma Miceli (UC) 2-6, 0-1 (ret.)
5. Callie Flanagan (UC) def. Sarah Dev (MIA) 2-6, 6-3, 7-5
6. Kelli Niehaus (UC) def. Emilia Valentinsson (MIA) 7-5, 6-0

UP NEXT
Bearcats are back in action on March 5 for a 11 a.m. start time at Indiana University in Bloomington.
 
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