TicketsWACO, Texas – Led by the pair of freshman Morgan Pyrz and junior Elizabeth Pendergast advancing to the main draw doubles semifinals, the Cincinnati women's tennis team wrapped up play at the Big 12 Fall Championships on Sunday.
The Bearcats picked up 18 overall victories during four days of singles and doubles play at the Hurd Tennis Center, matching up against the other 13 Big 12 schools for the first time.
Pendergast and Pyrz defeated Maria Dzemeshkevich and Laura Slisane, 6-2, of Houston, in the first round of doubles play on Friday before taking down Anna Supapitch Kuearum and Isabella Dunlap, 6-2, of Iowa State in the quarterfinals on Saturday. They ultimately lost to Dana Guzman and Zdena Safarova, 6-0, of Oklahoma in the semifinals.
Cincinnati finished with 15 singles victories with three each from Pyrz, junior Callie Flanagan and sophomore Rozalia Gruszczynska.
Pyrz led the team with five total victories (singles and doubles) on the weekend.
Complete results are below.
UPDATED DAY 1 RESULTSSingles Draw Gold
Isabella Harvison (BU) def. Elizabeth Pendergast (UC) 6-0, 6-1
Singles Draw Green
Sophie Schouten (UH) def. Victoire de Samucewicz (UC) 4-6, 6-0, 1-0 (5)
Jaleesa Leslie (UCF) def. Rozalia Gruszczynska (UC) 6-1, 7-6 (3)
Singles Draw White
Kendall Kovick (BYU) def. Gabrielle Guenther (UC) 4-6, 7-6, 1-0 (6)
Romana Cisovska (OU) def. Sara Watanabe (UC) 6-3, 6-3
Singles Draw Yellow
Maria Santos (KSU) def. Callie Flanagan (UC) 6-1, 6-3
Morgan Pyrz (UC) def. Avery Pope (BYU) 6-2, 6-2
Isabel Pacheco (UC) def. Blanca Cortijo Parreno (UH) 6-0, 2-6, 1-0 (4)
Singles Main Draw Yellow
Nina Skoric (Houston) def. Isabel Pacheco (Cincinnati) 6-2, 6-2
Zdena Safarova (Oklahoma) def. Morgan Pyrz (Cincinnati) 6-3, 6-4
Singles Back Draw Gold
Kyoka Kubo (Kansas) def. Elizabeth Pendergast (Cincinnati) 6-2, 6-4
Singles Back Draw Green
Rozalia Gruszczynska (Cincinnati) def. Jermine Sherif (Texas Tech) 3-6, 7-6 (0-2), 10-5
Tamari Gagoshidze (Kansas) def. Victoire de Samucewicz (Cincinnati) 7-5, 6-2
Singles Back Draw White
Gabrielle Guenther (Cincinnati) def. Laura Slisane (Houston) 6-3, 6-0
Sara Watanabe (Cincinnati) def. Zuzanna Frankowska (Baylor) 6-2, 6-2
Singles Back Draw Yellow
Callie Flanagan (Cincinnati) def. Elena Trencheva (Houston) 7-5, 6-4
Doubles Competition
Morgan Pyrz/Elizabeth Pendergast (Cincinnati) def. Maria Dzemeshkevich/Laura Slisane (Houston) 6-2
Romana Cisovska/Ava Catanzarite (Oklahoma) def. Gabrielle Guenther/Rozalia Gruszczynska (Cincinnati) 6-2
Zuzanna Frankowska/Zuzanna Kubacha (Baylor) def. Isabel Pacheco/Sara Watanabe (Cincinnati) 6-1
Victoire de Samucewicz/Callie Flanagan (Cincinnati) def. Bitsy Tullis/Madison Smith (BYU) 6-2
Singles Consolation Matches
Rozalia Gruszczynska (Cincinnati) def. Juliette Nask (Iowa State) 6-4, 6-1
Victoire de Samucewicz (Cincinnati) def. Jacque Dunyon (BYU) 6-0, 7-5
Callie Flanagan (Cincinnati) def. Bitsy Tullis (BYU) 6-2, 6-2
Zuzanna Frankowska (Baylor) def. Elizabeth Pendergast (Cincinnati) 6-1, 6-7(3), 1-0(5)
Arina Oreshchenkova (Texas Tech) def. Sara Watanabe (Cincinnati) 6-3, 4-6, 1-0(11)
Morgan Pyrz (Cincinnati) def. Blanca Cortijo Parreno (Houston) 6-1, 3-6, 1-0(5)
Tereza Polakova (Kansas State) def. Gabrielle Guenther (Cincinnati) 6-2, 6-2
Main Draw Doubles- Blue Draw Quarterfinals
Morgan Pyrz/Elizabeth Pendergast (Cincinnati) def. Anna Supapitch Kuearum/Isabella Dunlap (Iowa State) 6-2
Mariya Polishchuk/Cristina Tiglea (Texas Tech) def. Victoire de Samucewicz/Callie Flanagan (Cincinnati) 6-3
Main Draw Doubles- Blue Draw Semi-Finals
Dana Guzman/Zdena Safarova (Oklahoma) def. Morgan Pyrz/Elizabeth Pendergast (Cincinnati) 6-0
Consolation Doubles
Gabriela Cortes/Blanca Cortijo Parreno (Houston) def. Gabrielle Guenther/Rozalia Gruszczynska (Cincinnati) 7-6(7)
Veronika Kulhava/Tereza Polakova (Kansas State) def. Isabel Pacheco/Sara Watanabe (Cincinnati) 6-2
Singles Consolation Matches
Rozalia Gruszczynska (Cincinnati) def. Isabella Dunlap (Iowa State) 6-2, 0-6, 1-0(5)
Victoire de Samucewicz (Cincinnati) def. Arina Oreshchenkova (Texas Tech) 6-1, 6-2
Gabrielle Guenther (Cincinnati) def. Charlotte Keitel (Kansas State) 6-3, 6-1
Veronika Kulhava (Kansas State) def. Sara Watanabe (Cincinnati) 6-2, 6-0
Aleen Quamar (Kansas State) def. Isabel Pacheco (Cincinnati) 6-2, 6-1
Morgan Pyrz (Cincinnati) def. Elena Trencheva (Houston) 6-3, 3-6, 1-0(5)
Callie Flanagan (Cincinnati) def. Camryn Stepp (Texas Tech) 6-4, 3-6, 1-0(5)