TicketsORLANDO, Florida – The University of Cincinnati women's tennis team dropped its match to #19 UCF, 4-1, at the National Campus on Friday night.
UCF notched the doubles point after taking courts one and three.
The singles matchups were tightly contested.
Sophomore Sakurako Watanabe played an incredible match, as she grabbed the lone point for Cincinnati with a 6-3, 6-2 win on court No. 5. This victory marks the Edgewood, Ky., natives third win in a row and moves her record to an impressive 9-2 mark.
Junior Isabel Pacheco and freshman Milica Popovski also put together great performances. Pacheco was up 6-1, 4-3, and Popovski led 7-5, 2-2, as both of their matches went unfinished due to UCF clinching the match.
The Knights secured courts one, two and three to close out the match.
// UP NEXT:
The Bearcats head to the Lone Star State to take on Houston. First serve against the Cougars is set for Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. ET.
// MATCH RESULTS
No. 19 UCF 4, Cincinnati 1
March 28, 2025 | Orlando, FL | National Campus
Doubles
1. No. 30 Olivia Lincer/Hannah Rylatt (UCF) def. Rozalia Gruszczynska/Gabrielle Guenther (UC), 6-3
2. Sophia Biolay/Jade Psonka (UCF) vs. Morgan Pyrz/Sakurako Watanabe (UC), 5-3
3. Olivia Bergler/Donatella Guarnieri (UCF) def. Zeynep Erman/Callie Flanagan (UC), 6-3
Singles
1. No. 110 Olivia Lincer (UCF) def. Zeynep Erman (UC), 6-3, 6-4
2. No. 85 Sophia Biolay (UCF) def. Rozalia Gruszczynska (UC), 6-1, 6-4
3. Olivia Bergler (UCF) def. Gabrielle Guenther (UC), 6-1, 6-2
4. Milica Popovski (UC) vs. Jade Psonka (UCF), 7-5, 2-2, unfinished
5. Sakurako Watanabe (UC) def. Hannah Rylatt (UCF), 6-3, 6-2
6. Isabel Pacheco (UC) vs. Donatella Guarnieri (UCF), 6-1, 4-3, unfinished
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UCF notched the doubles point after taking courts one and three.
The singles matchups were tightly contested.
Sophomore Sakurako Watanabe played an incredible match, as she grabbed the lone point for Cincinnati with a 6-3, 6-2 win on court No. 5. This victory marks the Edgewood, Ky., natives third win in a row and moves her record to an impressive 9-2 mark.
Junior Isabel Pacheco and freshman Milica Popovski also put together great performances. Pacheco was up 6-1, 4-3, and Popovski led 7-5, 2-2, as both of their matches went unfinished due to UCF clinching the match.
The Knights secured courts one, two and three to close out the match.
// UP NEXT:
The Bearcats head to the Lone Star State to take on Houston. First serve against the Cougars is set for Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. ET.
// MATCH RESULTS
No. 19 UCF 4, Cincinnati 1
March 28, 2025 | Orlando, FL | National Campus
Doubles
1. No. 30 Olivia Lincer/Hannah Rylatt (UCF) def. Rozalia Gruszczynska/Gabrielle Guenther (UC), 6-3
2. Sophia Biolay/Jade Psonka (UCF) vs. Morgan Pyrz/Sakurako Watanabe (UC), 5-3
3. Olivia Bergler/Donatella Guarnieri (UCF) def. Zeynep Erman/Callie Flanagan (UC), 6-3
Singles
1. No. 110 Olivia Lincer (UCF) def. Zeynep Erman (UC), 6-3, 6-4
2. No. 85 Sophia Biolay (UCF) def. Rozalia Gruszczynska (UC), 6-1, 6-4
3. Olivia Bergler (UCF) def. Gabrielle Guenther (UC), 6-1, 6-2
4. Milica Popovski (UC) vs. Jade Psonka (UCF), 7-5, 2-2, unfinished
5. Sakurako Watanabe (UC) def. Hannah Rylatt (UCF), 6-3, 6-2
6. Isabel Pacheco (UC) vs. Donatella Guarnieri (UCF), 6-1, 4-3, unfinished
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For all the latest information on Cincinnati women's tennis, please visit GoBEARCATS.com and follow @GoBearcatsWTEN on X and Instagram or on Facebook.