CINCINNATI — The University of Cincinnati women's tennis team fell 4-0 to Arizona on Thursday afternoon at the Trabert-Talbert Tennis Center.
The doubles point was tightly contested. Arizona clinched it on court No. 2, where junior Gabrielle Guenther and freshman Tara Kurepa fell to Maria Garcia and Josie Usereau 6-4 in a back-and-forth battle. The Wildcats had claimed court No. 1 earlier with a 6-3 win, while junior Morgan Pyrz and sophomore Milica Popovski secured court No. 3 with a 6-2 victory, improving the duo's record to 2-0 on the season.
In singles, Arizona took courts No. 1, 4 and 5 to seal the match. Martyna Ostrzygalo clinched it on court No. 1, defeating Guenther 6-1, 6-3. Popovski had built a 6-3, 3-3 lead over Zoya Chulak before the match was decided.
// UP NEXT:
Cincinnati hosts No. 13 Arizona State on March 21st at the Trabert-Talbert Tennis Center. First serve is set for 12 p.m. ET.
// RESULTS
Cincinnati 0, Arizona 4
March 19, 2026 | Cincinnati, Ohio |Trabert-Talbert Tennis Center
Doubles
1. Zoya Chulak / Ciara Moore (UA) def. Sakurako Watanabe / Rozalia Gruszczynska (UC), 6-3
2. Maria Garcia / Josie Usereau (UA) def. Gabrielle Guenther / Tara Kurep (UC), 6-4
3. Milica Popovski / Morgan Pyrz (UC) def. Tanvi Narendran / Martyna Ostrzygalo (UA), 6-2
ORDER OF FINISH: 1,3,2
Singles
1. Martyna Ostrzygalo (UA) def. Gabrielle Guenther (UC), 6-1, 6-3
2. Josie Usereau (UA) vs. Rozalia Gruszczynska (UC), 6-2, 5-4, DNF
3. Ciara Moore (UA) vs. Sakurako Watanabe (UC), 6-4, 5-2, DNF
4. Tanvi Narendran (UA) def. Anastasija Arsic (UC), 6-1, 6-1
5. Maria Garcia (UA) def. Tara Kurepa (UC), 6-2, 6-1
6. Milica Popovski (UC) vs. Zoya Chulak (UA), 6-3, 3-3, DNF
ORDER OF FINISH: 5,4,1
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