Tennis Concludes Pam Whitehead Invitational Weekend

by Kathryn O'Brien
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CINCINNATI – Cincinnati women’s tennis concluded a weekend of action at home, hosting the annual UC/Pam Whitehead Invitational and beginning the fall season. The Bearcats welcomed Miami (OH), Purdue, and Louisville for the event. 

Cincinnati picked up nine singles wins and nine doubles wins over the two-day event, with freshmen Elizabeth Fauchet, Lucia Fuduric, Dani Forte, and Emme Bull all finding their first wins of their collegiate careers. Duo Gabrielle Guenther and Tara Kurepa ended the Invitational as the doubles winners, winning all three matchups they appeared in.

The first day of the invite consisted of two rounds of doubles play followed by singles. The Bearcats went 5-1 in doubles, Guenther/Kurepa leading the way with two victories (6-0 and 7-5). Fauchet/Milicia Popovski (6-3), Fuduric/Sakurako Watanabe (7-5) and Forte/Emme (6-1) also contributed doubles wins. 

Cincinnati also picked up three singles wins, including Guenther (6-7(3), 6-4, 10-4), Tara Kurepa (6-4, 3-6, 10-4), and Lucia Fuduric (6-3, 6-3). 

In day two of the event, doubles play consisted of one round, where all four Cincinnati doubles teams secured wins: Guenther/Kurepa (6-3), Watanabe/Fauchet (6-1), Forte/Bull (6-0), Fuduric/Popovski (6-3).  

Singles play for day two consisted of multiple rounds, the Bearcats appearing in 11 of them and picking up wins in six. Fauchet (7-5, 4-6, 10-8), Popovski (3-6, 6-3, 10-7), Forte (6-4, 2-6, 10-4), Watanabe (6-4, 6-2), Fauchet (6-3, 6-4), and Bull (3-0, forfeit). 

Louisville’s Julie Bedard finished the Invitational as the singles winner, going undefeated across all three of her matches over the two-day event.

// FINAL RESULTS 

-DAY 1-

Doubles 

Cincinnati vs Purdue 

  1. Florea/Wilson (PU) def. Fuduric/Watanabe (UC) (6-3)  
  2. Guenther/Kurepa (UC) def. Davydov/Kyselova (PU) (6-0)  

Cincinnati vs Miami (OH) 

  1. Fauchet/Popovski (UC) def. Voss/Valentinsson (MIA) (6-3)  
  2. Fuduric/Watanabe (UC) def. Voss/Risner (MIA) (7-5)  
  3. Guenther/Kurepa (UC) def. Chavez/Valentinsson (MIA) (7-5)  
  4. Forte/Bull (UC) def. Komar/Darken (MIA) (6-1)  

Louisville vs Miami (OH) 

  1. Faulkner/Oliveira (MIA) def. Bedard/Peresypkina (LOU) (6-4)  
  2. Mulberry/Vustsina (LOU) def. Risner/Owen (MIA) (6-3)  
  3. Chavez/Darken (MIA) def. Smith/Jaswal (LOU) (6-3)  
  4. Owen/Oliveira (MIA) def. Smith/Jaswal (LOU) (6-0)  

Purdue vs Louisville 

  1. Florea/Wilson (PU) def. Bedard/Peresypkina (LOU) (6-3)  
  2. Mulberry/Vustsina (LOU) def. Davydov/Kyselova (PU) (7-5)  

Singles 

Cincinnati vs Louisville 

  1. Guenther (UC) def. Peresypkina (LOU) (6-7 (3-7), 6-4, 10-4)  
  2. Smith (LOU) def. Fauchet (UC) (4-6, 6-3, 10-8)  
  3. Bedard (LOU) def. Popovski (UC) (6-6 (7-4), 6-2)  
  4. Kurepa (UC) def. Mulberry (LOU) (6-4, 3-6, 10-4)  
  5. Fuduric (UC) def. Jaswal (LOU) (6-3, 6-3)  

Cincinnati vs Miami (OH) 

  1. Voss (MIA) def. Forte (UC) (6-4, 6-0)  
  2. Komar (MIA) def. Bull (UC) (3-6, 6-4, 10-8)  

Purdue vs Miami (OH) 

  1. Florea (PU) def. Owen (MIA) (2-6, 6-3, 10-5)  
  2. Davydov (PU) def. Oliveira (MIA) (6-3, 6-3)  
  3. Faulkner (MIA) def. Wilson (PU) (6-2, 6-6 (7-3))  
  4. Kyselova (PU) def. Darken (MIA) (6-2, 7-5) 

-DAY 2-

Doubles 

Cincinnati vs Louisville 

  1. Guenther/Kurepa (UC) def. Bedard/Peresypkina (LOU) (6-3)  
  2. Watanabe/Fauchet (UC) def. Mulberry/Vustsina (LOU) (6-1)  
  3. Forte/Bull (UC) def. Smith/Jaswal (LOU) (6-0)  

Cincinnati vs Miami (OH) 

  1. Fuduric/Popovski (UC) def. Risner/Darken (MIA) (6-3)  

Purdue vs Miami (OH) 

  1. Faulkner/Owen (MIA) def. Florea/Wilson (PU) (6-2)  
  2. Davydov/Kyselova (PU) def. Chavez/Oliveira (MIA) (6-4) 

Singles 

Cincinnati vs Purdue 

  1. Fauchet (UC) def. Davydov (PU) (7-5, 4-6, 10-8)  
  2. Popovski (UC) def. Wilson (PU) (3-6, 6-3, 10-7)  
  3. Florea (PU) def. Kurepa (UC) (6-2, 6-3)  
  4. Kyselova (PU) def. Fuduric (UC) (6-4, 7-6 (7-4))  

Cincinnati vs Miami (OH) 

  1. Forte (UC) def. Risner (MIA) (6-4, 2-6, 10-4)  
  2. Watanabe (UC) def. Chavez (MIA) (6-4, 6-2)  
  3. Darken (MIA) def. Popovski (UC) (6-2, 7-6 (7-4))  
  4. Fauchet (UC) def. Owen (MIA) (6-3, 6-4)  
  5. Komar (MIA) def. Fuduric (UC) (6-2, 6-7 (7-4), 10-8)  
  6. Bull (UC) def. Valentinsson (MIA) (3-0)  
  7. Risner (MIA) def. Kurepa (UC) (6-5)  

Louisville vs Miami (OH) 

  1. Bedard (LOU) def. Chavez (MIA) (6-3, 6-3)  
  2. Faulkner (MIA) def. Peresypkina (LOU) (6-4, 6-4)  
  3. Oliveira (MIA) def. Smith (LOU) (6-3, 6-0)  
  4. Mulberry (LOU) def. Voss (MIA) (6-3, 6-4)  
  5. Jaswal (LOU) def. Valentinsson (MIA) (6-3, 7-5)  

Purdue vs Louisville 

  1. Smith (LOU) def. Florea (PU) (6-4, 6-1)  
  2. Bedard (LOU) def. Davydov (PU) (6-4, 5-7, 10-5)  
  3. Kyselova (PU) def. Mulberry (LOU) (6-2, 6-2) 

// UP NEXT 
The Bearcats will head to compete at the ITA Fall Regional Championships in Mason, Ohio at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. The event is set from Thursday, Oct. 8 to Tuesday, Oct. 13. 

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