TicketsCINCINNATI – Cincinnati women's tennis team opened play at the MTSU Invite in Murfreesboro, Tenn. on Friday. The first day consisted of doubles vs. UNC Asheville and Lipscomb, followed by singles vs. Middle Tennessee State and Butler.
Three Bearcat doubles teams, Guenther/Kurepa, Fuduric/Watanabe and Fauchet/Popovski, earned wins against UNC Asheville and Lipscomb. Guenther/Kurepa defeated Asheville's McLeod/Moss with a clean 6-0, while Fuduric/Watanabe went 6-2 against Asheville's Chutka/Collins. Fauchet/Popovski found a 6-2 win over Lipscomb's Hamden/Ullrich. Cincinnati's fourth doubles team, Bull/Forte, fell in their match against Asheville.
In singles, Cincinnati earned five victories, highlighted by Gabrielle Guenther, Tara Kurepa, Dani Forte, Milica Popovski and Emme Bull. Guenther rallied to defeat Middle Tennessee State's Matasova, 3-6, 6-3, 11-9, while Kurepa and Forte each earned 6-4, 6-4 wins. Popovski also secured a three-set victory over Middle Tennessee State's Conde, 6-3, 4-6, 10-7. Bull earned a dominant 6-0, 6-0 win over Butler's Fortney. Sara Watanabe, Elizabeth Fauchet and Lucia Fuduric fell in their singles matches against Middle Tennessee State.
The Bearcats will continue play in Murfreesboro Saturday and Sunday, with the schedule as follows:
Saturday Oct 24
10AM Doubles vs Lipscomb
11AM Singles vs Miami(OH)/Tennessee St
10AM Doubles vs Lipscomb
11AM Singles vs Miami(OH)/Tennessee St
Sunday Oct 25
9AM Doubles vs Butler
10AM Singles vs Chattanooga
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