TicketsCINCINNATI – The Cincinnati women's tennis team concluded its fall slate at the Bonita Bay Collegiate Open in Bonita Springs, Fla., on Sunday.
Cincinnati finished the three-day event with five total victories, earning four singles wins and one doubles win. Freshman Lucia Fuduric recorded two singles victories, while Dani Forte and Tara Kurepa each added one. Fuduric and Sakurako Watanabe teamed up for a doubles win on the final day against UConn. Forte's victory was highlighted by a win over Memphis' No. 107-ranked singles player, Moeller.
DAY ONE:
The first day consisted of doubles followed by singles against Memphis.
Three Bearcat pairs hit the courts for doubles: Guenther/Kurepa, Fauchet/Popovski, and Bull/Forte, but fell to Memphis.
In singles, Cincinnati earned a victory through freshman Forte, who defeated No. 107-ranked Moeller 6-3, 6-4. Guenther fell to Santos 6-4, 5-7, 10-3, while Kurepa dropped a 3-6, 6-0, 10-7 decision to Nedderhut. Popovski fell to Mall 6-3, 4-6, 10-4, and Fuduric was defeated by Koppova 6-2, 6-1. Bull rounded out singles play with a close 6-7(5), 6-4, 10-8 loss to Linhartova.
DAY TWO:
The second day consisted of doubles followed by singles against event host, FGCU.
The Bearcat pairs of Guenther/Kurepa, Fuduric/Watanabe, and Fauchet/Forte all saw doubles action, but were unable to find success on the second day, falling in matchups against FGCU.
Cincinnati picked up one singles victory against FGCU, with Fuduric earning a 6-4, 6-1 win over Matz. Guenther fell to Maeland 7-6(6), 7-5, while Watanabe dropped a 6-3, 6-1 decision to Vargas. Popovski and Fauchet each fell 6-1, 6-3 to Jaramillo and Burillo, respectively, and Bull was edged by Kotecha 7-6(2), 6-2.
DAY THREE:
The final day consisted of doubles followed by singles against UConn.
Cincinnati picked up one doubles victory against UConn, with Fuduric/Watanabe defeating Kuti/Lincer 6-2. Guenther/Kurepa, Fauchet/Popovski and Bull/Forte each fell in their respective matches.
The Bearcats recorded two singles victories, with Fuduric defeating Asenov 5-7, 6-2, 10-7, and Kurepa earning a close three-set win over Lomans, 2-6, 6-4, 12-10. Watanabe dropped a 6-2, 6-2 decision to Platenikova, while Forte fell to Matos 6-0, 6-1. Fauchet dropped a 7-5, 7-6(2) decision to Hinshaw, and Popovski rounded out singles play with a 6-1, 6-3 loss to Wolfe.
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