Akron Falls to Cincinnati, 5-2

Sunday, January 19

Akron, Ohio

Noon

University of Akron

Cincinnati

Photo by: Ron Elkman

January 19 | Women's Tennis

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AKRON, Ohio – The University of Akron women's tennis team battled Cincinnati to a 5-2 decision on Sunday afternoon at the LaTuchie Tennis Center.

The Bearcats claimed the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and 3. The Zips captured the win at No. 2 as senior Rita Pedroso (Porto, Portugal) and sophomore Claudia Cecilia Rosas Garcia (Gaudalajara, Mexico) beat out Alexia Coutino and Emma Miceli, 7-5.

In singles action, Akron won two matches. At No. 1, junior Miruna Vasilescu (Ulm, Germany) battled Ioana Guna for a three-set victory, 4-6, 7-5, 10-8 (1).

At No. 3, Pedroso beat Alexia Coutino, 6-4, 6-4.

"Hats off to Cincinnati for playing a tough match," said interim head coach Brian Peters. "They are well coached, and they compete well. I am very happy for Miruna and Rita for getting nice wins. I am not thrilled about blowing leads in doubles. We lost focus, and it cost us. In singles, tactically I like what we are doing, but we need to be more consistent. I don't like a lot of unforced errors. We are going to have a great week of practice, fix those things, and be ready for next weekend."

Akron continues its homestand on Sunday, Jan. 26, with a 9 a.m. match against Oakland at the LaTuchie Tennis Center.

CINCINNATI 5, AKRON 2
LaTuchie Tennis Center | Stow, Ohio
January 19, 2019

Doubles
1. Ioana Guna/Caroline Morton (UC) def. Jemi Aguilar/Miruna Vasilescu (UA), 6-3

2. Rita Pedroso/Ceci Rosas (UA) def. Alexia Coutino/Emma Miceli (UC), 7-5

3. Kelli Niehaus/Anna Philp (UC) def. Tanja Derowski/Enya Forgaci (UA), 6-4

Singles
1. Miruna Vasilescu (UA) def. Ioana Guna (UC), 4-6, 7-5, 10-8 (1)

2. Caroline Morton (UC) def. Ceci Rosas (UA), 6-2, 7-5

3. Rita Pedroso (UA) def. Alexia Coutino (UC), 6-4, 6-4

4. Emma Miceli (UC) def. Jemi Aguilar (UA), 6-3, 6-4

5. Kelli Niehaus (UC) def. Enya Forgaci (UA), 6-1, 6-1

6. Maria Santilli (UC) def. Tanja Derowski (UA), 6-1, 6-0

Order of Finish:
Doubles- 1, 2, 3
Singles- 5, 6, 2, 4, 3, 1

Team Records:
Akron (0-2 overall)
Cincinnati (2-0 overall)