Cincinnati Tennis Faces Off Against Indiana: A Hard-Fought Showdown

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Cincinnati women’s tennis squad suffered a defeat against Indiana, concluding at 6-1 in their first away contest of the season, held at the IU Tennis Center on Sunday afternoon.

Graduate student Zeynep Erman secured the only victory for the Bearcats on court No. 1, overcoming Nicole Teodosescu in a three-set struggle, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2.

 

Indiana triumphed in the remaining five singles encounters.

 

Bearcats sophomore Gabrielle Guenther exhibited a commendable effort against Lara Schneider, winning the first set but ultimately falling in a tightly contested match, 6-4, 4-6, 0-1 (6) on court three.

 

The Hoosiers secured the doubles point after victories on court No. 1 and No. 3.

 

On court two, Cincinnati sophomores Morgan Pyrz and Sakurako Watanabe led with a score of 5-4 against Li Hsin Lin and Magdalena Swierczynska when the doubles point was secured, leaving their match incomplete.

LOOKING AHEAD:

On Saturday, the Bearcats will make their way back home to host a doubleheader against Eastern Michigan and Oakland at the Western Athletic Club. The first serve against Eastern Michigan is slated for 1 p.m., followed by a 6:30 p.m. ET match versus Oakland.

 

MATCH OUTCOMES

Indiana 6, Cincinnati 1

Jan. 19, 2025 | Bloomington, Ind. | IU Tennis Center

Doubles 

1. Lara Schneider / Nicole Teodosescu (IU) def. Zeynep Erman / Rozalia Gruszczynska (UC), 6-2

2. Morgan Pyrz / Sakurako Watanabe (CIN) vs. Li Hsin Lin / Magdalena Swierczynska (IU), 5-4

3.  Elisabeth Dunac / Nicole Sifuentes (IU) def. Callie Flanagan / Gabrielle Guenther (CIN), 6-0

FINISH ORDER: 3,1

 

Singles

1. Zeynep Erman (UC) def. Nicole Teodosescu (IU), 6-2, 4-6, 6-2

2. Marina Fuduric (IU) def. Rozalia Gruszczynska (UC), 6-0, 6-3

3. Lara Schneider (IU) def. Gabrielle Guenther (UC), 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (6)

4. Nicole Sifuentes (IU) def. Milica Popovski (UC), 7-6 (4), 6-4

5. Magdalena Swierczynska (IU) def. Sakurako Watanabe (UC), 6-2, 6-3

6. Elisabeth Dunac (IU) def. Callie Flanagan (UC), 4-6, 6-0, 6-3

 

FINISH ORDER: 2,5,4,6,1,3

 

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