Women's Tennis Wins C-USA Championship Opener

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - No. 4 DePaul advanced to the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Women's Tennis Championship, after claiming a 4-2 win over 13th-seeded Cincinnati on Thursday at Bass-Rudd Tennis Center. The Blue Demons will now face fifth-seeded Louisville at Seneca Park on Friday at 3 p.m. (EST).

Cincinnati came out strong early in the match to claim the doubles point. Lyndsey Molony and Hannah Hinton upset DePaul's No. 1 tandem of Marina Parashkevova and Natalie Matko, 8-2. Cristina Reyes and Mariana Lozano outlasted Brenda Leung and Petra Rehusova, 8-4, at the No. 3 spot.

In singles action, the Blue Demons came back to take the lead with Parashkevova sweeping Reyes, 6-1, 6-1 at the No. 2 position and DePaul's No. 5 singles player Rehusova claiming a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Jill Klauk. After helping the Bearcats clinch the doubles point, Hinton nabbed another win, posting a 6-1, 6-1 decision over Natalie Matko at No. 3.

The Blue Demons clinched the victory after Gergana Ganeva came back in the second set to capture a 7-5, 6-4 win over Cincinnati's Molony.

Thursday, April 15

Match #1 - A (Bass-Rudd Tennis Center)

(4) DePaul 4, (13) Cincinnati 2

Singles

1. Gergana Ganeva, DPU def. Lyndsey Molony, 7-5, 6-4

2. Marina Parashkevova, DPU def. Cristina Reyes, 6-1, 6-1

3. Hannah Hinton, CIN def. Natalie Matko, 6-1, 6-1

4. Brenda Leung, DPU vs. Samantha Liu, DNF

5. Petra Rehusova, DPU def. Jill Klauk, 6-2, 6-0

6. Karen Falduto, DPU def. Mariana Lozano, 6-2, 6-1

Doubles

1. Molony/Hinton, CIN def. Parashkevova/Matko, N., 8-2

2. Ganeva/Matko, S., DPU def. Liu/Jill Klauk, 8-1

3. Reyes/Lozano, CIN def. Leung/Rehusova, 8-4

Women's Tennis Wins C-USA Championship Opener

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