DePaul University
Cincinnati
Blue Demons Held Off by Bearcats
4/1/2023 7:25:00 PM | WOMEN'S TENNIS
DePaul falls to 9-8 in dual play
CINCINNATI, Ohio – The DePaul women's tennis team fell to the Cincinnati Bearcats, 5-2, on Saturday afternoon.Â
DePaul (9-8) got out to an early lead after winning the doubles point. Yuliya Kizelbasheva and Maddie Yergler teamed up on the No. 2 court and defeated Cincinnati's Ferguson and Niehaus, 6-3. Valentina Martin and Hannah Smith won the point when they took down Bruno and Pendergast, 6-4, to give the duo their first win as a doubles team.
Yuliya Kizelbasheva earned the second point of the afternoon for the Blue Demons when she defeated Cincinnati's Pendergast in three sets, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4. Kizelbasheva has won seven matches throughout the 2023 dual season, all on the No. 1 court.
Hannah Smith went to three sets on the No. 2 courts, but Cincinnati's Cassie McLay was able to come away with the win.Â
Valentina Martin was able to battle back after dropping the first set 1-6. Martin won the second set 7-6 (7-3) to force a third set tiebreaker, but fell in the final set.
UP NEXT: DePaul will be back at home for a BIG EAST weekend, taking on Seton Hall on Friday, April 7 at 1:30 p.m. The Blue Demons will celebrate Senior Day on Saturday, April 8 as they take on St. John's at 1:30 p.m.
Cincinnati 5, DePaul 2
April 1, 2023
(Cincinnati, Ohio)
Singles
1. Yuliya Kizelbasheva (DPU) def. Elizabeth Pendergast (UC) 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
2. Cassie McLay (UC) def. Hannah Smith (DPU) 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-6)
3. Maria Santilli (UC) def. Lenka Antonijevic (DPU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Kelli Niehaus (UC) def. Valentina Martin (DPU) 6-1, 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (7-4)
5. Callie Flanagan (UC) def. Maddie Yergler (DPU) 6-4, 6-4
6. Katie Ferguson (UC) won on walkover
Doubles
1. Cassie McLay/Callie Flanagan (UC) def. Lenka Antonijevic/Eleanor Nobbs (DPU) 6-0
2. Yuliya Kizelbasheva/Maddie Yergler (DPU) def. Katie Ferguson/Kelli Niehaus (UC) 6-3
3. Hannah Smith/Valentina Martin (DPU) def. Sofia Bruno/Elizabeth Pendergast (UC) 6-4
Match Notes:
DePaul 9-8
Cincinnati 7-12
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (6,3,5,1,2,4)
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