No. 19 Women's Tennis Handles Cincinnati 4-1No. 19 Women's Tennis Handles Cincinnati 4-1

No. 19 Women's Tennis Handles Cincinnati 4-1

by Alex Clough
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ORLANDO - A formidable presence at the USTA National Campus was upheld Friday night as the No. 19 UCF women’s tennis team jumped back into the win column with its sixth sweep of the season, defeating Cincinnati to remain in share for first in the Big 12.

Led by strong doubles play, the Knights’ (16-2, 8-1) front-three prowess propelled the squad to their eighth conference win of the season and second in as many years over the Bearcats (7-8, 1-8).

With changes in doubles, as Jade Psonka slotted into court two alongside Sophia Biolay, the Knights remained constant in their efforts against the Bearcats. The first to fall came from the 30th-ranked tandem of Olivia Lincer and Hannah Rylatt, tallying their seventh win on the season in a dominating display, 6-3.

As courts two and three each sat 5-3 in the Knights’ favor, the clincher came from the anchors, Olivia Bergler and Donatella Guarnieri, securing their first win together and an early UCF advantage, 6-3.

The Black and Gold charged out to early leads on the front three courts in singles, taking each first set by a combined 18-5. 

Slotting up to court three for the first match in over a month, Bergler looked right at home, dismantling Cincinnati’s Gabrielle Guenther, 6-1, 6-2, to double the Knights’ lead. 

A week after reaching the century mark in combined singles and doubles wins, Biolay continued her rise in the record books with her 13th-consecutive win, defeating Rozalia Gruszczynska, 6-1, 6-4. The French native became only the fourth player in program history to achieve the feat.

While the Bearcats got on the board courtesy of a win on court five, the Knights found the clincher moments later as 110th-ranked Olivia Lincer prevailed in a contested court-one bout with Zeynep Erman, 6-3, 6-4.

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UCF will be back at home on Sunday for a matinee matchup with West Virginia at noon.

Singles Results

  1. #110 Olivia Lincer (UCF) Zeynep Erman (CIN)
  2. #85 Sophia Biolay (UCF) def. Rozalia Gruszczynska (CIN) 6-1, 6-4
  3. Olivia Bergler (UCF) def. Gebriell Guenther (CIN) 6-1, 6-2
  4. Jade Psonka (UCF) vs. Milica Popovski (CIN) 5-7, 2-2, unfinished
    5. Sakurako Watanabe (CIN) def. Hannah Rylatt (UCF) 6-3, 6-2
  5. Donatella Guarnieri (UCF) vs. Isabel Pacheco (CIN) 1-6, 4-3, unfinished

Doubles Results

  1. #30 Olivia Lincer/Hannah Rylatt (UCF) def. Rozalia Gruszczynska/Gebrielle Guenther (CIN) 6-3
  2. Sophia Biolay/Jade Psonka (UCF) vs. Morgan Pyrz/Sakurako Watanabe (CIN) 5-3, unfinished
  3. Olivia Bergler/Donatella Guarnieri (UCF) def. Zeynep Erman/Callie Flanagan (CIN) 6-3