Saturday, April 12
Cincinnati, Ohio
1 p.m.
West Virginia University
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Cincinnati
West Virginia Defeats Cincinnati to Close Out Regular Season
April 12, 2025 05:28 PM | Tennis
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University women's tennis team earned its second Big 12 Conference win of the season, defeating the Cincinnati Bearcats, 4-2, at the Trabert-Talbert Tennis Center in Cincinnati on Saturday.
West Virginia's two conference victories have come on the road this year, marking the first time the Mountaineers have won multiple conference road matches in one season since joining the Big 12.
West Virginia (8-16, 2-11 Big 12) has also won multiple Big 12 matches in consecutive seasons for the first time since joining the conference.
West Virginia jumped out to a 1-0 lead after tremendous play in doubles. The pairing of senior Michaela Kucharova and freshman Laura Villanueva Morillo earned their team-leading ninth win of the season. The doubles team comprised of freshman Lyla Byers and senior Tatiana Lipatova clinched the doubles point in the No. 3 seed match, winning 6-2.
Lipatova began singles play by picking up a win for WVU in the No. 6 seed match. She defeated Callie Flanagan, 6-0, 6-2.
Back-to-back wins by the Bearcats tied the match with three singles matches remaining. WVU retook the lead after Villanueva Morillo won in the No. 5 spot, 7-5, 7-6 (0).
Kucharova clinched the match for the Mountaineers as she won the No. 3 seed match, 7-5, 3-6, 6-1.
Doubles Results
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUTennis on X, Facebook and Instagram.
West Virginia's two conference victories have come on the road this year, marking the first time the Mountaineers have won multiple conference road matches in one season since joining the Big 12.
West Virginia (8-16, 2-11 Big 12) has also won multiple Big 12 matches in consecutive seasons for the first time since joining the conference.
West Virginia jumped out to a 1-0 lead after tremendous play in doubles. The pairing of senior Michaela Kucharova and freshman Laura Villanueva Morillo earned their team-leading ninth win of the season. The doubles team comprised of freshman Lyla Byers and senior Tatiana Lipatova clinched the doubles point in the No. 3 seed match, winning 6-2.
Lipatova began singles play by picking up a win for WVU in the No. 6 seed match. She defeated Callie Flanagan, 6-0, 6-2.
Back-to-back wins by the Bearcats tied the match with three singles matches remaining. WVU retook the lead after Villanueva Morillo won in the No. 5 spot, 7-5, 7-6 (0).
Kucharova clinched the match for the Mountaineers as she won the No. 3 seed match, 7-5, 3-6, 6-1.
Doubles Results
- Rozalia Gruszczynska/Gabrielle Guenther (UC) def. Julie Bousseau/Mille Haagensen (WVU), 6-2
- Michaela Kucharova/Laura Villanueva Morillo (WVU) def. Morgan Pyrz/Sakurako Watanabe (UC), 6-1
- Lyla Byers/Tatiana Lipatova (WVU) def. Zeynep Erman/Callie Flanagan (UC), 6-2
- Zeynep Erman (UC) def. Julie Bousseau (WVU), 6-3, 6-3
- Rozalia Gruszczynska (UC) def. Mille Haagensen (WVU), 6-2, 6-2
- Michaela Kucharova (WVU) def. Gabrielle Guenther (UC), 7-5, 3-6, 6-1
- Lyla Byers (WVU) vs. Milica Popovski (UC), 2-6, 6-3, 6-6 (unfinished)
- Laura Villanueva Morillo (WVU) def. Sakurako Watanabe (UC), 7-5, 7-6 (0)
- Tatiana Lipatova (WVU) def. Callie Flanagan (UC), 6-0, 6-2
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUTennis on X, Facebook and Instagram.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
33
Zeynep Erman / 0 [UC]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
22
Rozalia Gruszczynska / 0 [UC]
66
#3 Singles Match
123
736
Gabrielle Guenther / 0 [UC]
561
#4 Singles Match
1234
266UF
Milica Popovski / 0 [UC]
6360
#5 Singles Match
12
77
Sakurako Watanabe / 0 [UC]
56
#6 Singles Match
12
66
Callie Flanagan / 0 [UC]
02
Order of Finish:
6,2,1,5,3
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