Smith clinches a 4-2 BYU victory against Cincinnati

Alongside a doubles victory and two other singles wins, Maddy Smith took the final point for the Cougars with a first-set tiebreak win and a 6-2 second set.

Smith clinches a 4-2 BYU victory against CincinnatiSmith clinches a 4-2 BYU victory against Cincinnati
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CINCINNATI, Ohio — Alongside a doubles victory and two other singles wins, Maddy Smith took the final point for the Cougars with a first-set tiebreak win and a 6-2 second set. 

The women's tennis team's victory over the Bearcats marks their first road Big 12 win this season, putting them at 3-3 in conference play.

Doubles Results

Order of finish: 2,3

Tan and Huang took the first doubles match for BYU with a 6-2 victory. Levelston and Tullis were down 3-0 at the start of their doubles set. They went on to win six of their next seven games, defeating their opponents 6-4 and securing the doubles point for the Cougars.

Singles Results

  • Bobo Huang (BYU) def. Zeynep Erman (UC), 6-3, 6-1
  • Grace Levelston (BYU) def. Rozalia Gruszczynska (UC), 7-5, 6-4
  • Gabrielle Guenther (UC) def. Kendall Kovick (BYU), 6-3, 7-6(5)
  • Milica Popovski (UC) def. Chelsea Bluestein (BYU), 6-1, 7-6(3)
  • Sara Watanabe (UC) uf. Sue Yan Tan (BYU)  5-7, 6-4, 3-2
  • Madison Smith (BYU) def. Isabel Pacheco (UC), 7-6(5), 6-2

Order of finish: 1,4,3,2,6

Huang put BYU up 2-0 with a two-set singles win against her opponent. Bluestein and Kovick were each defeated after narrowly losing their second-set tiebreaks, tying the match 2-2.

After tying the first set 5-5, Levelston took the next two games to win it 7-5. She carried the momentum into the second set, winning it 6-4 and putting the Cougars up 3-2.

Smith won her first set in a 7-5 tiebreak. She took the second set 6-2 to clinch the match for BYU, 4-2.

Tan left her match unfinished at 7-5, 4-6, 2-3.

Up Next

The Cougars will face the West Virginia Mountaineers on Saturday, Mar. 22, at 9 a.m. MDT. The match will be streamed on ESPN+, with live stats available on the BYU women's tennis schedule.