CINCINNATI, Ohio – The Cleveland State women's tennis team continued its spring slate on the road Friday, dropping a hard fought 4-3 contest at Cincinnati.

Cleveland State was able to pick up the early doubles point against the Bearcats, earning wins at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles. At the top of the lineup, Ella Franz and Melliz Petkova Mustafa earned a 6-2 win, while Leah Geisz and Anna Mancino posted a 6-3 win at the No. 3 spot.

The Vikings were then able to pick up two singles wins on the night from Geisz and Laura Tapia.

Geisz earned a 0-6, 6-4, 7-6(4) come-from-behind win at No. 6 singles, remaining perfect during the spring season.

Tapia earned her win at the No. 3 spot, notching a 7-5, 6-7(4), 1-0(8) victory.

Cleveland State will be back in action next weekend, taking on West Virginia (Saturday, January 31) and Temple (Sunday, February 1).

Doubles
1.Franz/Petkova Mustafa (CSU) def. Guenther/Gruszczynska (CIN), 6-2
2.Pyrz/Watanabe (CIN) def. Sergieva/Tapia (CSU), 6-1
3.Mancino/Geisz (CSU) def. Kurepa/Arsic (CIN), 6-3
Singles
1.Gabrielle Guenther (CIN) def. Ella Franz (CSU), 6-4, 6-1
2.Rozalia Gruszczynska (CIN) def. Jenna Redmile (CSU), 7-6(1), 6-3
3.Laura Tapia (CSU) def. Anastasija Arsic (CIN), 7-5, 6-7(4), 1-0(8)
4.Sakurako Watanabe (CIN) def. Anna Mancino (CSU), 6-4, 6-3
5.Tara Kurepa (CIN) def. Melliz Petkova Mustafa (CSU), 6-2, 6-3
6.Leah Geisz (CSU) def. Milica Popovski (CIN), 0-6, 6-4, 7-6(4)