University of Houston
Conference USA Tournament
Tennis Finishes In 4th At C-USA Tournament
4/24/2005 12:00:00 AM | Tennis
April 24, 2005
FORT WORTH, Texas - The University of Houston tennis team earned a fourth-place finish in the Conference USA Women's Tennis Tournament after a tough 4-3 loss to the No. 51 USF Bulls in the consolation bracket.
The No. 74 Cougars finish the season with one of the best winning percentages in the program's 28-year history. At 17-10 overall, the Cougars earned a .630 winning percentage, the 9th highest ever.
Houston's season win total of 17 also surpasses last season's mark of 15 wins, and is the most in a single season since the Cougars went 19-6 back in 1997.
Against the Bulls, the Cougars clinched the doubles point with a pair of wins at the No. 2 and 3 spots. The tandem of junior Yolandi Terblanche and freshman Tiffany McLoughlin won the No. 2 spot by a score of 8-6, while senior Diana Martin and junior Kami Miller won the No. 3 position by default.
In singles action McLoughlin won at the No. 6 spot with a default victory, and Miller extended her winning streak to 14 straight victories with a 6-2, 6-3 win at the No. 5 position.
However, the Cougars fell in the No. 1-4 spots, which was enough to give the Bulls the 4-3 victory in the match.
USF 4, Houston 3
Doubles
No. 1 Dimovska/Bateup (UH) v. Etienne/Duch (USF) 7-7 didn't finish
No. 2 Terblanche/McLoughlin (UH) def. Vernon/Cruz (USF) 8-6
No. 3 Martin/Miller (UH) default win
Singles
No. 1 Etienne (USF) def. Dimovska (UH) 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 Vernon (USF) def. Martin (UH) 6-4, 6-0
No. 3 Duch (USF) def. Bateup (UH) 6-3, 6-4
No. 4 Cruz (USF) def. Terblanche (UH) 6-1, 6-0
No. 5 Miller (UH) def. Obando (USF) 6-2, 6-3
No. 6 McLoughlin (UH) default win
