University of Houston Athletics
Saturday, October 18
Waco, Texas
All Day
University of Houston
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USTA/ITA Texas Regional Championships
Houston Doubles Up On Quarterfinal Spoils
10/18/2014 12:00:00 AM | Tennis
Oct. 18, 2014 Houston - Following a strong performance on Day 3 of the USTA/ITA Texas Regional Championships, the University of Houston women's tennis team built off that performance with another quality showing on Day 4.
No. 66 Despoina Vogasari continued her strong fall play against ranked opponents as she defeated No. 99 Anna Mamalat of Texas A&M by a score of 6-1, 6-1. She followed that up with another victory later in the afternoon, taking down No. 112 Neda Koprcina of Texas, 6-3, 7-6 (5).
Elena Kordolaimi produced an equally impressive Day 4, as she took on No. 54 Rachel Pierson of Texas A&M. Pierson proved no match for Kordolaimi, as she fell to the Greek senior, 6-2, 6-0. Kordolaimi repeated her success against No. 73 Katherine Ip of Rice, taking down her cross-town foe in three sets, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6(1).
With her win versus Pierson, Elena Kordolaimi claimed a career-best victory against a ranked opponent.
Setting up a possible finals match-up against one another, both Vogasari and Kordolaimi will commence their semi-final matches at 12:30 pm on Sunday. Vogasari will face Alexis Pereira of TCU, while Kordolaimi will take on Natalie Beazant of Rice.
Fellow Cougar Maria Cardenas fell in the consolation quarterfinals to Sarah Dvorak of Texas Tech.
Fans can follow the Cougars on Day 4 of the USTA/ITA Texas Regional Championships with live video and stats at http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/w-tennis/spec-rel/101514aaa.html
Match Notes:
-Houston is the only team with two semi-finalist representatives
-Today's victories also mark the first time Houston will have players in the semifinal of the Texas Regional
-The four victories on the day by Vogasari and Kordolaimi against ranked opponents is a first in Houston history
FOLLOW THE COUGARS! Fans can keep up with the latest in Cougar athletics by following us on Facebook (Facebook.com/HoustonAthletics), Twitter (@UHCougarSports), Instagram (houstoncougars) andYouTube.com (Youtube.com/UHAthletics). In addition, the women's tennis team has established its own official Facebook (Facebook.com/HoustonCougarTennis) and Twitter pages (@UHCougarTennis).
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No. 66 Despoina Vogasari continued her strong fall play against ranked opponents as she defeated No. 99 Anna Mamalat of Texas A&M by a score of 6-1, 6-1. She followed that up with another victory later in the afternoon, taking down No. 112 Neda Koprcina of Texas, 6-3, 7-6 (5).
Elena Kordolaimi produced an equally impressive Day 4, as she took on No. 54 Rachel Pierson of Texas A&M. Pierson proved no match for Kordolaimi, as she fell to the Greek senior, 6-2, 6-0. Kordolaimi repeated her success against No. 73 Katherine Ip of Rice, taking down her cross-town foe in three sets, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6(1).
With her win versus Pierson, Elena Kordolaimi claimed a career-best victory against a ranked opponent.
Setting up a possible finals match-up against one another, both Vogasari and Kordolaimi will commence their semi-final matches at 12:30 pm on Sunday. Vogasari will face Alexis Pereira of TCU, while Kordolaimi will take on Natalie Beazant of Rice.
Fellow Cougar Maria Cardenas fell in the consolation quarterfinals to Sarah Dvorak of Texas Tech.
Fans can follow the Cougars on Day 4 of the USTA/ITA Texas Regional Championships with live video and stats at http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/w-tennis/spec-rel/101514aaa.html
Match Notes:
-Houston is the only team with two semi-finalist representatives
-Today's victories also mark the first time Houston will have players in the semifinal of the Texas Regional
-The four victories on the day by Vogasari and Kordolaimi against ranked opponents is a first in Houston history
FOLLOW THE COUGARS! Fans can keep up with the latest in Cougar athletics by following us on Facebook (Facebook.com/HoustonAthletics), Twitter (@UHCougarSports), Instagram (houstoncougars) andYouTube.com (Youtube.com/UHAthletics). In addition, the women's tennis team has established its own official Facebook (Facebook.com/HoustonCougarTennis) and Twitter pages (@UHCougarTennis).
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