University of Houston Athletics
Making a Racquet - Vol. 15
4/16/2015 12:00:00 AM | Tennis
April 16, 2015
The Cougars got the job done on Thursday as we fought hard to get a 4-0 win over UConn. The win has now earned us a place in the semifinals, where we will take on the Mustangs from SMU on Friday at 11 am.
We got off to a slow start as we were down on all three doubles courts, but we used one of our well-known traits to fight hard when the score is against us, and we came back to win the point. It was a tense atmosphere on court three, but the freshmen got the win to clinch the match, 7-5, to give us the 1-0 lead.
It was then time for singles, and Angela was first dominate and give us a 2-0 lead. Rocio shortly followed to make it 3-0, and Elena finished the job to make it a 4-0 win for the Cougars.
We need to come out with a little bit more fire tomorrow for the doubles, but it was a successful win as we continue our conference journey to get those rings! We will now have a repeat of last Wednesday's match against SMU at 11 am tomorrow.
Hope you are all watching and cheering along online!
(Editor's Note: "Making a Racquet" is written by senior women's tennis player Charlotte Phillips, who is interning with the Houston Athletics Communications department this semester. Throughout the season, Charlotte will provide a behind-the-scenes look into the Cougar tennis program, including practice stories, match recaps, interesting anecdotes and notes from the road. Today's entry looks back the American Championship quarterfinal win against UConn.)
VOLUME XV - APRIL 16, 2015
 | ONE DOWN, TWO TO GO! |
The Cougars got the job done on Thursday as we fought hard to get a 4-0 win over UConn. The win has now earned us a place in the semifinals, where we will take on the Mustangs from SMU on Friday at 11 am.
We got off to a slow start as we were down on all three doubles courts, but we used one of our well-known traits to fight hard when the score is against us, and we came back to win the point. It was a tense atmosphere on court three, but the freshmen got the win to clinch the match, 7-5, to give us the 1-0 lead.
It was then time for singles, and Angela was first dominate and give us a 2-0 lead. Rocio shortly followed to make it 3-0, and Elena finished the job to make it a 4-0 win for the Cougars.
We need to come out with a little bit more fire tomorrow for the doubles, but it was a successful win as we continue our conference journey to get those rings! We will now have a repeat of last Wednesday's match against SMU at 11 am tomorrow.
Hope you are all watching and cheering along online!
Charlotte
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