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Cougars Fall against SMU
4/8/2017 12:00:00 AM | Tennis
HOUSTON -- The Houston Cougar Women's Tennis team fell 7-0 to American Athletic Conference foe SMU on Saturday, at the Barbara Wallace Winston Tennis Facility.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Doubles play began with the Cougars forfeiting at the No. 3 position due to injuries to freshmen Tsveta Dimitrova and Cristina Rovira. SMU won the doubles point with a victory at the No. 1 doubles position in a 6-2 decision for Liza Buss and Macie Elliot over Lauren Alter and Sveva Mazzari.
Ana Glumac and Constandena Nicolaou battled back from a 5-3 deficit at the No. 2 doubles position to eventually even the score at 5-5, however, the duo was outlasted by Dasha Sharapova and Sarai Monarrez-Yesaki 7-6.
The Cougars were also forced to begin singles play with a pair of forfeits at the No. 5 and No. 6 singles positions due to Dimitrova and Rovira's injuries.
The Mustangs clinched the overall match with a win at the No. 3 singles position. Nicolaou dropped the first set to Sharapova 6-4, before Sharapova took the match with a 6-0 win in set two. SMU extended their lead with a victory at the No. 2 singles position after a 6-4, 6-2 win for Monarrez-Yesaki over Alter.
SMU picked up another point in a hard-fought match at the No. 4 singles position. Charline Anselmo took the first set 7-5 before Glumac answered with a 6-2 win to even the match in the second set. The super tie-breaker went down to the wire, however Anselmo outlasted Glumac 10-8 for the win.
The Mustangs picked up their final point of the match at the No. 1 singles position where Buss edged Mazzari 6-4, 7-6 (8-6).
UP NEXT FOR HOUSTON
The Cougars return to action at 1 p.m., Sunday when they welcome USF to the Barbara Wallace Winston Tennis facility. USF enters with a 9-10 record after falling 4-0 at Rice on Friday and 4-1 against Marshall on Saturday. The Bulls are 1-2 against opponents from The American this season.
Sunday's match will also serve as Faculty & Staff Appreciation Day. All University of Houston faculty and staff will be honored during the match. The Cougars will also give each fan in attendance at tomorrow's contest a FREE can of UH Logo Tennis Balls.
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