Houston Faces Road Test in Florida
3/14/2018 12:00:00 AM | Tennis
HOUSTON â€" The Houston Cougar Women's Tennis team travels to the Sunshine State to face North Florida and South Florida. First serve against North Florida is set for 11 a.m. CST on Thursday in Jacksonville, Fla. The following day, the Cougars play against South Florida at 11 a.m. CST in Tampa, Fla. The Cougars hold a 3-1 road record heading into these matches.
Houston swept the doubleheader against Louisiana and UT Rio Grande Valley on Monday. The Cougars didn't lose a set against Louisiana in the matches that counted towards the clinch. Sveva Mazzari remained undefeated on the season in singles with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Floriane Picaut. She also dominated in her doubles match with Tsveta Dimitrova, in which they won 6-2 against Elena Sava and Abby Johnson.
Shortly after the Louisiana match, Houston swept UTRGV in what was one of the most impressive matches of the season. The Cougars limited the Vaqueros to only being able to win two games or less in every match that counted toward the sweep. Tsveta Dimitrova and Ana Glumac played with each other in doubles for the first time this season and cruised to a 6-1 win over Dominique Ibarra and Marine Darzyan. Houston improved to 14-1 this spring season heading into the matches in Florida.
ABOUT THE OSPREYS
North Florida is riding a four-match winning streak heading into the match against the Cougars and hold a 10-4 overall record. Their most recent win was a 4-0 sweep against Savannah State. Freshman Florencia Rossi boasts an 8-2 record in singles and is 8-4 in doubles when playing with sophomore Lucia Montaño. The only senior on the team, Luise Intert, holds a dominant 7-1 singles record. The Ospreys are currently 8-2 at home.
ABOUT THE BULLS
Similar to North Florida, the Bulls are also on a four-match win streak. USF is 6-7 this spring season and 5-2 at home. Their most recent match was a 7-0 sweep of UTEP. A standout win came against Michigan State in which they won a close match 4-3. Junior Nicole Dzenga leads the Bulls in singles with an 8-3 record. She picked up a 6-1, 6-1 win against UTEP in their last match. Dzenga also picked up a 6-1 win in doubles that day with her partner Vanja Klaric.
UP NEXT FOR HOUSTON
The Cougars return home to host Louisiana Tech on Saturday, March 24. The match is set to begin at 1 p.m. at the Barbara Wallace Winston Tennis Facility.
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