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Houston Drops Tough Match Against SMU
3/9/2019 1:37:00 PM | Tennis
The Cougars travel to Long Beach for Spring Break matchup
HOUSTON – The Houston Women's Tennis Team dropped a tough match against conference rival SMU, 3-4.
In doubles, Mimi Kendall-Woseley and Elena Tairyan paired up at Court 1, where the Mustangs took the first match. At Flight 2, Ndindi Ndunda and Sophie Gerits were tied at 5-5, eventually stopping due to the clinch at Court 3. Phonexay Chitdara and Jovana Vukovic dropped a tough match, 6-4, giving the Mustangs a 1-0 lead.
Shortly after, Cougars made a quick turnaround in singles, where freshman Stephanie Belovukovic tied the match defeating Sarai Monarrez on Court 6, 6-3, 6-0. The Australian has been dominant since the beginning of the season, currently holding a 10-2.
At Flight 5, Chitdara rolled over Ana Perez-Lopez, winning 6-1, 6-2. Vukovic played a hard fought match, but dropped the second point to the Mustangs at Court 4, 6-4, 6-4. Freshman Gerits then followed with a big win over Karina Traxler, 7-6, 6-1.
At 3-2, Ndunda lost her match at Court 1, 7-6, 7-5 to make the match tied again. The deciding match was at Flight 2, where Kendall-Woseley faced Liza Buss in a long three-set match. After 3 hours, the junior from Boca Raton eventually dropped her match, 6-2, 4-6, 2-6.
Tennis Match Results
Houston vs SMU
3/09/19 at Houston, TX
Houston 3, SMU 4
Singles Competition
1. Anzhelika Shapovalova (SMU) def. Ndindi Ndunda (UH) 7-6, 7-5
2. Liza Buss (SMU) def. Mimi Kendall-Woseley (UH) 6-2, 4-6, 2-6
3. Sophie Gerits (UH) def. Karina Traxler (SMU) 7-6, 6-1
4. Vivienne Kulicke (SMU) def. Jovana Vukovic (UH) 6-4, 6-4
5. Phonexay Chitdara (UH) def. Ana Perez-Lopez (SMU) 6-1, 6-2
6.Stephanie Belovukovic (UH) Sarai Monarrez (SMU) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles Competition
1. Buss/Kulicke (SMU) def. Kendall-Woseley/Tairyan (UH) 6-0
2. Ndunda/Gerits (UH) vs. Monarrez/Perez-Lopez (SMU) 5-5 (unfinished)
3. Traxler/Hollebeck (SMU) def. Chitdara/Vukovic (UH) 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (1, 3); Singles: ()
Match Notes:
Houston 8-5
SMU 5-7
UP NEXT FOR HOUSTON
The Cougars will travel to Long Beach, Calif. to face Long Beach State at 12 p.m. on Thursday, March 14. The next day, they will face San Diego State at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 15 in San Diego.
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