Tennis Completes Day One of Baylor Invite
10/28/2022 7:28:00 PM | Tennis
Cougars pick up four singles and six doubles victories on first day of action
WACO, Texas – The University of Houston Tennis program earned four singles wins as well as six doubles victories on the first day of the Baylor Invite competing against Baylor, TCU and Washington State on Friday at the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center.
"Very proud of our team effort," Houston Tennis Head Coach Helena Besovic said. "We competed hard on each court and stayed focused throughout the long day."
Houston started off the day with doubles competition sweeping its opponents from Baylor and Washington State. Azul Pedemonti and Maria Dzemeshkevich defeated Baylor's duo Brooke Thompson and Danielle Tuhten, 7-6. Laura Slisane and Sonya Kovalenko teamed up to defeat Washington State's Eva Alvarez Sande and Maxine Murphy, 6-3.
Blanca Cortijo Parreno and Sophie Schouten defeated Washington State's Elyse Tse and Yura Nakagawa, 6-3. Gabriela Cortes and Elena Trencheva continued Houston's success against the Cougars defeating Stefaniia Mikhailova and Fifa Kumhom, 6-4.
In the second round of doubles action, Schouten and Cortijo Parreno returned to the court to defeat Baylor's Thompson and Tuhten, 7-6. Kovalenko and Slisane picked up a second round two doubles victory for Houston against Washington State's Mikhailova and Kumhom, 6-3.
In singles action, Houston earned four singles victories against Washington State. Senior Pedemonti defeated Nakagawa 6-4, 7-5, while freshman Kovalenko topped Mikhailova, 6-1, 6-0. Slisane defeated Tse, 7-6, 6-4, and Trencheva closed out the day with a win in a tough battle against Alvarez Sande 7-5, 2-6, 1-0 (10-5).
The Baylor Invite will resume play at 9 a.m., Saturday with doubles competition, followed by singles competition, at the Hurd Tennis Center.
RESULTS
Singles
Paula Baranano (Baylor) def. Maria Dzemeshkevich (Houston) 6-1, 6-3
Daniella Dimitrov (Baylor) def. Sophie Schouten (Houston) 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (10-6)
Brooke Thompson (Baylor) def. B. Cortijo Parreno (Houston) 7-6 (7-4), 6-1
Azul Pedemonti (Houston) def. Yura Nakagawa (Washington St.) 6-4, 7-5
Elena Trencheva (Houston) def. Eva Alvarez Sande (Washington St.) 7-5, 2-6, 1-0 (10-5)
Laura Slisane (Houston) def. Elyse Tse (Washington St.) 7-6, 6-4
Sonya Kovalenko (Houston) def. Stefaniia Mikhailova (Washington St.) 6-1, 6-0
Fifa Kumhom (Washington St.) def. Gabriela Cortes (Houston) 7-5, 7-5
Doubles
Round One
B. Cortijo Parreno/Sophie Schouten (Houston) def. Elyse Tse/Yura Nakagawa (Washington St.) 6-3
Azul Pedemonti/Maria Dzemeshkevich (Houston) def. Brooke Thompson/Danielle Tuhten (Baylor) 7-6
Sonya Kovalenko/Laura Slisane (Houston) def. Eva Alvarez Sande/Maxine Murphy (Washington St.) 6-3
Gabriela Cortes/Elena Trencheva (Houston) def. Stefaniia Mikhailova/Fifa Kumhom (Washington St.) 6-4
Round Two
Elyse Tse/Yura Nakagawa (Washington St.) def. Azul Pedemonti/Maria Dzemeshkevich (Houston) 6-3
Sophie Schouten/B. Cortijo Parreno (Houston) def. Brooke Thompson/Danielle Tuhten (Baylor) 7-6
Eva Alvarez Sande/Maxine Murphy (Washington St.) def. Elena Trencheva/Gabriela Cortes (Houston) 6-3
Sonya Kovalenko/Laura Slisane (Houston) def. Stefaniia Mikhailova/Fifa Kumhom (Washington St.) 6-3
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"Very proud of our team effort," Houston Tennis Head Coach Helena Besovic said. "We competed hard on each court and stayed focused throughout the long day."
Houston started off the day with doubles competition sweeping its opponents from Baylor and Washington State. Azul Pedemonti and Maria Dzemeshkevich defeated Baylor's duo Brooke Thompson and Danielle Tuhten, 7-6. Laura Slisane and Sonya Kovalenko teamed up to defeat Washington State's Eva Alvarez Sande and Maxine Murphy, 6-3.
Blanca Cortijo Parreno and Sophie Schouten defeated Washington State's Elyse Tse and Yura Nakagawa, 6-3. Gabriela Cortes and Elena Trencheva continued Houston's success against the Cougars defeating Stefaniia Mikhailova and Fifa Kumhom, 6-4.
In the second round of doubles action, Schouten and Cortijo Parreno returned to the court to defeat Baylor's Thompson and Tuhten, 7-6. Kovalenko and Slisane picked up a second round two doubles victory for Houston against Washington State's Mikhailova and Kumhom, 6-3.
In singles action, Houston earned four singles victories against Washington State. Senior Pedemonti defeated Nakagawa 6-4, 7-5, while freshman Kovalenko topped Mikhailova, 6-1, 6-0. Slisane defeated Tse, 7-6, 6-4, and Trencheva closed out the day with a win in a tough battle against Alvarez Sande 7-5, 2-6, 1-0 (10-5).
The Baylor Invite will resume play at 9 a.m., Saturday with doubles competition, followed by singles competition, at the Hurd Tennis Center.
RESULTS
Singles
Paula Baranano (Baylor) def. Maria Dzemeshkevich (Houston) 6-1, 6-3
Daniella Dimitrov (Baylor) def. Sophie Schouten (Houston) 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (10-6)
Brooke Thompson (Baylor) def. B. Cortijo Parreno (Houston) 7-6 (7-4), 6-1
Azul Pedemonti (Houston) def. Yura Nakagawa (Washington St.) 6-4, 7-5
Elena Trencheva (Houston) def. Eva Alvarez Sande (Washington St.) 7-5, 2-6, 1-0 (10-5)
Laura Slisane (Houston) def. Elyse Tse (Washington St.) 7-6, 6-4
Sonya Kovalenko (Houston) def. Stefaniia Mikhailova (Washington St.) 6-1, 6-0
Fifa Kumhom (Washington St.) def. Gabriela Cortes (Houston) 7-5, 7-5
Doubles
Round One
B. Cortijo Parreno/Sophie Schouten (Houston) def. Elyse Tse/Yura Nakagawa (Washington St.) 6-3
Azul Pedemonti/Maria Dzemeshkevich (Houston) def. Brooke Thompson/Danielle Tuhten (Baylor) 7-6
Sonya Kovalenko/Laura Slisane (Houston) def. Eva Alvarez Sande/Maxine Murphy (Washington St.) 6-3
Gabriela Cortes/Elena Trencheva (Houston) def. Stefaniia Mikhailova/Fifa Kumhom (Washington St.) 6-4
Round Two
Elyse Tse/Yura Nakagawa (Washington St.) def. Azul Pedemonti/Maria Dzemeshkevich (Houston) 6-3
Sophie Schouten/B. Cortijo Parreno (Houston) def. Brooke Thompson/Danielle Tuhten (Baylor) 7-6
Eva Alvarez Sande/Maxine Murphy (Washington St.) def. Elena Trencheva/Gabriela Cortes (Houston) 6-3
Sonya Kovalenko/Laura Slisane (Houston) def. Stefaniia Mikhailova/Fifa Kumhom (Washington St.) 6-3
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JOIN the CENTER COURT CLUB
Fans are invited to join the Center Court Club to support Houston Tennis. Center Court Club members provide financial support directly to Houston Tennis for needs beyond the program's operating budget.
For more information and to donate, fans can click here.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive updates by following @UHCougarTennis on Twitter and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at UHCougarTennis or on the team's Instagram page at @uhcougartennis.
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