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Tennis Picks Up Five Singles Wins at Rice Invite
11/4/2022 3:00:00 PM | Tennis
Cougars wraps up fall action Saturday at 9 a.m.
HOUSTON – The University of Houston Tennis program continued its weekend at the Rice Fall Invitational with five singles victories on Friday at the George R. Brown Tennis Center on the campus of Rice.
Due to the potential threat of rain in the area, Houston began the day with singles action against BYU and UT Arlington followed by doubles matchups against Rice and BYU.
Azul Pedemonti picked up her second singles win at the Rice Fall Invitational against BYU's Win Ka Lin in two sets with scores of 6-2, 7-6. Maria Dzemeshkevich clinched a win after dominating BYU's Helen Jiao, 6-0, 6-1.
Blanca Cortijo Parreno picked up her first singles win at the Rice Fall Invitational after defeating BYU's Xenia de Luna with set scores of 6-4, 1-6, 6-1. Freshman Sophie Schouten wrapped up the day for the Cougars following a win over BYU's Avery Pope, 6-3, 6-2. Senior Manasi Reddy saw action for the first time this fall season defeating UT Arlington's Ioana Dumitrescu, 4-2.
Houston will conclude action at the Rice Invitational at 9 a.m., Saturday from the George R. Brown Tennis Center with one round of singles action.
RESULTS
Singles
Tina Li (BYU) def. Elena Trencheva (Houston) 6-3, 6-3
Maria Dzemeshkevich (Houston) def. Helen Jiao (BYU) 6-0, 6-1
Jacque Dunyon (BYU) def. Laura Slisane (Houston) 6-4, 4-6, 11-9
Azul Pedemonti (Houston) def. Win Ka Lin (BYU) 6-2, 7-6
Emmie Moore (BYU) def. Gabriela Cortes (Houston) 1-6, 7-5, 6-1
B. Cortijo Parreno (Houston) def. Xenia de Luna (BYU) 6-4, 1-6, 6-1
Sophie Schouten (Houston) def. Avery Pope (BYU) 6-3, 6-2
Madison Smith (BYU) def. Sonya Kovalenko (Houston) 6-2, 6-2
Manasi Reddy (Houston) def. Dumitrescu, Ioana (UT Arlington) 4-2, retired
Doubles
Maria Budin/Diae El Jardi (Rice) def. Sonya Kovalenko/Laura Slisane (Houston) 6-0
Darya Schwartzman/Federica Trevisan (Rice) def. Sophie Schouten/Elena Trencheva (Houston) 6-3
Marte Lambrecht/Saara Orav (Rice) def. Maria Dzemeshkevich/Azul Pedemonti (Houston) 6-3
Emmie Moore/Madison Smith (BYU) def. Gabriela Cortes/B. Cortijo Parreno (Houston) 7-5
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Due to the potential threat of rain in the area, Houston began the day with singles action against BYU and UT Arlington followed by doubles matchups against Rice and BYU.
Azul Pedemonti picked up her second singles win at the Rice Fall Invitational against BYU's Win Ka Lin in two sets with scores of 6-2, 7-6. Maria Dzemeshkevich clinched a win after dominating BYU's Helen Jiao, 6-0, 6-1.
Blanca Cortijo Parreno picked up her first singles win at the Rice Fall Invitational after defeating BYU's Xenia de Luna with set scores of 6-4, 1-6, 6-1. Freshman Sophie Schouten wrapped up the day for the Cougars following a win over BYU's Avery Pope, 6-3, 6-2. Senior Manasi Reddy saw action for the first time this fall season defeating UT Arlington's Ioana Dumitrescu, 4-2.
Houston will conclude action at the Rice Invitational at 9 a.m., Saturday from the George R. Brown Tennis Center with one round of singles action.
RESULTS
Singles
Tina Li (BYU) def. Elena Trencheva (Houston) 6-3, 6-3
Maria Dzemeshkevich (Houston) def. Helen Jiao (BYU) 6-0, 6-1
Jacque Dunyon (BYU) def. Laura Slisane (Houston) 6-4, 4-6, 11-9
Azul Pedemonti (Houston) def. Win Ka Lin (BYU) 6-2, 7-6
Emmie Moore (BYU) def. Gabriela Cortes (Houston) 1-6, 7-5, 6-1
B. Cortijo Parreno (Houston) def. Xenia de Luna (BYU) 6-4, 1-6, 6-1
Sophie Schouten (Houston) def. Avery Pope (BYU) 6-3, 6-2
Madison Smith (BYU) def. Sonya Kovalenko (Houston) 6-2, 6-2
Manasi Reddy (Houston) def. Dumitrescu, Ioana (UT Arlington) 4-2, retired
Doubles
Maria Budin/Diae El Jardi (Rice) def. Sonya Kovalenko/Laura Slisane (Houston) 6-0
Darya Schwartzman/Federica Trevisan (Rice) def. Sophie Schouten/Elena Trencheva (Houston) 6-3
Marte Lambrecht/Saara Orav (Rice) def. Maria Dzemeshkevich/Azul Pedemonti (Houston) 6-3
Emmie Moore/Madison Smith (BYU) def. Gabriela Cortes/B. Cortijo Parreno (Houston) 7-5
SUPPORT HOUSTON RISE
Join Houston Rise, a $150 million fundraising campaign for Houston Athletics dedicated to championship success in the Big 12 Conference. Every Houston Rise contribution prepares our Cougars to compete and win when we start Big 12 competition in July 2023.
Click here to rise and be counted.
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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