Saturday, March 19
Houston, Texas
1 PM
University of Houston
4
vs
2
Tulane
Photo by: Joe Buvid
Cougars Topple Green Wave, 4-2
3/19/2022 7:05:00 PM | Tennis
Houston goes undefeated at home with fifth consecutive victory
HOUSTON – Houston Tennis celebrated senior day with its fifth consecutive victory coming via a 4-2 win against conference rival Tulane on Saturday afternoon. The Cougars finished their home slate of action going undefeated at the Barbara Wallace Winston Tennis Facility this spring.
The Cougars (11-6) earned their first conference win of the season against the Green Wave (7-5). Houston started the day off in doubles play, followed by an intense round of singles competition.
In doubles competition, Azul Pedemonti and Blanca Cortijo Parreno shut out Tulane's Lahari Yelmanchili and Charlotte Russell, 6-0. On Court 3, Sophie Gerits and Elena Trencheva outscored Tulane's Adelaide Lavery and Jiayun Zhu, 7-5.
Following the doubles point, Houston moved onto singles competition in a difficult matchup against the Green Wave, sending three matches to tiebreaker.
On Court 5, Parreno Cortijo defeated Russell, 6-2, 6-3. On Court 4, Gerits gave Houston a 3-0 lead after defeating Kristen Borland, 6-2, 6-1.
The Green Wave put two points on the board when Jiayun Zhu defeated Gabriela Giraldo (6-3, 6-0), and Yelemanchili defeated Laura Slisane (6-4, 4-6, 6-3) on Court 2.
The clinching point came on Court 1 courtesy of freshman Maria Dzemeshkevich, who battled hard against Mackenzie Clark (7-5, 3-6, 7-5) to earn the win for Houston.
With this win, the Cougars have now won three in a row against Tulane, and own the all-time series, 7-6.
Following the conclusion of the match, Houston celebrated its graduating senior, Sophie Gerits. Gerits has been with the Cougars since the 2018-19 season and is a team captain. Gerits will graduate with her degree in chemical engineering this spring.
Houston looks to continue the momentum against American Athletic Conference rival, USF on Friday at 10 a.m. CT in Tampa, Fla., from the USF Varsity Tennis Courts.
Results
Houston 4, Tulane 2
Singles competition
1. DZEMESHKEVICH, Maria (HOU) def. Mackenzie Clark (TUL) 7-5, 3-6, 7-5
2. Lahari Yelmanchili (TUL) def. SLISANE, Laura (HOU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
3. PEDEMONTI, Azul (HOU) vs. Adelaide Lavery (TUL) 7-6 (6-1), 6-6 (2-7), 5-4, unfinished
4. GERITS, Sophie (HOU) def. Kristen Borland (TUL) 6-2, 6-1
5. CORTIJO PARRENO, B (HOU) def. Charlotte Russell (TUL) 6-2, 6-3
6. Jiayun Zhu (TUL) def. GIRALDO, Gabriela (HOU) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. PEDEMONTI, Azul/CORTIJO PARRENO, B (HOU) def. Lahari Yelmanchili/Charlotte Russell (TUL) 6-0
2. SLISANE, Laura/DZEMESHKEVICH, Maria (HOU) vs. Mackenzie Clark/Kristen Borland (TUL) 5-5, unfinished
3. GERITS, Sophie/TRENCHEVA, Elena (HOU) def. Adelaide Lavery/Jiayun Zhu (TUL) 7-5
Match Notes:
Tulane 7-5
Houston 11-6
Order of finish:
Doubles (1,3); Singles (5,4,6,2,1)
Up Next
Houston will travel to Florida, to face USF and FIU next weekend. The Cougars will take on the Bulls on Friday, March 25 at 10 a.m. CT and the Panthers on Sunday, March 27 at 11 a.m. CT.
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The Cougars (11-6) earned their first conference win of the season against the Green Wave (7-5). Houston started the day off in doubles play, followed by an intense round of singles competition.
In doubles competition, Azul Pedemonti and Blanca Cortijo Parreno shut out Tulane's Lahari Yelmanchili and Charlotte Russell, 6-0. On Court 3, Sophie Gerits and Elena Trencheva outscored Tulane's Adelaide Lavery and Jiayun Zhu, 7-5.
Following the doubles point, Houston moved onto singles competition in a difficult matchup against the Green Wave, sending three matches to tiebreaker.
On Court 5, Parreno Cortijo defeated Russell, 6-2, 6-3. On Court 4, Gerits gave Houston a 3-0 lead after defeating Kristen Borland, 6-2, 6-1.
The Green Wave put two points on the board when Jiayun Zhu defeated Gabriela Giraldo (6-3, 6-0), and Yelemanchili defeated Laura Slisane (6-4, 4-6, 6-3) on Court 2.
The clinching point came on Court 1 courtesy of freshman Maria Dzemeshkevich, who battled hard against Mackenzie Clark (7-5, 3-6, 7-5) to earn the win for Houston.
With this win, the Cougars have now won three in a row against Tulane, and own the all-time series, 7-6.
Following the conclusion of the match, Houston celebrated its graduating senior, Sophie Gerits. Gerits has been with the Cougars since the 2018-19 season and is a team captain. Gerits will graduate with her degree in chemical engineering this spring.
Houston looks to continue the momentum against American Athletic Conference rival, USF on Friday at 10 a.m. CT in Tampa, Fla., from the USF Varsity Tennis Courts.
Results
Houston 4, Tulane 2
Singles competition
1. DZEMESHKEVICH, Maria (HOU) def. Mackenzie Clark (TUL) 7-5, 3-6, 7-5
2. Lahari Yelmanchili (TUL) def. SLISANE, Laura (HOU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
3. PEDEMONTI, Azul (HOU) vs. Adelaide Lavery (TUL) 7-6 (6-1), 6-6 (2-7), 5-4, unfinished
4. GERITS, Sophie (HOU) def. Kristen Borland (TUL) 6-2, 6-1
5. CORTIJO PARRENO, B (HOU) def. Charlotte Russell (TUL) 6-2, 6-3
6. Jiayun Zhu (TUL) def. GIRALDO, Gabriela (HOU) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. PEDEMONTI, Azul/CORTIJO PARRENO, B (HOU) def. Lahari Yelmanchili/Charlotte Russell (TUL) 6-0
2. SLISANE, Laura/DZEMESHKEVICH, Maria (HOU) vs. Mackenzie Clark/Kristen Borland (TUL) 5-5, unfinished
3. GERITS, Sophie/TRENCHEVA, Elena (HOU) def. Adelaide Lavery/Jiayun Zhu (TUL) 7-5
Match Notes:
Tulane 7-5
Houston 11-6
Order of finish:
Doubles (1,3); Singles (5,4,6,2,1)
Up Next
Houston will travel to Florida, to face USF and FIU next weekend. The Cougars will take on the Bulls on Friday, March 25 at 10 a.m. CT and the Panthers on Sunday, March 27 at 11 a.m. CT.
STAY CONNECTED
Follow Houston Tennis on Twitter and Instagram at @UHCougarTennis, and "Like" UHCougarTennis on Facebook.
FOLLOW THE COUGARS!
Fans can keep up with the latest in University of Houston Cougar athletics by following us on Facebook (Facebook.com/HoustonAthletics), Twitter (@UHCougars), Instagram (houstoncougars) and YouTube.com (Youtube.com/UHAthletics).
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3
#1 Singles Match
123
Mackenzie Clark / 0 [TUL]
565
737
#2 Singles Match
123
Lahari Yelmanchili / 0 [TUL]
646
463
#3 Singles Match
1234
Adelaide Lavery / 0 [TUL]
6640
765UF
#4 Singles Match
12
Kristen Borland / 0 [TUL]
21
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Charlotte Russell / 0 [TUL]
23
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Jiayun Zhu / 0 [TUL]
66
30
Order of Finish:
5,4,6,2,1
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