Cougars Advance to American Athletic Conference Quarterfinals

Wednesday, April 20

Tulsa, Okla.

Noon

University of Houston

East Carolina

Photo by: Dave Crenshaw

Cougars Advance to American Athletic Conference Quarterfinals

4/20/2022 4:15:00 PM | Tennis

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Houston sweeps ECU, 4-0 in first round

TULSA, Okla. – Houston Tennis defeated ECU, 4-0 on Wednesday afternoon in the first round of the 2022 American Athletic Conference Championships at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center in Tulsa, Okla.

No. 6 Houston (14-9) will look to keep the momentum going 9 a.m. Thursday against No. 3 Tulsa (15-7) in the quarterfinals at the Case Tennis Center. No. 11 ECU caps its season at 4-15 overall.

The match will be streamed here.

DOUBLES
In doubles competition, Sophie Gerits and Laura Slisane outscored ECU's Anne Lou Champion and Isabella Rivera (6-1). On Court One, Azul Pedemonti teamed up with Blanca Cortijo Parreno to defeat Alisha Hussain and Ines Bachir, 6-3.

SINGLES
Following the doubles point, the Cougars moved onto singles competition, sweeping the Pirates, 3-0.

On Court One, Maria Dzemeshkevich defeated Isabella Rivera Orti (6-1, 6-0). On Court Six, Gabriela Giraldo gave Houston a 3-0 lead after defeating Sofia Cerezo Holgado (6-2, 6-1).

Slisane sent the Cougars to quarterfinals after defeating Alisa Diercksen on Court Two (6-0, 6-3).

RESULTS
Houston 4, East Carolina 0

Singles competition
1. Dzemeshkevich, Maria (HOU) def. Isabella Rivera Orti (ECU) 6-1, 6-0
2. Slisane, Laura (HOU) def. Alisa Diercksen (ECU) 6-0, 6-3
3. Pedemonti, Azul (HOU) vs. Martina Muzzolon (ECU) 7-6 (2-0), 0-3, unfinished
4. Gerits, Sophie (HOU) vs. Alisha Hussain (ECU) 6-4, 5-2, unfinished
5. Cortijo Parreno, B (HOU) vs. Ines Bachir (ECU) 4-6, 3-4, unfinished
6. Giraldo, Gabriella (HOU) def. Sofia Cerezo Holgado (ECU) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Pedemonti, Azul/Cortijo Parreno, B (HOU) def. Alisha Hussain/Ines Bachir (ECU) 6-3
2. Gerits, Sophie/Slisane, Laura (HOU) def. Anne Lou Champion/Isabella Rivera Orti (ECU) 6-1
3. Giraldo, Gabriella/Dzemeshkevich, Maria (HOU) vs. Alisa Diercksen/Sofia Cerezo Holgado (ECU) 4-4, unfinished

Match Notes:
East Carolina 4-15
Houston 14-9

Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (1,6,2)

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