Thursday, September 22
Fort Worth, Texas
University of Houston
at
ITA Texas Regional Championships
Photo by: Dave Crenshaw
Tennis Set to Compete in ITA Texas Regionals
9/22/2022 7:59:00 AM | Tennis
Cougars will begin play on Thursday in Fort Worth
FORT WORTH, Texas – Eight members of the University of Houston Tennis Program will take on the ITA Division I Women's Texas Regional Championship, beginning Thursday at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center on the campus of TCU.
The event opens Thursday and runs through Monday, beginning with singles action and followed immediately by doubles. The winner of ITA Texas Regional goes on to compete in the ITA Fall National Tournament.
"It's one of the most important tournaments in the fall with all the Texas universities participating," Head Coach Helena Besovic said. "We've been practicing for a few weeks now and we are ready for it. We hope to put up a good fight and have some good singles and doubles matches this weekend."
Thursday Schedule
R64 Singles
Elena Trencheva vs. Gabrielle Leslie (PVAMU) – 9:30 a.m.
Gabriela Cortes vs. Keegan McCain (UTSA) – 9:30 a.m.
Blanca Cortijo Parreno vs. Masha Vrsalovic (ACU) – 9:30 a.m.
R64 Doubles
Laura Slisane/Sophie Schouten vs. Nika Novikova/Ioana Dumitrescu (UTA)
Azul Pedemonti/Cortijo Parreno vs. Martha Makantasi/Elif Albayrak (Tarleton)
Maria Dzemeshkevich/Sonya Kovalenko vs. Paula Cerda/Vianne Schwab (Sam Houston)
Trencheva/Cortes vs. Victoire Delattre/Anais Brion (A&M-Corpus Christi)
For more information, click here.
UP NEXT
Following the ITA Texas Regionals, the Cougars will return to the Barbara Wallace Winston Tennis Facility Friday, Oct. 14 - 15 for the UTR Houston Tournament.
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The event opens Thursday and runs through Monday, beginning with singles action and followed immediately by doubles. The winner of ITA Texas Regional goes on to compete in the ITA Fall National Tournament.
"It's one of the most important tournaments in the fall with all the Texas universities participating," Head Coach Helena Besovic said. "We've been practicing for a few weeks now and we are ready for it. We hope to put up a good fight and have some good singles and doubles matches this weekend."
Thursday Schedule
R64 Singles
Elena Trencheva vs. Gabrielle Leslie (PVAMU) – 9:30 a.m.
Gabriela Cortes vs. Keegan McCain (UTSA) – 9:30 a.m.
Blanca Cortijo Parreno vs. Masha Vrsalovic (ACU) – 9:30 a.m.
R64 Doubles
Laura Slisane/Sophie Schouten vs. Nika Novikova/Ioana Dumitrescu (UTA)
Azul Pedemonti/Cortijo Parreno vs. Martha Makantasi/Elif Albayrak (Tarleton)
Maria Dzemeshkevich/Sonya Kovalenko vs. Paula Cerda/Vianne Schwab (Sam Houston)
Trencheva/Cortes vs. Victoire Delattre/Anais Brion (A&M-Corpus Christi)
For more information, click here.
UP NEXT
Following the ITA Texas Regionals, the Cougars will return to the Barbara Wallace Winston Tennis Facility Friday, Oct. 14 - 15 for the UTR Houston Tournament.
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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