Tennis Wins 6-1 Against Lamar

HOUSTON – The University of Houston Tennis program claimed a 6-1 victory against Lamar on Monday afternoon at the Barbara Wallace Winston Tennis Facility.

Houston (10-5) grabbed an early advantage against Lamar (8-6) by earning the doubles point. Azul Pedemonti and Sonya Kovalenko posted a 6-0 victory on court three against the Cardinals' Jayci Wong/Saloni Tamang.

Lamar's Femke Tjon-A-Joe and Margarita Nikonorova picked up the win on court one defeating duo Blanca Cortijo Parreno and Laura Slisane, 6-3. The tandem of Maria Dzemeshkevich and Sophie Schouten clinched the doubles point for the Cougars with a 6-4 victory on court two against Ana Jolic and Noelia Lorca.

In singles action, Slisane earned a 6-1, 6-3 win on court two against Lorca to improve to 8-3 in dual-match singles play this spring. Kovalenko followed with a 6-2, 6-3 victory on court six over Megan Do to increase Houston's advantage to 3-0.

Schouten provided the clinching point for Houston with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 victory on court four against Nikonorova.

Playing out the remaining singles matches, Pedemonti claimed a 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 victory on court three over Jolic to give the Cougars a 5-1 lead. Cortijo Parreno capped the afternoon with a 2-6, 6-3, 6-1 win on court five against Elena Rubio.

Lamar's lone point of the match came on court one in a two-set victory for Tjon-A-Joe against Dzemeshkevich, 6-1, 6-3.

The Cougars are now 9-0 all-time against the Cardinals.

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Houston will continue at the Wallace Winston Tennis Facility as it welcomes Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Saturday. First serve is set for 11 a.m. Admission is free for all Houston Tennis matches and no student claim is necessary. Live stats can be found here.

Results

Singles competition
1. Femke Tjon-A-Joe (LU-W) def. Maria Dzemeshkevich (HOU) 6-1, 6-3
2. Laura Slisane (HOU) def. Noelia Lorca (LU-W) 6-1, 6-3
3. Azul Pedemonti (HOU) def. Ana Jolic (LU-W) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
4. Sophie Schouten (HOU) def. Margarita Nikonorova (LU-W) 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
5. Blanca Cortijo Parreno (HOU) def. Elena Rubio (LU-W) 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
6. Sonya Kovalenko (HOU) def. Megan Do (LU-W) 6-2, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. Femke Tjon-A-Joe/Margarita Nikonorova (LU-W) def. Blanca Cortijo Parreno/Laura Slisane (HOU) 6-3
2. Maria Dzemeshkevich/Sophie Schouten (HOU) def. Ana Jolic/Noelia Lorca (LU-W) 6-4
3. Sonya Kovalenko/Azul Pedemonti (HOU) def. Jayci Wong/Saloni Tamang (LU-W) 6-0

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (2,6,1,4,3,5)

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Blanca Cortijo Parreno

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