#36 Tennis Ends Losing Skid with Sweep of #51 Colorado

Sunday, March 15

Houston, Texas

1 PM

University of Houston

Colorado

valeriia krokhotina celebrates after winning a point

#36 Tennis Ends Losing Skid with Sweep of #51 Colorado

3/15/2026 4:44:00 PM | Tennis

Box Score

Cougars get back in the win column with 4-0 win versus Buffaloes

HOUSTON — The #36 University of Houston Tennis team ended its three-game losing skid with a 4-0 sweep of #51 Colorado on Sunday afternoon at the Barbara Wallace Winston Tennis Facility.

Houston (12-3, 3-3 Big 12) earned a hard-fought doubles point in comeback fashion after juniors Elizaveta Morozova and Petja Drame fell, 6-4, to Ema Bubalo and Anya Nelson on court two.

No. 89 Sophie Schouten and Chems Doha Zeghlouli even the doubles score taking down Aya El Sayed and Pia Rebec, 7-5 on court one.

After being down 5-3, juniors Iva Sepa and Valeriia Krokhotina stormed back, taking the next four games to clinch the doubles point for the Cougars, 7-5.

In singles, Krokhotina dominated her first set against Bubalo on four, 6-0, and finished her off with a 6-4 set two victory.

Schouten needed an extra game in her first set, but finished Heidi Crncan in straight sets, 7-5, 6-4 to add another point for Houston.

Morozova clinched the match for the Cougars on court one as she bested El Sayed, 6-2, 6-3.

DOUBLES
#89 Chems Doha Zeghlouli/Sophie Schouten def. Aya El Sayed/Pia Rebec (CU), 7-5
Iva Sepa/Valeriia Krokhotina def. Rixt van der Werff/Lera Alexin (CU), 7-5
Ema Bubalo/Anya Nelson (CU) def. Petja Drame/Elizaveta Morozova, 6-4

SINGLES
Elizaveta Morozova def. Aya El Sayed (CU), 6-2, 6-3
Chems Doha Zeghlouli vs. Rixt van der Werff (CU), 6-4, 5-5, unfinished
Iva Sepa vs. Pia Rebec (CU) 6-4, 3-4, unfinished
Valeriia Krokhotina def. Ema Bubalo (CU) 6-0, 6-4
Petja Drame vs. Lera Alexin (CU) 6-3, 4-1, unfinished
Sophie Schouten def. Heidi Crncan (CU), 7-5, 6-4

UP NEXT
The Cougars head back on the road with tilts in Lawrence against Kansas at 5 p.m. Friday and in Ames against Iowa State at noon Sunday.

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