CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas\u00a0\u2013 The University of Houston Tennis team opens fall action at the Jake Frederick Memorial Islander Open from Friday to Sunday from the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center.<\/p>\n
Action begins on Friday with doubles starting at 9 a.m. followed by singles play at 10 a.m. \u2013 UHCougars.com \u2013<\/p>\n \u00a0
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\nTEAMS COMPETING
\nHouston will square off with opponents from UTSA, UIW, Lamar, Texas A&M Kingsville, Lubbock Christina and host school, Texas A&M Corpus Christi.
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\nFRIDAY SCHEDULE
\nDoubles
\nSophie Schouten<\/a>\/Chems Doha Zeghlouli<\/a> vs Andrea De Bernardo\/Axelle Jacquemin (Lubbock Christian),
\nPetja Drame<\/a>\/Iva Sepa<\/a> vs Luciana Paez\/Estefania Gonzalez (UIW)
\nGabriela Cortes<\/a>\/Valeriia Krokhotina<\/a> vs Varvana Popadina\/Luana Paiva (Lamar)
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\nSingles
\nElizaveta Morozova<\/a> vs Celine Absawi (UTSA)
\nChems Doha Zeglouli vs Guadalupe Tocci (Texas A&M Kingsville)
\nIva Sepa<\/a> vs Varvana Popadina (Lamar)
\nPetja Drame<\/a> vs Luciana Paez (UIW)
\nValeriia Krokhotina<\/a> vs Giuliana Giardina (UTSA)
\nSophie Schouten<\/a> vs Eva Gumenyuk (Lamar)
\nGabriela Cortes<\/a> vs Alexandra Luders (Lubbock Christian)
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\nABOUT THE COUGARS
\nHouston welcomes two new additions as junior Petra Drame comes over from FIU and senior Chems Doha Zeghlouli<\/a> arrives from South Alabama. Drame is a two time Conference USA Champion and prior to her time at FIU, she was a four-time member of the Slovenian National Team.
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\nIn addition to the transfers, the Cougars return five student-atheletes including seniors Gabriela Cortes<\/a> and Sophie Schouten<\/a> and juniors Elizaveta Morozova<\/a>, Iva Sepa<\/a> and Valeriia Krokhotina<\/a>.
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\nSUPPORT YOUR COOGS
\nFans can make a direct impact on the success of Houston Tennis by providing NIL opportunities<\/a> and by joining the Center Court Club<\/a>, which provides financial support directly to Houston Tennis for needs beyond its operating budget.
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\nSTAY CONNECTED
\nFans can receive updates by following @UHCougarTennis<\/a> on X, formerly known as Twitter and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team’s Facebook page at UHCougarTennis<\/a> or on the team’s Instagram page at @uhcougartennis<\/a>.
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