HOUSTON\u00a0\u2014 The #36 University of Houston Tennis team looks to bounce back as it hosts #30 Texas Tech Friday and #51 Colorado on Sunday at the Barbara Wallace Winston Tennis Facility.<\/p>\n
Both matches begin at 1 p.m. with FREE admission to all fans. FREE pizza and t-shirts are available for the first 50 fans in attendance on Friday. A live stream for both matches is available here<\/a> with live stats available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n LAST TIME OUT \u2013 UHCougars.com \u2013<\/p>\n
\nThe Cougars suffered their first losses of the season as they fell 4-0 to #12 Arizona State on Friday and 4-3 against #73 Arizona on Sunday.
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\nHouston was swept in Tempe as Arizona State claimed the doubles point followed by three wins on the singles courts.
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\nArizona jumped out to a 3-0 lead claiming the doubles point and the first two singles points as Alexia Lavinia Puiac<\/a> and Petja Drame<\/a> fell in straight sets. The Cougars would claw back, tying the match at three with junior Elizaveta Morozova<\/a>, junior Valeriia Krokhotina<\/a>, and senior Sophie Schouten<\/a> winning in straight sets.
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\nIn a winner take all match on court three, senior Chems Doha Zeghlouili lost in heart-breaking fashion, falling 3-6, 7-6(4), 3-6.
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\nABOUT HOUSTON
\nHouston is in its second season under the direction of Head Coach Katarina Adamovic<\/a> and return five starters from a season ago.
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\nThe Cougars got off to their best start since 1990 at 11-0, swept its first eight opponents for the first time in program history and were ranked as high as #29 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association team poll.
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\nHouston is ranked #36 in this week’s ITA team poll while doubles pair Schouten and Zeghlouli are #89 in the doubles rankings.
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\nSchouten leads the way for the Cougars with a perfect 10-0 singles record.
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\nDrame and Morozova lead the Cougars with a 9-1 doubles record with Schouten and Zeghlouli right behind them with an 8-2 record.
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\nABOUT TEXAS TECH
\nTexas Tech is off to a 12-4 start with a 3-1 ledger in conference play including wins over Kansas, Iowa State, and Kansas State. Their only loss in conference play came to #28 Oklahoma State in Lubbock, 4-1.
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\nThe Red Raiders boast the 55th ranked doubles team as Yekaterina Dmitrichenko and Hailey Murphy hold a 12-3 record on the season.
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\nHouston leads the all time series at 16-11 holding a 9-5 record when playing in Houston. Texas Tech has won the previous five meetings with the last meeting being a 4-0 Red Raider win in Lubbock on March 21, 2025.
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\nABOUT COLORADO
\nColorado split its four matches in conference play and sit at 10-4 on the season.
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\nLera Alexin leads the Buffaloes with a 10-3 singles record. Alexin and Rixt Van der Werff form a doubles pair that owns an 8-1 record including three wins in Big 12 Conference play.
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\nThe Cougars and Buffaloes are square at four in the all-time series. Colorado won the sole conference meeting between the two, 4-1, on March 23, 2025 in Boulder.
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