ORLANDO \u2014 The #36 (7) University of Houston Tennis team opens its postseason run in the Big 12 Tournament against #31 (10) Texas Tech at 9 a.m. CT Wednesday from the USTA National Campus.<\/p>\n
Fans can tune in to the action throughout the tournament by watching on ESPN+<\/a> or by following live stats<\/a>.<\/p>\n Houston (18-5) meets Texas Tech (16-9) for the second time this season after the Red Raiders handed the Cougars their first home loss in a 4-3 defeat (March 13).<\/p>\n The Red Raiders claimed the doubles point and got out to a 3-0 lead before the Cougars stormed back to tie the match behind singles points from juniors Iva Sepa<\/a> and Valeriia Krokhotina<\/a> and senior Sophie Schouten<\/a>.<\/p>\n Texas Tech clinched the win as Havana Kadi bested junior Petja Drame<\/a> in a 6-1, 7(8)-6(6) battle.<\/p>\n ABOUT HOUSTON \u2013 UHCougars.com \u2013<\/p>\n
\nHouston is in its second season under the direction of Head Coach Katarina Adamovic<\/a> and returns 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 #41 in this week’s ITA team poll while coming in at #42 in the UTR team rankings.
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\nSchouten leads the Cougars with a 16-1 singles record on court six. Krokhotina holds double fingers singles wins with 14 including a current seven match win streak.
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\nSenior duo Zeghlouli and Schouten own a 13-5 doubles record on court one to go along with a 12-5record from Drame and Morozova on court three.
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\nABOUT TEXAS TECH
\nTexas Tech enters the weekend ranked #31 in the ITA team poll while coming in at #37 in the UTR Team rankings.
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\nHailey Murphy is the only Red Raider with double figure single wins with 12 including 10 wins on court one.
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\nMurphy and doubles partner Yekaterina Dmitrichenko have 20 wins on the season including an 11-1 record in conference play. The pair is on a 10-match win streak and ranked at #83 in the ITA doubles poll.
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