ABILENE – The University of Houston's 49th-ranked women's tennis team Friday shut out Abilene Christian, 4-0, at the Eager Tennis Center to snap the Wildcats' four-game winning streak.
The Cougars' 54th-ranked doubles duo of Sveva Mazzari and Tsveta Dimitrova helped their side win the doubles point by coming back from a 3-1 deficit at the No. 1 line, while in singles they each won close matches at the top two positions.
Dimitrova held off Wildcat senior
Lucile Pothier, 6-4, 7-6 (7) at No. 1 and Mazzari bested senior
Whitney Williams, 6-4, 6-4 at No. 2. The Wildcats also suffered a defeat at No. 5, where Ana Glumac topped
Ileana Mocciola, 6-4, 6-1.
ACU nearly earned three points in its unfinished matches.
Junior
Autumn Crossnoe won the second set and was tied 1-1 in the third with Lauren Alter at No. 3, while at No. 4, freshman
Nini Memishishi was up 3-2 in the third after winning the second set, 6-3, over Constanden Nicolaou.
Junior
Jordan Henry almost won the Wildcats a point at No. 6, but her match was stopped with her ahead 3-6, 6-1, 5-1 on Laura Bernardos.
The Wildcats return to action Saturday for an 11 a.m. home match vs. their Southland Conference rivals from Central Arkansas.
#49 Houston 4, Abilene Christian 0
Mar 02, 2018 at Abilene, Texas (Eager Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. DIMITROVA, Tsveta (HOU) def.
Lucile Pothier (ACU) 6-4, 7-6 (9-7)
2. MAZZARI, Sveva (HOU) def.
Whitney Williams (ACU) 6-4, 6-4
3.
Autumn Crossnoe (ACU) vs. ALTER, Lauren (HOU) 6-7 (6-8), 6-3, 1-1, unfinished
4.
Nini Memishishi (ACU) vs. NICOLAOU, Constanden (HOU) 3-6, 6-3, 3-2, unfinished
5. GLUMAC, Ana (HOU) def.
Ileana Mocciola (ACU) 6-4, 6-1
6.
Jordan Henry (ACU) vs. BERNARDOS, Laura (HOU) 3-6, 6-1, 5-1, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. #54 DIMITROVA, Tsveta/MAZZARI, Sveva (HOU) def.
Lucile Pothier/
Whitney Williams (ACU) 6-3
2.
Nini Memishishi/
Autumn Crossnoe (ACU) vs. MILLS, Alison/ALTER, Lauren (HOU) 5-3, unfinished
3. GLUMAC, Ana/NICOLAOU, Constanden (HOU) def.
Jordan Henry/
Ileana Mocciola (ACU) 6-1
Match Notes
Houston 11-1; National ranking #49
Abilene Christian 7-4
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (2,1)
T-2:20 A-100
