Wednesday, April 20
Tulsa, Okla.
1:00 p.m.
East Carolina University
0
vs
4
Houston
Photo by: Rob Goldberg
Houston Blanks ECU In AAC 1st Round, 4-0
April 20, 2022 | Women's Tennis
TULSA, Okla. - Houston used an early doubles point and three two-set singles wins to post a 4-0 first-round victory over East Carolina Wednesday afternoon, eliminating the Pirates from the 2022 American Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Championship Tournament at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center.
The sixth-seeded Cougars (14-9) advanced to the quarterfinals where they will meet No. 3 Tulsa on Thursday. No. 11 ECU closed out its season with a 4-15 record.
Azul Pedemonti and Bianca Cortijo's 6-3 triumph over Ines Bachir and Alisha Hussain in a No. 1 tandem meeting enabled Houston to get off to a 1-0 lead (following a 6-1 win in a No. 2 matchup).
The Cougars' initial singles tally came courtesy of Maria Dzemeshkevich's 6-1, 6-0 dismissal of Isabella Rivera Ortiz at No. 1 before Gabriela Giraldo extended the cushion to 3-0 by downing Sofia Cerezo Holgado 6-2, 6-1 at the No. 6 position. Houston clinched the team victory at No. 2 when Laura Slisane defeated Alisa Diercksen 6-0, 6-3.
The No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 singles matches featuring the Pirates' Martina Muzzolon, Hussain and Bachir, respectively, were discontinued once the Cougars secured the victory with their fourth point, per tournament policy.
The sixth-seeded Cougars (14-9) advanced to the quarterfinals where they will meet No. 3 Tulsa on Thursday. No. 11 ECU closed out its season with a 4-15 record.
Azul Pedemonti and Bianca Cortijo's 6-3 triumph over Ines Bachir and Alisha Hussain in a No. 1 tandem meeting enabled Houston to get off to a 1-0 lead (following a 6-1 win in a No. 2 matchup).
The Cougars' initial singles tally came courtesy of Maria Dzemeshkevich's 6-1, 6-0 dismissal of Isabella Rivera Ortiz at No. 1 before Gabriela Giraldo extended the cushion to 3-0 by downing Sofia Cerezo Holgado 6-2, 6-1 at the No. 6 position. Houston clinched the team victory at No. 2 when Laura Slisane defeated Alisa Diercksen 6-0, 6-3.
The No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 singles matches featuring the Pirates' Martina Muzzolon, Hussain and Bachir, respectively, were discontinued once the Cougars secured the victory with their fourth point, per tournament policy.
No. 6 HOUSTON 4, No. 11 EAST CAROLINA 0
Singles Play
No. 1 - Maria Dzemeshkevich (UH) def. Isabella Rivera Ortiz (ECU) 6-1, 6-0
No. 2 - Laura Slisane (UH) def. Alisa Diercksen (ECU) 6-0, 6-3
No. 3 - Azul Pedemonti (UH) vs. Martina Muzzolon (ECU) 7-6, 0-3, unfinished
No. 4 - Sophie Gerits (UH) vs. Alisha Hussain (ECU) 6-4, 5-2, unfinished
No. 5 - Ines Bachir (ECU) vs. Blanca Cortijo (UH) 6-4, 4-3, unfinished
No. 6 - Gabriela Giraldo (UH) def. Sofia Cerezo Holgado (ECU) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles Play
No. 1 - Cortijo/Pedemonti (UH) def. Bachir/Hussain (ECU) 6-3
No. 2 - Gerits/Slisane (UH) def. Anne Lou Champion/Rivera Ortiz (ECU) 6-1
No. 3 - Diercksen/Cerezo Holgado (ECU) vs. Dzemeshkevich/Giraldo (UH) 4-4, unfinished
Team Records: Houston 14-9, East Carolina 4-15
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