HOUSTON - The University of Houston tennis team won its final three singles match to claim a thrilling 4-3 win over UTEP Sunday afternoon to complete the weekend sweep at John E. Hoff Courts. The Cougars improved to 6-2 overall and 1-1 in Conference USA play.
"It was a very crazy day," said head coach John Severance. "We're all happy that we got the win in the end, but I think we need to learn a lesson from this. That is to not take anyone lightly and don't look at other scores that don't mean anything. We flat out played horribly in doubles today. One played great, but two and three didn't.
"We got behind 1-0, then 3-1 until Maja (Kazimieruk) pulled us to within one making it 3-2," Severance continued. "Joanna (Kacprzyk) did a great job coming back in the third set under a lot of pressure. Then Celia (Fraser) sealed the deal. The number ones decided it in the end. It was just a great college match."
The Houston duo of Bryony Hunter and Giorgia Pozzan led off doubles play with an 8-2 victory over UTEP's Martina Trierweiler and Carolina DeLuca at the top position before the Cougars dropped matches at the other two spots to fall behind, 1-0.
After a Houston loss at the No. 3 singles position put the Cougars down 2-0, Giorgia Pozzan reeled off her sixth-consecutive victory with a 6-3, 6-1 defeat of DeLuca at the No. 2 spot.
Dionne Sanders then fell in straight sets (6-3, 6-2) to Alexandra Glebova at the No. 4 position to put Houston down 3-1 with three matches still underway.
Maja Kazimieruk pushed Houston to within one point with a 6-0, 6-4 victory against Marie LeBlond, while Joanna Kacprzyk followed at the No. 6 position with a hard-fought 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 win over Ximena Fuentes to even the score at 3-3.
As all eyes turned to the top position, freshman Celia Fraser pulled out a 7-6, 4-6, 6-3 triumph over Trierweiler to lift the Cougars to the victory.
Houston will embark on a nine-match road swing, beginning next weekend against Louisiana-Monroe and Northwestern State in Natchitoches, La.
1. Celia Fraser (UH) def. Martina Trierweiler (UTEP), 7-6, 4-6, 6-3
2. Giorgia Pozzan (UH) def. Carolina DeLuca (UTEP), 6-3, 6-1
3. Rebeca Calvillo (UTEP) def. Bryony Hunter (UH), 6-1, ret.
4. Alexandra Glebova (UTEP) def. Dionne Sanders (UH), 6-3, 6-2
5. Maja Kazimieruk (UH) def. Marie LeBlond (UTEP), 6-0, 6-4
6. Joanna Kacprzyk (UH) def. Ximena Fuentes (UTEP), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
1. Hunter/Pozzan (UH) def. Trierweiler/DeLuca (UTEP), 8-2
2. Fuentes/Glebova UTEP) def. Fraser/Sanders (UH), 8-4
3. Calvillo/LeBlond (UTEP) def. Kazimieruk/Kacprzyk (UH), 9-8(5)
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