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Tennis Upends UTEP, 6-1
4/15/2005 12:00:00 AM | Tennis
April 15, 2005
HOUSTON - The University of Houston tennis team came away with a 6-1 victory over the UTEP Minors on a beautiful Friday afternoon at the John E. Hoff Tennis Courts.
The match improves Houston's record to 13-8 on the season with only two matches remaining.
Houston dominated UTEP (5-13) from the start by sweeping the doubles pairings. The Cougar pair of Biljana Dimovska and Yolandi Terblanche improved their record to 9-3 by beating UTEP's duo of Kendall Exelby and Katherine Palider, 8-2.
In singles play Houston won four of the five matches. In the number one slot, Dimovska defeated Exelby, 6-3, 6-0.
Senior Diana Martin was victorious in a close matchup at the number two slot against Tea Spirta in three sets, 6-4, 5-7, 10-5.
UH also picked up victories at the three and four slots, as freshman Brianna Bateup defeated Katherine Palider, 7-5, 6-2, and junior Kami Miller defeated Teri Wilkerson, 6-2, 3-0.
UTEP's lone victory on the day came at the five slot as Danielle King took down Cougar junior Yolandi Terblanche, 6-2, 6-3, 10-8.
Houston closes out the season on Sunday, April 17, with matches against Sam Houston State and Lamar.
The Cougars and Bearkats face off at 11 a.m. on Sunday, followed by a match against the Cardinals at 2:30 p.m. Both matches will be held at the John E. Hoff Tennis Courts on the main campus of the University of Houston. Admission is free to the public.
Houston 6, UTEP 1
Doubles
1. Dimovska/Terblanche (HOU) def. Exelby/Palider (UTEP) 8-2
2. Martin/Miller (HOU) def. King/Spirta (UTEP) 9-8
Singles
1. Biljana Dimovska (HOU) def. Kendall Exelby (UTEP) 6-3, 6-0
2. Diana Martin (HOU) def. Tea Spirta (UTEP) 6-4, 5-7, 10-5
3. Brianna Bateup (HOU) def. Katherine Palider (UTEP) 7-5, 6-2
4. Kami Miller (HOU) def. Teri Wilkerson (UTEP) 6-2, 3-0 Ret
5. Danielle King (UTEP) def. Yolandi Terblanche (HOU) 6-2, 6-3, 10-8
