University of Houston
No. 37 Utah
Houston Falls Short at No. 37 Utah
3/12/2014 12:00:00 AM | Tennis
March 12, 2014
SALT LAKE CITY--- The Cougars just couldn't put it all together on Wednesday, as No. 37 Utah defeated Houston, 7-0 out at the Eccles Tennis Center, snapping UH's season-long equaling four-match win streak.
For Houston (11-3) the loss is just its second road defeat of the season, while all three overall losses this season have come against ranked opponents.
Utah (9-2) was able to capitalize on a momentum swing right from the very beginning, as the Utes took the doubles point after Utah's Tereza Bekerova and Paige Miles squeezed out a hard fought, 8-6 victory on court one over Despoina Vogasari and Elena Kordolaimi.
Houston dropped the court three contest, while the court two matchup, featuring Maria Cardenas and Tina Rupert was suspended at 7-7 since the doubles point was already decided.
The Utes were able to keep their momentum rolling into singles play, as both Rocio Martin and Charlotte Phillips fell 1-6, 1-6 on courts six and five respectively, giving Utah the commanding 3-0 advantage.
Rupert did her best to keep the Cougars alive, as she battled to the very end in set two, but eventually Utah's Sarah Richter pulled off the 6-2, 7-5 victory over Rupert, to clinch the match for the Utes.
Utah went on to take three more points to bring the final to 7-0.
Houston will try and get back on track this weekend, when it returns home to take on Louisiana Tech, Sunday at 1:00 p.m. CT out at the Houston Country Club.
No. 37 Utah 7, No. 23 Houston 0
SINGLES
- #125 Tereza Bekerova (UTAH) def. #80 Despoina Vogasari (HOU) 6-1, 6-3
- Sarah Pham (UTAH) def. Elena Kordolaimi (HOU) 6-4, 7-6
- Callie Craig (UTAH) def. Maria Cardenas (HOU) 6-3, 6-2
- Sarah Richter (UTAH) def. Tina Rupert (HOU) 6-2, 7-5
- Paige Miles (UTAH) def. Charlotte Phillips (HOU) 6-1, 6-1
- Luisa da Rosa (UTAH) def. Rocio Martin (HOU) 6-1, 6-1
Order of Finish: 6, 5, 4*, 1, 3, 2
*Clinching Point
DOUBLES
- Tereza Bekerova/Pagie Miles (UTAH) def. Despoina Vogasari/Elena Kordolaimi (HOU) 8-6
- Sarah Richter/Luisa da Rosa (UTAH) vs. Maria Cardenas/Tina Rupert (HOU) 7-7, unfinished
- Callie Craig/Sarah Pham (UTAH) def. Charlotte Phillips/Rocio Martin (HOU) 8-4
Order of Finish: 3, 1
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