University of Houston Athletics
Vogasari Named American Player of the Month
10/1/2015 12:00:00 AM | Tennis
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - University of Houston Tennis junior Despoina Vogasari was named American Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Month, the league office announced Wednesday. The monthly conference award is the third of Vogasari's career.
Vogasari won the award after going 3-0 in the No. 1 Singles draw at the Rice Invitational, held Sept. 25-27 in Houston. She opened the event with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Sam Houston State's Fabienne Gettwart and followed that by defeating Astrid Gehre of UT-Arlington, 6-2, 6-0, in the Quarterfinals. The junior ended her tournament with a 6-1, 6-7 (4-7), 6-2 triumph over Lindsey Hodge of Rice in the Semifinals.
Vogasari, the 42nd-ranked singles player in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Associaiton poll, was slated to face No. 48 Breaunna Addison of Texas in the Rice Invitational Finals before rain forced the match to be cancelled.
The Athens, Greece, native also won American Player of the Month honors in September and October of 2014, and she is a five-time American Player of the Week selection. The American's 2014 Freshman of the Year and 2015 Player of the Year, Vogasari currently sports a 58-17 (.773) career record.
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Vogasari will take part in the Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championships, to be held in Pacific Palisades, Calif. The prestigious national championship begins Oct. 3, with Vogasari receiving a bye to the Qualifying Round, which starts Oct. 6. The Main Draw runs Oct. 8-11.
The junior will be making her third consecutive appearance at Riviera and sports a career singles record of 2-2 at the event after advancing to the Third Round of Qualifying last season.
The full Cougar squad is back on the courts for the USTA/ITA Texas Regional Championships, to be held Oct. 22-26 in College Station, Texas. Vogasari captured the Regional crown in 2014, a first in Houston history.
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