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SMU Invitational
Dimitrova, Mazzari Win at SMU Invite
10/7/2016 12:00:00 AM | Tennis
DALLAS â€" Freshman Tsveta Dimitrova and junior Sveva Mazzari led the Houston Cougar Women's Tennis team with a pair of singles wins on the opening day of the SMU Invitational on Friday, in Dallas, Texas.
ABOUT THE SMU INVITATIONAL
Location: SMU Tennis Complex | Dallas, Texas
Dates: Friday, Oct. 7 through Sunday, Oct. 9
Day 2 Information: Matches to begin at 10 a.m., Saturday
Teams Competing: Houston, ACU, Air Force, Gonzaga, Incarnate Word, Kansas State, Louisiana-Monroe, Marquette, Northwestern State, Sam Houston State, SMU, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, UT Arlington, UTSA
Results:
Tsveta Dimitrova def. Elizabeth Barnickel (Air Force) 6-3, 6-3
Sveva Mazzari def. Domonique Garley (Gonzaga) 6-2, 6-3
Haruna Tsuruta (Gonzaga) def. Ana Glumac 6-1, 7-6(3)
Glumac (Houston)/Franks (Marquette) def. Galhos/Vicens Miquel (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi) 6-3
Elliot/Zogg (SMU) def. Dimitrova/Mazzari 6-3
HOW IT PLAYED OUT
The SMU Invitational kicked off Friday morning with doubles action, where Dimitrova and Mazzari were on the court against Elliot/Zogg of SMU. The Cougars battled but dropped the match 6-3 to bring their season record to 2-2 after advancing to the flight finals in the Rice Invitational to open the season. Junior Ana Glumac was also on the court for doubles play, however she teamed with Issy Franks of Marquette in the opening round. The duo defeated Kerry Galhos and Marina Vicens Miquel of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 6-3.
Dimitrova's singles run began against Elizabeth Barnickel from Air Force. Dimitrova, The American Conference's September Player of the Month continued the perfect start to her season with a straight set win taking each frame 6-3, 6-3. Dimitrova improved to 4-0 in singles play in the fall.
Mazzari was on the court at the same time as her teammate, taking on Domonique Garley from Gonzaga. The Sanremo, Italy, native took set one 6-2 before coming back for a 6-3 victory in set two to seal the match. Mazzari improved to 3-0 on the season after advancing to the flight finals in the Rice Invitational before rain shortened her final match.
Glumac was the final Cougar on the singles court on Friday, as she met Haruna Tsuruta from Gonzaga. After dropping the first set 6-1, Glumac fought hard to force a second set tie-breaker to try to extend the match. However, Glumac fell 7-6(3) in the second set to drop her first match of the season.
The second day of the SMU Invitational is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m., Saturday.
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