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Rice Invitational
Houston Continues To Impress at Rice Invite
9/24/2016 12:00:00 AM | Tennis
HOUSTON â€" The Houston Cougar Women's Tennis Team continued their strong play at the season-opening Rice Invitational splitting a pair of doubles matches while winning all three singles contests on the tournament's second day.
ABOUT THE RICE INVITATIONAL
Where: George R. Brown Tennis Center | Houston (Rice University)
Dates: March 23-25
Format: Tournament â€" Six Singles Flights, Three Doubles Flights
MATCHES
Friday: 1 Doubles Match and 1 Singles Match
Saturday: 2 Doubles Matches and 1 Singles Match
Sunday: 1 Singles Match
DOUBLES ACTION
The Cougars duo of Tsveta Dimitrova and Sveva Mazzari began the morning with an impressive 6-2 victory in their first doubles match of the day, defeating Sisti/Kurtz of Tulane to advance to the finals of Flight 2A Doubles. The pair met Durkin/Ho of Rice in the final match and after a back-and-forth affair fell just short, 5-7.
SINGLES PLAY
For the second consecutive day the Cougars dominated the singles court. After battling through a two-tiebreaker victory on Friday, Dimitrova returned Saturday to face Carla Cerdan of UT Arlington. Dimitrova breezed through the first set 6-0 before continuing her strong play in the second set, winning 6-1. The Padardzhik, Bulgaria, native will be back on the court against Christina Sisti of Tulane in the flight finals on Sunday.
After taking her Friday match to a third set, Mazzari left no doubt on Saturday in her straight set win over Kylee Kato from UTSA. Mazzari opened the match with a 6-3 victory in set one before battling to a 6-4 win in the second set to clinch the win. Mazzari will meet Louise Trigona of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in Sunday's flight finals.
Junior Ana Glumac showed impressive resiliency in her singles match on Saturday. After rolling to a 6-0, 6-1 victory in the opener on Friday, Glumac won set one, 6-1, against Kateryna Avram of Northwestern State. Avram responded with a 6-0 win in set two, and in the third set the two traded games before Glumac eventually came away with the 7-5 set win to clinch the match. In the flight finals Sunday, Glumac will face Sonja Radosevic of Denver.
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LEVELS OF GIVING
WINNER
For a minimum gift of $100, supporters receive a team poster and a signed tennis ball.
ACE
For a minimum gift of $500, supporters receive a team poster and a signed tennis ball, private practice invitation and a stadium blanket.
US OPEN
For a minimum gift of $1,000, supporters receive a team poster and a signed tennis ball, private practice invitation, a stadium blanket, fleece jacket and a lesson from the coach.
GRAND SLAM
For a minimum gift of $2,500, supporters receive a team poster and a signed tennis ball, private practice invitation, a stadium blanket, fleece jacket, a lesson from the coach and a group lesson from the coaching staff.
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