#36 Tennis Closes Regular Season with Sweep of Cincinnati

Sunday, April 12

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11 AM CT

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#36 Tennis Closes Regular Season with Sweep of Cincinnati

4/12/2026 3:12:00 PM | Tennis

Cougars close regular season with five straight wins, 18 overall

CINCINNATI — The #36 University of Houston Tennis team concluded its regular season slate with a 4-0 win over Cincinnati on Sunday afternoon at the Trabert-Talbert Tennis Center.

Houston (18-5, 8-5 Big 12) earned the doubles victory with a 2-1 advantage. Juniors Valeriia Krokhotina and Iva Sepa nabbed a 6-2 win on court three over Morgan Pyrz and Milica Popovski, and seniors Sophie Schouten and Chems Doha Zeghlouli defeated Sakurako Watanabe and Rozalia Gruszczynska, 6-4, on court one.

Cincinnati (8-14, 1-12 Big 12) took the middle court as Gabrielle Guenther and Tara Kurepa took down juniors Petja Drame and Elizaveta Morozova, 6-2.

In singles, three Cougars pitched a first set shutout but Krokhotina, Sepa and Schouten were the ones to make it to the finish line.

Krokhotina dropped just three games as she bested Watanabe 6-1, 6-2 on court three. After sweeping the first, Sepa took care of Kurepa, 6-4 in the second set. Schouten needed a second-set tiebreaker as she edged Popovski, 6-0, 7-6(2) on court five to clinch the mathc for the Cougars.

DOUBLES
Chems Doha Zeghlouli/Sophie SchoutenPetja def. Sakurako Watanabe (UC) 6-4
Gabrielle Guenther/Tara Kurepa (UC) def. Drame/Elizaveta Morozova, 6-2
Iva Sepa/Valeriia Krokhotina def. Morgan Pyrz/Milica Popovski (UC) 6-2

SINGLES
Gabrielle Guenther (UC) vs. Elizaveta Morozova, 0-6, 6-3, 2-2, unfinished
Rozalia Gruszcynska (UC) vs. Chems Doha Zeghlouli, 6-4, 6-6, unfinished
Valeriia Krokhotina def. Sakurako Watanabe (UC) 6-1, 6-2
Iva Sepa def. Tara Kurepa (UC) 6-0, 6-4
Sophie Schouten def. Milica Popovski (UC) 6-0, 7-6(2)
Isabel Pacheco (UC) vs. Gabriela Cortes, 6-4, 3-3

UP NEXT
Following action around the Big 12 on Sunday, Houston will learn its seeding for the Big 12 Tournament beginning Wednesday at the USTA National Campus in Orlando.

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