Houston Cougars baseball team placed under self-quarantine

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HOUSTON, TEXAS (March 15, 2020) The Houston Cougars baseball team has been informed by campus administration they are to self-quarantine as a result of one of their staff members developing symptoms of the COVID-19 (coronavirus). The team just returned from a trip to Las Vegas, where they were playing a two-game series against UNLV. The Cougars downed the Rebels 3-1 prior to the remainder of their season being cancelled.

The individual, whose identity was not released, is currently being tested for COVID-19 and the pre-cautionary self-quarantine will last while UH awaits test results, which could take from 48-72 hours

Any related, potential exposure is thought to be limited to the UH baseball team and support staff, as the University was on Spring Break when the team returned. At this time, no other baseball student-athletes, coaches or staff appear to have developed symptoms.

Houston falls to UNLV Lady Rebels 63-30

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By Robert H Kelly
Copyright 2015 TexSport Publications

HOUSTON, TEXAS (December 12, 2015) After jumping out to a 34-30 halftime lead over the Lady Rebels, the Houston Cougars could not contain their offensive power late in the game, and fell to UNLV by the score of 63-30 at Hofheinz Pavilion on Saturday, December 12, 2015. The Lady Rebels outscored the Cougars 17-11 in the final quarter to send the Cougars to 3-6 for the season.

For the Cougars, Jessieka Palmer came off the bench to lead Houston’s scoring with 16 points. Starting guard Kierra Graves added 10 in the Cougars’ effort. Three players scored in double digits for UNLV; with Brooke Johnson and Dakota Gonzalez scoring 17 points and Nikki Wheatley added 16. The Lady Rebels led in rebounds (46-28) and assists (12-11) while both teams had eight steals.

Next up for the Cougars will be a Thursday, December 17 game against Texas A and M-Corpus Christi on the road. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. CST.

NO. 24 TCU OUTLASTS UNLV, 4-3

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (April 4, 2008) The No. 24 TCU women’s tennis team won their seventh consecutive match on Friday with a 4-3 victory over No. 58 UNLV at the Fertitta Tennis Complex in Las Vegas, Nev. The Horned Frogs improved to 14-4 overall and 4-0 in Mountain West Conference play, while UNLV dropped to 9-8 on the season and 1-2 in MWC action.

“We competed very hard today,” said TCU head coach Jefferson Hammond. “This was a big conference win for us. We have San Diego State tomorrow and we’re looking forward to another great match.”

TCU’s duo of Idunn Hertzberg and Katariina Tuohimaa led off doubles play with an 8-3 victory over Sharon Marin and Nikol Dimitrova at the No. 2 position. After TCU’s 12th-ranked duo of Macall Harkins and Anna Sydorska fell at the top spot to the No. 48 tandem of Elena Gantcheva and Kristina Nedeltcheva, Nina Munch-Soegaard and Maria Babanova came through with an 8-6 victory over Katy Williams and Anna Maskalijun to clinch the crucial doubles point.

The Frogs jumped out to the 3-0 lead with wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions.
Harkins, a junior from Palos Verdes, Calif., routed Nedeltcheva by a score of 6-3, 6-3. The win was Harkins’ eighth in the last nine matches.

Sydorska followed with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Dimitrova at the No. 3 singles position. The Lviv, Ukraine, native improved to 11-5 this season with the win.

The Rebels stormed back, beginning at the top position, where No. 35 Gantcheva topped No. 63 Munch-Soegaard by a score of 6-1, 3-6, 6-3.

UNLV would win the match in three sets at the No. 6 spot to close to lead to 3-2 before Tuohimaa answered with a 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 win over Maskalijun to clinch the match for the Frogs. Tuohimaa was down 3-0 in the final set and managed to rally
back to earn her 15th victory this season.

TCU will look to remain unbeaten in conference play on Saturday at 12 p.m. CDT
against San Diego State in Las Vegas.

No. 24 TCU (14-4, 4-0) def. No. 58 UNLV (9-8, 1-2), 4-3

SINGLES
1. No. 35 Elena Gantcheva (UNLV) def. No. 63 Nina Munch-Soegaard (TCU) 6-1,
3-6, 6-3
2. Macall Harkins (TCU) def. Kristina Nedeltcheva (UNLV) 6-3, 6-3
3. No. 86 Anna Sydorska (TCU) def. Nikol Dimitrova (UNLV) 6-1, 6-4
4. Katariina Tuohimaa (TCU) def. Anna Maskalijun (UNLV) 6-4, 1-6, 6-4
5. Katy Williams (UNLV) def. Kewa Nichols (TCU) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(3)
6. Sharon Marin (UNLV) def. Idunn Hertzberg (TCU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3

Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1, 6, 4*, 5

DOUBLES
1. No. 48 Gantcheva/Nedeltcheva (UNLV) def. No. 12 Harkins/Sydorska (TCU) 8-4
2. Tuohimaa/Hertzberg (TCU) def. Marin/Dimitrova (UNLV) 8-3
3. Munch-Soegaard/Babanova (TCU) def. Williams/Maskalijun (UNLV) 8-6

Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3*

*Clinching point

NO. 24 TCU SET TO FACE UNLV, SAN DIEGO STATE

FORT WORTH, TEXAS (April 3, 2008) The No. 24 TCU women’s tennis team will travel to Las Vegas this weekend to meet No. 58 UNLV and San Diego State in two Mountain West Conference contests. The Horned Frogs are currently 13-4 overall and 3-0 in MWC play.

The Frogs have won six consecutive matches, including three routs last weekend to open the MWC regular season. TCU garnered a No. 24 national ranking in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association poll released on Tuesday.

In singles play, Nina Munch-Soegaard moved three spots to No. 63 nationally.
Munch-Soegaard, a sophomore from Amarillo, Texas, has posted an 11-5 record this
season at the top position. Junior Anna Sydorska earned a No. 86 singles ranking
after earning a 10-5 record at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions.

The TCU doubles duo of Sydorska and Macall Harkins remained at No. 12 nationally
after not competing together last weekend. The Frog tandem is 12-2 overall this
season, with four wins coming against nationally ranked opponents.

TCU will meet No. 58 UNLV on Friday at 12 p.m. CDT. The Rebels are currently 9-7
overall and 1-1 in the MWC. UNLV dropped four consecutive matches before earning
a win over No. 54 Utah on Saturday. Senior Elena Gantcheva leads the Rebels with
a No. 35 singles ranking, while the duo of Gantcheva and Kristina Nedeltcheva is
ranked No. 48 in doubles play.

The two teams have met five teams in the series, as UNLV holds the slight 3-2
advantage. TCU and UNLV split contests last season, as the Frogs defeated UNLV
by a score of 5-2 in Fort Worth, and UNLV defeated TCU by a score of 4-2 in the
MWC Championship semifinals.

The Frogs will follow Friday’s match with a Saturday contest at 12 p.m. CDT
against San Diego State. The Aztecs are currently 7-9 overall this season and
0-2 in MWC play. San Diego State is coming off of losses to No. 54 Utah and No.
39 BYU last weekend to open conference play.

TCU holds a 2-1 advantage in the series against San Diego State that dates back
to the 2003 season. Since joining the MWC in 2006, the Frogs have defeated the
Aztecs by scores of 7-0 and 6-1.