HOUSTON, TEXAS (April 8, 2009) The University of Houston tennis team defeated Southeastern Louisiana, 5-2 on Wednesday improving its overall record to 17-3.
In the doubles competition, the team of Jordan McCombs and Laura Ring at the No. 1 spot defeated Audrey Chelini and Iva Velokvska, 9-7. The pair is now 7-1 as a team and a perfect 3-0 at the No. 1.
At the No. 2 spot, senior Lynley Wasson and sophomore Joanna Kacprzyk paired to defeat Morgane Dadot and Ashley Longoria, 8-7, improving their doubles record to 12-5 overall and 4-1 at the No. 2.
With the wins, Houston picked up the final doubles point, while also winning the No. 3 spot by default.
The Lions captured two wins in singles play, with Velokovska defeating Ring, 6-0, 6-1 at the No. 1 spot, and Dadot defeating Kacprzyk in a hard-fought match, 7-5, 6-7 (8), 13-11.
At the No. 2 position, Wasson defeated Chelini, 6-2, 6-1 and senior Vicky Simpson captured the win at the No. 4 spot, downing her opponent Longoria, 6-0, 6-1 moving to 16-3 this season and 3-0 at the No. 4 spot.
Freshman Alix Young and senior Jordan McCombs captured default wins at the No. 5 and No. 6 spots, respectively.
"We are glad to get another win," head coach John Severance said. "We have one more match before we enter the Conference USA Championships, and Jo (Keene) and I look forward to honoring our three seniors during Friday's match against Prairie View A&M."
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The Cougars will play their final regular season match at John E. Hoff Courts on Friday at 1 p.m. and will honor the three seniors, Wasson, Simpson and McCombs as they take their home court for the final time in their UH careers.
Severance is also approaching a personal milestone as he needs just one more win to tie former UH coach Cathy Beene for the most coaching victories in school history.
The 2009 C-USA Tennis Championships, which will take place on the campus of Rice, will be held April 16-19.
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