Rice University
LSU
Owls Chill Tigers' Challenge
2/8/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Feb. 8, 2011
Freshman Kim Anicete battled back to win the last three games against her former high school teammate to clinch a hard-fought 4-3 win over #75 LSU at a cold and windy Jake Hess Tennis Stadium on the Rice campus on Tuesday.
Anicete and LSU's Ariel Morton, who were teammates at Klein High School last year, faced off at the No. 6 singles spot. Anicete grabbed the first set, 6-1, but Morton battled back to lead the second 5-4, just as teammate Whitney Wolf had closed the team score to 3-2 with a win over Rice's Rebekka Hänle at No. 1 singles. But Anicete regained her momentum to win the last three games and clinch both her individual match and the day for the Owls.
"It was nice to see Kim clinch the team victory for us," Rice head coach Elizabeth Schmidt said. "She and Ariel went to high school together so we knew that there would be a lot of emotions involved in that match and we are very proud of her effort today."
As they have done in five of the first six matches this year, the Owls started fast, sweeping all three doubles matches to grab the first point of the day. "Once again, we came out playing very solid in doubles and put LSU on their heels from the start," Schmidt noted. "I think that made a huge difference in this match today."
The Owls will be back on the Jake Hess courts on Sunday when they host Texas State and Texas Pan American in a pair of matches.
Tennis Match Results
LSU vs Rice
2/8/2011 at Houston, TX
(Jake Hess Tennis Stadium)
#48 Rice 4, #75 LSU 3
Singles competition
1. #33 Whitney Wolf (LSU) def. Rebekka Hänle (RICE) 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
2. Dominique Harmath (RICE) def. Keri Frankenberger (LSU) 7-5, 6-0
3. Kaitlin Burns (LSU) def. Jessica Jackson (RICE) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
4. Ana Guzman (RICE) def. Yvette Vlaar (LSU) 6-1, 6-2
5. Ebie Wilson (LSU) def. Daniella Trigo (RICE) 6-1, 6-4
6. Kim Anicete (RICE) def. Ariel Morton (LSU) 6-1, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. Rebekka Hänle/Ana Guzman (RICE) def. Whitney Wolf/Keri Frankenberger (LSU) 8-0
2. Alex Rasch/Dominique Harmath (RICE) def. Kaitlin Burns/Yvette Vlaar (LSU) 8-3
3. Jessica Jackson/Daniella Trigo (RICE) def. Ariel Morton/Ebie Wilson (LSU) 8-6
Match Notes:
LSU 0-1; National ranking #75
Rice 4-2; National ranking #48
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (4,5,2,1,6,3)
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