Rice University
Wichita State
Owls Fight Off Shocker Challenge
3/25/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 25, 2011
The Rice women's tennis team used a tight battle for the doubles point as the springboard for a 5-2 win over Wichita State at Jake Hess Tennis Stadium on Friday. The win snapped a five-match losing streak for the Owls (10-8).
"I am very proud of the fight out team showed today," Rice head coach Elizabeth Schmidt said. "It was great to see everyone bounce back after such a tough loss last week and I thought we competed well at every position."
For the second consecutive match, the Owls found themselves in need of a win in a tie-breaker to capture the doubles point and Rebekka Hänle and Ana Guzman delivered the point with a 9-8 win at No. 1.
After splitting the first two singles matches and holding a 2-1 lead, Rice responded to the Shockers' challenge, clinching the match with wins by Hänle and No. 2 and Kim Anicete at No. 5. Senior Jessica Jackson wrapped up the match and made the final margin 5-2 by winning a third-set, tie-break 10-2.
Rice will be back in action on Sunday morning at 11a.m. when they host C-USA rival Tulane.
Tennis Match Results
Wichita State vs Rice
3/25/2011 at Houston, TX
(Jake Hess Tennis Stadium)
#69 Rice 5, Wichita State 2
Singles competition
1. Lutfiana Budiharto (WSU) def. Dominique Harmath (RICE) 6-3, 6-2
2. #110 Rebekka Hänle (RICE) def. Veronika Blaskova (WSU) 6-4, 6-2
3. Jessica Jackson (RICE) def. Raphaela Zotter (WSU) 5-7, 6-4, 1-0 (10-2)
4. Ana Guzman (RICE) def. Carla Venticinque (WSU) 6-0, 6-1
5. Kim Anicete (RICE) def. Delia Damaschin (WSU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Montse Fernandez (WSU) def. Alex Rasch (RICE) 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-7)
Doubles competition
1. Rebekka Hänle/Ana Guzman (RICE) def. Veronika Blaskova/Montse Fernandez (WSU) 9-8 (7-2)
2. Dominique Harmath/Alex Rasch (RICE) def. Raphaela Zotter/Lutfiana Budiharto (WSU) 9-7
3. Daniella Trigo/Jessica Jackson (RICE) def. Carla Venticinque/Delia Damaschin (WSU) 8-4
Match Notes:
Wichita State 6-8
Rice 10-8; National ranking #69
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (4,1,2,5,6.3)
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