Rice University
SMU
Mustangs Hold Off Owls' Late Charge
4/9/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 9, 2011
The Rice women's tennis team made a late run, but 34th ranked SMU captured the third sets in the last two matches of the day to down the 62nd ranked Owls 5-2 at Jake Hess Tennis Stadium on Saturday.
After dropping the doubles point, freshman Kim Anicete continued her clutch play at No. 6 singles, evening the match at 1-1 with a straight set win, running her season mark to a team-leading 13-5.
SMU then moved to within one point of clinching the match with wins at No. 1 and 4, but freshman Dominique Harmath closed the gap to 3-2 with a straight-set win for the Owls at No. 2. At the same time, Senior Jessica Jackson and sophomore Daniella Trigo each rallied to win their second sets and keep the Owls hopes for a win alive.
However the Mustangs closed things out by capturing both third sets to claim their 17th win of the season.
Rice will close out its 2011 regular season schedule next Friday when they host Louisville for Senior Day, as the Owls honor seniors Jackson, Rebekka Hänle and Varsha Shiva-Shankar. First serve is scheduled for noon.
Tennis Match Results
SMU Mustangs vs. Rice
4/9/2011 at Houston, Texas
(Jake Hess Tennis Stadium)
#34 SMU Mustangs 5, #62 Rice 2
Singles competition
1. #9 Marta Lesniak (SMU) def. Rebekka Hänle (RICE) 6-0, 7-5
2. Dominique Harmath (RICE) def. Edyta Cieplucha (SMU) 6-2, 6-2
3. #117 Aleks Malyarchikova (SMU) def. Jessica Jackson (RICE) 6-3, 4-6, 6-0
4. Heather Steinbauer (SMU) def. Ana Guzman (RICE) 6-3, 6-3
5. Shahzoda Hatamova (SMU) def. Daniella Trigo (RICE) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
6. Kimberly Anicete (RICE) def. Kristina Roberts (SMU) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Marta Lesniak/Aleks Malyarchikova (SMU) def. Rebekka Hänle/Ana Guzman (RICE) 8-2
2. Heather Steinbauer/Edyta Cieplucha (SMU) def. Alex Rasch/Dominique Harmath (RICE) 8-3
3. Jessica Jackson/Daniella Trigo (RICE) def. Ashley Turpin/Shahzoda Hatamova (SMU) 8-6
Match Notes:
SMU Mustangs 17-4; National ranking #34
Rice 12-9; National ranking #62
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