Haet Leads Owls on Day One in Orlando
1/11/2019 5:01:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Defeats 52nd ranked player in singles
The Lead: Michaela Haet raced to a straight-set win over TexasTech's 52nd ranked Felicity Maltby to highlight results for Rice at the first day of the Orlando Invitational at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida on Friday.
The Details: The Owls opened the day with four doubles matches, three of them against 16th ranked Kansas before facing 18th ranked Texas Tech in singles.
Head Coach Elizabeth Schmidt: "Today was a good day of quality competition. This is a hungry, young, and driven team that continues to grow with every opportunity they step on the court. There are definitely areas we need to still sharpen up, but also a lot of encouraging things out there today. Looking forward to getting back on the court again tomorrow to keep building on today."
The Results:
Doubles
Janet Koch/Sonia Smagina (Kansas) def. Linda Huang/Michaela Haet 6-2
Nina Khmelnitckaia/Plobrung Plipuech (Kansas) def. Priya Niezgoda/Diae El Jardi (Rice) 7-6
Malkia Ngounoue/Maria Toran Ribes (Kansas) def. Victoria Smirnova/Fernanda Astete (Rice) 6-3
Francesca Sella/Isa DiLaura (Texas Tech) def. Anna Bowtell/Anastasia Smirnova (Rice) 7-5
Singles
Michaela Haet def. #52 Felicity Maltby (Texas Tech) 6-2, 6-3
Victoria Smirnova def. Nell Miller (Texas Tech) 7-6, 6-4
Kennedy Bridgforth (Texas Tech) def. Anna Bowtell 6-3, 6-4
Anto Stoica (Texas Tech) def. Priya Niezgoda 6-2, 4-6, 7-5
Francesca Sella (Texas Tech) def. Linda Huang 6-1, 6-1
Anastasia Smirnova def. Olivia Peet (Texas Tech) 6-4, 6-3
Day Two: Rice will take on Texas Tech in doubles at noon on Saturday, followed by single action against North Carolina State.
The Details: The Owls opened the day with four doubles matches, three of them against 16th ranked Kansas before facing 18th ranked Texas Tech in singles.
Head Coach Elizabeth Schmidt: "Today was a good day of quality competition. This is a hungry, young, and driven team that continues to grow with every opportunity they step on the court. There are definitely areas we need to still sharpen up, but also a lot of encouraging things out there today. Looking forward to getting back on the court again tomorrow to keep building on today."
The Results:
Doubles
Janet Koch/Sonia Smagina (Kansas) def. Linda Huang/Michaela Haet 6-2
Nina Khmelnitckaia/Plobrung Plipuech (Kansas) def. Priya Niezgoda/Diae El Jardi (Rice) 7-6
Malkia Ngounoue/Maria Toran Ribes (Kansas) def. Victoria Smirnova/Fernanda Astete (Rice) 6-3
Francesca Sella/Isa DiLaura (Texas Tech) def. Anna Bowtell/Anastasia Smirnova (Rice) 7-5
Singles
Michaela Haet def. #52 Felicity Maltby (Texas Tech) 6-2, 6-3
Victoria Smirnova def. Nell Miller (Texas Tech) 7-6, 6-4
Kennedy Bridgforth (Texas Tech) def. Anna Bowtell 6-3, 6-4
Anto Stoica (Texas Tech) def. Priya Niezgoda 6-2, 4-6, 7-5
Francesca Sella (Texas Tech) def. Linda Huang 6-1, 6-1
Anastasia Smirnova def. Olivia Peet (Texas Tech) 6-4, 6-3
Day Two: Rice will take on Texas Tech in doubles at noon on Saturday, followed by single action against North Carolina State.
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