Friday, January 10
Orlando, FL
9:30 AM
Rice University

vs

Kansas, Missouri, NC State, Texas Tech

Photo by: Maria Lysaker - Rice Athletics
Owls Wrap Up Action at Orlando Invitational
1/12/2020 5:04:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Open dual season vs. Lamar on Saturday
In Brief: Rice took five of seven singles matches and spit four doubles matches to complete play for Rice at the Orlando Invitational at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida.
Doubles: The Owls improved to 7-4 on the weekend by splitting four matches on Sunday.
Singles: Rice won four of six vs. Texas Tech and five of seven overall to close out the weekend. Anna Bowtell and Linda Huang both improved to 3-0 on the weekend with their wins. Huang bounced back from a loss in a second-set tiebreaker to win in three sets, while Bowtell did not lose a game.
Singles competition
Margarita Skriabina (Texas Tech) def. Michaela Haet 6-2, 6-1
Victoria Smirnova def. Olivia Peet (Texas Tech) 6-4, 6-3
Lisa Mays (Texas Tech) def. Anastasia Smirnova 6-3, 6-3
Linda Huang def. Nell Miller (Texas Tech) 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 10-8
Priya Niezgoda def. Bojana Marinkov (Texas Tech) 7-5, 6-3
Anna Bowtell def. Kennedy Bridgforth (Texas Tech) 6-0, 6-0
Maria Budin def. Caraline Scheufler (Auburn) 7-5, 6-1
Doubles competition
Malkia Ngounoue/Luniuska Delgado (Kansas) def. #37 Priya Niezgoda/Anastasia Smirnova 7-6 (7-5)
Vasiliki Karvouni/Sonia Smagina (Kansas) def. Michaela Haet/Linda Huang 6-3
Maria Budin/Diae El Jardi def. Carmen Roxana Manu/Julia Deming (Kansas) 6-4
Anna Bowtell/Victoria Smirnova def. Reagan Collins/Isa Di Laura (Texas Tech) 6-0
Up Next: The Owls will open their 2020 dual season on Saturday when they host Lamar at 11 a.m.
Doubles: The Owls improved to 7-4 on the weekend by splitting four matches on Sunday.
Singles: Rice won four of six vs. Texas Tech and five of seven overall to close out the weekend. Anna Bowtell and Linda Huang both improved to 3-0 on the weekend with their wins. Huang bounced back from a loss in a second-set tiebreaker to win in three sets, while Bowtell did not lose a game.
Singles competition
Margarita Skriabina (Texas Tech) def. Michaela Haet 6-2, 6-1
Victoria Smirnova def. Olivia Peet (Texas Tech) 6-4, 6-3
Lisa Mays (Texas Tech) def. Anastasia Smirnova 6-3, 6-3
Linda Huang def. Nell Miller (Texas Tech) 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 10-8
Priya Niezgoda def. Bojana Marinkov (Texas Tech) 7-5, 6-3
Anna Bowtell def. Kennedy Bridgforth (Texas Tech) 6-0, 6-0
Maria Budin def. Caraline Scheufler (Auburn) 7-5, 6-1
Doubles competition
Malkia Ngounoue/Luniuska Delgado (Kansas) def. #37 Priya Niezgoda/Anastasia Smirnova 7-6 (7-5)
Vasiliki Karvouni/Sonia Smagina (Kansas) def. Michaela Haet/Linda Huang 6-3
Maria Budin/Diae El Jardi def. Carmen Roxana Manu/Julia Deming (Kansas) 6-4
Anna Bowtell/Victoria Smirnova def. Reagan Collins/Isa Di Laura (Texas Tech) 6-0
Up Next: The Owls will open their 2020 dual season on Saturday when they host Lamar at 11 a.m.
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