Saturday, March 12
Denton, Texas
1 PM
Rice University
4
vs
0
#41 Charlotte
Photo by: Maria Lysaker - Rice Athletics
Fast Start Leads Owls Past No. 41 Charlotte
3/12/2022 7:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Face North Texas at noon on Sunday
In Brief: Anastasia Smirnova shook off a loss in the second set and provided the clinching point for Rice over 41st ranked Charlotte in Denton on Saturday. The Owls who are currently ranked 71st in the ITA computer poll, improved to 8-3 on the season while Charlotte fell to 10-3.
Doubles: The opening point of the match featured a showdown at the first line between doubles teams ranked 30th (Rice's Maria Budin and Diae El Jardi) and 31st (Charlotte's Margaux Maquet and Lucia Quiterio) and the matchup lived up the billing. After Victoria Smirnova and Federica Trevisan gave Rice the early advantage with a 6-4 win at the third line, Budin and El Jardi edged the 49er duo in a tiebreaker to give the Owls the early lead.
Singles: Rice grabbed four of six first sets in singles to increase the pressure on the 49ers. Anna Bowtell swiftly added the second point of the day with a 6-1, 6-1 win at the fifth line. Victoria Smirnova followed with a straight-set win at the first line over Marquet, who came in ranked 120th, setting the stage for her twin sister to deliver the clinching point.
Elizabeth Schmidt: "All around tough fight from our team. Everyone stayed focused, kept discipline no matter the score, and played solid tennis across the board. Looking forward to getting back out there tomorrow against UNT."
Up Next: The Owls wrap up the weekend in Denton by facing North Texas at noon on Sunday. They return home next weekend to host Marquette on Friday and Tulane on Sunday.
Doubles: The opening point of the match featured a showdown at the first line between doubles teams ranked 30th (Rice's Maria Budin and Diae El Jardi) and 31st (Charlotte's Margaux Maquet and Lucia Quiterio) and the matchup lived up the billing. After Victoria Smirnova and Federica Trevisan gave Rice the early advantage with a 6-4 win at the third line, Budin and El Jardi edged the 49er duo in a tiebreaker to give the Owls the early lead.
Singles: Rice grabbed four of six first sets in singles to increase the pressure on the 49ers. Anna Bowtell swiftly added the second point of the day with a 6-1, 6-1 win at the fifth line. Victoria Smirnova followed with a straight-set win at the first line over Marquet, who came in ranked 120th, setting the stage for her twin sister to deliver the clinching point.
Elizabeth Schmidt: "All around tough fight from our team. Everyone stayed focused, kept discipline no matter the score, and played solid tennis across the board. Looking forward to getting back out there tomorrow against UNT."
Up Next: The Owls wrap up the weekend in Denton by facing North Texas at noon on Sunday. They return home next weekend to host Marquette on Friday and Tulane on Sunday.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1
#1 Singles Match
12
66
Margaux Maquet / 0 (120/-) [CLT]
33
#2 Singles Match
1234
4710
Ruxi Schech / 0 [CLT]
651UF
#3 Singles Match
123
656
Lucia Quiterio / 0 [CLT]
471
#4 Singles Match
123
740
Rocio Safont / 0 [CLT]
54UF
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Lucie Petruzelova / 0 [CLT]
11
#6 Singles Match
123
450
Emma Wilkins / 0 [CLT]
66UF
Order of Finish:
5,1,3
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