Friday, March 25
Tempe, Arizona
4 PM
Rice University
3
vs
4
#48 Arizona
Wildcats Outlast Owls
3/25/2022 10:36:00 PM | Women's Tennis
No. 32 Arizona State up next
Tempe, AZ Arizona overcame the loss of the doubles point by taking three of four three-set matches and edge Rice 4-3 at the Whiteman Tennis Center on Friday.
Doubles: The Owls emerged with the first point of the day by taking close battles at the second and third lines, 6-4.
Singles: Anna Bowtell raced to a quick win at the fifth line to increase the Owls lead to 2-0, but after the Wildcats jumped on the scoreboard with a win at one, the remaining matches would be extended to three sets. The team split the first sets on those four courts, but in each case, the other responded with a win to force third sets. Maria Budin, who dropped her first set at the sixth line 6-1, rallied to win her next two sets 6-3, 6-2 and give Rice a 3-2 lead, but the Wildcats surged to win the last two and take the match. Bowtell improved to 10-2 in dual singles, reaching double figures for the fifth consecutive year.
Elizabeth Schmidt: "We started off well with a solid doubles point and getting the quick point from Anna. As scores show, it was a tight battle on the other five courts with lots of lead changes and momentum swings for both teams. Definitely a tough one to lose but now our focus is getting back up, learning from this match, and putting it all out there again tomorrow."
Up Next: Rice wraps up the road trip on Saturday by facing No. 32 Arizona State (March 26) at 1 p.m.
Doubles: The Owls emerged with the first point of the day by taking close battles at the second and third lines, 6-4.
Singles: Anna Bowtell raced to a quick win at the fifth line to increase the Owls lead to 2-0, but after the Wildcats jumped on the scoreboard with a win at one, the remaining matches would be extended to three sets. The team split the first sets on those four courts, but in each case, the other responded with a win to force third sets. Maria Budin, who dropped her first set at the sixth line 6-1, rallied to win her next two sets 6-3, 6-2 and give Rice a 3-2 lead, but the Wildcats surged to win the last two and take the match. Bowtell improved to 10-2 in dual singles, reaching double figures for the fifth consecutive year.
Elizabeth Schmidt: "We started off well with a solid doubles point and getting the quick point from Anna. As scores show, it was a tight battle on the other five courts with lots of lead changes and momentum swings for both teams. Definitely a tough one to lose but now our focus is getting back up, learning from this match, and putting it all out there again tomorrow."
Up Next: Rice wraps up the road trip on Saturday by facing No. 32 Arizona State (March 26) at 1 p.m.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
53
Salma Ziouti / 0 [ARIZ]
76
#2 Singles Match
123
642
Lexi Ryngler / 0 [ARIZ]
066
#3 Singles Match
123
362
Kayla Wilkins / 0 [ARIZ]
636
#4 Singles Match
123
653
Midori Castillo-Meza / 0 [ARIZ]
276
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Khim Iglupas / 0 [ARIZ]
23
#6 Singles Match
123
166
Kirsten Prelle / 0 [ARIZ]
632
Order of Finish:
5,1,3,6,2,4
Players Mentioned
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