Saturday, March 4
Houston, Texas
11 am
Rice University
1
vs
6
#10 Texas
Photo by: RICE SID
Longhorns Down Owls, 6-1
3/4/2023 3:31:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Schwartzman picks up singles win
George R Brown Tennis Center: Texas fought off an early challenge by Rice in doubles and then rode its depth to a 6-1 win over the Owls on Saturday.
Doubles: Texas took the early advantage with a swift win at the first line, but Darya Schwartzman and Saara Orav evened things with a 6-2 win at the third line. The Longhorns fought their way back from a 3-1 deficit at the second line to take the opening point of the day.
Singles: Texas carried over its momentum into singles taking four of six first sets. The Longhorns clinched the victory by finishing out straight-set wins at the first, third, fourth and fifth lines while also forcing third sets at two and six. Schwartzman, who had rolled to a 6-2 win in her first set, rebounded from a 6-1 loss in the second to take her match with a 6-4 win in the third set to put a point on the board for the Owls.
Elizabeth Schmidt: Obviously, they played solid, a little bit more solid than us today. I think that when we got our chances, they stayed calm and found a way to kind of turn the tables on us and some of the courts. But I think you probably saw why they were two-time defending national champions the way they reacted to stress and pressure.
Up Next: The Owls will hit the training courts next week and return to action on March 15 when they combine wit the men's team to host Texas A&M Corpus Christi at 2 p.m.
Doubles: Texas took the early advantage with a swift win at the first line, but Darya Schwartzman and Saara Orav evened things with a 6-2 win at the third line. The Longhorns fought their way back from a 3-1 deficit at the second line to take the opening point of the day.
Singles: Texas carried over its momentum into singles taking four of six first sets. The Longhorns clinched the victory by finishing out straight-set wins at the first, third, fourth and fifth lines while also forcing third sets at two and six. Schwartzman, who had rolled to a 6-2 win in her first set, rebounded from a 6-1 loss in the second to take her match with a 6-4 win in the third set to put a point on the board for the Owls.
Elizabeth Schmidt: Obviously, they played solid, a little bit more solid than us today. I think that when we got our chances, they stayed calm and found a way to kind of turn the tables on us and some of the courts. But I think you probably saw why they were two-time defending national champions the way they reacted to stress and pressure.
Up Next: The Owls will hit the training courts next week and return to action on March 15 when they combine wit the men's team to host Texas A&M Corpus Christi at 2 p.m.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Nicole Khirin / 0 [TEXAS]
66
10
#2 Singles Match
123
Charlotte Chavatipon / 0 (60/-) [TEXAS]
561
720
#3 Singles Match
12
Sabina Zeynalova / 0 (79/-) [TEXAS]
66
23
#4 Singles Match
12
Taisiya Pachkaleva / 0 [TEXAS]
66
34
#5 Singles Match
12
Malaika Rapolu / 0 [TEXAS]
66
43
#6 Singles Match
123
Nicole Rivkin / 0 [TEXAS]
264
616
Order of Finish:
1,3,4,5,2,6
Players Mentioned
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