Saturday, April 8
Houston, Texas
11 AM
Rice University
2
vs
4
#54 SMU
Photo by: RICE SID
Mustangs Hold Off Owls
4/8/2023 11:09:00 PM | Women's Tennis
El Jardi and Zipoli pick up ranked doubles win
Houston: Diae El Jardi and Allison Zipoli keyed a strong start by #44 Rice with a win over a ranked opponent, but 56th-ranked SMU rallied to take a 4-2 decision at the George R. Brown Tennis Center on Saturday.
Doubles: El Jardi and Zipoli raced to a 6-2 win over the Mustang's 54th-ranked doubles team of Taylor Johnson and Jackie Nylander, for their first win over a ranked opponent to give Rice the early advantage. Darya Schwartzman and Saara Orav followed shortly after with a 6-2 win of their own at the second line to give Rice the early lead.
Singles: SMU fired back by wining four of six first sets in singles and swiftly closed out matches at the second and third lines to take a 2-1 lead. Freshman Marte Lambrecht made it a memorable birthday, winning in straight sets at the sixth line to tie the match at 2-2. While the Mustangs rebounded from a first-set loss at the first line to win and move to within one point of the clinch, Rice responded by forcing third sets at the two remaining courts before SMU closed out the match with a win at the fifth line.
Up Next: The Owls will close out their 2023 dual season next weekend with a road match at Houston on Saturday at 1 p.m. and then a home match with Prairie View on Sunday at noon to celebrate Senior Day.
Doubles: El Jardi and Zipoli raced to a 6-2 win over the Mustang's 54th-ranked doubles team of Taylor Johnson and Jackie Nylander, for their first win over a ranked opponent to give Rice the early advantage. Darya Schwartzman and Saara Orav followed shortly after with a 6-2 win of their own at the second line to give Rice the early lead.
Singles: SMU fired back by wining four of six first sets in singles and swiftly closed out matches at the second and third lines to take a 2-1 lead. Freshman Marte Lambrecht made it a memorable birthday, winning in straight sets at the sixth line to tie the match at 2-2. While the Mustangs rebounded from a first-set loss at the first line to win and move to within one point of the clinch, Rice responded by forcing third sets at the two remaining courts before SMU closed out the match with a win at the fifth line.
Up Next: The Owls will close out their 2023 dual season next weekend with a road match at Houston on Saturday at 1 p.m. and then a home match with Prairie View on Sunday at noon to celebrate Senior Day.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2
#1 Singles Match
123
Hadley Doyle / 0 [SMU]
166
611
#2 Singles Match
12
Taylor Johnson / 0 [SMU]
66
11
#3 Singles Match
12
Drew Morris / 0 [SMU]
66
33
#4 Singles Match
123
Jackie Nylander / 0 [SMU]
627
265
#5 Singles Match
1234
Lana Mavor / 0 [SMU]
6350
463UF
#6 Singles Match
12
Maja Makoric / 0 [SMU]
44
66
Order of Finish:
2,3,6,1,4
Players Mentioned
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