In doubles, Phonexay Chitdara and Jovana Vukovic rolled through Vanessa Valdez and Milena Baigorria, 6-2. To clinch the doubles point, Sophie Gerits and Ndindi Ndunda beat Rina Nozaki and Erandi Martinez, 6-2.
Houston did not go easy on the Miners in singles, taking the first win on Court 3 where Vukovic didn’t drop a game winning 6-0, 6-0. In her neighboring court, teammate and doubles partner Chitdara gave the Cougars their third point, beating Milena Baigorria 6-1, 6-1. The junior from Belgium
Freshman Stephanie Belovukovic also dismantled Rina Nozaki, 6-0, 6-1 on Court 6. Minutes later, Elena Tairyan closed out her match at Flight 4, 6-2, 6-2. The last two matches at Court 1 and 2 were the longest, eventually both getting the point for the Cougars. At Flight 2, Mimi Kendall-Woseley defeated Erandi Martinez, 6-3, 6-1. The last match was at Court 1, where Ndindi Ndunda dropped a tough match against Vanessa Valdez in a third set super-tiebreaker, 6-2, 4-6, 6-10.