Tennis: Cougars Hit Road for UTEP, New Mexico State

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SCOUTING THE MINERS
UTEP enters play with a 2-5 overall record, with all seven of their matches coming on the road in 2017. Individually, the miners have been led by Vivienne Kulicke who enters play with a 3-3 record in dual matches, however Kulicke has dropped her last two contests.

The Miners have been a solid doubles team this season, sporting a 12-9 record in dual play. Their team of Kulicke and Milou Pietersz holds a 6-1 record while playing on court 1, while Raven Bennett and Daphne Visscher are 4-3.

SCOUTING THE AGGIES
New Mexico State holds a 3-1 overall record after most recently defeating Mesa Community College 7-0 on Jan. 27. A pair of Aggies hold perfect spring records, with Lindsay Harlas and Rebecca Keijzerwaard each sitting at 2-0 this season. Harlas plays primarily from the court six position, while Keijzerwaard plays from the No. 3.

Keijzerwaard has teamed with Vanessa Valdez to post a perfect doubles record as well. Playing on court 2 doubles, the team has a 2-0 record with wins over Central Oklahoma and Weber State.

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The overall match came down to court 5, where Constandena Nicolaou and Daphne Visscher were locked in a heated match. Nicolaou struck first with a 6-4 victory in set one, while Visscher responded with a 7-5 set-two win to force a decisive third set. With the match on the line, Nicolaou jumped out to an early lead in the third set, and held on to win 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 to pick up the win for Houston.

Tennis had a nice weekend

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UP NEXT FOR HOUSTON
The Cougars continue their month-long road trip with a pair of matches in Louisiana. Houston takes on American Athletic Conference foe Tulane on Friday, Feb. 17, at 1 p.m., before meeting LSU on Feb. 19 at 11 a.m.