March 1, 2003

HOUSTON - The University of Houston women's tennis team improved its win streak to three as it defeated Southwest Texas State 5-2 at the John E. Hoff Varsity tennis courts Saturday.

Houston dominated the No. 1, 2, 3 and 5 singles spots and picked up wins in the No. 1 and 2 doubles matches to improve its record to 5-5 overall.

Houston 5, SWT 2

Singles
1. Analia Longoni (UH) def. Tina Klemenc (SWT), 6-1, 6-0
2. Miranda Foley (UH) def. Jovana Dimovic (SWT), 6-1, 6-4
3. Karine Urbin (UH) def. Melanie Hall (SWT), 6-1, 6-1
4. Leja Sirola (SWT) def. Yolandi Terblanche (UH) 2-6, 1-2 (ret.)
5. Kami Miller (UH) def. Margaret Potyrala (SWT), 6-3, 7-6
6. Mackenzie Mekus (SWT) def. Cristina Flores Bravo (UH), 3-6, 7-6, 10-12

Doubles
1. Foley/Terblanche (UH) def. Klemenc/Hall (SWT), 8-1
2. Urbin/Longoni (UH) def. Sirola/Potyrala (SWT), 8-5
3. Schneider/Dimovic (SWT) def. Flood/Miller (UH), 8-6

The Cougars look to improve their 0-1 Conference USA record as they travel to Tampa to face South Florida Tuesday.

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