March 6, 2005

HOUSTON - The Cougar tennis team traveled to Dallas for a showdown with the No. 61 SMU Mustangs on Sunday, but was shutout in a 7-0 final, falling to 8-4 on the season.

Senior Biljana Dimovska rebounded with a 6-2 win in the second set after falling by the same score in the first set. The second-set win by Dimovska forced the tie breaking third set where the Mustangs' Svetlana Kouzmenko slipped away with a 10-8 win to take the match.

The Mustangs captured the doubles point with a three-match sweep, before claiming all six singles pairings.

The Cougars are 0-3 against ranked opponents where they have fell 4-3 to No. 23 LSU, 5-2 to No. 39 A&M and now No. 61 SMU.

Houston stays on the road to face Baylor in Waco on Wednesday, March 9, at 2 p.m.

SMU 7 Houston 0

Doubles
Kouzmenko/Jones (SMU) def. Dimovska/Miller (UH) 8-3
Leuszler/Langer (SMU) def. Reimer/Bateup (UH) 8-6
Chay/Braniecka (SMU) def. Terblanche/Bumbs (UH) 9-8 (7-5)

Singles
Kouzmenko (SMU) def. Dimovska (UH) 6-2, 2-6 (10-8)
Langer (SMU) def. Reimer (UH) 6-0, 6-0
Chay (SMU) def. Bateup (UH) 6-2, 6-3
Leuszler (SMU) def. Miller (UH) 6-3, 6-3
Jones (SMU) def. Gumbs (UH) 6-0, 7-5
Rambally (SMU) def. Terblanche (UH) 7-5, 3-0 def.