Houston tennis traveled across town over the weekend to take part in the Rice Invitational, taking on the University of Texas at Arlington, Rice, Texas A&M, SMU and BYU over a three-day span.
The Cougars came out with a strong showing in doubles throughout the weekend but struggled early on in singles.
Here’s how the weekend went:
Day One
The Cougars went undefeated in doubles, sweeping through all four matches that included pairings from both Rice and UTA.
Three of the wins came against Maverick pairings while the fourth came against the Owls when sophomore Gabriela Giraldo and freshman Elena Trencheva defeated the pairing of senior Anastasia Smirnova and freshman Saara Orav 8-5.