UH tennis began the year with a three-day event at the Houston Invitational, picking up a bevy of wins during the weekend.
Day 1
With players from Air Force, UT Arlington and Rice competing in the tournament, UH began the Houston Invitational in dominant fashion by winning all eight of its singles matches.
Five Cougars, including sophomore Gabriela Cortes and senior Laura Slisane, won their matches in straight sets. Freshman Nina Skoric also made her collegiate debut in a three-set win, 5-7, 6-3, 10-2.
UH then went three out of four in its doubles matches, with the sophomore/junior duos of Cortes and junior Elena Trencheva and Sonya Kovalenko and Maria Dzemeshkevich capturing 6-2 victories.