HUNTSVILLE (2/19/05) -- The North Texas women’s tennis team defeated Sam Houston State 5-2 on Saturday to pick up its second consecutive win and improve to 7-2 through its first nine matches for the second consecutive year.
The Mean Green continued its dominance in doubles, winning the point for the eighth time in nine tries virtue of sweeping all three flights. Katherine Harris and Krysta Lee reached 11 wins in the top flight for the second straight year, while Holly Lee and Kelli Royer won flight two and Ashley Sammis and Megan Schmulbach took the third flight.
North Texas claimed four singles flights behind wins from Harris, Schmulbach, Sammis and Ingrid Stockinger. All four Mean Green wins were in straight sets and six sets were decided by at least four points. Megan Schmulbach became the fifth NT player to record double-figure wins this season, while Sammis picked up her ninth victory.
The Mean Green returns home for two matches on Feb. 27, including its first Sun Belt Conference outing of the season. North Texas will host Florida International at 9:30 a.m. followed by Abilene Christian at 2:30 p.m.
Results
North Texas, 5
Sam Houston, 2
Doubles:
1. Harris/K. Lee (NT) d. Assugani/Hassiv (SHSU), 9-7
2. H. Lee/Royer (NT) d. Rudich/McDougal (SHSU), 8-4
3. Sammis/Schmulbach (NT) d. McDougal/Yurjin, 8-4
Singles:
1. Laga Assugani (SHSU) d. Krysta Lee (NT), 6-3, 6-3
2. McDougal (SHSU) d. Kelli Royer (NT), 6-3, 6-4
3. Katherine Harris (NT) d. Cristina Flores (SHSU), 6-2, 6-1
4. Megan Schmulbach (NT) d. Mouina Hassiv (SHSU), 6-4, 6-1
5. Ashley Sammis (NT) d. Erika Rudich (SHSU), 7-6(7-3), 6-0
6. Ingrid Stockinger (NT) d. Bethany Yurjin (SHSU), 6-0, 6-0
