In doubles action, the Cougars fought hard against the Mustangs but lost all three matches. At No. 1, Lucy Forward and Jordan McCombs fell to Natalia Bubien and Pavi Francis 8-4, while the tandem of Lynley Wasson and Joanna Kacprzyk dropped an 8-3 decision to the 38th-ranked doubles duo of Nicole Briceno and Kseniia Tokarieva. Rounding out doubles action, Leila Salek and Vicky Simpson were defeated by Kristen Reid and Jessica Yanoff 8-4.
The Cougars found the road to victory even tougher in singles action, falling in straight sets in all six matches. Forward dropped a 6-4, 6-2 decision at No. 1 singles to Bubien, who is ranked 73rd in the nation. Then, Salek lost a 6-1, 6-3 match to Tokarieva at No. 2 singles, Neila Starratt fell 6-2, 6-1 at No. 3 singles to Francis, and Wasson was taken out at No. 4, 6-4, 6-1, by Reid.
Rounding out singles action, Kacprzyk was beaten at No. 5, 6-1, 6-2, by Yanoff, and at No. 6 Simpson fell to Briceno, 6-3, 6-2.
The Cougars will take the next two weeks off before playing host to New Mexico State on March 8 at noon at the John E. Hoff Courts on the UH campus.
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