Longhorns return to action Friday afternoon against Florida International.
WHAT: No. 28 Texas (2-4) hosts No. 48 Florida International
WHERE: Penick-Allison Tennis Center – Austin, Texas
WHEN: Friday, Feb. 27 – 1:30 p.m. Central
LIVE SCORING:
http://www.texassports.com/sports/w-tennis/spec-rel/012309aad.html
LAST TIME OUT: Texas suffered a 4-3 defeat to Arizona State on Saturday, Feb. 21 in Austin.
THE 2009 LONGHORNS: Under fourth-year head coach
Patty Fendick-McCain,, Texas returns five singles starters from the 2008 squad that tallied a 20-7 overall record, reached the finals at the Big 12 Championship and reached the round of 16 at the NCAA Championships. Heading the returnees is junior All-Big 12 standout
Vanja Corovic, who teamed up with senior
Marija Milic to reach the doubles round of 16 at the 2008 NCAA Championships.
Juniors
Stephanie Davison and
Sarah Lancaster return after spending their first two seasons as regular starters in the singles lineup. Sophomores
Caroline Larsson and
Maggie Mello also contributed heavily in singles and doubles action last season. UT welcomes a class of five newcomers headed by freshman
Krista Damico and sophomore transfer
Amanda Craddock, who helped Georgia Tech to the 2007 NCAA Championship during her freshman season.