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Houston tennis continues international success

UH junior Elena Kordolaimi continued her success internationally, grabbing her second international doubles title in a week. UH sophomore Rocio Martin also made a footprint as she helped her club win a championship.

For the second straight weekend, Kordolaimi competed as an amateur in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. She teamed up with Susanne Celik of Sweden to claim the Jolie Ville Golf F21 Women’s Open doubles title. The duo dominated competition, winning four straight matches to claim the title.

Kordolaimi also did some damage playing singles, making a run into the quarterfinals before losing a tough 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 decision to Norway’s Caroline Rohde-Moe. She will now be heading to Alkmaar, Netherlands to compete in the Bowling Victorie Plaza Futures Tournament next week.

In Europe, many athletes represent the local clubs they played in growing up, making club tennis popular in Europe.

Rocio Martin helped Club Tenis Coruña compete at a national level and win the Galician Women’s Open Club Championship on the Iberian Peninsula. Both Martin and Kordolaimi will be returning to UH for their junior and senior years, respectively. Both will be playing in the Cougars’ 2014 team.

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