Houston tennis enters the 2026-27 season with a new roster outlook top-to-bottom, in large part due to the departures of its four seniors Gabriela Cortes, Chems Doha Zeghlouli, Elizaveta Morozova and Sophie Schouten, who spearheaded an 11-0 start to the season, as well as opening the campaign with eight consecutive sweeps.
First-year head coach Valeriya Zeleva will oversee a different core of Cougars, with possible departures and additions taking place.
Here’s the latest on transfer portal movement.
Houston welcomes Natálie Cinková
After spending two seasons with Denver, Natálie Cinková is transferring and has signed with Houston for the upcoming 2026 fall season, as announced via Parson Nemati on Instagram and X, with two years of eligibility.
Cinková led the Pioneers with 27 singles wins and tied for the most doubles wins on the roster. She was named to her second All-Summit League Team and Academic All-League team in the 2025-26 season.
The Switzerland native helped lead Denver to a conference tournament title with consecutive 4-0 wins over Oral Roberts and North Dakota, before falling to No. 16 Arizona State 4-0 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
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