UH Sports Circle of Honor
Rose Thomas was half of the most dominant women’s tennis doubles team at UH and in the state in the 1980s with partner Rosie Vera Cruz. The four-year co-captains played No. 1 doubles their entire careers with a 138-14 record, 12 tournament wins and a 50-match winning streak. They won the 1982 Sugar Bowl as a two-person team, taking the doubles title while Thomas reached the semifinals in the singles championship. Thomas, who ranks No. 1 in UH career victories (125), won the 1985 Jack Bonham Award. The duo were unbeaten in local women’s tournaments from 1978-87.
