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Oral Roberts
Lady Raiders Dominate Oral Roberts, 7-0
March 26, 2004 | Women's Tennis
March 26, 2004
TULSA, Okla. - In a quick match that lasted approximately an hour and a half, The Texas Tech women's tennis team skated past Oral Roberts this morning by a score of 7-0 in Tulsa, Okla. After two default matches by Oral Roberts, Tech walked away with two doubles victories and five singles victories, moving the Lady Raiders' overall spring record to 9-4 and 2-3 in Big 12 Conference play.
On the singles court, the Lady Raiders were unstoppable taking all five singles matches and one default match at the No. six position. In the first position, senior Irina Tereschenko effortlessly knocked off Rachel Bud, 6-0, 6-0, while senior Kendall Brooks took down Sonia Bailey, 6-0, 6-1, in the second position. In the third position, sophomore Tara Browning ousted Jacquelyn Robles, 6-1, 6-0. Freshman Hristiyana Gocheva defeated Laine Sommer, 6-0, 6-1, at the fourth position, while freshman Sarize Coetzee knocked off Debra Skinstad, 6-0, 6-0, in the fifth position. Rounding out singles play was freshman Iva Gyurgina who took her match by default at the sixth position.
In doubles action, Tech was equally impressive winning two matches and taking the third position match by default. In the first position, Tereschenko and Kovacic ousted Budd and Robles, 8-1, while Browning and Brooks knocked off Bailey and Skinstad, 8-1, in the second position. Coetzee and Gyurgina took their third position match by default.
"I think matches like today can be very tricky if you don't approach them correctly," stated head coach Cari Groce. "I think our team did a very good job of approaching this match with good intensity and executed the game plan that we had from the onset. We didn't allow them any opportunities. We got out there and immediately took care of business. I think this says a lot about the team that we have. I gave them a game plan and they went out executed it and that makes you feel really good as a coach. It makes you very confident in your players."
The Lady Raiders take on Tulsa tomorrow at 11 a.m. in Tulsa, Okla. Tech will return to the McLeod Tennis Center next Friday, April 2, where they will take on Texas A&M at 6 p.m. in the first night match in school history.
Results listed below:
Texas Tech 7 Oral Roberts 0
Singles
No. 1 Irina Tereschenko (TTU) def. Rachel Budd (OR), 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 Kendall Brooks (TTU) def. Sonia Bailey (OR), 6-0, 6-1
No. 3 Tara Browning (TTU) def. Jacquelyn Robles (OR), 6-1, 6-0
No. 4 Hristiyana Gocheva (TTU) def. Laine Sommer (OR), 6-0, 6-1
No. 5 Sarize Coetzee (TTU) def Debra Skinstad (OR), 6-0, 6-0
No. 6 Iva Gyurgina (TTU) won by default
Doubles
No. 1 Irina Tereschenko / Katja Kovacic (TTU) def. Rachel Budd / Jacqueline Robles (OR), 8-1
No. 2 Tara Browning / Kendall Brooks (TTU) def. Sonia Bailey / Debra Skinstad (OR), 8-1
NO. 3 Lakann Wagley / Hristiyana Gocheva (TTU) won by default
