Texas Tech University Athletics

No. 40 Oklahoma State Trumps Lady Raiders
March 04, 2007 | Women's Tennis
March 4, 2007
STILLWATER, Okla. - Texas Tech dropped their third conference match today in Stillwater, losing 5-2 to rival Oklahoma State. The Cowgirls retaliated against the Lady Raiders after losing last season 4-3 in Lubbock. OSU remains undefeated at 6-0, 2-0 in conference, as Tech falls to 6-6, 0-3 in conference.
The Lady Raiders jumped on the board early as they clinched the doubles point with wins in the No. 1 and No. 3 spots. Tech's No. 1 doubles Janet Durham and Samantha van der Drift defeated OSU's Allen and Shatkovskaya 8-4, and improve their record to 9-3, 2-1 in conference.
Another new pairing for the Raiders made their debut in the No. 3 doubles spot. Anne Sophie Fankam and Maria Jose Andres paired up for the first time this season to defeat Cowgirls' Poskitt and Tsivka, 8-3. Being a strong singles team, Tech felt things started off good entering singles play.
The Cowgirls, however, entered singles strong and determined not to lose on their home turf. Tech's van der Drift was the only one able to secure a singles win for her team, defeating Iryna Tkachenko 6-4, 6-4. Representing the No. 1 spot for the Lady Raiders, van der Drift is having a personal best season boasting a 9-2 record.
Tech will play their final match of the weekend against Oral Roberts in Stillwater at noon at the DeBois Tennis Center. For more information and complete results visit www.texastech.com.
#40 Oklahoma State, 5
#55 Texas Tech, 2
Singles
No. 1- van der Drift (TTU) def. Tkachenko (OSU); 6-4, 6-4
No. 2- Allen (OSU) def. Wagley (TTU); 6-3, 7-6 (2)
No. 3- Shatkovskaya (OSU) def. Durham (TTU); 6-1, 7-6 (4)
No. 4- Simmons (OSU) def. Fankam (TTU); 6-2, 6-4
No. 5- Tsivka (OSU) def. Potgieter (TTU); 6-1, 6-1
No. 6- Poskitt (OSU) def. Andres (TTU); 6-1, 5-7, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1- van der Drift/Durham (TTU) def. Allen/Shatkovskaya (OSU); 8-4
No. 2- Simmons/Tkachenko (OSU) def. Wagley/Jackson TTU); 8-2
No. 3- Fankam/Andres (TTU) def. Poskitt/Tsivka (TTU); 8-3