Texas Tech University Athletics
Women's Tennis Blanks Midwestern State, 7-0
March 04, 2011 | Women's Tennis
March 4, 2011
LUBBOCK, TX - The Texas Tech women's tennis team won their third straight match Friday morning shutting out Midwestern State, 7-0. The Texas Tech squad will return to the McLeod Tennis Center Friday in a 6 p.m. match against UT Pan American and then again on Sunday for their match with Denver at 11 a.m.
Texas Tech opened their Friday morning match by winning each of the three doubles matches over the Midwestern State Mustangs. Caroline Starck and Nikki Sanders got the squad off to a solid start with their 8-2 win over MSU's Rozike Janzen van Rensburg and Alex Odell-Michels. Sophomores Sandra Dynka and Lorena Aviles gave Texas Tech their first point of the match with their 8-5 win over the Mustangs du of Lindsey Holcomb and Ashley Huse. Lady Raiders Elizabeth and Haley Fournier completed the doubles sweep with an 8-6 win over Leah Roberts and Abbie Lewis.
Lady Raider Lorena Aviles earned the first singles point for Texas Tech at No. 6 singles with her 6-0, 6-0 win over Ashley Huse. Freshman Nikki Sanders won her No. 5 singles match over Lindsey Holcomb, 6-2, 6-2. Lady Raider Haley Fournier, playing at No. 3 singles, clinched the match for Texas Tech with a 6-0, 6-2, win over MSU's 6-0, 6-2. Sophomore Elizabeth Ullathorne added the fifth point of the match at the top position with her 6-1, 6-2, win over Midwestern State's Rozike Janzen van Rensburg. Caroline Starck won her No. 2 singles match over Alex Odell-Michels, 6-0, 6-1. Sophomore Sandra Dynka, playing at the No. 4 spot, found herself down 0-3 in the first set to MUS's Abbie Lewis. Sandra battled back to even the set at 3-3 and pulled ahead to win the set 7-6 (5). She won the second set for the match sweep, 6-2.
The squad returns to the McLeod Tennis Center for two additional matches this weekend. They take on the Lady Broncs of UT Pan American at 6 p.m. Friday and the University of Denver Pioneers at 11 a.m. on Sunday.
Coach Todd Petty - "The team didn't play very well in their doubles matches this morning. They straightened things out in each of their singles matches and played very well. I thought Sandra came back strong in her opening singles match after being down 0-3 to a much-improved Midwestern State player. We forward to playing at home later tonight and then again on Sunday morning."
Texas Tech 7 Midwestern State 0
Doubles (order of finish: 1, 3, 2)
1. Caroline Starck/Nikki Sanders (TT) def. R. van Rensburg/Alex Odell-Michels (MSU) 8-2
2. Elizabeth Ullathorne/Haley Fournier (TT) def. Leah Roberts/Abbie Lewis (MSU) 8-6
3. Sandra Dynka/Lorena Aviles (TT) def. Lindsey Holcomb/Ashley Huse (MSU) 8-5
Singles (order of finish: 6,5,3,1,2,4)
1. Elizabeth Ullathorne (TT) def. R. van Rensburg (MSU) 6-1, 6-2
2. Caroline Starck (TT) def. Alex Odell-Michels (MSU) 6-0, 6-1
3. Haley Fournier (TT) def. Leah Roberts (MSU) 6-0, 6-2
4. Sandra Dynka (TT) def. Abbie Lewis (MSU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
5. Nikki Sanders (TT) def. Lindsey Holcomb (MSU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Lorena Aviles (TT) def. Ashley Huse (MSU) 6-0, 6-0
