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Tech Advances with Win Over Iowa State
April 28, 2011 | Women's Tennis
April 28, 2011
WACO, Texas - The Texas Tech women's tennis team won its 18 match of the season, tied for second-most in a single season, and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Championships with a 4-0 victory over Iowa State.
"I thought the key was we played with the leads really well today," head coach Todd Petty said after the match. "We were able to jump out early in doubles and were able to finish first sets off when we got a chance. In a tournament you want to stay fresh and we did that today."
The Lady Raiders started the match off like it has 16 other times during the season by winning the doubles point. Tech's No. 3 Haley Fournier and Elizabeth Ullathorne made short work of Iowa State's Liza Wischer and Jenna Langhorst by a score of 8-2.
Kelsy Garland and Samantha Adams clinched the doubles point at the No. 1 position by winning 8-6.
The singles matches went Tech's way quickly as Caroline Starck won her fifth-straight match at the No. 3 over ISU's Tessa Lang. Nikki Sanders pushed Iowa State to the brink with her 6-1, 6-2 win at the No. 5.
Tech's No. 2 Adams secured the victory for the Lady Raiders by beating ISU's Maria Macedo 6-4, 6-3. It is the 25th win of the season for Adams.
No. 22 Oklahoma now awaits Tech in the quarterfinals round of the Big 12 Championship. The match will be played at 9 a.m. tomorrow morning. Oklahoma took the previous meeting by a score of 6-1.
Iowa State vs Texas Tech
Apr 28, 2011 at Waco, Texas
(Baylor Tennis Center)
Texas Tech 4, Iowa State 0
Singles competition
1. Elizabeth Ullathorne (TT) vs. Erin Karonis (ISU) unfinished
2. Samantha Adams (TT) def. Maria Macedo (ISU) 6-4, 6-3
3. Caroline Starck (TT) def. Tessa Lang (ISU) 6-1, 6-3
4. Kelsy Garland (TT) vs. Simona Cacciuttolo (ISU) unfinished
5. Nikki Sanders (TT) def. Marie Chartier (ISU) 6-1, 6-2
6. Sandra Dynka (TT) vs. Liza Wischer (ISU) unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Kelsy Garland/Samantha Adams (TT) def. Maria Macedo/Tessa Lang (ISU) 8-6
2. Caroline Starck/Nikki Sanders (TT) vs. Erin Karonis/Simona Cacciuttolo (ISU) 7-4, unfinished
3. Haley Fournier/Elizabeth Ullathorne (TT) def. Liza Wischer/Jenna Langhorst (ISU) 8-2
Match Notes:
Iowa State 11-14, 1-10
Texas Tech 18-7, 7-4
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (3,5,2)
First Round of Big 12 Championship
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