Women's Tennis Sweeps No. 20 Kentucky in Singles Play

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Women's Tennis Sweeps No. 20 Kentucky in Singles Play

January 22, 2017 | Women's Tennis

Day Three Results Season Stats

Junior Gabriela Talaba wins second match over a Top 15 opponent

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The Texas Tech women's tennis team swept No. 20 Kentucky in singles play to close out the Miami Spring Invitational Sunday morning.

Junior Gabriela Talaba led the team with her second straight win over a Top 15 opponent. Talaba clinched a 7-5 win in the first set before defeating Kentucky's No. 12 Aldila Sutjiadi, with a 6-1 second set.

Sophomore Felicity Maltby claimed her first ranked win of the season with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over No. 74 Akvile Parazinskaite.

All six Lady Raiders picked up wins in straight sets over Kentucky. Sophomore Alex Valenstein took a 6-3, 6-4 win over Mami Adachi. Teammate Sabrina Federici took set one against Emily Fanning and was up 1-0 in the second set before Fanning retired from the match.

Junior Sarah Dvorak picked up her first win of the season with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Milica Novakovic while freshman Alba Cortina-Pou won her second match as a Lady Raider with a 6-3, 6-0 win.

Duo Dvorak and Federici defeated Vanderbilt's Emma Kurtz and Christina Rosca, 6-1, in doubles play.

The Lady Raiders open the spring home slate next weekend as they host the ITA Kickoff Weekend for the second straight year. UC Santa Barbara, Arizona State and South Carolina will travel to Lubbock, Texas, for weekend events.

Visit www.TexasTech.com for the latest news and information on the women's tennis program. Fans also can follow the program on its social media outlets at www.Facebook.com/TechWomensTennis and @TexasTechTennis on Twitter.

Miami Spring Invitational Results – Sunday, Jan. 22
Singles vs. Kentucky
#26 Gabriela Talaba def. #12 Aldila Sutjiadi: 7-5, 6-1
#81 Felicity Maltby def. #74 Akvile Parazinskaite: 6-2, 6-2
Alex Valenstein def. Mami Adachi: 6-3, 6-4
Sabrina Federici def. Emily Fanning: 7-5, 1-0 ret.
Sarah Dvorak def. Milica Novakovic: 6-3, 6-1
Alba Cortina-Pou def. Morgan Chumney: 6-3, 6-0

Katelyn Jackson def. Sara Culbertson (Miami): 6-1, 6-2

Doubles vs. Vanderbilt
#14 Sarah Dvorak/Sabrina Federici def. Emma Kurtz/Christina Rosca: 6-1
Fernanda Contreras/Emily Smith def. Felicity Maltby/Gabriela Talaba: 4-6
Sydney Campbell/Georgina Sellyn def. Alba Cortina-Pou/Alex Valenstein: 2-6