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Women's Tennis Places Five in Final ITA Fall Rankings
November 15, 2017 | Women's Tennis
The Lady Raiders have three singles players and one doubles team in the final ITA fall rankings.
TEMPE, Ariz. – The Texas Tech women's tennis program has a trio of singles players and one doubles team among the Oracle/ITA fall rankings announced Wednesday by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA).
Gabriela Talaba checks in at No. 5 followed by Felicity Maltby at No. 23 and Katelyn Jackson at No. 123. In doubles, Sarah Dvorak and Sabrina Federici are ranked at No. 22.
Talaba turned in an impressive 6-2 fall mark sparked by five wins over opponents who are ranked inside the ITA's Top 65. She made deep runs to the semifinals at the Rivieria/ITA All-American Championships and to the quarterfinals of the ITA National Fall Championships.
Maltby registered a 7-3 fall record which was highlighted by a trip to the Round of 16 as a qualifier at the Rivieria/ITA All-American Championships. She also secured a pair of victories at the ITA Texas Regionals and made a Round of 32 appearance at the ITA National Fall Championships.
Jackson emerged with a 7-5 ledger over her four fall tournament appearances. She won three of her four decisions at the Big 5 Challenge over opponents from Illinois, Nebraska and Virginia.
Dvorak and Federici made program history with a runner-up finish at the Rivieria/ITA All-American Championships. The duo knocked off current Top 35 pairs from North Carolina, Auburn and the nation's No. 1 team Kelly Chen and Samantha Harris of Duke.
Texas Tech turns its attention to the spring schedule which begins with the Michigan Invitational from January 13-15. The Lady Raiders will play their first dual match when they head to Seattle to take on Washington on Friday, January 19.
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.
Gabriela Talaba checks in at No. 5 followed by Felicity Maltby at No. 23 and Katelyn Jackson at No. 123. In doubles, Sarah Dvorak and Sabrina Federici are ranked at No. 22.
Talaba turned in an impressive 6-2 fall mark sparked by five wins over opponents who are ranked inside the ITA's Top 65. She made deep runs to the semifinals at the Rivieria/ITA All-American Championships and to the quarterfinals of the ITA National Fall Championships.
Maltby registered a 7-3 fall record which was highlighted by a trip to the Round of 16 as a qualifier at the Rivieria/ITA All-American Championships. She also secured a pair of victories at the ITA Texas Regionals and made a Round of 32 appearance at the ITA National Fall Championships.
Jackson emerged with a 7-5 ledger over her four fall tournament appearances. She won three of her four decisions at the Big 5 Challenge over opponents from Illinois, Nebraska and Virginia.
Dvorak and Federici made program history with a runner-up finish at the Rivieria/ITA All-American Championships. The duo knocked off current Top 35 pairs from North Carolina, Auburn and the nation's No. 1 team Kelly Chen and Samantha Harris of Duke.
Texas Tech turns its attention to the spring schedule which begins with the Michigan Invitational from January 13-15. The Lady Raiders will play their first dual match when they head to Seattle to take on Washington on Friday, January 19.
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.
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