Women’s Tennis Tops Wichita State, 4-2

Wednesday, March 8

Wichita, Kan.

2:00 PM

Texas Tech Athletics

Wichita State

Women’s Tennis Tops Wichita State, 4-2

March 08, 2017 | Women's Tennis

Lady Raiders continue road swing at Kansas State on Friday

WICHITA, Kan. – The Texas Tech Women's Tennis team captured their third straight win with a 4-2 victory over Wichita State on Wednesday afternoon.

The Lady Raiders improved to 10-3 on the season while the Shockers fell to 5-7.

Doubles duo Felicity Maltby and Gabriela Talaba opened the match with a 6-1 win over Tanaporn Thongsing and Ting-Ya Hsu. The Shockers tied up the doubles action with a 7-5 win on court one over Sabrina Federici and Sarah Dvorak.

Alba Cortina-Pou and Alex Valenstein clinched the doubles point with a 7-5 win on court three, marking their sixth straight win.

Maltby pushed the Lady Raiders to a 2-0 lead with two quick sets (6-1, 6-1) over WSU's Gabriela Porubin. Wichita State tied the match at 2-2 with back-to-back wins on courts three and four. Thongsing defeated Valenstein in straight sets just before Sarah Dvorak fell 6-1, 6-2 to Fatima Bizhukova on court four.

The Lady Raiders regained the 3-2 lead with a two-set win by Talaba on court one. She defeated #117 Giulia Guidetti, 6-2, 6-2. Junior Katelyn Jackson sealed the win with a 6-2, 6-1 win on court six over Marija Mastilovic.

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UP NEXT
The Lady Raiders open Big 12 play on Friday when they face Kansas State in Manhattan, Kan. First serve is set for 3 p.m. Texas Tech then travels to Kansas on Sunday.