No. 9/6 Lady Raiders Blank Cornell
March 16, 2018 | Women's Tennis
Texas Tech moves to 10-2 on the season, swept last five matches
LUBBOCK, Texas – The No. 9/6 Lady Raiders captured their fifth straight sweep with a 7-0 win over Cornell on Friday.
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Texas Tech (10-2) captured the doubles point with wins on courts two and three. No. 54 Felicity Maltby and Gabriela Talaba earned their 10th win of the season with a 6-1 victory just before Lana Rush and Alex Valenstein clinched the point with a 6-2 win, marking their fourth doubles point clinch of the season.
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Talaba earned her seventh win of the season with a 6-0, 6-0 decision on court one. Maltby gave the Lady Raiders a 3-0 lead with her 6-1, 6-1 win on court two just before Sarah Dvorak clinched the match with a straight set victory (6-3, 6-0) on court five.
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Tech and Cornell decided to play out the rest of the matches. All three remaining Lady Raiders clinched wins in straight sets.
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UP NEXT
The Lady Raiders return to the courts on Sunday to host No. 6 Georgia Tech. First serve is set for 10 a.m. at the McLeod Tennis Center.
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FOLLOW WOMEN'S TENNIS
Visit 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 Facebook.com/TechWomensTennis and @TexasTechTennis on Twitter.
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Texas Tech (10-2) captured the doubles point with wins on courts two and three. No. 54 Felicity Maltby and Gabriela Talaba earned their 10th win of the season with a 6-1 victory just before Lana Rush and Alex Valenstein clinched the point with a 6-2 win, marking their fourth doubles point clinch of the season.
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Talaba earned her seventh win of the season with a 6-0, 6-0 decision on court one. Maltby gave the Lady Raiders a 3-0 lead with her 6-1, 6-1 win on court two just before Sarah Dvorak clinched the match with a straight set victory (6-3, 6-0) on court five.
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Tech and Cornell decided to play out the rest of the matches. All three remaining Lady Raiders clinched wins in straight sets.
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UP NEXT
The Lady Raiders return to the courts on Sunday to host No. 6 Georgia Tech. First serve is set for 10 a.m. at the McLeod Tennis Center.
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FOLLOW WOMEN'S TENNIS
Visit 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 Facebook.com/TechWomensTennis and @TexasTechTennis on Twitter.
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