Texas Tech University Athletics
Three Lady Raiders to Compete at ITA All-American Championships
October 04, 2019 | Women's Tennis
LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech women's tennis players Olivia Peet, Kennedy Bridgforth and Margarita Skriabina travel to Tulsa, Okla., this week to compete in pre-qualifying for the ITA All-American Championships, which begins on Saturday at the LaFortune Tennis Center and Michael D. Case Tennis Center.
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Pre-qualifying at the event is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday (Oct. 5-6), with qualifying slated for Oct. 7-8. Finally, main draw action begins on Oct. 9 and runs through Oct. 13.
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With Peet, Bridgforth and Skriabina three of 96 players selected to the pre-qualifying draw, the pair of Lady Raiders will look to be among the 16 players to advance to qualifying. From there, they'll need to win three more matches to move on to the main draw.
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Follow the Tournament
Information on the ITA All-American Championships can be found on itatennis.com. To keep up with the Lady Raiders at the event, follow @TexasTechWTEN on Twitter.
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Last Time Out
The Texas Tech women's tennis team finished up play at the Big 12 vs. SEC Challenge on Sunday afternoon. The Lady Raiders earned three wins over ranked opponents on the weekend, including a doubles victory over the eighth-ranked doubles tandem in the country on Sunday.
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Following a strong showing on Friday in which the team swept TCU in doubles and split singles matches with Texas A&M, the Lady Raiders took four of six singles matches from the Horned Frogs on Saturday to go along with a doubles win from Kennedy Bridgforth and Reagan Collins over Georgia's Christofi and Clayton.
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In Saturday's singles action, Lisa Mays added her second win of the weekend, defeating TCU's Chloe Hule in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2. Sophomore Olivia Peet also moved to 2-0 on the weekend with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Addy Guevara.
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Kennedy Bridgforth and Nell Miller earned their first singles wins at the tournament on Saturday. Bridgforth overcame a 6-2 first-set loss to overcome Margaret Polk of TCU, 2-6, 7-6 (8), 7-5. Meanwhile Miller handled Stevie Kennedy, 6-4, 6-2.
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In doubles on Sunday, the Lady Raiders were matched up with Texas A&M. Freshman Lisa Mays and sophomore Nell Miller teamed up to earn a big, 6-4, win over No. 8 Tatiana Makarova and Jayci Goldsmith. The pair went 2-1 together on the weekend.
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Pre-qualifying at the event is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday (Oct. 5-6), with qualifying slated for Oct. 7-8. Finally, main draw action begins on Oct. 9 and runs through Oct. 13.
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With Peet, Bridgforth and Skriabina three of 96 players selected to the pre-qualifying draw, the pair of Lady Raiders will look to be among the 16 players to advance to qualifying. From there, they'll need to win three more matches to move on to the main draw.
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Follow the Tournament
Information on the ITA All-American Championships can be found on itatennis.com. To keep up with the Lady Raiders at the event, follow @TexasTechWTEN on Twitter.
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Last Time Out
The Texas Tech women's tennis team finished up play at the Big 12 vs. SEC Challenge on Sunday afternoon. The Lady Raiders earned three wins over ranked opponents on the weekend, including a doubles victory over the eighth-ranked doubles tandem in the country on Sunday.
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Following a strong showing on Friday in which the team swept TCU in doubles and split singles matches with Texas A&M, the Lady Raiders took four of six singles matches from the Horned Frogs on Saturday to go along with a doubles win from Kennedy Bridgforth and Reagan Collins over Georgia's Christofi and Clayton.
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In Saturday's singles action, Lisa Mays added her second win of the weekend, defeating TCU's Chloe Hule in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2. Sophomore Olivia Peet also moved to 2-0 on the weekend with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Addy Guevara.
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Kennedy Bridgforth and Nell Miller earned their first singles wins at the tournament on Saturday. Bridgforth overcame a 6-2 first-set loss to overcome Margaret Polk of TCU, 2-6, 7-6 (8), 7-5. Meanwhile Miller handled Stevie Kennedy, 6-4, 6-2.
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In doubles on Sunday, the Lady Raiders were matched up with Texas A&M. Freshman Lisa Mays and sophomore Nell Miller teamed up to earn a big, 6-4, win over No. 8 Tatiana Makarova and Jayci Goldsmith. The pair went 2-1 together on the weekend.
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