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Texas Tech Opens Play at Thunderbird Invitational
November 08, 2019 | Women's Tennis
TEMPE, Ariz. – The Texas Tech women's tennis team opened play at the Thunderbird Invitational on Friday afternoon, taking on players from Arizona State and Mississippi State.
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The Lady Raiders got good match experience on Friday, facing opponents from the Sun Devils and Bulldogs, who both finished last season in the ITA team rankings.
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The day started in doubles, where Isa Di Laura—teamed up with Arizona State's Savannah Slaysman—was able to pick up a doubles win against Mississippi State's Magda Adaloglou and Valeria Nikolaev, 6-4. Tech's Lisa Mays and Nell Miller came up short to Sun Devils Ilze Hattingh and Sammi Hampton, 6-3, while Reagan Collins and Kennedy Bridgforth fell to Emma Antonaki and Meredith Roberts of Mississippi State, 6-4.
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In singles, the Lady Raiders were matched up with the Sun Devils and Bulldogs again, and faced a number of tough opponents. Miller fell, 6-4, 6-3, to No. 115 Magda Adaloglou in the lone ranked contest. Bridgforth, Collins and Di Laura also came up short in their singles matches.
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On Saturday, Texas Tech will take on Notre Dame in singles beginning at 9:30 a.m. CT, followed by doubles against Michigan at noon CT.
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The Lady Raiders got good match experience on Friday, facing opponents from the Sun Devils and Bulldogs, who both finished last season in the ITA team rankings.
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The day started in doubles, where Isa Di Laura—teamed up with Arizona State's Savannah Slaysman—was able to pick up a doubles win against Mississippi State's Magda Adaloglou and Valeria Nikolaev, 6-4. Tech's Lisa Mays and Nell Miller came up short to Sun Devils Ilze Hattingh and Sammi Hampton, 6-3, while Reagan Collins and Kennedy Bridgforth fell to Emma Antonaki and Meredith Roberts of Mississippi State, 6-4.
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In singles, the Lady Raiders were matched up with the Sun Devils and Bulldogs again, and faced a number of tough opponents. Miller fell, 6-4, 6-3, to No. 115 Magda Adaloglou in the lone ranked contest. Bridgforth, Collins and Di Laura also came up short in their singles matches.
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On Saturday, Texas Tech will take on Notre Dame in singles beginning at 9:30 a.m. CT, followed by doubles against Michigan at noon CT.
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