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Mays, Miller Win Pro Doubles Title at Norman Open
December 07, 2019 | Women's Tennis
NORMAN, Okla. – Texas Tech women's tennis players Lisa Mays and Nell Miller earned their first pro doubles title on Saturday afternoon at the Norman Open, winning in three sets in the final.
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Mays and Miller dropped Carmen and Ivana Corley in three sets in the tournament doubles finals to finish off a 4-0 week at the event. The Texas Tech duo took the first set, 7-6(4), before the Corleys responded with a 6-4 win of their own in the second set. In the final set, which was decided in a 10-point super tiebreaker, Miller and Mays got the 10-8 win to clinch the title.
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The win followed a trio of wins on the week to advance to the finals. In the first round of play, Mays and Miller defeated the tournament's second-seeded team of Lorraine Guillermo and Kennedy Shaffer to advance in the main draw. Following that win, the pair won a three-set match over Keisha Clousing and Emma Davis.
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In the semifinals on Friday afternoon, Mays and Miller recorded a 6-2, 7-5 win over Emerald Able and Sophie Abrams.
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Mays and Miller dropped Carmen and Ivana Corley in three sets in the tournament doubles finals to finish off a 4-0 week at the event. The Texas Tech duo took the first set, 7-6(4), before the Corleys responded with a 6-4 win of their own in the second set. In the final set, which was decided in a 10-point super tiebreaker, Miller and Mays got the 10-8 win to clinch the title.
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The win followed a trio of wins on the week to advance to the finals. In the first round of play, Mays and Miller defeated the tournament's second-seeded team of Lorraine Guillermo and Kennedy Shaffer to advance in the main draw. Following that win, the pair won a three-set match over Keisha Clousing and Emma Davis.
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In the semifinals on Friday afternoon, Mays and Miller recorded a 6-2, 7-5 win over Emerald Able and Sophie Abrams.
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