Texas Tech University Athletics
Lady Raider Tennis Earn No. 4 Seed at Big 12 Championship
April 15, 2019 | Women's Tennis
Texas Tech to face No. 5 seed Oklahoma on Friday
LUBBOCK, Texas – The No. 27 Texas Tech Women's Tennis team heads to Lawrence, Kan., for the Big 12 Championship this week as the No. 4 seed.
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The Lady Raiders are scheduled to face No. 5-seed Oklahoma on Friday at 3 p.m.
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Texas Tech finished the season with a 16-7 overall record and a 6-3 record in Big 12 play, good for a fourth place finish in the Big 12 standings. The Lady Raiders' season was highlighted by four wins over nationally ranked opponents including a 4-2 win over No. 22 Illinois.
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Felicity Maltby has had an outstanding senior season. She closed out the season with a 19-6 record overall and 17-5 in dual match play. Maltby has also posted an 8-1 record in Big 12 play and has picked up seven wins against ranked opponents. In the last three matches of the season, Maltby captured three wins over ranked opponents including a win over No. 17 Bianca Turati (Texas) marking her highest ranked win of her career. She has won 10 of her last 11 matches and is currently on a five-match win streak.
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Senior Lana Rush has had a great season at the No. 6 position for the Lady Raiders. She has posted a 12-2 record when playing at the No. 6 position and is 6-2 in Big 12 play. In her two seasons at Tech, Rush has an 18-4 record marking the fourth best record in school history.
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Denise-Antonela Stoica has been key for the Lady Raiders this season. In her rookie season, Stoica has posted a 13-6 record in dual matches and a 5-2 record in Big 12 play. She is currently 10-2 when playing at the no. 4 position and has clinched seven match points for the Lady Raiders with her play in singles.
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Freshman Kennedy Bridgforth has added some depth to the middle of the lineup for the Lady Raiders. She has posted a 5-3 record when playing at the No. 3 position and is 5-3 in her first Big 12 season.
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In doubles play, Maltby and Nell Miller have teamed up to play at the No. 1 and No. 2 position. The pair has an 11-7 record in dual matches and is 7-2 when playing on court two.
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Doubles duo Reagan Collins and Olivia Peet have played well together this season on court three. They are 3-2 against Big 12 opponents and have won three of their last four matches together.
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 FOLLOW LADY RAIDER TENNIS
Visit www.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 www.Facebook.com/TechWomensTennis and @TexasTechWTEN on Twitter.
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The Lady Raiders are scheduled to face No. 5-seed Oklahoma on Friday at 3 p.m.
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Texas Tech finished the season with a 16-7 overall record and a 6-3 record in Big 12 play, good for a fourth place finish in the Big 12 standings. The Lady Raiders' season was highlighted by four wins over nationally ranked opponents including a 4-2 win over No. 22 Illinois.
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Felicity Maltby has had an outstanding senior season. She closed out the season with a 19-6 record overall and 17-5 in dual match play. Maltby has also posted an 8-1 record in Big 12 play and has picked up seven wins against ranked opponents. In the last three matches of the season, Maltby captured three wins over ranked opponents including a win over No. 17 Bianca Turati (Texas) marking her highest ranked win of her career. She has won 10 of her last 11 matches and is currently on a five-match win streak.
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Senior Lana Rush has had a great season at the No. 6 position for the Lady Raiders. She has posted a 12-2 record when playing at the No. 6 position and is 6-2 in Big 12 play. In her two seasons at Tech, Rush has an 18-4 record marking the fourth best record in school history.
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Denise-Antonela Stoica has been key for the Lady Raiders this season. In her rookie season, Stoica has posted a 13-6 record in dual matches and a 5-2 record in Big 12 play. She is currently 10-2 when playing at the no. 4 position and has clinched seven match points for the Lady Raiders with her play in singles.
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Freshman Kennedy Bridgforth has added some depth to the middle of the lineup for the Lady Raiders. She has posted a 5-3 record when playing at the No. 3 position and is 5-3 in her first Big 12 season.
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In doubles play, Maltby and Nell Miller have teamed up to play at the No. 1 and No. 2 position. The pair has an 11-7 record in dual matches and is 7-2 when playing on court two.
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Doubles duo Reagan Collins and Olivia Peet have played well together this season on court three. They are 3-2 against Big 12 opponents and have won three of their last four matches together.
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 FOLLOW LADY RAIDER TENNIS
Visit www.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 www.Facebook.com/TechWomensTennis and @TexasTechWTEN on Twitter.
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