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Sunday, February 7
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Lady Raider Tennis Sweeps Houston, 4-0
February 07, 2021 | Women's Tennis
HOUSTON, Texas – The Texas Tech women's tennis team closed out its weekend with a 4-0 sweep at Houston on Sunday morning.
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The Lady Raiders got on the board first, picking up wins on doubles courts two and three to take the doubles point and lead, 1-0, heading into singles play. Nell Miller and Margarita Skriabina were the first Lady Raiders to pick up a win, defeating Azul Pedemonti and Gabriela Giraldo, 6-2, to move to 3-0 on the year.
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Olivia Peet and Metka Komac clinched the doubles point for Tech, defeating Sophie Gerits and Phonexay Chitdara, 7-5, on court three. The win moved the duo to 1-1 together this season.
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The Lady Raiders quickly added to their lead in singles play, picking up straight-set wins by Skriabina and Kaitlin Staines to stretch their lead to 3-0 and put themselves a point away from the win.
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Skriabina defeated Laura Slisane, 6-4, 6-0, on court four for the first singles win of the day. The win pushed the freshman to 4-1 on the season and 2-0 in dual matches.
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Staines snagged her second singles win of the season, defeating Geritz, 6-2, 7-5, on court two to move her overall record this season to 6-5.
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It was freshman Lisa Mays who clinched the win for the Lady Raiders, pulling out a three-set win over Mimi Kendall Woseley, 6-5, 4-6, 6-0. The victory makes Mays 6-1 overall on the season and 4-0 in dual play.
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Tech will open its home schedule next weekend with a doubleheader against Abilene Christian and New Mexico on Sunday, Feb. 14.
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The Lady Raiders got on the board first, picking up wins on doubles courts two and three to take the doubles point and lead, 1-0, heading into singles play. Nell Miller and Margarita Skriabina were the first Lady Raiders to pick up a win, defeating Azul Pedemonti and Gabriela Giraldo, 6-2, to move to 3-0 on the year.
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Olivia Peet and Metka Komac clinched the doubles point for Tech, defeating Sophie Gerits and Phonexay Chitdara, 7-5, on court three. The win moved the duo to 1-1 together this season.
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The Lady Raiders quickly added to their lead in singles play, picking up straight-set wins by Skriabina and Kaitlin Staines to stretch their lead to 3-0 and put themselves a point away from the win.
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Skriabina defeated Laura Slisane, 6-4, 6-0, on court four for the first singles win of the day. The win pushed the freshman to 4-1 on the season and 2-0 in dual matches.
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Staines snagged her second singles win of the season, defeating Geritz, 6-2, 7-5, on court two to move her overall record this season to 6-5.
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It was freshman Lisa Mays who clinched the win for the Lady Raiders, pulling out a three-set win over Mimi Kendall Woseley, 6-5, 4-6, 6-0. The victory makes Mays 6-1 overall on the season and 4-0 in dual play.
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Tech will open its home schedule next weekend with a doubleheader against Abilene Christian and New Mexico on Sunday, Feb. 14.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
123
646
KENDALL-WOSELEY, Mim / 0 [HOU]
460
#2 Singles Match
12
67
GERITS, Sophie / 0 [HOU]
25
#3 Singles Match
123
660
CHITDARA, Phonexay / 0 [HOU]
71UF
#4 Singles Match
12
66
SLISANE, Laura / 0 [HOU]
40
#5 Singles Match
123
620
GIRALDO, Gabriela / 0 [HOU]
36UF
#6 Singles Match
123
170
PEDEMONTI, Azul / 0 [HOU]
65UF
Order of Finish:
4,2,1
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