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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tech will open its home schedule next weekend with a doubleheader against Abilene Christian and New Mexico on Sunday, Feb. 14.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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