Texas Tech University Athletics
Thursday, April 8
Dallas, TX
5 PM
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Lady Raiders Down Mustangs, 4-2
April 08, 2021 | Women's Tennis
DALLAS, Texas – The Texas Tech women's tennis team earned its third-straight win on Thursday evening, defeating No. 48 SMU, 4-2, at the SMU Tennis Complex.
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The Lady Raiders (14-5, 6-1 Big 12) opened the match trailing, 1-0, after SMU took the doubles point with a pair of wins on the back two courts; however, after taking five of six first sets in singles, the Lady Raiders took back control of the match quickly.
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It wouldn't take Tech long to even the score as Margarita Skriabina improved her overall singles record this season to 18-1, which includes a 16-0 mark in dual matches. The freshman defeated SMU's Winslow huth, 6-1, 6-4, to tie the match at one-all.
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The Lady Raiders took the lead on court two, as Kaitlin Staines used a dominant third set to knock off Hadley Doyle. Staines dropped Doyle, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 for her seventh dual win this season.
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Freshman Metka Komac earned her third-straight three-set win and came up clutch again on Thursday with a victory over Nicole Petchey that put the Lady Raiders on the verge of victory. After dropping her first set, 6-0, Komac won the second, 6-4, and the third, 6-3, to lock up her win, which moved her to 11-4 overall this season.
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After the Mustangs picked up a win on five to draw the score to 3-2, it was Nell Miller that clinched the match for Tech. Miller gutted out a hard-fought, 7-5, 7-6(3) victory over Chandler Carter for her second-straight win. Miller, who has won eight of her last 10 singles matches, moved to 13-4 in dual matches this season.
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The Lady Raiders will be back in action on Saturday at 11 a.m., when they head to Fort Worth to face off with TCU in a nonconference match.
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The Lady Raiders (14-5, 6-1 Big 12) opened the match trailing, 1-0, after SMU took the doubles point with a pair of wins on the back two courts; however, after taking five of six first sets in singles, the Lady Raiders took back control of the match quickly.
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It wouldn't take Tech long to even the score as Margarita Skriabina improved her overall singles record this season to 18-1, which includes a 16-0 mark in dual matches. The freshman defeated SMU's Winslow huth, 6-1, 6-4, to tie the match at one-all.
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The Lady Raiders took the lead on court two, as Kaitlin Staines used a dominant third set to knock off Hadley Doyle. Staines dropped Doyle, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 for her seventh dual win this season.
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Freshman Metka Komac earned her third-straight three-set win and came up clutch again on Thursday with a victory over Nicole Petchey that put the Lady Raiders on the verge of victory. After dropping her first set, 6-0, Komac won the second, 6-4, and the third, 6-3, to lock up her win, which moved her to 11-4 overall this season.
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After the Mustangs picked up a win on five to draw the score to 3-2, it was Nell Miller that clinched the match for Tech. Miller gutted out a hard-fought, 7-5, 7-6(3) victory over Chandler Carter for her second-straight win. Miller, who has won eight of her last 10 singles matches, moved to 13-4 in dual matches this season.
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The Lady Raiders will be back in action on Saturday at 11 a.m., when they head to Fort Worth to face off with TCU in a nonconference match.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
1234
6540
Jackie Nylander / 0 (90/-) [SMUW]
473UF
#2 Singles Match
123
646
Hadley Doyle / 0 [SMUW]
162
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Winslow Huth / 0 [SMUW]
14
#4 Singles Match
12
77
Chandler Carter / 0 [SMUW]
56
#5 Singles Match
123
643
Claudia Bartolome / 0 [SMUW]
466
#6 Singles Match
123
066
Nicole Petchey / 0 [SMUW]
643
Order of Finish:
3,2,6,5,4
Players Mentioned
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