Texas Tech University Athletics
Friday, May 7
Los Angeles, CA
3 PM
Texas Tech Athletics
vs
San Diego
Lady Raider Tennis Opens NCAA Tournament Play with San Diego
May 04, 2021 | Women's Tennis
LUBBOCK, Texas – The Texas Tech women's tennis team opens its ninth-consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance this weekend when it travels to Los Angeles, Calif., for the first and second rounds which are set to begin on Friday against San Diego.
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WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Los Angeles, Calif. | Los Angeles Tennis Center
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Friday, May 7
12 p.m. CT – No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 4 Grand Canyon
3 p.m. CT – No. 2 Texas Tech vs. No. 3 San Diego
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Saturday, May 8
3 p.m. CT – Regional Final
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FOLLOW THE ACTION
Fans can follow the tournament play this weekend with live scoring and streaming here.
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ABOUT THE LADY RAIDERS
Looking to add to a  15-8 overall season to this point, the Lady Raiders finished the conference season at 6-3 in Big 12 play to finish third in the league standings—outpacing their preseason projection. It was Tech's best conference finish since 2018, and the team was 7-2 at home and 7-5 on the road.
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The Lady Raiders opened the season winning, seven of their first eight matches, including a big, 4-3 win over then-No. 23 Arizona State in Lubbock in February. Texas Tech opened the conference season 3-0 with dominant wins over TCU, Kansas and Kansas State to serve up Big 12 play.
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The team won five of seven matches on a tough, extended road trip that spanned from March 19 to April 10. Among the highlights of the stretch was a pair of 4-3 road victories over Oklahoma and Oklahoma State that marked the first sweep of the Oklahoma schools for the program since 2018.
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NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
The Lady Raiders are no strangers to the NCAA Tournament, as the team is looking to make noise in its ninth-straight selection to the event. Tech has made deep runs into the tournament in recent years as well, recording a pair of consecutive Elite Eight appearances in 2017 and 2018 while making three-straight Sweet 16's from 2016-18. This weekend, the Lady Raiders will look to advance in the tournament for the first time since 2018 (the 2020 NCAA Tournament was canceled due to COVID-19). In the Big 12 era, Texas Tech is 4-3 in first round matches, while winning three of the last four.
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ABOUT THE TOREROS
The San Diego Toreros come into this weekend's first and second rounds at 15-4 overall and ranked No. 41 nationally. The Toreros are making the 12th NCAA Tournament appearance in program history coming off a 7-1 conference season in which their only loss was to No. 7 Pepperdine last month. Solymar Colling represents the Toreros in the ITA singles rankings, coming in at No. 65.
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The Lady Raiders and Toreros have met three times in the two programs' histories with Texas Tech leading the all-time series, 2-1. The last meeting between the two teams came in 2013, where the Lady Raiders came up with the 5-2 win in San Diego. This weekend's match will be the first time the teams have met in the NCAA Tournament.
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WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Los Angeles, Calif. | Los Angeles Tennis Center
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Friday, May 7
12 p.m. CT – No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 4 Grand Canyon
3 p.m. CT – No. 2 Texas Tech vs. No. 3 San Diego
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Saturday, May 8
3 p.m. CT – Regional Final
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FOLLOW THE ACTION
Fans can follow the tournament play this weekend with live scoring and streaming here.
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ABOUT THE LADY RAIDERS
Looking to add to a  15-8 overall season to this point, the Lady Raiders finished the conference season at 6-3 in Big 12 play to finish third in the league standings—outpacing their preseason projection. It was Tech's best conference finish since 2018, and the team was 7-2 at home and 7-5 on the road.
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The Lady Raiders opened the season winning, seven of their first eight matches, including a big, 4-3 win over then-No. 23 Arizona State in Lubbock in February. Texas Tech opened the conference season 3-0 with dominant wins over TCU, Kansas and Kansas State to serve up Big 12 play.
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The team won five of seven matches on a tough, extended road trip that spanned from March 19 to April 10. Among the highlights of the stretch was a pair of 4-3 road victories over Oklahoma and Oklahoma State that marked the first sweep of the Oklahoma schools for the program since 2018.
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NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
The Lady Raiders are no strangers to the NCAA Tournament, as the team is looking to make noise in its ninth-straight selection to the event. Tech has made deep runs into the tournament in recent years as well, recording a pair of consecutive Elite Eight appearances in 2017 and 2018 while making three-straight Sweet 16's from 2016-18. This weekend, the Lady Raiders will look to advance in the tournament for the first time since 2018 (the 2020 NCAA Tournament was canceled due to COVID-19). In the Big 12 era, Texas Tech is 4-3 in first round matches, while winning three of the last four.
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ABOUT THE TOREROS
The San Diego Toreros come into this weekend's first and second rounds at 15-4 overall and ranked No. 41 nationally. The Toreros are making the 12th NCAA Tournament appearance in program history coming off a 7-1 conference season in which their only loss was to No. 7 Pepperdine last month. Solymar Colling represents the Toreros in the ITA singles rankings, coming in at No. 65.
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The Lady Raiders and Toreros have met three times in the two programs' histories with Texas Tech leading the all-time series, 2-1. The last meeting between the two teams came in 2013, where the Lady Raiders came up with the 5-2 win in San Diego. This weekend's match will be the first time the teams have met in the NCAA Tournament.
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Tennis Educational Video
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Tic-Tac-Toe Serving Game
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