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Skriabina, Sayfetdinova Shine at Day One of Torero Tennis Classic
January 14, 2022 | Women's Tennis
Both Skriabina and Sayfetdinova defeated ranked foes Friday
SAN DIEGO – Powered by Margarita Skriabina and Avelina Sayfetdinova, the Texas Tech women's tennis program opened its season and play at the Torero Tennis Classic hosted by the University of San Diego at the Skip and Cindy Hogan Tennis Center Friday.
Skriabina started the day in style for the Red Raiders, defeating No. 21 Alexandra Yepifanova of Stanford in straight sets (6-4, 6-2), while Sayfetdinova closed the day with a hard fought three-set (2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4) victory over No. 42 Maria Titova of Big 12 rival Kansas.
Other singles highlights included Oliva Peet rolling past Ludmila Kareisova of Ole Miss (6-1, 6-4) and Metka Komac dropping Olympe Lancelot of No. 15 FSU 6-2, 6-1.
In doubles action, Sayfetdinova completed her perfect 2-0 opening day when she teamed up with Kailey Evans to earn a 6-3 victory over San Diego. Skriabina also closed the day 2-0, as the Russian paired with freshman Cristina Tiglea to earn a tough 7-6 (3) tie breaker victory over Kansas' Titova and Lacasse.
HEAD COACH TODD PETTY:
"It was a great day of competition for our ladies. We picked up two very good ranked singles wins and had some very competitive matches. We were pleased to go 3-1 in doubles which continues to be a focus for us. I hope to see more competitiveness from our team tomorrow. Hopefully we'll continue to be the team most excited to play as the tournament progresses."
UP NEXT:
Tech returns to action for day two of the Torero Classic on Saturday. Highlights include Skriabina clashing with No. 22 Petra Hule of FSU and Sayfetdinova meeting Valencia Xu of Stanford. Action begins at Noon (CT).
Skriabina started the day in style for the Red Raiders, defeating No. 21 Alexandra Yepifanova of Stanford in straight sets (6-4, 6-2), while Sayfetdinova closed the day with a hard fought three-set (2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4) victory over No. 42 Maria Titova of Big 12 rival Kansas.
Other singles highlights included Oliva Peet rolling past Ludmila Kareisova of Ole Miss (6-1, 6-4) and Metka Komac dropping Olympe Lancelot of No. 15 FSU 6-2, 6-1.
In doubles action, Sayfetdinova completed her perfect 2-0 opening day when she teamed up with Kailey Evans to earn a 6-3 victory over San Diego. Skriabina also closed the day 2-0, as the Russian paired with freshman Cristina Tiglea to earn a tough 7-6 (3) tie breaker victory over Kansas' Titova and Lacasse.
HEAD COACH TODD PETTY:
"It was a great day of competition for our ladies. We picked up two very good ranked singles wins and had some very competitive matches. We were pleased to go 3-1 in doubles which continues to be a focus for us. I hope to see more competitiveness from our team tomorrow. Hopefully we'll continue to be the team most excited to play as the tournament progresses."
UP NEXT:
Tech returns to action for day two of the Torero Classic on Saturday. Highlights include Skriabina clashing with No. 22 Petra Hule of FSU and Sayfetdinova meeting Valencia Xu of Stanford. Action begins at Noon (CT).
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