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Thursday, April 4
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2 PM
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Lady Raiders head out on the road for two matches
April 02, 2024 | Women's Tennis
LUBBOCK, Texas – The No. 26 Texas Tech Lady Raiders will be on the road this week as they first travel to Austin, Texas for a match against No. 8 Texas on Thursday, April 4 at 2p.m., then head to Norman, Okla., for a contest against No. 23 Oklahoma on Saturday, April 6 as 12 p.m.
Texas Tech (15-5, 8-1 Big 12) is on a six-match winning streak and has tied the program record for most wins in conference after a perfect 2-0 weekend last week. The Lady Raiders earned a gritty, 4-3 win over No. 54 TCU last Thursday in a match where Tech won the doubles point and got singles wins from Cristina Tiglea, Metka Komac and Andreea Lila. Following this, the Lady Raiders defeated No. 31 Baylor in a sweep when they won another doubles point and added singles victories from Yekaterina Dmitrichenko, Komac and Lila.
As a team, the Lady Raiders total 100 singles wins already on the season as Tiglea, who is ranked No. 39 by the ITA, leads the way with 11 dual wins, followed by Lila, Polishchuk and Sayfetdinova with 10 dual wins apiece. In doubles, the No. 6 duo of Komac and Sayfetdinova as well as Polishchuk and Tiglea each tally 15 dual wins each to lead the Lady Raiders. In addition, Tech has currently won the last six doubles points and 11 of the last 12.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
The Texas Longhorns hold a 51-6 all-time record over the Lady Raiders and have won the last five matchups. Tech's last victory over the Longhorns was on May 17, 2018 when the Lady Raiders defeated Texas in the Sweet 16, 4-1. Texas is currently 15-4 overall and 8-1 in Big 12 and are on a three-match win streak after getting wins over K-State (4-0), Kansas (4-2) and Iowa State (4-1). Their three losses came against No. 1 Oklahoma State (3-4) twice and No. 3 Stanford (3-4). There are four Longhorns in the ITA singles rankings: Sabina Zeynalova (23), Malaika Rapolu (27), Tanya Sasnouskaya (34) and Charlotte Chavatipon (117). In dual matches, Rapolu leads the team with 14 wins, the most coming at court three, followed by Taisiya Pachkaleva with 11 and Vivian Ovrootsky with 10. In doubles, there are four teams ranked: Pachkaleva/Zeynalova at 17, Pachkaleva/Nicole Rivkin at 45, Sasnouskaya/Zeynalova at 62 and Sasnouskaya/Rapolu at 64. The duos of Sasnouskaya and Rapolu and Chavatipon and Ovrootsky each lead the team with 10 dual wins apiece.
Texas Tech holds a slight advantage over Oklahoma as it leads the series, 21-20, all-time. Oklahoma is currently on a three-match win streak over the Lady Raiders, as Tech last defeated the Sooners, 4-3, on March 28, 2021. Oklahoma holds a 12-5 overall record and a 7-2 record in conference. The Sooners have won their last two matches against Kansas (7-0) and Iowa State (7-0, while dropping Big 12 contests to No. 1 Oklahoma State (1-4) and No. 6 Texas (3-4). Oklahoma boasts five players in the singles rankings: Julia Garcia Ruiz (29), Dana Guzman (40), Florencia Urrutia (55), Alina Shcherbinina (97) and Ava Catanzarite (121). Garcia Ruiz leads the Sooners in dual singles wins with a perfect 15-0 record on the year, six of those coming at court one. Just behind her is Guzman with a 12-1 record and a 6-0 record at two singles. In doubles, Oklahoma has three teams in the rankings: Shcherbinina/Guzman (3), Guzman/Roisin Gilheany (19) and Garcia Ruiz/Zdena Safarova (71). The pairing of Guzman and Gilheany are a perfect 8-0 at the top court in dual doubles, while going 6-0 in Big 12.
OPPONENTS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
No. 23 Sabina Zeynalova (UT)
No. 27 Malaika Rapolu (UT)
No. 29 Julia Garcia Ruiz (OU)
No. 34 Tanya Sasnouskaya (UT)
No. 40 Dana Guzman (OU)
No. 55 Florencia Urrutia (OU)
No. 97 Alina Shcherbinina (OU)
No. 117 Charlotte Chavatipon (UT)
No. 121 Ava Catanzarite (OU)
Doubles
No. 3 Alina Shcherbinina/Dana Guzman (OU)
No. 17 Taisiya Pachkaleva/Sabina Zeynalova (UT)
No. 19 Dana Guzman/Roisin Gilheany (OU)
No. 45 Taisiya Pachkaleva/Nicole Rivkin (UT)
No. 62 Tanya Sasnouskaya/Sabina Zeynalova (UT)
No. 64 Tanya Sasnouskaya/Malaika Rapolu (UT)
No. 71 Julia Garcia Ruiz/Zdena Safarova (OU)
FOLLOW ALONG
Both matches will have live stats and a live stream available. Thursday's match will also be streamed on ESPN+. Follow @TexasTechWTEN on X for updates and scores of the matches.
Texas Tech (15-5, 8-1 Big 12) is on a six-match winning streak and has tied the program record for most wins in conference after a perfect 2-0 weekend last week. The Lady Raiders earned a gritty, 4-3 win over No. 54 TCU last Thursday in a match where Tech won the doubles point and got singles wins from Cristina Tiglea, Metka Komac and Andreea Lila. Following this, the Lady Raiders defeated No. 31 Baylor in a sweep when they won another doubles point and added singles victories from Yekaterina Dmitrichenko, Komac and Lila.
As a team, the Lady Raiders total 100 singles wins already on the season as Tiglea, who is ranked No. 39 by the ITA, leads the way with 11 dual wins, followed by Lila, Polishchuk and Sayfetdinova with 10 dual wins apiece. In doubles, the No. 6 duo of Komac and Sayfetdinova as well as Polishchuk and Tiglea each tally 15 dual wins each to lead the Lady Raiders. In addition, Tech has currently won the last six doubles points and 11 of the last 12.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
The Texas Longhorns hold a 51-6 all-time record over the Lady Raiders and have won the last five matchups. Tech's last victory over the Longhorns was on May 17, 2018 when the Lady Raiders defeated Texas in the Sweet 16, 4-1. Texas is currently 15-4 overall and 8-1 in Big 12 and are on a three-match win streak after getting wins over K-State (4-0), Kansas (4-2) and Iowa State (4-1). Their three losses came against No. 1 Oklahoma State (3-4) twice and No. 3 Stanford (3-4). There are four Longhorns in the ITA singles rankings: Sabina Zeynalova (23), Malaika Rapolu (27), Tanya Sasnouskaya (34) and Charlotte Chavatipon (117). In dual matches, Rapolu leads the team with 14 wins, the most coming at court three, followed by Taisiya Pachkaleva with 11 and Vivian Ovrootsky with 10. In doubles, there are four teams ranked: Pachkaleva/Zeynalova at 17, Pachkaleva/Nicole Rivkin at 45, Sasnouskaya/Zeynalova at 62 and Sasnouskaya/Rapolu at 64. The duos of Sasnouskaya and Rapolu and Chavatipon and Ovrootsky each lead the team with 10 dual wins apiece.
Texas Tech holds a slight advantage over Oklahoma as it leads the series, 21-20, all-time. Oklahoma is currently on a three-match win streak over the Lady Raiders, as Tech last defeated the Sooners, 4-3, on March 28, 2021. Oklahoma holds a 12-5 overall record and a 7-2 record in conference. The Sooners have won their last two matches against Kansas (7-0) and Iowa State (7-0, while dropping Big 12 contests to No. 1 Oklahoma State (1-4) and No. 6 Texas (3-4). Oklahoma boasts five players in the singles rankings: Julia Garcia Ruiz (29), Dana Guzman (40), Florencia Urrutia (55), Alina Shcherbinina (97) and Ava Catanzarite (121). Garcia Ruiz leads the Sooners in dual singles wins with a perfect 15-0 record on the year, six of those coming at court one. Just behind her is Guzman with a 12-1 record and a 6-0 record at two singles. In doubles, Oklahoma has three teams in the rankings: Shcherbinina/Guzman (3), Guzman/Roisin Gilheany (19) and Garcia Ruiz/Zdena Safarova (71). The pairing of Guzman and Gilheany are a perfect 8-0 at the top court in dual doubles, while going 6-0 in Big 12.
OPPONENTS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
No. 23 Sabina Zeynalova (UT)
No. 27 Malaika Rapolu (UT)
No. 29 Julia Garcia Ruiz (OU)
No. 34 Tanya Sasnouskaya (UT)
No. 40 Dana Guzman (OU)
No. 55 Florencia Urrutia (OU)
No. 97 Alina Shcherbinina (OU)
No. 117 Charlotte Chavatipon (UT)
No. 121 Ava Catanzarite (OU)
Doubles
No. 3 Alina Shcherbinina/Dana Guzman (OU)
No. 17 Taisiya Pachkaleva/Sabina Zeynalova (UT)
No. 19 Dana Guzman/Roisin Gilheany (OU)
No. 45 Taisiya Pachkaleva/Nicole Rivkin (UT)
No. 62 Tanya Sasnouskaya/Sabina Zeynalova (UT)
No. 64 Tanya Sasnouskaya/Malaika Rapolu (UT)
No. 71 Julia Garcia Ruiz/Zdena Safarova (OU)
FOLLOW ALONG
Both matches will have live stats and a live stream available. Thursday's match will also be streamed on ESPN+. Follow @TexasTechWTEN on X for updates and scores of the matches.
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