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No. 21 Tech hosts ITA Kickoff Weekend
January 22, 2026 | Women's Tennis
LUBBOCK, Texas – The No. 21 Texas Tech Lady Raiders are set to host ITA Kickoff Weekend for the first time since 2018 as they welcome the No. 10-ranked Oklahoma State Cowgirls (0-0), the Wichita State Shockers (2-1) and Long Beach State (0-0).
As the top-seed in the regional, Tech will face 4-seeded Long Beach State on Friday at 2 p.m., while No. 2-seed Oklahoma State will take on No. 3-seed Wichita State at 6 p.m. on Friday, both matches at The Falls Tennis & Athletic Club (4705 112th St.). The championship match will take place on Saturday at 2 p.m., followed by the consolation match at 6 p.m. at The Falls. The winner of the Lubbock Regional will earn a bid into the ITA National Team Indoor Championships on Feb. 6-10 in Illinois.
Texas Tech (2-0) is coming off back-to-back doubleheader sweeps against UTRGV and Abilene Christian last weekend. Five Lady Raiders were a perfect, 2-0 in singles play against the Vaqueros and Wildcats in Ella Brownback, Elena Daskalova, Yekaterina Dmitrichenko, Mariia Hlahola and Kseniia Logvin. In doubles, the No. 75-ranked pair of Hailey Murphy and Dmitrichenko earned two wins to lead the team.
The Lady Raiders are 2-0 all-time against Long Beach State, last winning by a 5-2 score on Feb. 24, 2012 against the Beach. Oklahoma State leads the series against Tech, 17-23, with their last win coming in 2024. Last season, the Cowgirls and Lady Raiders did not play one another, but both teams held a three-way tie for the Big 12 regular season championship with a 12-1 conference record. Texas Tech also leads the series against Wichita State, 6-1, with their last meeting coming on Jan. 27, 2018 when Tech won 4-0. Â
In the ITA Rankings
Singles
No. 12 Rose Marie Nijkamp (Oklahoma State)
No. 48 Lucia Peyre (Oklahoma State)
No. 110 Hailey Murphy (Texas Tech)
Doubles
No. 24 Giorgia Roselli/Xin Tong Wang (Wichita State)
No. 75 Yekaterina Dmitrichenko/Hailey Murphy (Texas Tech)
Promotions
- Friday match vs. LBSU at The Falls – Enter to win for students only for two seats at the Texas Tech vs. Houston Men's Basketball game
- Students can enter by attending the match and checking in with their ID
Follow Along
All matches will have live stats available on StatBroadcast. More information on ITA Kickoff Weekend can be found here.
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