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No. 22 Tech splits Saturday contests
February 07, 2026 | Women's Tennis
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The No. 22 Texas Tech Lady Raiders split their two matches on Saturday at the Arnhold Tennis Center. Tech opened the day with a 4-0 sweep of the Florida State Seminoles before falling in an six-hour match to host-team UC Santa Barbara, 3-4.
Yesterday, Tech and Florida State (2-4) faced off in doubles play. The No. 62-ranked duo of Yekaterina Dmitrichenko and Hailey Murphy continued where they left off, taking down Tina Li and Laura Putz by a 6-1 score on court one. Then, Mariia Hlahola and Elena Daskalova clinched the doubles point at court two when they defeated Eva Shaw and MaryBoyce Deatherage, 6-2.
Hlahola gave the Lady Raiders a 2-0 lead after her opponent, Putz, retired at court three, winning her match by a 4-6, 3-0 score. Daskalova continued her momentum with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Li at court four. Clinching the match was Havana Kadi at court six after she overtook Lauren Anderson by a commanding, 6-1, 6-0 score.
Against UC Santa Barbara (4-3), the Lady Raiders (7-2) earned another doubles point. First, Daskalova and Hlahola defeated Ekua Youri and Shachf Lieberman, 6-2, at court two. Then, Tech got simultaneous wins at courts one and three. At the top court, No. 62 Dmitrichenko and Murphy beat My-Anh Holmes and Isabella Wong by a 6-3 score, then Polina Sleptsova and Ella Brownback overtook the duo of Lily Pradkin and Shanelle Iaconi at court three, 6-4.
In singles, Dmitrichenko extended the Tech lead to 2-0 when she defeated Wong in two sets, 6-3, 6-1, at court two. Murphy earned a ranked win after she beat No. 100 Youri in a three-set thriller, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (2) at the top court. Even though the Lady Raiders held a 3-0 lead, the Gauchos were able to win after taking the singles matches at courts three through five in what was an over six-hour contest.
Up next, the Lady Raiders continue singles play against Florida State on Saturday at 11 a.m. CT before playing a full match against host UC Santa Barbara at 3 p.m. CT.
RESULTS
TTU 4, Florida State 0
Singles
1. #102 Eva Shaw (FSU) vs. Hailey Murphy (TTU) no result
2. M.B. Deatherage (FSU) vs. Yekaterina Dmitrichenko (TTU) no result
3. Mariia Hlahola (TTU) def. Laura Putz (FSU) 4-6, 3-0, retired
4. Elena Daskalova (TTU) def. Tina Li (FSU) 6-1, 6-3
5. Ella Brownback (TTU) vs. Cade Cricchio (FSU) 1-1, unfinished
6. Havana Kadi (TTU) def. Lauren Anderson (FSU) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles
1. #62 Yekaterina Dmitrichenko/Hailey Murphy (TTU) def. Tina Li/Laura Putz (FSU) 6-1
2. Mariia Hlahola/Elena Daskalova (TTU) def. M.B. Deatherage/Eva Shaw (FSU) 6-2
3. Polina Sleptsova/Ella Brownback (TTU) vs. Abby Kelliher/Cade Cricchio (FSU) 3-4, unfinished
Order of finish: Doubles (1, 2); Singles (3, 4, 6)
TTU 3, UC Santa Barbara 4
Singles
1. Hailey Murphy (TTU) def. #100 Ekua Youri (UCSB-W) 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7-2)
2. Yekaterina Dmitrichenko (TTU) def. Isabella Wong (UCSB-W) 6-3, 6-1
3. Shachf Liebermann (UCSB-W) def. Mariia Hlahola (TTU) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
4. Emma Tutoveanu (UCSB-W) def. Elena Daskalova (TTU) 5-7, 6-2, 6-2
5. My-Anh Holmes (UCSB-W) def. Ella Brownback (TTU) 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
6. Shanelle Iaconi (UCSB-W) def. Andreea Lila (TTU) 3-6, 7-5, 6-2
Doubles
1. #62 Yekaterina Dmitrichenko/Hailey Murphy (TTU) def. My-Anh Holmes/Isabella Wong (UCSB-W) 6-2
2. Mariia Hlahola/Elena Daskalova (TTU) def. Ekua Youri/Shachf Liebermann (UCSB-W) 6-3
3. Ella Brownback/Polina Sleptsova (TTU) def. Lily Pradkin/Shanelle Iaconi (UCSB-W) 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (2, 1, 3); Singles (2, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3,4,5,6
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