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No. 20 UCF defeats Tech in Orlando
March 15, 2026 | Women's Tennis
ORLANDO, Fla. – The No. 30 Texas Tech Lady Raiders picked up their second conference loss of the season after the No. 20-ranked UCF Knights won the match, 4-1, on Sunday afternoon at the USTA National Campus. Â
The Lady Raiders (13-5, 4-2 Big 12) began doubles in come-from-behind fashion to take the point away from UCF (12-2, 5-1 Big 12). At court three, the Knights pairing of Vladislava Andreevskaya and Jade Psonka defeated Ella Brownback and Polina Sleptsova, 6-2, to give UCF a slight advantage. Tech bounced back when No. 55 Hailey Murphy and Yekaterina Dmitrichenko took down Jantje Tilbuerger and Marina Gatell at the top court. Tech jumped out to a 5-1 lead before UCF won just one more game. The Lady Raiders then held serve to win it, 6-2.
It would be Mariia Hlahola and Elena Daskalova who clinched the doubles point for the Lady Raiders at court two after defeating No. 80-ranked Lauren Seye and Olivia Bergler. Once again, Tech went out to a 4-1 lead before UCF won two-straight games to make it 4-3. The Lady Raider duo claimed the next three games, though, winning the match by a 6-3 score for their first ranked win together as a pair.
UCF was able to retake the momentum, winning five of six first sets in singles. The Knights tied the match at 1-1 when Psonka beat Brownback at court six, 6-2, 6-3. Then UCF took the lead when Andreevskaya defeated Sleptsova at court four by a 6-2, 7-6 (5) score. Bergler made it 3-1 in the Knights' favor when she took down Murphy at court one, 7-5, 6-3. Clinching the match was Gatell over Hlahola at court three with a 6-4, 6-4 win.
Up next, the Lady Raiders are back at the McLeod Tennis Center with a match against the Utah Utes on Thursday, March 19 at 4 p.m.
RESULTS
#30 Texas Tech 1, #20 UCF 4
Singles
1. Olivia Bergler (UCF) def. Hailey Murphy (TTU) 7-5, 6-3
2. Jantje Tilbuerger (UCF) vs. Yekaterina Dmitrichenko (TTU) 6-7 (3-7), 4-4, unfinished
3. Marina Gatell (UCF) def. Mariia Hlahola (TTU) 6-4, 6-4
4. V. Andreevskaya (UCF) def. Polina Sleptsova (TTU) 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
5. Lauren Seye (UCF) vs. Havana Kadi (TTU) 7-5, 1-6, 1-0, unfinished
6. Jade Psonka (UCF) def. Ella Brownback (TTU) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles
1. #55 Hailey Murphy/Yekaterina Dmitrichenko (TTU) def. Jantje Tilbuerger/Marina Gatell (UCF) 6-2
2. Mariia Hlahola/Elena Daskalova (TTU) def. #80 Olivia Bergler/Lauren Seye (UCF) 6-3
3. V. Andreevskaya/Jade Psonka (UCF) def. Ella Brownback/Polina Sleptsova (TTU) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3, 1, 2); Singles (6, 4, 1, 3)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1,2
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
6,4,1,3
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