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Texas Tech Women's Tennis Falls To No. 49 Kansas
March 05, 2000 | Women's Tennis
March 5, 2000
Texas Tech women's tennis team drops to No. 49 Kansas 8-1, Sunday at Alvamar Racquet Club. The Red Raiders drop to 2-8 overall and 1-3 in the Big 12. The ranked Jayhawks improve to 7-2 overall and 1-0 in the Big 12.
On the doubles court Tech claimed the No. 1 position. Amanda Earhart and Ayako Suzuki defeated Brooke Chiller and Tiffany Chang, 8-5. Earhart and Suzuki's record improves to 5-4 overall and 2-1 in Big 12 action.
The Red Raiders were swept in singles action, but not without giving up a fight. Courts one and two were forced into an extra set. Tech's Earhart battled Brooke Chiller of Kansas, but came up short 4-6, 6-2, 6-1. Also, on singles court two, Suzuki fell to Cheryl Mallaiah in three sets, 4-6, 6-0, 7-6 (3).
Tech returns to action when they host conference opponent Kansas State at 10 a.m. Saturday in Lubbock.
RESULTS
SINGLES 1. Brooke Chiller (KU) def. Amanda Earhart (TT) 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 2. Cheryl Mallaiah (KU) def. Ayako Suzuki (TT) 4-6, 6-0, 7-6 (3) 3. Monica Sekulov (KU) def. Sonnia Orellana (TT) 6-3, 6-1 4. Tiffany Chang (KU) def. Michelle Colaninni (TT) 6-1, 6-0 5. Julia Sidorova (KU) def. Renee Pereira (TT) 6-2, 6-0 6. Christi Wagenaar (KU) def. Noel Ruiz (TT) 6-1, 6-2
DOUBLES 1. Earhart/Suzuki (TT) def. Chiller/Chang (KU) 8-5 2. C. Mallaiah/Sidorova (KU) def. Pereira/Ruiz (TT) 8-1 3. L. Mallaiah/Sekulov (KU) def. Colaninni/Orellana (TT) 8-4
