Texas Tech Athletics
New Mexico
Women's Tennis Struggles Through Tough Tournament
February 25, 2002 | Women's Tennis
Feb. 17, 2002
LUBBOCK, Texas - The Texas Tech women's tennis team took on the Aggies of the University of New Mexico today at Nautilus and lost its third-and-final match of the Texas Tech Team Tournament, 5-2. The Red Raiders finished 0-3 in the tournament and are now, 1-3 on the season.
Tech's two points came in singles play from 64th ranked Irina Tereschenko and Barbara Schraml. Tereschenko defeated New Mexico's Tjasa Suvak, 6-7, 7-5, 6-4. She is now 4-0 in singles for the season. Schraml defeated New Mexico's Courtney Choate, 6-4, 6-3, to pick-up Tech's second singles win of the day.
The No. 3 tandem of Alenka Ovin and Kendall Brooks picked-up the only doubles win of the day for Tech. They defeated New Mexico's Courtney Choate and Michelle Heidbrink, 8-3.
The team travels to Colorado next weekend to take on the U.S. Air Force Academy (Feb. 22) and Big 12 opponent, the University of Colorado (Feb. 23).
Singles 1. Irina Tereschenko (TTU) def. Tjasa Suvak (NMU) 6-7, 7-5, 6-4
2. Sandy Lukowski (NMU) def. Alenka Ovin (TTU) 6-0, 6-2
3. Michelle Heidbrinke (NMU) def. Beverly Dawson (TTU) 6-4, 6-2
4. Barbara Schraml (TTU) def. Courtney Choate (NMU) 6-4, 6-3
5. Tiffany Robertson (NMU) def. Kendall Brooks (TTU) 6-4, 6-2
6. Regula Comtesse (NMU) def. Dana Giles (TTU) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles 1. Suvak/Hatley (NMU) def. Tereschenko/Dawson (TTU) 8-5
2. Lukowski/Robertson (NMU) def. Schraml/Ruiz (TTU) 8-6
3. Ovin/Brooks (TTU) def. Choate/Heidbrink (NMU) 8-3
