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No. 25 Texas Tech Blanks Yale, 4-0
February 20, 2015 | Women's Tennis
Lynn Kiro, ranked No. 65 nationally, picked up the deciding point to secure a 4-0 win over No. 61 Yale on Friday in Montgomery, Ala.
February 20, 2015
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - No. 25 Texas Tech captured the doubles point and cruised to a 4-0 win over No. 61 Yale on Friday in the quarterfinals of the 67th Annual Blue Gray National Tennis Classic at the Lagoon Park Tennis Center.
"I am very pleased with the way the team carried themselves today," said Lady Raider head coach Todd Petty. "They played with great energy and were able to sustain leads when they had them."
Kenna Kilgo and Gabriela Talaba kicked off the day with a 6-0 win over Hannah Yu and Valerie Shklover at No. 1. Lynn Kiro and Sabrina Federici followed suit with a 6-3 win over Elizabeth Zordani and Ree Ree Li at No. 2 to secure the doubles point.
Talaba then bageled Carol Finke, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 4 to extend the lead to 2-0. No. 56 Dvorak then ousted Courtney Amos, 6-1, 6-0 at No. 2 and No. 65 Kiro followed with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Li at No. 3 to secure the win, 4-0.
"Everyone had a role in Friday's win," added Petty. "We will have to get ready for a very good Ohio State team on Saturday."
Texas Tech (7-2) will now face No. 22 Ohio State (6-2) in the semifinals at 2 p.m. on Saturday.
Blue Gray National Tennis Classic
Montgomery, Ala. (Lagoon Park Tennis Center)
SEMIFINAL
#25 Texas Tech 4, #61 Yale 0
Singles
1. Kenna Kilgo (TT) vs. Hannah Yu (Yale), unfinished
2. #56 Sarah Dvorak (TT) def. Courtney Amos (Yale), 6-1, 6-0
3. #65 Lynn Kiro (TT) def. Ree Ree Li (Yale), 6-2, 6-0
4. Gabriela Talaba (TT) def. Carol Finke (Yale), 6-0, 6-0
5. Sabrina Federici (TT) vs. Caroline Lynch (Yale), unfinished
6. Samantha Czarniak Rego (TT) vs. Valerie Shklover (Yale), unfinished
Doubles
1. Kenna Kilgo / Gabriela Talaba (TT) def. Hannah Yu / Valerie Shklover (Yale), 6-0
2. Lynn Kiro / Sabrina Federici (TT) def. Elizabeth Zordani / Ree Ree Li (Yale), 6-3
3. Sarah Dvorak / Katelyn Jackson (TT) vs. Carol Finke / Courtney Amos (Yale), unfinished
Records: #25 Texas Tech 7-2; #61 Yale
Order of Finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (4,2,3)
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