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Riviera/ITA All-American Championships Qualifying
Lady Raiders Complete Day Two of Riviera/ITA All-American Championships
October 05, 2016 | Women's Tennis
Maltby, Talaba eliminated; Valenstein to begin main draw play tomorrow
PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. – Felicity Maltby and Gabriela Talaba we eliminated from the qualifying singles draw of the Riviera/ITA All-American Championship Wednesday afternoon.
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Maltby fell to Oklahoma State's Viktoriya Lushkova in two sets (6-2, 6-1) in the Round of 16, just missing the qualifying spot. Pepperdine's Mayar Sherif Ahmed defeated Talaba in three sets. Talaba tied the match with a 6-3 win the set two, but ended with a 7-5 loss.
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Alex Valenstein will face Erin Routliffe of Alabama in the round of 32 in the Singles Main Draw tomorrow at 2:45 p.m. (CT).
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2016 Riviera/ITA All-American Championship Results – Wednesday, Oct. 5
Qualifying Singles Draw
Round of 16
Viktoriya Lushkova (Oklahoma State) def. Felicity Maltby (Texas Tech): 6-2, 6-1
Mayar Sherif Ahmed (Pepperdine) def. Gabriela Talaba (Texas Tech): 6-2, 3-6, 7-5
