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Lady Raiders open conference with decisive win at Houston
February 29, 2024 | Women's Tennis
HOUSTON, Texas – After only dropping one set the entire day, the Texas Tech Lady Raiders earned a commanding sweep of the Houston Cougars, 6-0, to open Big 12 play at the Barbara Wallace Winston Tennis Facility on Thursday afternoon.
The No. 26 Lady Raiders (8-4, 1-0 Big 12) began the contest by winning their ninth doubles point of the season against the Cougars (1-6, 0-1 Big 12). The tandem of Mariya Polishchuk and Cristina Tiglea was unstoppable at court two after they defeated Maria Dzemeshkevich and Laura Slisane with a bagel, 6-0.
Clinching the doubles point was No. 7-ranked Metka Komac and Avelina Sayfetdinova at court one over Sonya Kovalenko and Sophie Schouten, 6-4, to claim the lead. At court three, Yekaterina Dmitrichenko and Camryn Stepp made their dual doubles debut against Blanca Cortijo Parreno and Elena Trenchova. The Lady Raider duo was down 5-1 before coming back to make it 5-4 before the match went unfinished.
Making quick work of her opponent at court three, Sayfetdinova posted a decisive, 6-1, 6-1, victory against Dzemeshkevich to give Tech a 2-0 advantage. Earning her second dual singles win of the year was Dmitrichenko at court four. Taking on Cortijo Parreno, the Lady Raider would win in straight sets by a 6-4, 6-1 score to extend the lead.
It would be Komac at court five who clinched the match for Texas Tech. The Lady Raider was able to win six-consecutive games in the second set to propel her to a 6-1, 7-5 victory over Gabriela Cortes. Texas Tech added two more points to the board whenever Andreea Lila picked up a win at court six against Nina Skoric, 6-1, 6-4, then No. 59-ranked Tiglea followed with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Slisane at court one. Over at court two, Polishchuk forced a third set against Schouten and was ahead 7-4 in the 10-point tiebreak before play was called due to rain.
Up next, the Lady Raiders head to Orlando, Fla., for another Big 12 match against the UCF Knights on Saturday, March 2 at 11 a.m. CT.
RESULTS
#26 Texas Tech 6, Houston 0
Singles
1. #59 Cristina Tiglea (TTU) def. Laura Slisane (HOU) 6-4, 6-1
2. Sophie Schouten (HOU) vs. Mariya Polishchuk (TTU) 7-5, 1-6, 0-0 (4-7), unfinished
3. Avelina Sayfetdinova (TTU) def. Maria Dzemeshkevich (HOU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Yekaterina Dmitrichenko (TTU) def. Blanca Cortijo Parreno (HOU) 6-4, 6-1
5. Metka Komac (TTU) def. Gabriela Cortes (HOU) 6-1, 7-5
6. Andreea Lila (TTU) def. Nina Skoric (HOU) 6-1, 6-4
Doubles
1. #7 Avelina Sayfetdinova/Metka Komac (TTU) def. Sophie Schouten/Sonya Kovalenko (HOU) 6-4
2. Cristina Tiglea/Mariya Polishchuk (TTU) def. Maria Dzemeshkevich/Laura Slisane (HOU) 6-0
3. Blanca Cortijo Parreno/Elena Trencheva (HOU) vs. Yekaterina Dmitrichenko/Camryn Stepp (TTU) 5-4, unfinished
Order of finish: Doubles (2, 1); Singles (3, 4, 5, 6, 1)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
3,4,5,6,1
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