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Lady Raiders beat UCF in Orlando to remain perfect in Big 12
March 02, 2024 | Women's Tennis
ORLANDO, Fla. – Behind three singles wins and a doubles victory, the Texas Tech Lady Raiders continue to roll in conference after defeating the No. 59 UCF Knights, 4-2, on Saturday afternoon at the USTA National Campus.
The Lady Raiders (9-4, 2-0 Big 12) earned their 10th doubles point of the season after winning two of three matches against the Knights (3-7, 0-2 Big 12). No. 7-ranked Metka Komac and Avelina Sayfetdinova remain an undefeated 9-0 in dual doubles matches after beating Anique Kattenberg and Noel Saidenova at court one. The Lady Raider pair went up 4-2 thanks to a break and a hold, then held serve to win it by a 6-4 score.
UCF evened the score when Olivia Lincer and Mihaela Tsoneva defeated Andreea Lila and Jermine Sherif at court three, 6-4. It all came down to court two where Mariya Polishchuk and Cristina Tiglea were taking on Sophia Biolay and Jantje Tilbuerger. UCF took a 4-2 lead before the Lady Raider duo came back to even it at 4-4. The Knights were able to go up 5-4 after breaking Tech's serve, but the Lady Raiders broke UCF's serve right back to force a tiebreaker at 6-6. In the breaker, Polishchuk and Tiglea led the entire time, eventually claiming the match by a 7-6 (4) score to clinch the doubles point and push their dual doubles record to 9-2.
In singles, Lila made quick work of her first set against Tsoneva with a bagel, 6-0. Lila was ahead 1-0 in set two before the Knight retired to give Tech a 2-0 advantage. Over at court five, Komac extended the Lady Raider advantage after she overtook Tilbuerger in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2, for her fifth dual singles victory this year.
UCF was able to cut into the Tech lead after claiming wins at courts two and four to make it 3-2. But, the Lady Raiders prevailed after No. 59 Tiglea clinched the match with a 6-4, 6-2 victory at the top court to push Texas Tech to 2-0 in conference. This win also gave Tiglea her seventh dual singles victory of the season.
Up next, the Lady Raiders host the No. 1-ranked Oklahoma State Cowgirls on Thursday, March 7 at 5 p.m. at the McLeod Tennis Center. Â
RESULTS
#26 Texas Tech 4, #59 UCF 2
Singles
1. #59 Cristina Tiglea (TTU) def. Olivia Lincer (UCF) 6-4, 6-2
2. #121 Sophia Biolay (UCF) def. Mariya Polishchuk (TTU) 6-2, 6-1
3. Noel Saidenova (UCF) vs. Avelina Sayfetdinova (TTU) 6-1, 3-6, 3-0, unfinished
4. Jantje Tilbuerger (UCF) def. Yekaterina Dmitrichenko (TTU) 6-0, 6-4
5. Metka Komac (TTU) def. Anique Kattenberg (UCF) 6-4, 6-2
6. Andreea Lila (TTU) def. Mihaela Tsoneva (UCF) 6-0, 1-0, retired
Doubles
1. #7 Avelina Sayfetdinova/Metka Komac (TTU) def. Anique Kattenberg/Noel Saidenova (UCF) 6-4
2. Mariya Polishchuk/Cristina Tiglea (TTU) def. Sophia Biolay/Jantje Tilbuerger (UCF) 7-6 (7-4)
3. Olivia Lincer/Mihaela Tsoneva (UCF) def. Jermine Sherif/Andreea Lila (TTU) 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (1, 3, 2); Singles (6, 5, 2, 4, 1)
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