Women's Tennis Drops Road Match at No. 22 Texas Tech

Friday, February 15

Lubbock, Texas

11 AM

Tulane University

Texas Tech

Photo by: Parker Waters

Women's Tennis Drops Road Match at No. 22 Texas Tech

Feb 15, 2019 | Women's Tennis

LUBBOCK, Texas - The Tulane women's tennis team dropped its fifth straight match in a 7-0 defeat at 22nd-ranked Texas Tech on Friday at the McLeod Tennis Center.

The Green Wave (4-5) threw the first punch to start doubles action when the duo of Ivone Alvaro and Elena Muller cruised to an impressive, 6-2 doubles victory in the No. 1 spot over the nation's 40th-ranked tandem comprising Felicity Maltby and Neil Miller to establish some early momentum. The Red Raiders (5-3) evened the scored with 6-2 win at No. 2, before edging out the Wave at No. 3, 6-4, to clinch the doubles point and take an early 1-0 advantage in the overall match.

Texas Tech did not give Tulane another inch for the duration of singles play, winning five matches straight sets and the sixth in a third-set tiebreaker to complete the 7-0 shutout.

Tulane heads to Dallas to take on American Athletic Conference foe SMU on Sunday, February 17. First serve is set for noon.

#22 Texas Tech 7, Tulane 0

Singles competition
1. #30 Felicity Maltby (TTU) def. Laura Fabrizi (TLN) 6‐4, 6‐0
2. Francesca Sella (TTU) def. Elena Muller (TLN) 6‐7 (1‐7), 6‐1, 1‐0 (10‐3)
3. Nell Miller (TTU) def. Daniela La Fuente (TLN) 7‐5, 7‐6 (7‐5)
4. Anto Stoica (TTU) def. Ivone Alvaro (TLN) 6‐1, 6‐0
5. Kennedy Bridgforth (TTU) def. Adelaide Lavery (TLN) 6‐4, 6‐0
6. Lana Rush (TTU) def. Christina Sisti (TLN) 6‐4, 6‐3

Doubles competition
1. Ivone Alvaro/Elena Muller (TLN) def. #40 Felicity Maltby/Nell Miller (TTU) 6‐2
2. #32 Kennedy Bridgforth/Lana Rush (TTU) def. Laura Fabrizi/Daniela La Fuente (TLN) 6‐2
3. Olivia Peet/Francesca Sella (TTU) def. Alex Alegre/Adelaide Lavery (TLN) 6‐4

Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (5,1,4,6,2,3)
T‐3:30

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