March 30, 2002

LUBBOCK, Texas - The Texas Tech women's tennis team picked up its second Big 12 win of the weekend by defeating Nebraska, 4-3, today, in Lincoln, Neb. The Red Raiders earned the doubles point and three singles points to take their first-ever-win over the Cornhuskers.

Tech started the day with the No. 1 doubles tandem of Irina Tereschenko and Beverly Dawson defeating Katarina Balan and Leslie Harvey (NU), 8-5. The No. 3 team of Alenka Ovin and Kendall Brooks determined the doubles point for Tech by defeating Anna Oehme and Stacy Tomkiewicz (NU), 9-7.

In singles, No. 2 Ovin and No. 6 Brooks picked up wins for the Tech team, but the deciding point in the match came from Dawson who defeated Rebecca Harvey (NU) 7-6, 7-5, giving the win to the Red Raiders.

Up next for Tech, is Texas A&M on Fri., April 5, at the McLeod Tennis Center beginning at noon.

Results Singles 1. Katarina Balan (NU) def. Irina Tereschenko (TTU) 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 2. Alenka Ovin (TTU) def. Leslie Harvey (NU) 6-1, 6-4 3. Amy Frisch (NU) def. Barbara Schraml (TTU) 6-2, 6-1 4. Beverly Dawson (TTU) def. Rebecca Harvey (NU) 7-6, 7-5 5. Anna Oehme (NU) def. Noel Ruiz (TTU) 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 6. Kendall Brooks (TTU) def. Stacy Tomkiewicz (NU) 6-1, 6-3

Doubles 1. Tereschenko/Dawson (TTU) def. Balan/L. Harvey (NU) 8-5 2. R. Harvey/Frisch (NU) def. Schraml/Ruiz (TTU) 8-5 3. Ovin/Brooks (TTU) def. Oehme/Tomkiewicz (NU) 9-7