April 13, 2002

LUBBOCK, Texas - The Texas Tech women's tennis team faced Big 12 conference opponent Baylor at the McLeod Tennis Center, today, defeating the 28th-ranked Bears, 5-2. The Red Raiders are now 9-11overall and 4-6 in conference play.

Tech started the day by winning the doubles point. The No. 1 doubles tandem of Irina Tereschenko and Beverly Dawson defeated Katja Kovac and Daria Potapova (BU), 8-1, and the No. 3 team of Alenka Ovin and Kendall Brooks defeated Whitney Morton and Barbora Blahutiakova (BU), 8-4.

In singles, Tech picked up four out of six points. No. 1 Tereschenko was defeated by 49th-ranked Kovac of Baylor, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, but the match was decided when No. 6 Brooks defeated Paola Stephen in three sets, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.

Tech will face 40th-ranked Oklahoma State at the McLeod Tennis Center next Sat., April 20 at 10 a.m.

Results

Singles

1. Katja Kovac (BU) def. Irina Tereschenko (TTU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1

2. Alenka Ovin (TTU) def. Patricia Graf (BU) 7-5, 6-4

3. Barbara Schraml (TTU) def. Dana Potapova (BU) 6-3, 6-4

4. Beverly Dawson (TTU) def. Frida Borjesson (BU) 6-2, 6-7, 6-4

5. Barbora Blahutiakova (BU) def. Noel Ruiz (TTU) 6-0, 6-4

6. Kendall Brooks (TTU) def. Paola Stephen (BU) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4

Doubles

1. Tereschenko/Dawson (TTU) def. Kova/Potapova (BU) 8-1

2. Borjesson/Graf (BU) def. Ruiz/Schraml (TTU) 8-2

3. Ovin/Brooks (TTU) def. Whitney Morton/Blahutiakova (BU) 8-4