Texas Tech women's tennis takes season opener
By: Trenten Hilburn
Updated: January 19, 2013
Lubbock, Texas - No. 21 Texas Tech cruised to a 6-1 victory over Denver on Saturday at Lubbock Country
Club in the season opener.
Texas
Tech started the day with a sweep of doubles, led by the No. 33 tandem
of Rashmi Teltumbde and Nikki Sanders, who cruised past Mandy van den
Erenbeent
and Emma Isberg, 8-2.
The
All-Big 12 doubles team of Samantha Adams and Kenna Kilgo cruised past
Sophia Bergner and Staffi Rath, 8-2, while Elizabeth Ullathorne and
Caroline Starck
topped Caroline Schnell and Charlotte Derbyshire, 8-6.
Kilgo
then game Texas Tech a 2-0 lead after topping Schnell, 6-0, 6-1 at No. 2
singles. Denver's Bergner answered the point with a 7-5, 6-2 win over
No. 49
Adams.
The
Lady Raiders then rolled to four straight points to close out the
match, as Teltumbde, Ullathorne, Sandra Dynka and Starck picked up wins.
The Lady Raiders return to action against No. 29 Rice next Saturday in Waco at the ITA Kickoff Weekend.
